The morning call., 1895-02-14
WANTED Her LURED
TO THE LAKE.
THUG HARRY HAYWARD TRIED TO
INDUCE A HACKMAN TO
DROWN CATHERINE GING.
STRONG EVIDENCE OF GUILT.
PECULIAR SCHEMES BY WHICH THE
ASSASSIN INDUCED HIS VIC
TIM TO GIVE HIM MONEY.

MINNEAPoL1s, Feb. 13. - The State, in
winding up its murder case against Harry
Hayward to-day, delivered a blow which
staggered the defense. Peter Vallalie, the
hackman of whom Harry had spoken to
Adry as being willing to assist in the pro-
posed crime, testified that Harry Hayward
approached him with questions as to
whether he ever "done anything" and if
so whether his conscience bothered him.
Hayward later asked Vallalie whether
he would drive his hack into Lake Calhoun
and let the occupant drown for sum of
money.
''I told him I was no swimmer" said
Vallalie, "and that was about the end
of it."
Erwin recognized the supreme impor-
tance of this testimony and tried to have
it stricken out entirely, but the court, how
ever, refused to sustain his objection, and
the evidence goes to the jury.
Erwin's objection having been overruled
VallaIie said Harry had a talk with me
at the Ozark about or O'Clock in the
morning in my carriage. He questioned
me as to my conscience and whether it
driving into lake with some one in the
hack and then jumping off and leaving
them CO. I told him l was no swimmer
He then asked me what 1 wanted for the
team and told him. He asked me if [
cared what became of the team if he
bought it. I told him l did not. He then
asked me if the team running away would
do up the whole rig and 1 said it would"
''What did you understand by the
question, If my conscience would hurt
me?'"
81 understood him to mean if Iwould kill
somebody and I told him 1 would not
have anything to do with anything that
would kill or hurt anybody if I knew it..
"Did he mention any place near lake to
drive OFF,"
"Yes, he spoke of the bluff near Lake
Calhoun"
Simon Gittleson, a pawnbroker told of
loaning Harry $170 on the three diamond
rings that have figured in the testimony.
While the transaction was being concluded
Harry had flashed a roll, - the amount of
which he could not determine. Harry often
came to him for "lucky money" to use as
a stake for gambling.
doing business under the cognomen of
Nine. Peterson, was an interesting witness.
Harry had come to her at one time and
asked her to tell Miss Cling, when that lady
should call, that she would win at gam
bling. She demurred, but he told her if
she would do as he asked her she would
never lack for money. Against the advice
of her husband she consented to do as
Harry asked her. Accordingly when Miss
Cling came with Harry she told her that
she would be very lucky with cards for
three or four days and then would lose if
she played. The next day Harry came and
told her that on the strength of her advice
Miss Cling had let him have $3.50 to go to
Chicago to gamble with. Harry had told
her of other amounts he had secured from
Miss Cling, amounting in all to $1375.
Mr.. Erwin asked her if she knew what
she did or said while in her frances,
and she replied that she did not He
proceeded to ask her some other questions
about the science of clairvoyance, but they
were shut out by the States objections.
She denied being acquainted with Adry,
but knew the father of the boys.
Patsy Carrity, well-known local faro
dealer, threw some light on Harry Hay
wards gambling operations in Mime
apolis and it showed that on November
Harry had met him on the street and,
complaining that the limit was too low
in the MINNEAPOLIS gambling houses,
proposed trip to Chicago, where it was
higher.
Carrity agreed to go if Hayward would
furnish the transportation. He was given
a 800 bill to get his ticket When they
arrived In Chicago they found everything
was shut up.
Carrity intended to- return the next day,
but missed his train and came on the sec
ond day. He found Harry on the train.
They talked of Monte Carlo and other
gambling topics, and Harry showed him a
large package of money in his coat pocket,
Just a flash of it, asking if he would not
like some of it. Carrity admitted that he
played and dealt faro at local house.
Harry was very lucky player, he said,
and sometimes the gambling-house had to
reduce. his limit. Harry had won as much
as $500 at sitting.
Mr.. Erwin asked him how much Harry
had won in the past year, but further evil
dence in this direction was shut off by OBJ
JSCIlOlS. 4he pIilC1pdi ODIcCI VI OdIIlLy
testimony was to show that Harry returned
from Chicago November 6, as Adry had
testified, and that he brought back Miss
Ging's money with him after telegraphing
her that it had all been lost.
The Hayward family did not appear in
court to-day. 1t is believed that Harry
Hayward himself will be one of the first
witnesses put on for the defense. The
opening address for the defense is to be
made by John Day Smith.