The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-22

I meant by that. told him could, just
the same Invent to Elder Stewart that
same day and told him all about it,"
Hadn't your father had some trouble
with Elder Stewart
"Well, he had had some trouble, for l
know father had not been doing the
elders business for about three months.
He had gone there right along, however,
and they were on reasonably good
terms"
"Now why did you go to him when you
knew he was an enemy?"
"He was not an enemy; he was a
friend. 1 had known him for 25 years.
"Did you wear the same shoes the
night of the murder that yon have on
now?'
eyes sir, think I did. I had two
pairs of tan colored shoes down stairs
that were more pointed than these, )"
said Adry.
Adry's Shoes in Evidence.
every well, I Cffer the shoes. You
needn't take them off, said Erwin.
Adry held the shoe up with out
stretched foot for the jury to look at.
"Did you have friend named Frank,
who knew Blixt?'
Erwin then asked Adry if he had gone
out to Kenwood boulevard with Blixt.
IF he had gone out with Blixt to a place
beyond Lake Calhoun, and selected the
place where Miss Cling was to be MUIR
dered, and whether he had not said to
Blxt, Crank will protect you if there
is any trouble"
Adry denied ever knowing Blixt to
any extent, and had not walked block
on the street with him.
These questions on the part Of the de-
Tense indicate a possible puspose of set
ting up that it was Adry and not Harry
who conspired to commit the murder
with Blixt, and that the much talked of
pointed shoe tracks at the scene of the
murder were made by Adry.
Cross Examination Concluded.
The cross examination of Adry Hay
ward was concluded a little later in the
day. He declared that he had received
no promise of protection from the state
and that he had told his story upon the
advice of Elder Stewart, who was his
friend and his attorney. He had elected
to stay in jail most of the time since the
arrest of Harry upon Stewards advice,
and to save himself annoyance from re-
porters and others. He had not been
under arrest, but could come and go
freely if he wanted to. He had no feel
ing against his brother, but what he
was daily overcoming. He pitied Harry
and would to anything to help him out
of his trouble. This last answer was
stricken out
John Patton and Il. E. Dodge, insur-
ance agents, testified to conversations
they had had with Harry about insur-
ance on lady's life, and how such pol
icies could be assigned to him as secur-
ity for a loan.
Motive for the Crime.
John Patton, John E. Hodge, A. G.
Pierce, Frederick White, J. G.. Purple,
Frank E. Crazy, Charles w. Bliler and
Benjamin FL. Gilbert, insurance agents,
testified to Harry's exhaustive inquiries
into the subject of life insurance. The
circumstances surrounding Miss Ging's
application for policies in the New York
Life and Travellers Accident Insurance
companies We're carefully related
Then came the assignment of the poll
cies to Harry and the talk about the
loan of $1,000, which established his
insurable interest in the woman's life.
Two witnesses told of Rarry's concern
about the payment of the money a day
or so after the murder. He was put off
by being told that the companies would
be in no hurry to pay his claims, as Miss
Ging's death was mysterious.