The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-03-30
BL[ZT'S TRIAL SET
CATHERINE GING.s SLAYER WslLL
BE TRIED IN MAY.
Blixt Appears i'm Court Wnth His
Attorney, and the Trial Is Set for
May 14-The Murderer RecOv-
ers His Equanamity.
WHY MIR. HALE PULLED OUT.
Adry Hayword Explains His Broth-
er Harry's Dcfense-He Wocldn't
Plead Insanity.

Minneapolis, March 2S-The bare an
nouncement that Blixt's trial would
he formally continued over the term
served to bring q roomful of sightseers
to the little court room in the old court
uty Sirois. The outside door was
locked for while and the hall filed
up with people. At length the door
was forced by the deputy and the
crowd entered.
Blixt took his seat quietly in front
Of the clerks desk. A moment later
Judge Pond, Assistant County At
torney Peterson and Blixt's attorney
entered. The latter then spoke, say
ing:
May it please the court, the case of
the state against Claus A. Blixt comes
up at this time for continuance over
the term. will ask that 1t be set for
a certain day of the term on account,
I may say, Of the poverty of my client,
who would have great difficulty in
getting witnesses here. l ask that 1t
be set for May IA. think that is
agreeable to the county attorney"
1T is satisfactory to the state, your
honor" answered Mr.. Peterson.
1.-THE clerk will enter the order,' -
said the court, ''setting the trial for
May IA. The prisoner may be re-
nlanded"
II am much obliged to the court," "
remarked Blixt's attorney, and with
that Rlixt faded out of the room, fol-
lowed by the crowd.
Blixt does not seem to be the least
anxious. and when he stood in the
hall this morning waiting for the
court room door to open, he laughed
and chatted just as any ordinary man
would have done. taking an interest
in the Jokes which We're made about
the closed door and the defeating Of
the ends of Justice.
why Hale Pulled Out.
The attitude of Adry Hayward to-
ward his brother Harry, who now lies
in a cell of the county Jail condemned
to death, is peculiar one. He
evinces no disposition to attack the
PROSTATE man, even going SO far as
to assert that he Is not convinced of
Harry's guilt. Adrian Hayward was
questioned as to what, in his opinion,
was the true solution Of the Cling
murder. He replied that he knew moth.
ing whatever Of the case except what
Harry had told him, and that he had
told all this on the stand.
II am not at all alarmed at the talk
Of insanity on my part" said the elder
brother "Of course it incensed me a
great deal during the trial taking that
sort of stand toward me, but under
st,od the position they were in, and
realized that it was the only chance
they had of clearing Harry. AS for
myself, l have wife and family of
my own to provide for. The duty
owe my brother has certain limits, and
think understand what they are.
am not on very good terms with my
father and mother Just now as a re-
suit of my attitude on the stand, but
could not have done differently. The
first plan of the defense was to plead
insanity for Harry, but he absolutely
refused to allow this, and the neces-
sites involved in making out another
case for him induced w. e. Hale to
withdraw from the defense.
las to whether Harry is guilty or
not I do not pretend to say. If the
stories he told me are true he certainly
is guilty, but after all they may have
been nothing but the wanderings of
an unbalanced mind, and l have no
means of telling whether he is guilty
or not"