The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-22

MINNEAPOLIS. MlSS., Fob. 2l.-Ner.
vous, contradictory, uncertain, ram.
bling and explanatory. These words
explain tho aspect Of Harry Hayward
OH tho stand this afternoon. In tho
morning when he was answering pro-
llminary questions In regard to his lite,
his gambling habits, etc., ho was con.
else, perfectly n. ease. quick to answer
and made m ideal witness. In the al
,ornoon, when his attorney began TO
lead him into tho details OF tho cIrcun.
stances attending the tragedy. he went
"up In the air" as horseman would
say and made n bad impression.
In fact Hayward made such n poor
Job OF telling his own story that the
court spgges,od that it would DO bc,ter
to got on with the evidence and not cx.
plain motives and beliefs SO much.
In regard to the insanity theory, re-
garding Adry. If an expert were to con-
trast the two, so far rs appearances on
the stand were concerned Harry would
bo the sufferer. He was nervous and
did not know what to do with his hands.
At one time they would be adjusting
his collar, at another carcssing his
knees. Mt another helping himself to
move about in his chair. At times in
his rambes OF evidence, his voice would
sink away until i, was hardly audible
and once no had to be cautioned to
speak 30 that the jury could hear him.
Hardly person III that vast crowd
hearing him believed what he said,
Judging by his manner OF telling the
story.
As q whole, from the testimony given
by the witness, he has not made any
points for himself. aud his appearance
has told against him. His explanations
aud opinions were all allowed TO 90 in
without comment. One queer point
was that while Harry insisted that he
never loaned Miss Cling the $500, but
only gave it to her to keep for him until
he demanded it, her note to him refers
to it as loan. The most interesting
part OF his evidence to the audience
was when he came 10 that part OF the
testimony which brought to the day OF
the murder. He was more hal,ing,
more uncertain than ever at this
point He led up to it by
describing the scene OF the
signing OF the 1000 note in the Oneida
block and after he was all through his
evidence wa, mixture OF the testimony
OF the elevator boy and OF Blixt. He
only impeachcd Blixt in Saving that 1t
was not pre-arran:ed that Bli1t should
come there at that time and his not tell
ing BiSt to say he saw many largo bills.
The elevator man had said Harry had
the bills in m envelope, Blixt said they
were in roll and Harry said they we're
on the table out OF the envelopes and
that BliXt must have seen that they
were large bills. Harry caused laugh
by stating that he made q specially Of
500 bills.
Harry swore that the night OF tho
murder he arrived at tho Ozark at Gas
o'clock. Then, he told Of doing an in.
credible number OF things before 7:oo22,
the time he came out from his supper
and went to his fiat.
In speaking OF the testimony OF Ed.
ward Murphy, who swore that Harry
bowed very low to him, he said thar he
did not bow to Murphy. but to gentle.
man ebehind him. He thought Mr..
Murphy beneath his notice, as he was a
man who hangs about tho entrance to
pose for people.
In regard to the bottle Of whisky, he
stated that he often bought the liquor
for Miss Cling. aud he purchased that
bottle Saturday aud carried it around in
his pocket all day. taking 1t to his room.
He though, tina. II the attorneys would
look there they would find it on shelf.
The prisoners evidence was hardly
begun when court adjourned, and it
will BIO continued Monday, adjournment
having been taken to that time.