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Show WILL LIKELY HANG. Minneapolis, March 7. Erwin re-eumed re-eumed his long effort before the ju y for the life of Harry Hayward this morning. It developed that in the case of conviction confidently expected expec-ted by the state immediate sentence would be moved. The defense has made every preparation for a stay and appeal. Not a third ot the crowd applying for admission this morning got' into the room, which was packed to suffocation. Erwin attacked the testimony of Blixt, which, he admitted, was the very focal point of the case. It was full of most serious contradictions and inconsistencies and unworthy of credence, cred-ence, he said. The. immunity promised prom-ised by the state to Blixt and Adry Hayward for the sake of convicting Harry, he declared was a revival of the pernicious practice of turning states evidence in vogue in England, and he called upon the jury to stamp it out. The end is not yet. At 5 o'clock this evening Mr. Erwin turned to the court and asked fcr an hour tomorrow morning. The court was loth to grant the request. The members of the jury were suffering, but consent was finally given. All through the day Erwin kept up one line to break down the evidence of Clans. A. Blixt and incidentally that of Adry Hayward. The case will go to the jury at the close of the seventh week, at noon tomorrow. to-morrow. . |