Lynching Looms as Hayward Hangs: Guilty Verdict in Catherine Ging Murder

Minneapolis, March 10, 1895 – In a verdict that has sent shockwaves through the city, Harry Hayward has been found guilty of murdering Catherine Ging. The conviction, reached after just two hours of deliberation, has left Hayward on the precipice of the gallows. The jury’s decision was met with a mixture of relief and outrage, as a large and volatile mob had gathered outside the courtroom, ready to unleash their fury on the defendant had he been acquitted.