A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Back to top
After a sensational trial, Harry T. Hayward is hanged in a Minneapolis jail for the murder of Katherine Ging, owner of a fashionable dressmaking establishment. He had arranged for her to be killed so that he could collect her life insurance money.
First published: July 1, 2015 Last modified: December 11, 2023