The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-12-14
HIS LAST NIGHT.
Preparations for the Execution-Ex-
tinsa NJ

Preparations Tor the EXeCutiOn-EXs
animation of Hayward's Brain.
At & O'Clock OIL the last evening Of his
life Harry Hayward was marvel Of what
looked like nerve. lie had countermanded
the order that he had given for an early
supper and wanted the meal served at 10
o'clock. He deiberated about and asked
the opinion OF Deputy Mesaarden. Meguar-
den didn't know, and said SO.
II see" said Harry, you have never
had the opportunity Of ordering your last
supper" aud he laughed. He walked about
great deal and did rot make the usual
efforts at conversation that have kept the
death watch busy trying to go along with
the fantastic movements Of his busy brain.
And he complained because he didn't have
more company and then refused to see peO-
pie. He was more alone during the early
part Of his last evening than he has been
since last Saturday. He sent for DIR. Good
sell and about 1890 he got SO lonesome that
lie asked that some of the press boys be
sent up to see him. Doctors Holmes and
Burton went with them and they found
Harry in the best of spirits. His cheeks
were slightly flushed, bu, the color looked
natural enough, and there never was
mora heai:hfu looking man within few
hours Of death. lie laughed easily enough
about the event that was to come or early
in the morning, for he had been Informed
by Sheriff HolnIberg that it would come
about 2 O'Clock. His conversation-he al
ways led the talk-covered great range.
and he begun to talk Of the fit Of his col
lar. The transition from his collar to his
head was easy enough. and Harry said:
"What do you think Thad hls brother)
was down this afternoon, and he wanted
me to agree TO have my head opened after
the hanging"
"What did you say?" asked Or. Burton.
II told him l didn't care what they did
with my head when was through with 1t.
Thad said that mother wanted to have my
brain examined. too Well. they can II
they like" Then the doctors talked Of
pee uliar things they had seen in making al
topsies and Harry became interested. and
said he would like to be present Mt an opsr-
alton himself. perhaps will be in the
morning." he said. and the ghastly joko was
received with silence that cethered him.
While they were talking iandberg came
up AM proceeded to n1 blankets against
the windows Oh the corridor through which
the march to the sca0oid Was to be made.
Harry called out. "That's right. shut the
suckers out" Tie talked about the crowds
that used to gather when he was on his
way to the to,rt room during his trial and
said he supposed the same people would b
out there by and by. He expressed bis
'-''"' %" 'he croE'd and tie l4.e ei::!asdt>
that made them come to such q place. Then
V0fne0 10 tine hanging again.
and said that he was not bothered in the
least by the thought of it and would walk
out to the scaffold and so control his brain
that he would never think Of being hanged
at all until the rope frightened He told
Of how he had felt when they took him to
see the body of Kate King at didn't
bother me at ALL" he said. land when l
put my hand out and touched the body
was thinking of something else.
He complained that he had not slept well
the night before; that he was talking to
visitors all night. I'VE won't admit any
visitors after :: o'clock In the morning.
will we. Harry" said the death watch.
mo. we won't, and II they want to see
me, they will have to so to the morgue."
said this remarkable murderer. I'm 60
Ing to change my address in the morning"
Then he asked DIR. Burton II it would not
be good thing to wear q turn-dOwn collar
for the finish and the doctor said 1t would,
in the most matter Of fact way. Then he
turned to the newspaper men and said
he supposed they had the account of the
hanging all written up by this time and
asked IL he couldn't GET an advance copy
Of 1t. And this sort of joking went on
until about 3 o'clock. when all the visitors
were requested to leave except the doctors.
Soon after O'Clock DR.. Goodscll and Joe
Mannix came In and were admitted to the
cell room. There was sten0grapher with
them, and Harry began again the task of
debating his memoirs. The dictatiOn Is
very much broken. for lie constantly broke