The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-12-12
HARRY HAYWARD'S FATE.

No gallows tree ever bore ripper
fruit than the one from which hung
the constituencies villain. Harry
Hayward, on Wednesday Of this
week. Never did people bear more
patiently the laws delays than the
people of Minnesota have borne
through all the interpretations Of paid
attorneys to thwart the course of JUS
tice and all the fearful pleadings Of
the culprit's kindred for executive
clemency. .. 4, Mi. TX. ' -.%5s
A sadder fate than that OF Gather
inc Cling has hardly ever darkened
the sky of the over sad world in
which We live. A we'll appearing,
industrious young woman, disdain
ing to live in idleness, OF to be de-
pendant on her relatives, became
sk;llful in her trade and established
herself as proprietor OF ~ good bust
ness in great city. She was we'll
behaved and thrifty, her greatest
fault, perhaps, being too earnest
pursuit Of wealth--a haste to be
come rich. Hiring rooms in build
ing owned by young Hayward's faith
or, to make the young mans &C
quaintance was likely thing to O.
cur. He had good looks, business
ability, an insinuating manner; and
was reputed: to be wealthy. \ The
love element does not appear as igur-
ing very prominently ID their inter
course, though he doubtless gained
her affection and confidence. There
was certainly one point Of agreement
between them-they both were bent
on the acquisition Of Of money, and
the unfortunate young woman mani
tested her womanly interest in the
plausible young man whose acquaint-
anca she enjoyed by cooperating
with him in his schemes Of apqpisi-
ton. Dear was the penalty she paid
for 90 ineonsiderately bestowing her
confidence. Her life was taken solely
70 put money into his purse. Z: My
even tho pretext Of . love luaErels o.
CURED to palliste, in tho slightest,
tho heartlessness Of the monstrous
crime. e.. q. en-. \ y .,sss. > N
Cowardioe, deceit, and methodical
calculation characterized the young
mutderes's course from first to last.
We would respect more than ~ DO
the plea Of insanity put forth on his
behalf if his capacity for adapting
means to tho cruel ends he sought
were less apparent. Craziness, IT.
nationality there was and is in his
case, a. in that;;of all criminal careers,
but he was methodical as we'll az
heartless in the supreme pursuit Of
his life, the gettingof money. Mad
ness Of this sort has not in it exemp-
ton from responsibility. =: 90 z:
The murderer was not content
with mourning guilt upon himself
but must needs ruin the soul Of the
man he hired tnbes his instTunpsnt in
the assassination. Il was the act Of q
demon and not Of man which made
poor Blixt a criminal, who must
spend the remainder Of his days in a
felon's cell. =. &.
The hollowness of the plea Of in
sanity may be inferred from the fact
that his able lawyers declined to use
it in his defense. Had there been
any truth init they would have turn.
ed it to good account. If insanity,
such as he was seized with. is@ "a de-
fence against such crimes then let no
criminal be brought to account here
after, whatever may be the mischief
he is the author Of. Under the Jew
ish law an OK which was in the habit
of pushing men q beasts with bis
horn was to be put to death. It was
deemed wise that the beast should
Idle than that good human life
lshould be sacrificed. Like reasons
l would Justify the most extreme pen.
! atty for. demons IN human form who
plan successfully for the murder oi
innocent people. ~ #
| We have no respect for the maud.
lin, puerile sentimentality. brought
forth when murderers like Hayward
mount the scaffold. Our tears and
}sympathy are for the innocent who
suffer from the deeds OF such destruct.
i've demons. Even such monsters il
crime as Harry Hayward have faith.
ers and mothers. For them We
have .fha ~ ,orofo,1rde st svno,,. ~ -