The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-12-10
A BROTHERS, CURSE.
Harry hayward's Farewell 20 Adry In
the Condemned Nen's Corridor
- VIII Meet Yos."

and yours, and allow me, from the
minute / drop fro N the scaffold, to
haunt you Cay and night until your
death. Then l will welcome you on
the b ink of hell with red-hot irons"
These were the farev-ell words Ct
Harry Hayward, who Is to be hang
ed Wednesday, to bis brother Adry
this afternoon. He hurled them nt
ne latter as he descended the stairs
leading TO the tier in which the
prisoner was confined, and passed
,nrough the iron doorway to the
outer office.
Ii was their last meeting on earth,
and such the murderer intended il
TO be. Adry was as calm as the
r'soner was impassioned. He was
unmoved by tue anathemas, except
toward pity. His was the brotherly
affection, and, interrupting the fer
ven,, God bless you, Harry; good
I'VE, Harry" came the curse quoted
above.
The meeting between the brothers
vas arranged by the parents, who
beseeched the condemned man to
see Adry once more before he died
lie remained obstinate TO their en-
treaties for n long time, but finally
yielded, and sent by messenger a
note, reading:
Dear Adry: want you to come
at once to the iail, as wish particu-
larly TO sec yOd. / have no othe.
object than the desire TO ask your
forgiveness for any wrong, either
real or imaginary, which may have
done you. want once more to see
you on this earth. This is the wish
and dying request OF your brother.
HARRY"
When Adry reached the jail, he
awaited the conclusion OF the visit
of DR.. Hayward, who was then with
the condemned man. Deputy Allison
however, passed through the c9ice
to tue jail corridor and told harry
that Adry was in the outer Office.
"Let him come up at once" said
Harry.
-. Hayward, however, did nos
relish the idea of the meeting be-
tween tLe brothers in mis- presence,
and asked tie deputy to wsi1 un.il
he was ready TO 20 before be showed
y yuo the iaii stai 8. lie rcmai 'ed
few minu,es longer; then bade his
brother farewell Tor zoe lime being.
.NWs F..sv L. .
doorway of the Office, and the two
stopped for a brief tine and shook
iands. The ply cisl passed out Of
doors, while Adry ascended tre
stairs to the corridor, where Harry
STOOD. calmly ava ting him. They
addressed each other in a frieguly
man e :, after which Harry reques, et.
the deputies to withdraw a distance
10 allow him to speak TO his brother
confident;ally.
The ofIic ais did as requested, and
from a distance kcenly eyed the two
men. The brothers at once engaged
IL an interested conversation. What
passed was not heard by any person,
until Harry raised his voice To ay:
"Now, have done my part.
have fo' given you for all you have
done. Now do as ask -
but, Harry, how can I?'' returned
Adry, appealingly.
The answer was too much for the
prisoner. lie sprang to his feet and
poured forth such TRADE Of nj use
as was never before heard in the
jail.
"You low-down, mean, contempt
iO!e, miserable, damnable wrech
You refuse to do that, after whas
have done You Godforsaken toe!
You have played a good part, but
now 1 can tell you what 1 think Of
you My letter TO you was, after al, /
only a decoy for that purpose. You
id vi'iain III could only get
at you, / would dig out your brains
with n knife I would tear out your /
hear; with my hands I would crash /
the two together, cut them ia:o |
pieces, squeeze out the juice, make /
il into a pie and thrust II down your
throat 80
lie clenched his hands in his rage |
and stamped his foot hereby. lis /
face was ashen and livid by turns.
Adry sat quietly for a few minutes |
but, seeing the useiessness of waiting /
longer, arose and srasted 10 go.
God bless you; Eood-by, Harry" /
he called sadly as he was ABOUT to 80 /
down the s.airs.
"Oh you villain, +" was the re, isn
greeting. MAY The curse OF ODD /
fan on you and yours, and allow me
20 haunt Won unt.l yonr diving da. |