River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-12

last moments should be dignifed, as
dignified as your statement, and as dig
nified as your conduct for the last 4S
hours. You are going to meet your
God Do it quietly, manfully, nervely,
with your father and your mother in
your mind, and with only good wishes
and good will for all, forgiving all who
have sinned, that testified against you.
or did aught against you, and speak in
the manner that you spoke of to the
county attorney in his presence today.
and to Adry and that SPLENDID recon
Citation. Pardon me for suggesting il,
but say nothing more, and get ready
for the awful finale.
Mr.. Hayward Now, | will tell
you, Mr.. Manix. In regard to my
brother, have freely forgiven him for
any imaginary wrong, anything that
his conscience may smite him with,
and leads him to think he has done me
wrong. Well, he has done me no
wrong. i have done him great injus-
tice and wrong. and | have asked his
forgiveness, and received it, and he for
gave me everything, and tried to put
everything right between his father
and himself.
Now wish to say that FatherCleary,
Father Timothy and Father Christie,
have each and all taken great inter-
est; called on me and expressed dis
appointment because l am not able or
do not look at the spiritual world or
hereafter as they do, but / have the
greatest respect for each of them. My
attorney, John Day Smith, ! have also
for him great respect, for he is a re-
ligious man, as well as an attorney,
and / told him / would pledge him
what he asked of me to say. pledged
it TO him, although if / honestly be-
lieved it, / would say it, and satisfy
myself, and it was this: '0h, God for
Christ's sake forgive me all my SINS"
"Now, Megaarden, go ahead. Keep
up your courage, gentlemen. You bet
will stand pat Please pull it tight,
and let it go under the right ear; no,
the other ear"
Hayward spent the time until midi
night with Edward Goodsell his brother
Adry and stenographer. Supper was
served at midnight, and the visitors de-
parted. Hayward ate a most hearty
supper, and appeared to greatly enjoy
this. his last meal.
At l o'clock Father Timothy OF the
East Side and Rev. William Wilkinson
visited Hayward. Hayward had been
apprised of their presence in the Jail
and of their desire to see him. He accord
ingly invited them in, and they stayed
Is minutes.
Hayward's nerve served him to the
last. Those who prophesied that he
would weaken and be carried to the
gibbet were forced to admit that the
murderer of Catherine Cling was pos
sessed of more nerve and sand than
they believed any human being was
blessed with.
All through the long evening Harry
was the merriest of the entire popula-
ton of the Hennepin county Jail. He
sat until after o'clock. laughing and
Joking, making and taking jokes, and
apparently trying to take the terror off
his own mind, and the minds of those
who were to kill him, and see him
killed.
From the gallows to the grave will
be short journey quickly traversed,
for Harry Hayward. There will be no
funeral. Some time during the after
noon the remains will be taken to
Lakewood and placed in a vault.
A post norton examination was de-
cided at a late hour.