Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-09
A FlEND AND HIS WILD IRE.

A FlEND AND HIS WILD IRE
at Minneapolis, on Saturday Gov
Cough sentenced Harry Hayward, tie
murderer of Catherine Cling, to be
hanged next Wednesday. Hayward
heard the news of his doom from Sher-
iff Holborg's lips. The prisoner evinced
no sign of breaking down, but, on the
other hand, repeated the awful execra-
tons against his brother Adry, which
or late have been the only indication
that he appreciated the seriousness oi
his position.
"Well Harry" said the sheriff, as he
approached Hayward, ''I've come to
tell you that the Governor has signed
your death warrant and fixed it for
next Wednesday" "That is q d-d
long time to wait for railroad train,'
was the prisoners ejaculation.
eff you are in the depot it's a long
time, ''said the sheriff; "but you're track
ed for eternity. You have a good
many things to consider before We'd
nesday; you have little time left to stay
here.n
"There are few things I'd like to
straiehten out, and few folks I'd like
to get even with. III bad my brother
Adry here" and Harry stood up and
cliuched his fists and shook them from
side to side, adding, ''If I had mJ
brother Adry here, ] would take hi~
entrails out and stretch them like 6
clothes line back and forth through ibis
cell. am not quite so mad at Btixt as
folks think, but if father, mother and
brother (Adry Hayward were dead
would be the bappiest man in the
world"
well Harry" the sheriff broke ir,
81 see you have some sympathy lefl il
you yet"
"No," said Harry, 81 have not any
sympathy, but feel where there ought
to be some.'
"Here Hayward began to dictate 8
statement 10 Jailer West, in regard 10
the Jail breaking episode and other in
cidents of his Jail life.
The statement is somewhat incohe-
rent and decidedly bloodthirsty. l.
starts out: "A short time is just as
good as a longer time and / am as
ready now as I ever shall be. l
had rather be hung than go 10
Saltwater for life. If the governor
would come over here and talk witt
me, would tell him some things, Pve
had d-d good time here, and / will
have good time yet. ! have no kick
coming.
"They ought to go back to the old
times. People are too soft hearted
now. II l had Adry here, I'd cut BIZ
eyes out and his heart out. and hav.
Blixt look, on then I'd cut them up and
throw them to the dogs. I'm not
made of milk and water.o
farming to the sheriff at this point,
Hayward, asked: II have a right to
ask three persons in to see the hang
ing, hay'nt ] ?o
On being told that be had he said :
'sI'd have the Dalton brothers, Bill
Cook and Cole Younger, and I'd give
them two good revolveis apiece"
The statement then takes up the
matter of the prisoners projected g.
cape. The main portion of this recital
is devoted to roasting Ed. Stevens, a
local attorney, who, Hayward claims,
acted the part of friend in need and
then played him false. Hayward
cl&ins to have paid Stevens $465, and
that Stevens failed to perform what | e
promised to do for that sum.
MAY the curse of God fall on you
and yours, and allow me from The
minute I drop from the scaffold 10
haunt you day and night until your
death. Then I will welcome you on
the brink of hell with red-hot iron. u
These were the farewell words Of
Harry HAYWARD TO his brother Adry
yesterday afternoon. He hurled them
at the latter as he descended the stairs
leading to the tier in which the prison
er was confined and passed through the
irol doorway to the outer Office. II
was their last meeting on earth, and
such the murderer intended it to be,
The meeting between the brother;
was arranged by the parents who im'
plored the condemned man to see Adry
once more before he died.
The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells, o
East Brimfeld, Mass, had been suffer
ing from neuralgia for two days, not be