Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-13
HARRY HAYWARD'S CURSE
To Welcome His Brother in He'll
With a Red Hot Iron.
HIS FACE LIvID WITH RAGE
"pd Dig Out Your Brains With q Knife
Would Tear Out Your Heart
With My Hands,

Of God fall on you and yours. and allow !
me from the minute l drop from the |
scaffold to haunt you day and night |
until your death. Then l will welcome |
you on the brink of hell with redhot |
iron."
These are the farewell words of Harry
Hayward to his brother Adry this after
noon. He hurled them at the latter as
he descended the stairs leading to the
tier in which the prisoner was confined,
and passed through the iron doorway
leading to the outer Office. 1t was their
last meeting on earth. and such the
murderer intended 1t to be. Adry was
as calm as the prisoner was impassion-
ed. He was unmoved by the anathemas
except toward pity. His was the broth
erly affection. and 1t was his fervent
God bless you, Harry. Goodbye,
Harry" which ELECTED the remarks
quoted above.
The meeting between the brothers
was arranged by the parents, who be-
seeched the condemned man to see Adry
once more before he died. He remained
obstinate to their entreaties for long
| time. but finally he consented and sent
by messenger note reading:
Dear Adry: I want you to come at
once to the jail, as wish particularly
to see you. have no other object than
the desire to ask your forgiveness for
any wrong. either real or imaginery,
which may have done you. l 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 wait
ed until the conclusion of a visit of
DR.. Hayward, who was then with the
doomed man.
Deputy Allison, however, passed
through the office to the jail corridor
and told Harry that Adry was in the
outer office.
LET him come up at once" said
Harry. DR.. Hayward, however. did not
relish the idea of the meeting between
the brothers in his presence. and asked
the deputy to walt until he was ready
to go before he showed Adry up the Jail
stairs He remained a few minutes
longer, then bade his brother farewell
for the time being. On his way out, he
met Adry in the doorway and the two
stopped for a brief time and shook
hands. The doctor passed out of doors
while Adry assembled the stairs to the
corridor. where Harry stood calmly
awaiting him. They addressed each
other in friendly manner after which
Harry requested the deputies to with
draw a distance to allow him to speal
to his brother confidentially. The Of
flcials did as requested. What passed
between the two brothers was not heard
by any person until Harry raised hi:
voice to say: Nov, I have done my
part. 1 have forgiven you all you hav,
done. Now. you do as I ask"
ssP,rf Harry how Can rpp1iaf
Adry quietly.
The answer was too much for tn
. prisoner and he sprang to his feet an
! poured forth a TRADE of abuse neve
before heard in the old jail.
"You low-down, mean, contemplate
Il miserable, damnable wretch, you refus
to do that, after what have done, yo
God-forsaken tool, you have played
N good part, but now I can tell you wha
think of you. My letter to you was al
!. ter all only a decoy for that purpose
g You damned villain. If 1 could onl
n get at you, I'd dig out your brains wit
O knife. 1 would tear out your heal
. | with my hands. / would crush the tw
together, cut them into pieces, squeez
out the Juice. make 1t into a pie an
thrust 1t down your throat"
He clenched his hands in his rag
and stamped his foot fiercely. His fae
was ashen and livid by turns.
70 Adry sat quiet for few minutes, bl
y seeing the uselessness Of waiting lonl
~ er, arose and started to go.
N God bless you. goodbye Harry"
lie called sadly as he was about to go dow
~ the stairs.
"Oh! you villain" was the retul
s, greeting. MAY the curse of God ia
lg on you and yours and allow me
e. haunt you until your dying day. A
he 1 will meet you on the brink Of hell wi
al a redhot poker"