The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-12
A MOTHERS GREAT ANGUISH
Pitiful Scene at the Funeral of Harry
Hayward.
HOW THE MURDERER met DEATH
A Remarkable Display Of Goodness and
Nerve as he Looked His Last Upon
Earth-He Was the Least Affected
of Any Man Present

MGNNEAPOLIs, Dec 12.-At the simple
burial service over the remains Of Harry
Hayward yesterday afternoon, at Lake.
wood cemetery there occurred a most
tragic incident. The ceremony was held
In the little chapel at the cemetery, and
was attended by very few friends and
the members of the family, Adry included
After the words of scripture and prayer
Mrs. Hayward desired to place some
flowers on the casket and supported by
her son, DIR. Thaddeus Hayward and her
husband, advanced to do so. She walked
around the head of the coffin, strewing
carnations as she did so. When she had
arrived at the right hand side of the bier,
she hesitated In response to a signal from
her Thaddeus and her husband loosened
their support of her and she stood alone.
She raised her clinched hands and broke
forth in a low moaning tone:
"Poor, dear Harry My baby boy My
dear baby boy God has forgiven him J
Poor, dear Harry Poor, dear Harry BE
brave mother; be brave and strong! The
chains bind me, but they can't chain my
soul? 1 come againp Poor, dear Harry!
My baby boy"
With this the mother half turned and
started toward where Adry sat In front
of Adry she stopped and lifting his face in
her hands said "'Tell him I've forgiven
him, mother"
Her reproachful tones echoed in the
silent room. Seemingly half crazed, the
bereayed mother turned from her elder
boy to where her youngest lay, and fell
fainting into the seat near by.
Harry's parents had expected to make
their son last visit during Tuesday after
noon, but strength and courage failed
them, The old father, whose whole frame
shakes with palsy, is a pitiable object, but
his mental condition is not so bad as
might be expected. The mother has borne
up remarkably well, but those who know
her best fear for her reason.
Haywards demeanor at his execution
was a remarkable exhibition of GOODNESS
and nerve. Debonair as ever, what had
seemed mere effrontery during his Jail
days now became, in the great dimly
lighted gallows room, the indifference of q
man who was, at least, not afraid to die.
Nota man of the little group of privileged
spectators, but whose heart thumped more
loudly and approximately than that one
which was so soon to cease its beating, not
face but turned more CHASTITY than his in
the gruesome light.
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have dictated the fIlIl statement today Of
nv, Iife to Mr. Edyyard Goodseu Mr. + ~
Nannix and a stenogranher-Iet sce
what's that stenogranber's name gn and
! HAYWARD peered down over the edge OF
! his scaffold as if expecting some one tc
answer
INNS no won't on for soma time callino
to several nersons bv name. and maxine
some flinnant remark TO each. Then be
smoke of the I,riests who had taken am i'm.
terest in him. saving he held them i'm
greatest respect but could not think ms
| tbev would have him" Then he repeated
a short prayer. in obedience. he said 60 a
promise he had made his LAWYER: but there
was no show of feeling. He said: "Oh,
Lord. for Christ's sake forgive me INV
sins. Megarden, 90 ahead"
Thus he Indicated to Deputy Meparden
that he was ready to die. As the deputies
put the rope about his neck he said: Lets
see. where does the knot 90, under the
right earY No it's the left. isn't itY Please
pull it tight. That's good. Keen vour