The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-08
MUST DIE WEDNESDAY
HARRY HAYwARD's DEATH WAR
RANT SIGNED BY GOV. CLOUGH.
The Doomed Man Thrown Into a
Adry by the SheriTs Message.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 7.-Governor Clough
this afternoon sentenced Harry Hayward.
the murderer of Catherine Cling, to be
hanged Wednesday. Dec. IL. Hayward heard
the news of his doom from Sheriff Holm
berg's lips. The prisoner evinced no signs
of breaking down, but, on the other hand.
repeated the awful excavations against his
brother Adry. which, of late. have been
the only indication that he appreciated
the seriousness of his position.
'well. Harry" said the sheriff, as he
approached Hayward, .rve come to tell
you that the Governor has signed your
death warrant and fixed it for next Wednes-
day"
That's a - long time to wait for a
railroad train" was the prisoners ejacula-
tion
when you're in the depot its a long
time said the sheriff. but you're on
the track for eternity. You have good
many things to consider before Wednes-
day; you have little time left to stay
here"
'T know i have little time" said Harry.
There are few things I'd like to straight
en- out and a few folks 1 would like 10
get even with. If / had my brother Adry
here and with that Harry stood up
from side to side-"If 1 had my brother
Adry here would take his entrails out and
stretch them like a clothes line back and
forth through this cell I'm not quite so
mad at Blixt as folks think, but IL my
father mother and brother CDR. Hayward,
were dead 1 would be the happiest man in
the world
well Harry" the sheriff said, at see
you have some sympathy left in you vet"
NO. said Harry. II have not any SYM
pathy,. but I feel where there ought to be
Here Hayward began to dictate a state
ment to jailer West in regard to the Jail
breaking episode and other incidents Of his
Jail life. IL Is somewhat incoherent and
decidedly bloodthirsty. 1t starts out: "A
short time is just as good as longer time,
and / am as ready now as l ever shall be-
for life. If the Governor would come over
here and talk with me ] would tell him
something Pve had ID good time
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 put
Blixt look on them. I'd cut them up and
throw them to the dogs. I'm not made
of milk and water"
Turning to the sheriff at this point, Hay
ward asked: 81 have right TO invite three
persons in 10 the hanging. haven't I?'
On being told that he had. he said: I'D
Cole Younger. and I'd give them two good
revolvers apiece
The statement then takes up the matter
of the prisoners projected escape. The
main portion OF this recital is devoted to
roasting Ed Stevens. local attorney. who
Hayward claims acted the part of a friend
in need and then played him false. Hay
ward claims to have paid Stevens $465 and
that Stevens failed 10 perform what he had
promised to do for that sum.
DIR. Thaddeus Hayward was found in his
fathers office this afternoon, where the
news of the Governors action was broken
10 him The Doctor said: us 1t so? Have
you the news?'
Yes. IL is So"
-, Well. then it is the perpetuation of a
lie. said the Doctor very quietly. 1.-The
idea that man insane as Harry is
could be legally guilty of the crimei 1 ex-
pected to see the Governor go down into
the foundations of the case. / expected
that something would come out in the SAN
ity matter. Am 1 surprised? hardly
thing was so devilish and Internal and the
popular clamor for blood was so fierce,
that now, when recall my thoughts pre-
vious to receiving the news. / cannot say
that am surprised. The tragedy OF death
on the scaffold amounts TO nothing. / care
no no more i ror t nat tnan Harry does: 1t Is
insane. He says he Is not insane, and that
any fate Is, preferable to confinement with
Wednesday, Wednesday" he repeated
"a little more than three days. That is
short time, but 1t is we'll. The military way
is the best. IL the thing is right. then
there is no use in delay. This dilly-dally-
ing is what kills. Short notice is best for
him and best for US. Three days is plenty
OF time in which to prepare for death"
Then Harry has no fear of death?'
mot exactly that; he is like any other
sensitive person. There come to him mo-
ments when he fears and recoils from
death as from the presence of the arch
fiend himself. Again. there are moments
when neither heaven nor hell could muster
a single terror that could make him quail.
What protest against is the wrong-the
injustice OF the thing. Truth has not pre-
vailed" ei
There was silence. and then the Doctor.
raising his head. remarked with a bitter
smile: ''Well, the tragedy unfolds itself
step by step, and the last act is near at
hand IL is the way of the world. Ii is
Cruel and unjust After all what differ