The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-12
His Last Words Pull Her Tight and
I'll Stand Pat"
COURAGE AND INDIFFERENCE SHOWN
Thirteen Minutes Passed Before He Wa.
Pronounced Dcad-Hc Asked for
Forgiveness.


'Pul her tights I'll stand pat" These
were the last words he uttered as the
deputy with blanchci face and trembling
hands pulled tho well soared moose as
tightly about the murderer's neck as he
could in order that death could moro
quickly and surely follow.
1t was twelve minutes past u O'Clock
when Sheriff tiomberg pulled tho lever
and thus released the trap upon which
Hayward stood, In just thirteen minutes
County Physician Frank Burton declared
that the swinging figure was that of
dead man. The final act IN the great
tragedy OF life and death had been played
and the curtain had been rung down ON
the career OF tho chief actor.
The coolest man at his own execution
was Harry Hayward Debonnairc as ever
what had seemed mere cffrontery duriug
his jail days now became In the dimiy
NgIled gallows room the courage anu
Indifference OF a man who was az least
not AFRAID 70 die. Not a man of the
had kept long vigil IN the hie gray
room but whose heart thumpcd more
loudly than that one which was SO soon
to cease its boating, rot q face but turned
more ghaStlN than his Ia the grucsomc.
u was scene mover Go hr forgotten, atttt
what had scem,d endless hours OF wait
door. The one gas jet hnd been turned
of ana the room was illuminated only by
locomotive hendlght suspended about
four lcet from the floor opposite the
staun,d. The huge core of light threw
u distorted shadow on the engine OF death
on the rough whitcWashcd stone wal he
hind.
a deputy had carefully chalScd two cir
cles where the tcet OF the doomed man
were TO stand. The chief deputy mounted
the scaiiold wheN Warden Wolfe OF the
state pcmteniiary. cN-Shcriff VIM
blackott and sheriff Chappell of st. PAM
were already waiting, and directed that
every hat bc removed aud that there be
no smoking. a Gordon OF policemen iilcd
~ and made a little pASaGcwny FOR
tho dodth partN Meanwhile the prisoner
nat been made ready ~ me cen roam
his black SIN robe had been put ON uuu
the black cap adjusted.
suddenly ne Goor wns thrown wide .ooren
cd in from the cen room. where the pis.
on@'s ,SonT1des were taking their last
srcr,n llolgbers. led by Harry hayward
II was awful such a demonstration led
10y q man ON MS way 10 meet death.
poHcd, followed by the prisoner between
Two Deputies. Harry Hayward entered the
death cl1fnhec with the Same easy stAd"
.hhi maik'u ms lruWeHadeS Wh"n ne was
=. youth I'm society.
Good eN"uirR, gentlemen said he In
, clear even tones, as ne showed his way
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