Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-09

Minneapolis, Mimi, December s.
'AIav the curse of God fall on you and
YOURS and allow me, from the minute
I drop from the scaffold, to haunt you
day and night. until your death. Then
| will welcome you on the brink OF he'll
with a red-hOt iron"
These are the farewell words OF Har-
ry Hayward to his brother Adry, this
afternoon. He hurled them at the lat
ter as he descended the stairs leading
to the tier in which the prisoner was
confined. and passed through the iron
doorway to the outer Office. 1t was
their last meeting on earth, and such
the murderer intended it to be. Adry
was as calm as the prisoner was inn
passioned He was unmOved by tho
anathemas except by pity. His was
the brotherly affection, while Harry in
terrupted the fervent God bless you,
Harry Goodbye, Harry! with the
remark 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 remain
ed obstinate to their entreaues for
long time but finally yielded and sent
by messenger a note reading:
Dear Adry:-I want you TO come at
L.. I fa1, rstfq IQr-fNr
to see you. have no other object than
the desire to ask your forgiveness for
any wrong, either real or imaginary,
which l may have done You. | want
once more to see you on this earth.
This is the wish and dying request OF
your brother.
(Signed) HARRY"
When Adry reached the Jail he await
ed the conclusion of the visit Of DR..
Hayward who was then with
THE CONDEMNED 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 tha
two brothers in his presence. and ask
ed the deputy to wait until he was
ready to 90 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
of The office, and the two stopped for n
short time and shook hands. The
physician passed out of doors while
Adry ascended the stairs to the corridor
where Harry stood
CALMLY AWAITING HIM.
They addressed each other i'm a friend
ly manner, after which Harry request
cd the deputies to withdraw distance
to allow him to speak to his brother
condentially.
The officers did as requested, and
from distance keenly eyed the two
men. The latter at once engaged In
an interested conversation. What
passed was not heard by any person
until Harry raised his voice to say:
Now l have done my part. ! have
forgiven you for all you have done.
Now you do as | ask"
But, Harry, how can -" returned
Adry arr alingly.
That answer was too much for the
prisoner He sprang to his feet and
poured forth
A TRADE OF ABUSE
never before heard in the old Jail.
You lOw-down, mean. contemplate,
damnable, miserable wretch YOU re-
H. Of rtrIrt hurro dnnn
You GOd-forsaken tool You have
played a good part but now | can tell
YOU what / think Of YOU My letter 10
you was after all only a decoy for that
purpose. You d-d villain. If I could
only get at you, I would dig out your
brains with a knife. / would tear out
your heart with my hands / would
crush the two together, cut them into
pieces. squeeze out the juice make it
into a pie and thrust it down your
throat
He CLENCHED HIS HANDS
in his rage, and stamped his foot fierce
ly His face was ashen and livid by
turns.
Adry sat quiet for a few minutes, but
seeing the uselessness Of waiting
longer. arose and started to 90.
God bless you. Goodbye, Harry"
he called sadly as he was about to 60
down the stairs
"Oh. YOU villain" was the returning
greeting. "May~the curse Of God fan
on YOU and yours, and allow me haunt
YOU until your dying day. / will meet
YOU on the brink Of hell with a red-hot
poker.