The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
CURSEOF MURDERER
Harry Hayward's Farewell
Words 10 His Brother.
THEIR LAST MEETING ON EARTH,
The slayer OF Catherine Cling Wants 20
Nest Aary ION the Brink Of Hell
With a Red-IIot Poker"

Minneapolis. Dec. May the curse OF
God fall on you and yours. and allow me
from the minute ] drop from the scaffold
10 haunt you day and night until your
death. Then I will welcome you On the
brink OF hell with a red-hot iron
These were the fareweA words OF Harry
Hayward 10 his brother Adry this after
noon. He hurled them al the latter as ne
descended the stairs leading 10 the tier IN
which the prisoner was confined. ana
passed through the iron doorway leading
10 the outer Office. Il was their last meet
Ing on earth. and such the murderer IN
tended IL 10 be. Adry vas as CAIN as the
prisoner was impasssoned. lie was un-
moved by the aaathemas except toward
pity. His was the brotherly affection. n
IL was his fervent God bless you. Harry.
Good bye, Harry" which ELECTED the re-
mark quoted above. The meeting between
the brother was rrang by. the parents,
who beseeched the condemned man DO see
AIRY once more before he died ne re-
NAMED obstinate To their entreaties for a
long time. but finally he consented n
sent by messenger a note reading:
Dear Adry: / want you TO come at
once 70 the jail. as / wish particularly 10
see you. I nave no other object than the
desire to ask your forgiveness for any
wrong. either real or imaginary, which 1
may have done you. 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 waited
until the conclusion of the visit of DR..
Hayward, who was then with the doomed
man. Deputy Allison. however, passed
through the office 10 the jail corridor and
told Harry that Adry was Ia the outer
office. LET him come up at once" said
Harry. Dr. Hayward. however. did not
~-Ff-4 ~ 4TlA - Eha ~naa4tun hot VKAEn the
two brothers in his presence and asked the
deputy 10 wait until he was ready TO go
before he showed Adry up the stairs. He
remained a few minutes longer. then babe
his brother farewell for the time being.
ON his way out he met Adry in the door
way and the two stopped for a brief time
and shook hands. The doctor passed out
while Adry assembled the stairs 10 the cor
ridor where Harry stood calmly awaiting
him. They addressed each other in a
friendly manner. after which Harry re-
quested the deputies TO withdraw 4 dis
lance to allow him 10 speak to his brother
confidentially. The officials did as re-
quested and from a distance keenly eyed
the two men. The latter at once engaged
in an interesting conversation. What
passed was not heard by any person until
Harry raised his voice to say:
Now, / nave done my part. l have
forgiven you all you have done. Now,
YOU do as | ask" But, Harry, how can
Zoe returned Adry a~ppealing,y.
The answer was too much for the pris-
oner. He sprang to his feet, and poured
forth a TRADE OF abuse never before heard
In the old Jail. You low down, mean.
contemplate. miserable. damnable wretch.
You refuse 10 do that. after all / have
done. You Godforsaken tool You have
played a good part, but now I can tell
you what / think of You. My letter TO
you was only a decoy for that purpose.
You damned villain. II / could only get
at you, I'd dig out your brains with a
knife. | would tear out your heart with
my hands. / would crush the two togeth-
er. cut them 10 pieces. squeeze out the
juice. make II into a pie and thrust it
down your throat"
He clenched hts hands in his rage. and
stamped hIs foot fiercely. His face was
ashen and livil by turns. Adry sat quiet
for a few minutes. but seeing the useless
ness OF waiting longer. arose and started
10 go. God bless you Goodbye. Har-
ry.' he called sadly as he was about to
go down the stairs. "Oh, you villain
was the return greeting. May the curse
OF God fan on you and yours. and al
low me to haunt you until your dying
day. Oh. III meet you on the brink OF
hell with a red-hot pokeri"