Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-12

Hayward's swell dinner, the 'last sup
per" as he profanoly expressed it. was
served according to his desire, shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock last night, and he partook OF
il with apparent relish.
During the evening Hayward held
lengthy conversation with his attendants,
and laughed and jokcd on the subject OF
his approaching execution.
10 being his last night, he was allowed
quite privilege and was continually sur
rounded by friends He was gay and
jovial all the time. He passed cigars
around freely and talked about his great
meal. The toast he proposed Mt his dinner
was: "tiero's to the girl who loves me-,
and to the girls whom love"
AT go, deputy Sheriff Megardon en-
tered the corridor and read the death war
rant. Hayward then proceeded to make
his toilet He calmly removed his sand
ing collar replacing 1t witlissQne Of the
turn down variety and q small white tic.
Then he put on q neal cutaway coat high
cut vest dark trousers and riew pair OF
shoes
The only trace of nervousness was shown
by bis repeatedly wiping his hands with
silk handkerchief
A this time Deputy Sheriff Megardon
was reading the authority of the Governor
for the execution. When he had con
cludcd, Hayward brushed his clothes with
a small wbsk br0om Then he turned to
Megsrdon and said. "You didn't read all
of that, did you2 Looks MS il there was
core there Mceartlon replied that he
had finished the document, and took his
departure about 80.
After Megardon had left HAYWARD
passed up and down the corridors n few
times and then called out to Dir. Burton:
We'll, doctor it's getting pretty close, but
If you think You VIII forget your lines.
will try and coach you. This is the last
hanging that l will have anything to do
with.
when Harry Hayward is hung, his
ghost will turn around and say that IL is
ashamed Of his body yelled Hayward to
a group on the lower floor
Say, II there are any newspaper men
down there, put that In or you will feel
cold, claInny bands down the back of
your neck and you will know what that
means. 1t means that Harry Hayward's
ghost has returned to sec that you do it. ~
The death march began mt ]. 55, the lit
tie procession slowly wcndcd its way to
the cage door and passed out into the
short corridor connecting the north and
south cell rooms
"Threc cheers for Harry Hayward -
yelled Hayward, and someone responded
with three faint cheers. With his head
erect and walking with n firm step he
walked along the sburt corridor and intp
the cell room.
Good evening, Pentlemen,' - said the
rs he walked up the almost per
pcndcular stairway and stood upon the
drop.
Have YOU any statement to make, Mr..
asked Sheriff Hembcrg. Hay
ward replied that he had and then he be-
gan:
The people think that am kind of
q devil, and If they knew my past life they
would be well aware OF that fact. ! have
made shorthand confession of some of
my deeds to Messrs Msnnix, GoodseIl and
Mabry, which Is true To the beat OF my
recollections "
This was said In slow, Insulating man
ner g. If the speaker had been rehearsing
his part but feared lest he should forget
his lines.
Say, Doyle, he called, Doyle, where
are you? Stick up your hands, can't see
you, but how Do you doyh
All this was with an air of bravadO,
which showed that the man had his
nerves under almost wonderful control.
:" Say, Clemens called Hay ward to his
barber, did you get those tickets? You
did; well, all right
Well, have / said anything about
Mannix; l meant to say something about
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