The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-12-12


dignified as your statement, and as dig
nifedt as your conduct for the last 4s
hours You are going to meet your
God. Dot quietly, manful1y, nervely,
with your father and your mother in
your mind, and with only good wishes
and good will for all, iorgiving all who
Have isinned, that testified against you,
5ordid aught against you, and speak in
the manner, that You spoke Of to, the
county attorney in his presence today.
and to Adry and that SPLENDID srecon-
iciliation. Pardon me for suggesting it,
but say nothing more. and aet.yeady
Efor the alwf,il finale gi&tf2s III hi Htsia
N Mr.. Hayward: ''No1w, sIawillatelr
syou,fs Mr. Manix. In regard to my
brother, 1ihave freely forgiven him for
! any imaginary: wrong, anything that
This / conscience may, smite him with,
and leads him to think he has done me
wrong. Well, he has done me no
wrong have done him a,great injis-.
tice and wrong, and have asked his
forgiveness, and received it, and he for-'
gave me everything, and tried to put
everything right between his father
and himself. st.%s.4s y a,Y4$ .sg:g 4stgrs,g}7
Nov wish to say that FatherCl eary.
Father Timothy and Father Christie,
have each and all, taken q great inter-
est: called on me and expressed a dis
appointment because am; not able Or
do not look at the spiritual; world or
hereafter as they do, but I have the
greatest respect for each Of them! My,
attorney, John Day Smith. J. have also
for him great respect, for. be lis q re-.
ligious man, as yell as an attorney,
end i told him would pledge him
what he askedsof me IT, say pledged,
tito him, although Il I honestly be-
lieved it, 1 would say it, and satisfy
myself, and it was this: R''Oh, God for
Christ's sake forgive me all my SINS" =
snow, Megaarden, so ahead Keep
up your courage, gentlemen. You bet
will stand pat. Please pull it tight,
and let it go under the right earl no.
the other ear. y ge} &,&s$5sG A
Hayward spent the time until mid
night with Edward Goodsell his brother
Adry and 4 stenographer. Supper was
served at midnight, and the visitors de-
parted. Hayward ate q most hearty
supper, and appea red to greatly enjoy
this. his last meal.
Att o'clock Father Timothy Of the
East Side and Rev. William Wilkinson
visited Hayward. Hayward had been
apprised Of their presence in the Jail
and ofkheir desire to see him. He accord
in1ly invited them in, and they stayed
Is minutes. s., M. y ,@s+ 5,9.1G
Hayward's nerve served him TO the
last Those who prophesied that he
would weaken and be carried to the
gibbet were forced to admit that the
murderer of Catherine Cling was pos
sessed of more nerve and sand than
they believed any human being was
blessed with. IN ls,.. = .g.s
All through the long evening Harry
vas the merriest of the entire popula-
ton of the Hennepin county Jail. He
sat until after o'clock. laughing and
joking, making and taking jokes. and
apparently trying to take the terror of
his own mind, and the minds of those
who were TO kill him, and see him
killed. ~.
From the gallows to the grave will
be short journey quickly travcrscd,
for Harry, Hayward. There will be no
funeral. Some time during the after.
noon the remains will be taken to
Lakewood and placed in vault.
A post mortem examination was Dc.
sided 1t q late hour. -' -