The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-12
A MOTHERS ANGUISH.
Pitiful Scene at the Funeral 0.
Harry Hayward.
now THE MURDERER MET DEATH


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Nerve as He Looked Ills Last Upon Earth.
HIs Was the Least Affsoted Of Any Man
Present.
MiNxEAPoIIs, Doc 1s-At tho simple
burial service over the romans of Harry
Hayward yesterday afternoon, ut Lake
wood cemetery, there occurred a MOST
tragic incident. The ceraIlony was held
In tho llttfe chapel at the cemetery, and
was attended by very few friends and
the members Of the family, Adry included.
After the words OF scripture and prayer
Mrs. Hayward desired to place some
flowers on the caslxet, and supported by
her son, DR. Tbaddcus Hayward, and her
husband, advanced to do so. She walked
around the head Of the coffin, strewing
carnations as she did so. When she had
ARRIVED at the right hand side Of tho bier,
she hcsitrfef In response to a signal from
hcr Thnddeps and her husband loosened
their support uf her, and she stood alone.
she raised her clinched hands and broke
forth IA q low moaning tone:
Poor. dear Harry My baby boyl Ny
dear baby boy God has forgiven him!
Poor, dear Harry Poor, dear Harry BE
brave, mother; be brave and strongl Tho
chains bind me, but thoy can't chain my
soulY ! come agaiu' Poor dear Harry
My baby boyf'
with this the mother half turned and
started toward where Adry sat In front
of .Adry she stopped and lifting his face in
her hands said :" Tell him I've forgiven
him, ihother.N
Her reproachful tones echoed in the
silent room Seemingly half craZed, the
bereayed mother turned from her elder
boy to where her youngest lay, and fell
fainting into the seat near by.
Harrys parents had expected to mako
their son last visit during Tuesday after
noon, but strength and courage failed
theIu The old father, whose whole frame
shakes with palsy, is a ptiable object, but
his mental condition is not SO bad as
might be expected, The mother has borne
up remarkably we'll, but those who know
her best fear for her reason.
Haywurd's demeanor at his execution
wns q remarkable exhibition of coolness
and nerve Debonair ns ever, what had
seemed mere effrcntcry during his Jail
days now became, In the great dimly
lighted gallows room, the indifference OF a
man who was, at least, not afraid TO die.
Not q man Of the little group of privileged
spectators, but whose heart thumped moro
loudly and approximately than that one
which was SO soon to cease its beating, not
. = . fNus but turned more ghastly than his in
The gruesoine light
y M -nGood evening, gentlemen said he in
clear tones as he bowed his way into the
room, wearing his somber garb so iauntily
that its grotesqueness was forgotten. Al
he mado his way up the stairs to the scaf
fold he tripped on tho unaccustomed gown
This amused him, and he laughed at the
FIRST step. AS he strobe upon the trap thu
deputies looked more like frightened chill
dren hanging 20 a parent than officers O.
law. Harry Hayward might havo poset
for figure Of justice defending the veal
instead OF murderer going to his doom
Carefully placing his feet ON the market
spots he drew his splendid figure to ii
greatest height and glanced about with |
calm face occasionally frightened by |
smile Of recognition as he espied SOM
friend in the crowd,
ON being asked II no had anything Il
say, he replied in n careless, dravlinl
tone: We'll, yes. There has been goo,
deal OF curiosity and wonder at my &C
tioD, and some Of you think that / am
very devil, and IL you all knew my who'll
iifo you would think so all the more.
have dictated the full statement today o
my life to Mr. Edward Goodsell, Mr.. J.
Mannix and u stenographer-let's see
whats that stenoerapher's name ~ an,
Hayward peered down over the edge o
his scaifoLd MS If expecting some one t
answer.
Thus he went on for some time, callin
to several persons by name, and MAXIM
some flippunt remark to each. Then h
epoke Of the priests who had taken an In
terest In him, saying he held thom ii
greatest respect, but could not think a
they would have him" Then he Tepeate
short prayer, in obedience, he said, TO
promise he had madc his lawyer; but thcr
l. was no show of feeling. He said; "OL
Lord, for Christ's sake forgive mo m
Sins. Megarden, go ahead"
Thus he indicated TO Deputy Megardc
that he was ready to die As the deputie
put the rope about his neck he said Let
see, where does the knot 60, under til
right eari No, It's the left, isn't III Pleas
pull Il tight. That's good. Keep you
courage up, gentlemen. Pull her tight
IN stand pat" Megarden stepped bach
raised his hand in the fatal signal, and lik
ashot the body dropped through the opene
trap. Death wAs instantaneous.
Lato Tuesday night Harry had recon
ciliation with his brother Adry whom h
10 bitterly denounced last Sunday. 1t wa
easy TO perceive that Harry's anlmosit
was short lived
1t is supposed that the lengthy autob
ography which Hayward dictated TO
stenoRrapher contains full confession G
his own connection with the murder G
Catherine Cling, rs well as sensational az
counts OF other crimes in which he ha
been involved, but the real facts viii no
be known until the statement is printe
In book form. The book was an ide
. which occurred to Hayward only day
two ago and IL was his belief that ii mial
be made profitable to his cousin, Gooi
sell, Accordingly, he dictated il at lengt
to Court Stenographer Richard AIabey /
the presence of Goodsell and Joseph 2
Mannix, a reporter, These three are IL
only persons who know its contents ant
naturally, wlll diyulge nothing.
Hayward also made several statement
to the public into phonograph, and tl
owners Of the Instrument expect to NAL
money by permitting the public to he's
Harry own voice after its owner has bee
laid away in tho earth
Before bis execution Harry, at the +
quest of his brother, DIR. Thaddcus Ha
ward, consented that an autopsy shoul
be performed and his brain examined. q
yond much question Hayward was n d
generate. Such Is the belief Of one of Il
Specialists who conducted the autops
Tbs brain has been found to weigh flft
fiyo ounces, about normal, and the defec
In It, II any, are too subtle for either kni
or microscope to detect
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