The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08
HAYWARD TO DIE DECEMBER IL.
The Demon Bursts Into Cursing His
Brother. on Hearing His Doom.

Mfnnea polls, Dee Gov. Cfough this
afternoon sentenced Harry Hayward. the
murderer of Catherine Cling. TO ~ hanged
"Wednesday. December L.
Harry HaywaFas statement. taken this
afternoon BY JaIer West. = somewhat IN
coherent and decidedly hi1odthirsty. IL
starts out: A short time is Just as good
as A longer time. and I am as ready now
as ! ever shall be. / had rather ha hung
than 20 70 Saltwater for life. II the gov
ern0r would come here and talk with Tie
] would tel him something. I've had
damned god time here. and 7 VII have A
good time yet 1 have no kick COM ing.
They ought 10 20 hack 70 the old times.
People are too soff-hearted now II I had
Adry here I would pull his eyes ont and
his heart cut, and IA have Bl'xt look on.
then I'd cut them Hp and throw them 20
the dogs. I'm not made az milk and
water"
Turning to tho sheriff at this point Hay
ward asked. Il have right 10 invite three
persons 10 see the hanging. have | not2''
on being told that he had ne said: I'D
have the Dalton brothers, Bill Cook and
Cole Younger and Ia give EN- two good
revolyers apiece. The statement then
takes up the matter CT the prisoners pro-
iected escape The main part on OF this
recital is devoted 70 roasting Ed Stevens
a local attorney. sho Hayward claims.
acted the part OF a friend in need and
then played him false Hayward claims
To have paid Stevens s4s5. and that Stevens
failed 10 perform what he had promised
TO do for that sum,
DR. Thaddeus Hayward was found in his
fathers Office this afternoon, where the
news of the governors action was broken
TO him. The doctor said us IN SO? Have
you the news?" Yes. IL is So" Well,
then. it is the perpetuation of a lie" said
the doctor quickly. sthe whole idea that
a man as insane as Harry is could be legal
~ guilty Of the crime. I expected TO see
the governor go down % the foundations OF
the case. | expected that something would
come out in the sanity matter. The whole
thing was 50 devissh aid Internal and
the popular clamor for blood was so fierce
that [ cannot say that am surprised"
Hayward heard the news of his doom
from Sheriff Hoimberg's lips. The prisoner
eyinced no signs of breaking down. but on
the other hand repeated the awful execra-
tions against his brother Adry which of
late have been the only indication that he
appreciated the seriousness of his position
Well. Harry" sad the sheriff as he ap-
preached Hayward. i've come 10 tell you
that the governor has signed your death
warrant and fixed II for next Wednesday"
That's a d---d long time to wait for a
railroad train,' was the prisoners ejacula-
ton
'Tf you're in the depot it's a long time"
for eternity. You have good many things
TO consider before Wednesday; you have
little time left here
Il know that I have little time" said
Harry. There are few things I'd like 20
straighten out. and a few folks I'd like 10
get even with IL | had my brother Adry
here" and with that Harry stood up, and
cenched his fists and shook them from
side to side. adding: IF had my brother
Adry here ! would take his entrails out
and stretch them like a clothesline back
and forth through this cell. I'm not quite
so mad at Blixt as folks think, but If my
father, mother and brother tDr. Hayward
were dead. would oe the happiest man in
the world.
well. Harry" the sheriff broke in. Il
see you have some sympathy left in you
yet"
''Oh." said Hayward, 81 have not any
sympathy. but l feel there ought 10 be
some" Then Hayward began TO dictate a
statement TO Jailer West in regard to the
jail breaking episodes and other incidents
OF his Jail lfe.