The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
With Smiles and Jokes Harry
Hayward Went to Death.
Hanged at Minneapolis Early
This Morning for Murder.
m.MISS GING AVENGED.
s'Pull Her Tight; I'll Stand Pat,
Were His Last Words.
A Remarkable Exhibition of
Nerve or Insanity.

M1NNEAPoLIs, Dec. 11.-With gam
bler's phrase upon his lips and cold
smile upon his face, Harry Hayward
faced the eternal at o'clock this morn
ing.
Pull her tight, I'll stand pat" these
we're the last words he uttered as the
deputy with blanched face and trembling
hands pulled the we'll soaped moose as
tightly about the murderer's neck as he
could in order that death might come the
more quickly and the more surely 1t
was twelve minutes past o'clock when
Sheriff Holmburg pulled the lever and
released the trap upon which Hayward
stood. In just thirteen minutes County
Physician Frank Burton declared that
the swinging figure was that of dead
man.
The coolest man at his own execution
was Harry Hayward. While the prisoner
had been made ready in the cell room,
his black silk robe had been put on and
the black cap adjusted. Suddenly the
door was thrown wide open and the
sound of an inarticnlate yell hoated in
from the cell room where the
prisoners comrades were taking their
farewell; then three hoarse cheers for
himself. and ending with Hes all right"
It was awful.
4 As its echoes died away the sheriff ap-
peared. followed by the prisoner between
Deputies Bright and Anderson and Dep
uty Megarden bringing up the rear.
''Good evening, gentlemen" said Hay
ward in clear, even tones, as he bowed
his way into the room wearing his SOM
bre garb so jauntily that its grotesque-
ness was forgotten.
AS he made his way up the stairs to the
scaffold he tripped on the unaccustomed
sown. This amused him und he laughed
at the first step. As he strobe upon the
trap the deputies looked more like fright
ened children hanging to a parent than
officers of the law.
Carefully placing his feet on the mark
ed spots, he drew his splendid figure to
its greatest height and glanced about
with calm face occasionally frightened
by smile of recognition as he saw some
friend in the crowd.
Upon being asked if he had anything
to say he replied in a careless. drawing
tone. well, yes" He moistened his
lips with his tongue. "Well, good bye to
you all" he began, 'there has been
great deal of curiosity and wonder at my
action and some of you think | am very
devil" with a peculiar drawling accent
on the uTSL SNll6Ot0 "a tudl HOIQg 'duQ X
YOU knew my whole life, you would think
SO all the more. have dictated the full
statement today on all my life to 1fr.
Edward Goodsell, Mr.. ]. 7. Mannix and
stenographer-let's see, what's that stem
noCrapher's name" - and Hayward
y peered down over the edge of his scat
fold as if expecting some one to answer.
"Where's Uline" he went on somewhat
Cisconnectedly. "UIine here? I prom
ised to take his dog with me under my
arm to make him a record. It would be
a good thing for the dog. Doyle, you
told me to bow to you. Where are you?
Aren't you here? l cannot see you," and
the speaker peered about for the de-
tective.
Pm here Harry" called out DOYLE
We'll then, good evening, Mr., Doyle"
said the prisoner, smiling graciously and
IA bowing. Then taking another tack, he
called out "Clemens did you get that
ticket?''
A hat was showed forward in assent
"Ah, that's good. Mannix, let me see
now" and Hayward hesitated with the
embarrassment of a man who has forgot
ten his speech. take your time." said
Sheriff Holmburg.
Let me see now, certainly had some
thing to say to Mannix because I have
always entertained the kindest feeling
for him. Joe remind me of what it was:
you know have been having trouble
with my memory lately"
Say nothing more in that line" came
in low distinct tones from Mannix "Yeu
are about TO meet your God and should
express here your forgiveness for your
brother as you did so nobly to me today
and with thoughts of your mother and
. father before you should act as you have
during the last forty-eight hours. meet
ing death manfully and fOrgiviug all
those to whom you have borne any ill
will up to this time"
Forgive him." said Harry, as Mannix
finished, ''wel l have freely
forgiven him for any imaginary
wrong he thinks he has done
me. He has done me no wrong. have
done him great wrong. l forgive him
freely. Father Cleary, Father Timothy
and Father Christy have taken great in :
terest in me and have exerted themselves
greatly about my spiritual welfare. l
have the greatest Lect for each of
them. For John Day Smith, my LAWYER.
also. He is good man, and Christian
as we'll as lawyer, and 1 have promised
him to say something here tonight which
II should probably not have said on nv
own accord"
With an effort Hayward turned his
eyes upward and said in a strident,
meaningless voice quite different from
the conversational one he had been u.s.
ing: "Oh God, for Christ's sake forgive
all my sins.'' An empty mockery, or the
cry Of soul unused to prayer; probably
the former-iust to keep promise.
4 "Oh," resumed Harry, dropping back
TO his former tone, SIS Goodsell here?"
When told that Geodseu was absent.
he continued, SWELL, DR.. Burton, l think
] have something to say to your
The doctor st6DDed him with tha sro