The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-03
IAJEAN VAL,JjEAN
]. /! |. REVEALED { \.
y I BY CRUSADE
NEWSPAPER MAN TRIED,
I5SB yag,ti !. HIDE PAST. In d, a,i,
Thousands IN Cumberland, = Ma;rsylatnlt.
Ask Haywood, ExConvict,
To Return.

Tie receipt Of an anonymous letter
Threatening to expose his past IL lie
did not cease writing about politics
and opposing the saloons caused the
sudden departure of Harry S. Hay
ward, humorous and editorial writ
4 er on "Thc Cumberland Daily News
for the last five years, and now a
concerted attempt to find him and
have him return is being made by
all classes OF citizens, several thou
sand having joined in petition to.
him. He departed without saying
goodby and left no address.
In pathetic farwel; note address,
ed to w. w. Brown. editor OF "rhe
Daily News" lie barred his life, toll
ing, as he calls it. ''the whole mis=
cradle story" Hayward served "a
termsin the Maryland penitentiary
4 for forgery about eight years ago.
This fact was known to few. He
came to Cumberland, made an I'M
preston as writer. and assumed n
position of prominence socially and
otherwise. In the last few months
he received several threatening
anonymous letters. but still he re-
manned.
IT. He was to have gone to Frederick
Md, last week as a witness for "The
Daily News" in the libel suit of Or.
Francis E. Harrington, city health
officer: Learning that an attempt
would be made to cali up his past
in his cross-examination on the
stand. Hayward shook the dust of
the city from his feet.
II got on tear for some time, af-
ter my home life was broken UP
and landed in the Maryland penis
itentiary for crime" he said in his
.tilettcr.tq Il iwas.as gpiltyz,s hell, but
fldttwasgallaEaSp&l llof years OF ifeol-
ishness.oas 3it9dso notjreally part j Of
my nature, to- be-a criminal" III
"a He said be had .beea. particularly
astlE& I'M fght ing The Daily Newsss
battles, but now that the epaper
miglittfbe rattaekedl because OF him
he .wena away 49, 81
y, The lay, has nothing whatevcr|
sion me" lie added. 4 paid, and II
gsyindicated myself with nearly sew
en- years straight work WITHOUT d
s'hrcak. as you know - i
~ Mr.. Brown says he will furnishl
tho postal authorities with the name
of the writer of3the anonymous letS
ter. An inspector, is expected to-
morrow, when an arrest, likely will
be made. Tho letter signed ;'Getl
s.oiit from UNDER" Says: 9l
Note you are active for Docl
tKoon. Doc is all right, but advise
YOU TO cut 1t out you are known
here and DESERT people Of 2cumber.
tland don't intend to permit you to
sdictate in, politics. Also cut out |
knocking saleons. I'VE don tsintend
sto have man who was clcrg on,
the second floor butting into public
matters In Cumberland. g.
pr Koon, referred to In the letter.
Isl candidate for the nomination.
for Mayor under the commission
form of government. The reference
70: CLERK on the second floor, re-
calls Hayward's Job in prison.
The Daily News" published to-
day many. testimonials from BUST |
ness men, clergymen, lawyers ard
newspaper men as to Hayward,siI
worth. They all brand the coy
otte.s so-called by Hayward in hisl
farewell letter, as responsible forShisl
having left iiome ana friends. Hay-I
sara srote over the sobrtquet Of
HANK He is about forty years |
old and always dressed neatly. Be-
fore his departure he left proyisiont
for tlta r,ayf5o,,t III f.:s, ~. Y.