Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-19

was InIuren Cnnsue would always be the
one " assist and help me.
The defendant occupied the rest OF the
time until recess giving many small de-
tails, in the nature OF the above statement.
story of the killing.
After the recess the murderer hobbled
into the court room on his crutches. Then
he begins to continue his his tale II
comes cut in sentences chopped up In
tauses, as II it were a recitation COM
nitted to memory which hs desired to lie
liver without mistake.
At 3:15 p. IN. when Almy had been testi-
flying steadily fer tws hours and a half,
and he had only got es far rs the buying
Of the reyolvcrs, his counsel told him TO
hurry up and cut the unimportant short II
possible.
Almy grew excited and awful earnest "A
he drew himself together to describe his
actual deeds at the scene OF the murder.
This. in a nutshell, was what he set
forth III vivid, broken language:
81 remember pulling Christie away from
her sister. remember having my arm
about her waist. remember that after
passing the bars Christie and fell down.
remember that dragged her on must
have used much violence, as the result
shows-until we reached tho brook. re-
member that we both fell down there.
IL remember that | was stunned and
that Christie was senseless. / remember
carrying or dragging her into the willows.
l remember being on my hands and knees,
on. hand on her body and the revolver be-
Ing fired.
It Was Fired by Accident.
remember that could net believe that
my loved Christie had been shot. Oh,
God no; that could not be Christie
remember that fired tho second shot to
put her out Of misery and pain, but oh;
that white cold face could not be Christie's
face, that Of whom loved dearer than life.
II remember running toward the river,
then TO the Warden barn. j remember
firing the shots TO frighten Fanny and the
man on the knoll. don't remember how
l forced tbs girl over the bars-not def
nitely; my mind was not clear. Idon't re-
member whether | clutched her by tho
throat and wrists. don't remember how
l got the girl from tbs brook TO the will
lows. had fallen down; l was stunned.
/ don't remember lew that frst shot
which wounded darling Christie was
6red; say was stunned
Chief Justice Doe cross examined the
~ 49, Ati'' liNtnlNC Sig lc, dud
gave him 40 opportunity ia be theatrical
during tbs operation. Question followed
question in quick succession.
Almy now talked - nat .rally and coolly
as could be, aud very Eucntly. lie showed
that his previous experience in criminal
courts had taught him lesson, for he was
artful in dodSing inciiminatiny answers
TO queries.
No Evidence CSs Allowed
to prove he was thc ogtlaw and thief,
George H. Abbott, although the attorney
general once bioached the subject by ask
ing where he was born.
The court thought it wasn't necessary to
go into that subject. Yet is is admitted
on all sides that Almy IL Abbott.
The Evidence Is All In.
Prosecution and dsfense have rested At
torney General Barnard and Hon. Alvin
Burleigh will make their closing argu-
ments before the court teday. The argu-
ments are expected to he brevity in itself
Then It only remains for the judges to
announce the degres OF murder Of which
Frank c. Almy is guilty and sentence
him