Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

chamber window by a ladder but was mortified tn
nun another woman in Christe's room. As this
woman rose in bed he seized her by the throat
threw her back and made her promise to keep his
visit secret. He then described his waiting for
christie ON the night Of the murder and how he
selleu her and drew her through the bars with his
arm about her waist In doing this he stumbled
ana tel. Then he heard noises around them
fanhy was screaming and he fired his revolver To
keep her back not thinking to shoot her His
tall stunned him His thought was that he must
have Christie; their, were sounds ~ voices o,nins,
nearer and Christie was lying on the ground nm
conscious. In some way his revolver was fired he
ulu not know how. Then when he saw that
christie was shot he exclaimed "NIy God Christie
Is uea'i. lie was dazed. He Immediately left
her and went To the river aud then returned to the
Marden barn, from which he watched the men
VINO brought the body of Christie to the house
lie told of visiting Christie's grave on different oc.
caslonS. He could not realize that she was dead
he never thought Of being captured and the feel
place. '''''' w. '"'
-, He saw Mrs. Warden when she found the cans.
Lebanon. but returned
Ahny was subjected to sharp questioning by
lIie Ghlet Justice 10 whom he admitted that some
OF his statements to the Warden family were
false. No evidence allowed to prove that
Amy is George Abbott, although the matter was
once preached by the attorney general At the
conclusion of Amy testimony both sides rested.
The Arguments.
On Thursday morning for the third time,
the court house was packed to its utmost
capacity. Almy came in wearing hag-
gard look and took his accustomed place.
MIR. Bureigh, his leading counsel, at
once began his argument for the defence.
He admitted murder, but only in the sec
Ond degree. He quoted from the common
law and showed that the statutes should be
ruled in favor of the prisoner as far as
could be, in harmony with the law The
different degrees of murder and its penal
ties were reviewed and a strong effort made
to secure sentence for murder in the second
degree, the penalty for which is thirty
years in state prison. His remarks occu-
| pied about one hour and were attentvely
listened to.
A recess followed, after which ATTORNEY
General Barnard opened for the prosecu-
ton, laying the main stress of his argu-
ment on what constitutes the different de-
grees of murder. He admitted that Amy
wished to marry Christie Warden, but said
that she became alarmed at his reticence
as to his past, and cut short their acquaint-
ance. He showed the fallacy of Amy's
claim that he meant to go to Texas and
bought the revOlvers for this reason.
"What occasion had he the speaker said,
''to come to Hanover on the midnight
train and hide himself in the barn instead
of entering the home of the family? If
his purposes were honorable why did he
not seek an interview with Christie like a
man? What had he to fear from such a
cOurse?' All these points, with the re-
voting and condemning features of the
murder were incisively reviewed. the pris-
oner in the meantime watching the speak
er with a steady, immovable countenance.
| The court room was hushed to the stiffness
of a church service while the plea was be-
ing made.
Mr.. Barnard closed about noon and the
court was then adjourned, Chief Justice
Doe stating that when decision was
reached it would be delivered by Judge
Allen to the clerk of the court.
Judge Doe ordered Almy's removal to
the state prison at Concord, and the pris-
oner and deputies left on the 1880 train.
This action created much surprise and con-
siderable excitement in the court ROOM
Judge Doe stated to the associated press
representative that as Amy was to go to
Concord in any event, pending final action,
no matter what the decision was, he had
been sent there and that was all there was
to it. At one o'clock verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree and sentence to
be hanged on the first Tuesday i'm Deem
Der, 1892, was handed down.
The court came in at = o'clock, and
Clerk GriswOld then gave the decision of
the Judges, which was received with cheers.
Following is the official document:
The Sentence.
State Of New Hampshire Grafton county. Su-
preme court, eastern district, November term,
! November 10. 1891.
State Frank c. Almy. Indictment for muir
der The defendant. having pleaded guilty the
question of degree is determined by the court,
and the court find that the defendant is guilty of
murder in the first degree. HereupOn the judg
ment and sentence of the law Is that Frank c. Al
my be- imprisoned in the state prison at Concord
until the first Tuesday of December 1892; and that
on said first Tuesday of December, 1892. between
the hours of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and
O'Clock i'm the afternoon. within the walls or yard
of said state prison, he be hanged by the neck I'M
til ne is dead DOE and ALLEN Justices.
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