Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22

WHAT ALMY HAS TO SAY.
The Shooting Of Christie Warden Was Aecs-
dentai-Line Of Defense.
Amy, the murderer Of Christie Warden
Hanover, n. H., in an interview repeated his
statement made to one Of the officers that be
never intended TO use any violence upon
Christie Warden. He stoutly maintaine that
the first shot that took effect upon her was en-
areiy accidental. the revolver being discharged
while he was endeavoring to drag Christie
| away from the presence Of her sister Fanny
He also repeated the assertion that he enter
tanned no sentiment toward Christie except
that OF deep love- and that up to the night of
the crime he had always treated her honorably,
and that at no time had he ever harbored the
Idea OF insult or violence toward the girl.
Hanover dispatch says: There is q great
interest on the part of the public to learn the
important contents Of the papers and letters
~hien Amy before surrendering threw out
from MS hiding place upon the floor Of the
barn to be taken into the keeping of John
ruler, tho head farmer for the State Agricui-
turai college. Before Mr.. Fuller had even the
opportunity to open the package Solicitor
Mitchell had talk with him, and in the name
OF the law effected an arrangement with Mr..
ruler whereby. for the present at least. none
| TO Ar. Fuiier's hands will be made public.
LETTERS FROM CHRISTIE.
Amy says that the package contains q per-
| sonal statement of his own which he few DAYS
ago prepared and signed in the belief that
escape would be impossible for him and that as
last resort he would take his own life rather
than surrender. He positively states that in the
package will be found letters written b him by
| Christie, and that they will prove that there
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sentiment entertained for him (Almyl than the
public here have been willing to believe.
II Amy tells the truth in relation to this
matter the letters will certainly play q very
| important part in the trial. Fanny Warden,
| who endea vored 90 bravely to shield her sister
from harm in the darkness of the valley on the
night OF the murder, as we'll as all the other
members OF the family, persistentiy maintains
that no letters were sent by Christie to Almy
| that contained any expressions regarding him
| excepting those Of pure friendship and kindly
| esteem. Ibis matter Of the actual personal
relations that existed between Amy and Christie
| Is now, as the excitement over the capture of
| the murderer naturally begins in some degree
| to subside, becoming q theme of interesting
| discussion on the part Of the public. 1t must
| be admitted that there are not few persons,
even including some Of the near neighbors Of
| the Warden family, who from the time OF the
| murder have continued to entertain the idea
| that there were closer relations between them
munity.
This matter forces itself upon the attention
OF the people for the reason that in the trial it
| Is expected that Almy's counsel will make = de-
| termined effort 70 prove that Amy at first
| found some favor in the way Of Christie, but
| that he was afterward dropped, and that his
disappointment at the result and his long brood
| ing over the matter gradually led him up to the
| awful part which lie performed on the evening
that he dragged Christie into the valley anc
| killed her. While the entire community have
| perfect confidence in whatever the present
| members of the Warden family say regarding
the relations that existed between Christie and
Almy, 1t Ii possible that they did not have full
knowledge Of this subject, which, however deli
cate 1t may be, cannot be kept in allegiance in
| that Will be taken in his case. Whether or not
Almy has told truthful story thus far will be
proved further on.
IDENTIFIED AZ AN Ex-coNvIcr.
1t is hardly believed, however, that he will
| make at any time what may be termed q full
| confession Of his crime and the circumstances
that led to it. 1t is hoped that his capture will
result In the discovery Of his relatives if he has
any, and will also open up the mystery of his
former life. The officers express great conf
dence that they shall be able to explain many
things connected with the crime which have
| heretofore seemed impenetrable to their. An
| important step in this direction was taken when
| the warden or the Vermont state prison posi-
lively identified Aimy as a man, who. under the
| name Of Charles f. Abbott, served a term in
the institution at Windsor. 1t is also believed
that he has been an inmate Of the New Hamp-
! shire state prison.
| Sheriff Brigham says that in the statement
Almy declares that his object was not to hurt
Christie, but to get her away from Fanny for
a quiet talk. His revolver, he says, was dis
charged accidentally, wounding her. When he
asked her If she was hurt she made no reply,
but groaned so piteously that he was influenced
| to kill her to end her sufferings This precious
document is in the hands of the attorney gen.
eral and Will there remain until probably its
news value shall have departed. sheriff Brig
ham says also: Il may be mistaken but my
recollection is that there were not any letters
| from Christie in the package that was taken
| charge of by Mr.. Fuller, as has been commonly
reported"
WATCHED HIS VICTIMS FUNERAL
Amy admitted that during his conceaiment
in the barn he went 50 far as to peep in the
Warden windows after dark. He looked
| through the cracks in the barn and saw the
people rs they came to the funeral and watched
| the casket as 1t was carried to the grave. He
says he can remember each Of the foral offer
| lngs which rested upon it.
When asked why he was so bold as to 20 to
Christies grave, as he says he did twice a week,
| he replied: There was q consolation in going
there that cannot explain. 1t was the only
place where l could unload the burdens I
carried. Upon my solemn word did not try
to assault the girl and the direction the first
shot took was accidental.
my relation with Christie was every way
correct, and If her parents had not intertered
her life and happiness would have been pre-
served II l had not been wounded in the side
don't know what should have done before
ending my own life. But when the bullet had
been in my body a while grew SO weak could
hardly raise my hand to my head. That was
the only thing that prevented my killing my
SELF"
Late yesterday afternoon one Of the officers
asked Amy: "After you had caugh. your VIC
tim and she and the others had attacked YOU
would you have killed or attempted to kill
either Of them?'
His reply was: Il should not have harmed
one Of them
INTERVIEW WITH HE VICTIMS FATHER.
Mr.. Warden, the father of Christie, saw Almy
for q very short time this afternoon through
the permission Of the officers. As Amy looked
and saw Mr.. Warden he manifested no surprise
whatever or any particular feeling, although he
spoke very kindly to the father Of tho muir
dered girl
Mr.. Warden began to talk with Alrny about
some domestic matter connected with the
farm, but which had no particular releyance to
the great crimc. In q few moments the officers
In charge had the interview terminated, "a
Amy began to be nervous and restless
MIR. WYrden'6 little how accnu,nau;a5 h;v,