The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-19
ALMY'S TRIAL OYER
Judge Doe Will Pronounce
Sentence To-day,
THE PRISONERS TESTIMONY.
His Story of the Shooting of Christie
Warden and His Subsequent Actions

WhIuou duu LIS buboCQhJAb AOsAOhn
He Said That when Going over the Bars
with Christie They Stumbled, aud in
tho Confusion the Revolver Was Dis
charged could Not Tell How It Hap
pened, But He mid Not Mean to XIII
the Girl, whom He Loved BETTER Than
Life, Eto.
PLYMOUTH, n. H., Nov 0-This
morning the addresses of the counsel for
Almy and for the State are being made.
They are expected to be brief, and then
Judge Doe will announce the degree of
murder and sentence the prisoner.
Yesterday Almy was put on the stand,
and his evidence was breathlessly fol-
lowed by the tremendous crowd present
He said he loved Christie with all his
heart and thought that il he could have
had her she would have led him to
better life They talked it over, and
she advised MIN to get a better educa-
tion, but lack of funds compelled him to
reach to the conclusion to make a short
cut to professional life.
Witness said that Christie kissed him
when they parted. She aroused pas
sions in his breast, and had Mrs War
den spoken only one pleasant word to
him he would not have been
here to-day He then gave an account
OF his travels after leaving Hanover,
saying that he bought his revolver in
Springfield, for the purpose of taking it
with him to Texas, He had shown it
TO several persons, and had made no at
tempt to conCealit
He finally came to Hanover for the
purpose Of seeing Christie alone to get
her approval and encouragement. He
did not write while he was away, because
he was afraid she would not get the
letters. His expectations were high
and as he had no doubt her parents
were against him, he must see Chris tie
alone. He arrived in Hanover on the
midnight train, and went into the War
den barn, from which he could command
n view of the kitchen and parlor. He
thought he could see her when she went
to the Grange
About week later he went through
the house one night. He went four
times in all. The last time he decided
- open her door and speak to her. He
AID &c. but her brother was lying on the
bed. He ai,t not stay all the time in
the barn, but wanuS-ed about the fields,
uvaiting nearly a month to see Christie,
He told of entering the room at Mr..
Pettees, occupied by Christie, but was
horrifed to find it occupied by another
woman. As the latter rose in bed he
caught her by the throat and pushed
her back Then he told her his story
and his desire to see Christie, but she
said Christie was not there.
A compact was made to keep the
matter of the visit secret. When he
heard Christie was going TO the Grange,
he went to the pasture, changed his
clothes and after supper, wenC dowr
back Of A. Flint's house and waited for
Christie.
Soon she came along with others oi
the family. Almy then described the
meeting with the Warden party, as haC
been related by several witnesses, anc
said in going over the bars with his arm
about Christie's waist they stumbled
Fannie was screaming and he fired his
revolver to keep her back.
His fall stunned him. His though
was that he must have Christie; ther
were sounds of voices coming nearer
and Christie WAS on the ground uncon
scious. In some way his revolver wa
fired he did not know how. Then
when he saw Christie was shot, he eX
claimed; 'My God, Christie is dead n'
He was dazed He went to the river
and returned to the Warden barn, an
watched the men who brought the bod
TO the house. lie told of visiting Chris
ties grave on several occasions. II
could not realize that she was dead. Il
never thought Of being captured, an
the feeling that he could not leave h'
chained him TO the locality.
Almy told his story in trembiin
tones, and frequently stopped to brus
away the tears
Almy was subjected to a sharp eros
examination, and admitted that h
Io hoA lot in G
vannah was false, No evidence was a
lowed to prove that Almy is George
Abbott, although the matter was on
broached by the Attorney General
At the concl usion of Almys testimor
both sides rested.