The Somerset reporter., 1891-08-27
Amy Captured.

AlaAiGNEp ANp PLEADS Nor GrurN.
frank G. Almy the brutal murderer of
| Christie Warden has vt last been captured
aud been arralened upon the charge OF
murder and pleaded not guilty.
| lie was found In the hay loft of one of
he barns at the residence Of Warden. the
| father OF the murdered girl and Mrs.
Warden was the first person TO observe
things aoout the premises indicating that
some person WAS making the barn hab-
itation, aud this information given To Of
ncers Of the law led to watch being es-
tablished and his discovery. He was
found to be barrcadcd in a NOV of hay,
was armed with several reyolgers and had
plenty of ammunition. His exact location
was frs: ascertained by the discharge of
a pistol in his hand the bullet of which
just missed the man it was evidently aim
ed at.
This man was armed and commenced a
brisk lire upon the concealed criminal I'M
I'll he had empted his six shooter in that
direction with the ,f.ct, as it afterward
appeared, to break leg and otherwise
njure Almy.
| At this Stage parley ensued between
the District Attorney and Almy resulting
in his surrender upon ASSURANCES that he
should be protected from the populace
and have legal trial. When he was
brought out from his hiding place be was
severely wounded, pale, emaciated and
haggard from his long confinement and
uncertain, scanty food and a sorry look
| ing specimen of humanity
crowd of several thousand assembled
around the Warden place while the cap
ture was being made which occupied sey.
eral hours
Amy states that he was secreted in this
barn and about the Warden premises for
some weeks before the murder and went
back there Immediately after 1t and
through the cracks in the building could
and did observe all that WAS going on
around the premises. He furthermore
said he had visited the grave of his vic
tim as often AS twice each week and
placed fresh flowers thereon.
One OF the questio, that agitatCs the
community now is who shall receive the
$4,000 reward offered for Almy's cap.
ture.
Intense excitement prevailed the day of
the capture and the succeeding day thous-
ands visited the Warden place, the hotel
where Almy was quartered until he was
taken to jail and it is fortunate for him
that he was in conn unity that had due
regard for law and order.
There are people, whose judgment Oh
general matters entities them to hear
ing, who think that Frank C. Amy will
prove to be the man Abbott, who by burg
larry and reckless shooting, frightened the
people in Lyme, Oxford, Thetford and
Fairlee, w., some eight or ten years ago.
general huut was made for Abbott who
was located In cave on the mountain,
where his plumber was stored. His den
was charged upon, and he was shot and
captured He escaped the first night af.
ter his capture, but was again caught and
sentenced to the prison at Windsor. He
remained there but a short time before he
made his escape since which time moth.
Ing has been known of him. His age
height and general description, they claim
corresponds to that of Amy, whose hend.
ish deed Is natural sequence of the
work in which Abbott was engaged before
| MS conviction.
A package, the only thing found OF
Almy except the revolvers pertaining to
the personal wardrobe, was opened. The
package was bound in a strip of chamoi.
leather, carefully wound with string. Ii
it were several envelopes, on each OF
which was an inscription regarding the
contents.
One contained a thick braid of darl
brown har, so much that no ribbon wa.
necessary to lie it in order to keep i
from separating. Another, three driet
and pressed pansies, not so old but tina
they retained much of their original beau
W. This was marked: "Three pansie,
from my dear Christie's grave. Gathered
the 20th, 10Th and Both of July, 1891
The fourth envelope had a somewha
worn Kid glove IN it. On the outside wa,
marked simply "Chrlstie's glove" Their,
We're also three cabinet pictures, two OF
Fannie Warden and one of Christie, and ,
gilt edged visiting card marked Christi,
q. Warden"
The sixth envelope was NAKED "Chris
ties work" 1t contained three sheets O.
paper, one white and the other pink
which were closely written on both sides
The hand writing was all that of a youp,
woman.