Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-26
kL.MY To HANG.
The Dread Sentence Seals
His Doom.
EXCITEMENT AT CONCORD.
Clerk GriswoId Reads the
Judges Decision.
ALMY NEXT T0SAWTE[L
lie Will know of His Fate
This Morning.

PLYMOUTH, n. y. Nov. 10.-When the
doors OF tine court bouso cpeued this moru-
ing to begin the third and final day of
Aimy'5 trial the waiting crowd entered
with rush, packing the building to sutroca-
ting. Almy came into court wearing
hnggard look, bat ne appeared unconoerned
nad took h.' accustomed pace
After court was cHei to order, Counsel
Bur.elgh began his argument for deience
lie admitted the murdJr but only in the
second degree. Tie different degrees OF
murder and their penalties reviewed
nud a strong effort was made to secure sen
tencc Tor murder in the second degree.
/ The pri,on counsel closed his plea at
1890. Attorney General Barnard then
opened for tho government. His argument
was mainly in reference to what constitutes
the different degrees of murder. Through
out his remarks the prisoner watched the
attorney general with steady immovabe
countenauce. MIR. Barnard closed his ar
gument about noon. Court then al journ-
ed, Judge Doe stating that when decision
was reached by the judge, it would be de-
livered by Judge Allen to Clerk Griswoid.
Almy was taken to Concord State prison on
the 1880 train by order OF Judge Doe.
Cries of "Haus Him. Heart in Concord.
CONCORD, y. H., Nov. l9.-Several hun
CTcd peopi0 gathered in the station When
tIT tran with Amy arr.vr! from Plymouth.
Amy was surround-d ~ the sheriff and
raemc OF the police. Cries of han.
him, string HIM up with rope" anu
lynch him" were heard. lie got into
barge and the prisoner and 10 officers were
driven to the prison. Warden Goliath and
Deputy Robinson escorted him to the room
{,r rt.,,, u,
questions from which the prison record is
made We're propounded and quIcaly answer
ed by Amy. lie was asst ened one OF the
murderer cells His nearest neighLor viii
be Sawtelle, who is soon to be- executed for
killing his brother, Hiram.
The prison record Is follows: "Name.
Frank c. Amy; age, 32 height, 5 ieet 5
inches; eyes, haze; hair brown; complexion,
medium; birthplace Boston, Mass; condl-
tiou, single; habits, temperate; religion,
Protestant; education, read and write;
weight llj pounds This record is entered
on the prison books against Christie War
den's murderer.
lie ate light supper and then was taken
to his cell tonight which will probably he
his home until his execution. lie is s.il in
ignorance OF the decision OF the judges and
his sentence. a I'd will so con linue until W ar
den Goliath receives official notice of the
same from the clerk of the court of Grsf,on
couptv The document corvayinc tbis i,
telLeepcs is expectsd in the morr,no vher
AImv will be informed of hi. fat.
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gave tno uec'sion Vi ''e JUICES Whicn was
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o"tciui "ocuiAe"t;
0'D'o "a -'o" halhlsn're' ,'raiuoh county,
,ot' on'e Oouf' Vi Eu''efh ulSlrlc', nov ~,
lo'l, "'"'e Vs. rrahh u Amy lhdict'
"''"I 20 ~ "'u' 1of. 1Ae "e!ehuaht hhVlhs
Pieauo,' sunty' tno question OF degree
9'0i hii'"eu ny Tue court hnds
""y .He ue'enN"nT 10 suhty oi murder III
'"e hiS' uceree. hereupoh the judgment
Irnnl, & Al,n1, La ir,,ri.onad ~, +l., g..
prison at Concord until the first Tuesday in
December, 1882 and that ON said first Tue,.
day of December, 1892, between the hours
of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and > O'Clock
in the afternoon, within the walls or ward
of said State prison, lie be hanged hy The