News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-27
ALMY CAPTURED.

ALMY CAPTURED.
THE MURDERER TAKEN AT HANOVER,
N. H., AT THE VERY HOME OF THE
GIRL WHOM HE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.
Frank C. Amy who murdered Chris
tie Warden in cold blood on the even
ing of July II, in lonely spot near
her home in Hanover, n. H., was
arrested Thursday He was secreted
in the barn at the Warden homestead,
where he had been ever since the MUIR
der. The way in which his hiding place
was discovered is thus described:
Monday evening Mrs. Warden,
while looking for some chickens in the
barnyard, discovered q small open
ing in the underpinning, which she
thought might lead to the chickens
hiding-place. She removed a small
board and found ON the inside an
empty jelly tumbler and further in
twelve cans which had recently con-
tanned salmon, oysters, peaches and
other substantial eatables. There
were also empty wine and beer bot
ties.
Wednesday morning F. W. Davidson
and n. A. Frost made further investi-
cations under the barn, finding more
bottles and a formidable bludgeon
about the shape, but somewhat lon
ger than a policeman's club.
Knowing that the cellars of several
private families in the village had
been robbed of eatables they visited
these people and found beyond all
question that the goods came from
there, and farther, that some had
been taken as recently as Aug. 10.
Wednesday night Prot. G. H.
Whitcher and Sheriff III. c. Brown
watched the premises. Atabout two
O'Clock, while they were hid in some
corn in the garden, a man whom they
first supposed to be Warden, came
towards them to some apple trees
within ten feet of where they stood.
Says Prof. Witcher-'I thought it
was Warden, but as he came nearer L
thought l recognized Almy's walk.
He was bare-footed, his pants were
torn and he looked pale and thin.
He had a bag with him and filled 1T
while he ate ravenously. After a lit
tie while he leisurely and unsuspect-
ingly walked back to the barn and
passed around the eastern side. That
was the last we saw of him."
They returned to the village, arous-
ed about 40 men, who proceeded to
and surrounded the building. Sheriff
Stevens and Solicitor Mitchell were
on the ground and the search of the
barns commenced.
About a. M. the barn was COM
pletely surrounded and systematic
search begun under the supervision
of Deputy Sheriff Stevens.
The barn in itself is an immense
structure, besides being directly con-
nected with many out-buildings 1t
is in one of these that the murderer
Amy has had his hiding place during
all these weeks, while officers have
been securing the distant country.
His retreat was so located in the
new mown hay that through a crack
he commanded complete view of all
the movements of the Warden house
hold. A more neatly situated place
could not beimagined This was dis
covered about six o'clock, but he had
fed to some other part of the hay
now
The company of forty men who
were summoned to dislodge Almyfrom
the barn at early daylight, was rap
idly increased as the news spread that
the whereabouts of the murderer had
been found. After short discussion
Of ways and means party entered
the main barn, with which numerous
sheds and outbuildings are connected
and began to pitch over the hay on
the high NOW over the COW stalls.
After little time some short hay.
which had evidently been cut with a
knife, was reached and directly there
came from beneath the hay a number
of pistol shots rapidly fired, though
the refugee could not be seen. At this
the searchers beat a retreat, all ex-
cept one, a plucky young student at
the agricultural college, Charles E..
Hewitt, who returned Amy fire from
his own pistol until his cartridges were
exhausted, when he plunged down
the NOW and out the door. AS he did
SO final shot from Almy graIed his
face.
Another eonferenee followed outside
and as a result of it a formal demand
was made on Amy to come out of his
hiding place and surrender. This had
no effect on him, except to call out a
threat of instant death for any one
who approached him.
Finally, however, Almy asked for a
conference with John Fuller, the su-
perintendent of the college farm. Full
Ter responded to his request and went
to the opening leading from the main
barn to the OK barn, where Amy was
seated on the hay, with big revol-
yer in each hand. Almy told Mr..
Fuller that he had killed Christie.
that he had been hiding there ever
since the deed, threatened to shoot
himself, asked for advice, said all he
wanted was protection and a fair
trial. etc.
Mr.. Fuller advised him to talk with
States Attorney Mitchell. who went
in at Almy's request. To him he
promised to surrender If he was guar
anteed protection and fair trial.
This the official promised him. andin
the meantime the excited crowd out
side were urged to restrain themselves
and let the law take it's course.
Almy, however, did not keep his
word, and there was further parleying
and attempts to dislodge him. Final
ly Mr.. Fuller went to him again at
Almy's request, and the final result
of it all was that Amy gave himself
up, surrendering one revolver to Mr..
Fuller and the other to Mr.. Mitchell.
His surrender finally came some time
about noon. Examination of his
body showed that two ofyoung Hew-
tits bullets had taken effect, one
lodging in his thigh and the other
breaking the large bone of the leg
below the knee. A rifle shot fired by |
a person outside the barn had made a |