The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-21
ALMY, The CAPTURED
He Stands Out Against Forty ken, Firing
Shot kiter Shot,
VISITED HIS VICTIMS CRAVE 1T NIGHT.
The Brutal Murderer of Christie Warden In
Custody and May DE I.ynched-In-
tsrview with the"Nretch.

HAxoyrR. n. H.. August 90 Hanover is
again Wild with excitement Frank c.
Amy. the brutal murderer Of Christie
Warden. has been located, and crowd Of
people have gathered and expect soon TO
lynch the wretch. Amy was traced TO the
Warden farm, and is hiding in hay NOW.
Mrs Warden on Monday evening while
looking for some chickens found under tho
barn a number Of empty cans and bottles,
indicating that some one had been hiding there
and subsisting an canned fruits and vegetables
and beer. Messrs f. W. Davidson and
y. A. Frost who had been told OF
Mrs Warden discovery, made further search
Yesterday morning and found more cans and
IA club The Cans and bottles we're identified
as having been stolen with their contents
from the cellars of families IN the village.
asst night Professor Whitcher ana SneIlu
Brown watched the premises. AT a. NJ
they saw Amy walking about the garden. re
was barefo0ted ragged. pale and thin tie
filed bag with apples from the trees. eating
fayenousiy at the same time. Tie then walked
lack e. the barn and around to tho other
side Of H..
TIE SEARCH BEoUS.
The watchers returned TO the village and
aroused about forty men. who soon SURROUND
ed the building and a search began. Charies
t. Stewart. student at the state cohege'
was the first 10 locate Amy. he was prod
ding the hav with q shovel handle when ho
struck the body Of the concealed man. IN
stantlv Almy fred through the hay. lhe
bullet missed Stewart Amy fired again and
again. making his way upward through tne
bsy at the same time. He fired at least III
teen shots, and the barn was qulckiy VeseID-
ed one Of the shots struck ana sAghNy
,.,o7,nlad AFRO Turner of Norwich, VT y
student here
A council Of war was held by the mon out
side the barn As 10 the best means OF continu-
ing the attack upon the outlaw. Amy 70,
fused 10 come out of the barn as he had
promised. He sent for Solicitor Mitchell
who went into the barn and on the top OF the
lay whore Almy was sitting.
THEY IN rERyIEw THE OUTLAW.
Mr.. Mitchell reports as follows Il went up
in the barn in accordance with the request OF
Almy He sat on the hay and SAID that ms
leg was broken. He had revolver IN tach
hand and hourished them. pointing them
sometimes at me and sometimes at his own
head He asked If / would guarantee him q
fair trial. assured him that l would most
certainly do 40. He wanted TO know how
much of his past history had found out
told him we would not discuss that now. lie
asked me if thought he had better shoot
himself. The result of the conference was
he refused 10 come out"
A A. smith. a medical student had a con-
ference with Amy. He says Amy told MN
he did not mean 10 kill Christie. lie smd no
fred the frat shot accidentally, which threw
him into "a frenzy; then be shot her again II
Mrs. Warden, he said, had invited him TO inc
house he should have gone right along and
there would have been no trouble
Il Will s1z YOU LATER"
He then said to Smith, as he pointed his
Yistol At him: You 90 right down now. !
will see you later"
John Nj. Fuller whom Almy called up for
the conference said he had been here ever
since June l4th and that he had been to ths
eraye'as often AZ twice week. lie expressed
The deepest love for Christie. he gave mo a
roll of papers and ring. have not exam
ined the papers yet. Amy sald when thsy
found the empty fruit cans on Monday ne
took it into bis head TO leave and went IN the
night down beyond Hartford, Vermont vii
laee. a little way, but he felt as If he could not
leave the place and came back again.
while / was talking with him. continu 4
Mr.. Fuller. u could at times almost persuade
him TO surrender; then he would ask me some
ouestion about the Warden family, after
which he would say that he would not give
himself up lie was smooth shaven, except q
heavy moustache and he looked pale and
thin
TO SHOOT HIM UNAWARES.
The decision was reached at ] o'clock by
the citizens committee,to take lAlmy unawarea
and shoot him. and 20 put an end TO what was
becoming A grim farce. When this conclusion
was made known. it was greeted with yells OF
delight by the people. The crowd Iost pa
nrnce parleying with the assassin ana the
officers attacked the barn with NlnchesteTs
Almy retaliating with shot after shot roin
his revolver.
At 1:5O +. NJ Almy was oyerpowered and
taken 10 tho WheeOck House, where ne Is
confined upstairs Half dozen officials
with drawn revolvers stood at tie loot OF the
stairs holding back tho excited crowd.
Ia Al interview with n nited Press Re-
porter. Amy. the captured murderer, says he
killed Christie Warden, but that ne had no
idea Of committing an assault.
VISITED HIN oBAyE AT MIGHT.
lie went direct 10 Mr. Wsrden's barn after
killing the girl and was there when the BODY
was brought into the house. Ho had inu
Wow Of the house from his hiding place IL tlt
barn AZ the time of Christles funeral TIC
says he has not been on Of the premises since
moving around for food to keep him alive
and frequently visiting the dead girls grave
at night. w., 3,
Almy is lying on n cot in the Nheeloch
House His thin. pale face shows the enec'
of his hiding. He has been shot twice IL I, {
left lee and Il is broken below the knee; he
has d bullet wound in the top # hls head
Physicians are attending TO bis Junes-