Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-21
AT BAY IN A BARN.
The Miscreant Who Killed Pref
ty Christine Warden.
A FOUL CRIME SOON TO BE AVENGED.

Search of a Month Rewarded by Finding
the Fugitive Hidden in the Barn oi
His Victims Father-Parleys with the
Rufian End with a Successful Assault
The Desperate Scoundrel Returns
Shot for Shot, and Is Severely Wound
ed-Mob Law Averted-His DeyiIish
Crime.
HANOVER, " H., Aug. 81 - Friday
evening, July Il last, Frank c. Almy met
pretty ClNristine Warden on the road near
her fathers farm, mile north of this
place, and shot her to death. lie then
disappeared, and in spite of the most care
full search eluded his hunters until yes
terday morning when he was found in the
barn of the man whose daughter he had
80 foully murdered. He is another of
those miscreants who can never be suffi-
, GENTLY punished in this world-the hound
who kills the girl he thinks he loves be-
cause she does not reciprocate. The fact
that Amy was found spread like wild
fire, and in a moment the town and coun-
Try were in state of wild excitement,
and yearning for the blood of the bastard.
More than 500 men collected about the
barn clamoring for vengeance on the
wretch, but were Gained by the officials,
and agreed to let the law take its course
How He Was Discovered.
Amy had not left the vicinity of his
crime since it was committed. He had
taken refuge in Warden's barn, among the
hay. and sustained life by obtaining some
where canned meats and other food, and
it was the cans which had contained the
meats which finally betrayed his wherea-
bouts. The mother OF the murdered girl
found the clue Hunting some chickens
Monday evening, she found under the
barn some of the empty cans and beer
bottles She reported her find. and a
watch was kept, and Wednesday night
Almy was seen to come out of the barn
and walk around among the fruit trees,
greedily devouring such fruit as he could
find. He then returned to his hiding
place. Yesterday morning the barn was
surrounded, and after probing the hay
NOV, one of searchers found Amy, WHO
Immediately proceeded to shoot, and soon
had clear field
Parlcyed with the Wretch.
The besisCers held conference and the
majority were in favor of setting the barn
on fire and then shooting Amy as he ran
out, but the officers begged the crowd 20
let law and order prevail, and several of
the cooler headed, one at a time had inter
views with Amy, who swore he would
shoot any one who should attempt u take
him alive and then shoot himself Finally,
however, he agreed on promise of a fair
trial to give himself up. but while the
crowd was forming two lines so that he
should be taken between them and all
present have a look him, he thought
better or worse, of his agreement and re-
fused to be captured, Instead he de-
manded a talk with Solicitor Mitchell,
who went into the barn and saw him.
The Interview with Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell reported as follows: Il
went up in the barn in accordance with
the request of Amy. He sat ON the hay
and said his leg was broken. He had a re-
volver in each hand and iourished them,
pointing them sometimes ar me and some
times at his own head. He asked if I
would guarantee him a fair trial ! as
sured him l would most certainly do so
He wanted TO know how much of his past
history l had found out. I told him we
would not discuss that now He asked
me if l thought he had better shoot him
that he refused to come out" At this the
crowd lost patience and began work with
their Winchesters, Amy replying shot
for shot as long as his ammunition held
out.
The Scoundrel Captured.
At 1:50 p. IN. charge was made on the
barn, and the miscreant was overpo,g-
cred and taken to the Wheelock House.
where he was confined upstairs while
half dozen officials, with drawn revol-
vsrs, held back the excited moo just
before the attack on the barn John II.
Fuller was called for by Amy and he
went in. Almy gave him roll of papers
and a ring. and said that when the empty
cans were found Monday he took it into
his head to leave, and went in the night
down beyond Hartford, a Vermont vii
lage, little way, but he felt Is if he could
not leave the place and came back again
Been on the Premises ALL the Time.
In an interview with a reporter last
evening Amy said he killed Christie
Warden, but that he had no idea of com
hitting rape. He went direct to Mr..
Warden's barn after killing the girl, and
was there when the body was brought into
the house He had full view of the
house from his hiding place in the barn al
the time of Christie's funeral. He says
he had not been off of the premises since,
moving around for food to keep him alive,
and frequently visiting the dead girls
grave at night. Amy lay on a cot in the
Wheelock House. His thin. pale face
shows the effects of his hiding. He has
been shot twice in the left leg, and ii is
broken below the knee. He has bullet