The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-20
MISS WARDEN'S ASSASSIN.
EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD CAREFULLY
planned THE MURDER


Followed on. Despite the Murderer's At
tempts to XIII Her AIso-Armed Men
Securing tho Woods for the Murderer.
HANOVER. N. H.. July 19.-This has been
strange Sunday for this quiet New Hampshire
town. The talk has boon OF bloodshed and
lynching. and large portion OF the able
bodied mon are securing the woods guns and
revolvers in hand. looking for Murderer Almy.
At the Warden farmhouse the dsagured body
OF the beautiful Christie Warden is laid out
for burial. The unwonted excitement caused
by the assassination OF Miss Warden late on
Friday night shows no signs Of ahating nor
will 1t die out until the murderer is captured.
The Investigation which has boon made
shows that the crime was carefully planned.
The ambush and the avenue OF escape were
selected long before the fatal shots were fred.
The little party OF women were vending their
way homeward. They had Just loft the town
and had stepped from the open road into
dark ravine covered bv trees. The change
from bright moonlight to the intense darkness
blinded the women for minute and 1t was
while they were thus cropping their way along
that a man eided steslthily into the roadway
and blocked their passage. Before they had
recovered from their sudden fright the man
spoke. and they recognized the voice. His SAL
utation was this:
Mrs. Warden. you and Fanny may move on
with safety. I shall not harm you unless you
interfere with me. and II you do will shoot
you like dogs"
Then turning to the sisters behind. The
younger Of whom he apparently did not recog-
nize. he exclaimed:
Christie, have como 1000 miles to meet
you. and now our time is short"
Then he drew from his breast revolver,
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rifed. and the stiffness was broken only BY
Almy saying in harsh. cold voice:
Mrs. Warden. you know me, I believe. I
am Frank Almy. and you never know me to
break my word. Move on. or I will shoot
Move on. say"
Mrs. Warden was dragged away by Miss
Goodell. who had accompanied them. leaving
Christie and Fanny with Almy. Christie. up
to this time had been so overpowered BY fear
that she was hardly able to move She chung
tenaciously to her sister bright young girl
ofl7. Almy. however lost no time in carrying
out his design. He seized Christie by the left
shoulder. and, locking his left arm around her
neck. he placed the muzze OF his weapon
against the breast OF her sister and said:
Il have hated you Fan. and unless you let
go OF Christie will blow you into eternity"
Tho girl knew he meant all he said. but
thinking only OF her sister she answered:
Shoot then; will not let her CO."
What inspired the murderer not to fire his
revolver into the body Of the girl can only he
explained by the fact that her feet struck I'm.
even ground at this moment and che fell.
nearly carrying her sister with her. This was
Almy's opportunity. and. crashing Christie
around the waist. he dragged her to
tho bars. which he had previously lowered.
and pulled her over into the brush beyond.
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threats to shoot. Meantime Christie had been
struggling to escape. and Almy had his hands
full in holding her. Nearly all Of her clothing
was torn Off In the struggle. Fanny's presence
evidently disconnected the murderer. for he
raised his revolver and fred point blank at her.
The bullet missed it's mark. and she kept on.
Again he fred. and she felt strange sensation
at her shoulder. She knew that the ball had
almost singed her dress but still she was un-
terrified. Suddenly thought struck her. Per-
haps. II she should remain quiet for a time
Almy would act on the defensive and spare her
sister until help could come to hand. So. con-
cealinR herself near by. she paused. Then
another shot was fired. Almy evidently had
not noticed that she had moved. and still aimed
In tho direction where he had last seen her.
Perhaps five minutes passed. and then up
the side OF distant hill were heard footsteps.
man was hurrying down. evidently in re-
Spouse to the alarm for help. and Fanny
thought only OF guiding him to the place
where her sister had been struck down by her
assailaut. Gathering her skirts tight around
her. tho girl ran up toward the road. again
coming In range OF Almy's revolver which
he fred twice after her The man was
Emmett Marshall. Fannie intercepted him and
led him toward the spot whore her sister was
held by Amy. As they approached two moro
shots were fired. There was cry OF agony. and
all was over. Then Marshall saw Almy run up
the hill and disappear in row OF underbrush.
Since then he has not been seen. The body Of
his victim was carried to her home. The
story OF her sufrerlngs was mutely told by
her remains. Tho face and forehead wero
covered with abrasions, caused probably by
blows from the stock OF the revolver. Directly
under the left eye was wound mado by the
bullet. which passed down and out Of the neck.
The face about the wound was powder burned
to an extent which indicated that the pistol
must have been held very close to. II not in
actual contact with tho flesh. The other bull
let entered tho body in tho small OF the back.
passed downward through tho abdomen and
came out. That there was struggle, and a
severe ono. Is clearly evidenced by her hands.
both OF which were cruelty torn and bruised.
Almy's infatuation for the young woman was
known to her parents and to herself. but no.
body dreamed that he would resort to violence.
When he proposed marriage. and 1t was
learned that Christie disllked his attentions.
he was discharged. That was last March.
Since then he has doRged her footsteps Ho
would prowl around the Warden house during
the night. and made Christie SO nervous that
she changed her bedroom from tho ground
| floor to the second floor.
There is q strong suspicion that Almy is not
the murlerer's true name. At one time he
said that he had worked at Browns mills.
| Wentworth. and after he left inquiry revealed
the fact that man who answered his descrtp-
| ton, but with different name. had been there
about the time stated By Almy.
Mr.. Warden's grief at the terrible fate OF his
daughter was piteous to behold. but he Ia now
| experimenting the search for the murderer.
| He says:
II have not got such very great amount Of
money. but ono thing is certain. will spend
every dollar that have got to bring that &C.
cursed assassin to justice. He has been smart
k,ks L. ~