Evening journal., 1891-08-21

form Of policeman's club, showing that
some person was planning for defense
They watched the Warden barn, and at
about 1880 a. m. from their hiding place ia
the standing corn Ia the rear OF the house
they saw a man approach. Professor
Whitcher thought he recognized the walk
OF Almy. The man was harefooted ard
his clothing was badly torn. He came 10
an apple tree within ten feet Of the men
who were In hiding and began to pick the
fruit from the ground and eat eagerly II,
also put some Of it into a bag
In the clear moonlight Professor whit.
cher and Mr.. Brown had good view OF
his face, and saw a man wearing a mus
tache. He was thin and pale. Soon he
walked away and disappeared around the
corner Of the barn.
Fired Upon by AImy.
Without arousing the members Of the
Warden family the watchers started for
Hanover and aroused about thirty men
AT o'clock this morning the posse
armed with all sorts Of weapons started
to hunt him. 1t was o'clock before the
crowd entered the barn and began the
search. Charles +. Stewart, a student in
the State college, was among the first 10
enter the barn. He had long pitchfork
and began prodding in the hay. Suddenly
he felt what he thought was the body OF a
man, and the next instant the concealed
man fired revolver at him through the
hay Shouts and cries resounded, and an
began cautiously working toward the spot.
proddin9 with their shovels and pitch
forks.
Hundreds Of men had gathered about
the barn with old muskets. reyolvers
horse pistols end farm implements. The
hidden man began to dig himself ont OF
the hay, firing shot after shot from his re
volver. AFRO Turner, Of Norwich. VI
was struck and was carried out by his
friends. The bullets continued to whistle
about the cars Of the searchers, and the
smoke made them think the hay had
caught fire, Several farmers blazed away
into the pile Of hay where Almy was con.
cealed, and an occasional moan told them
that some Of their bullets had struck the
man. With one accord they retreated, and
outside the barn held council OF war.
i .-ss- IN the Tolls at Last.
At 9;90 o'clock N. Q. Bridgeman called
for twenty volunteers to 20 into the barn
and capture Almy. Twenty men al once
stepped forward and they were to divide
the $4,000 reward in the event Of Almy's |
capture DR., g. w Hoffman led the posse
and they entered the barn In two divisions. |
Hoffman criedlto Almy to surrender, prom |
ising him safety, but Almy shouted bach.
II don't believe your
AS the morning wore away two more at.
tacks were made, but Almy sent sew
eral bullets whizzing around the heads Il
the attacking party and they retreated to
a point out Of the range Of Almy's re
volyer After a while Almy's voice was
heard
He asked for a conference with County
Solicitor Mitchell and promised to do him |
no harm, and Mr.. Mitchell assured him
that his escape was impossible and ad
yised him to surrender peaceabiy. Almy
said he would think it over and told Mr..
Mitchell to retire. Even then he was sorely
wounded. His leg was broken 10y a bullet,
and another bullet was lodged in his
thigh. Afterward his scalp was furrowed
by ball.
Later in the day he called up John Fuller
and promised to surrender, but the desire
for freedom was so strong that he repented
at the last minute. After his capture he
said that he was glad the suspense was
over He was followed to the town by a
procession OF about a hundred carriages,
which had the appearance Of a country
funeral They were the same people who
had followed Christie to the grave month
ago.
Almy Not His Real Name.
After Almy had recovered from the ex
element Of being inspected by the crowd
be consented TO talk about his crime. HeI
that Almy was an assumed
name, and confessed that he was hiding to
escape arrest fer a similar crime for which
2 price had been set upon his head He re
fused absolutely to tell his real name OF
reveal the circumstances which led him tc
take an assumed one. With regard to
the murder Of Christie Warden, be said:
Yes, killed her, but did not intend
ia wanted TO see her. / would see her,
and / would have been killed myself fol
bhe sake Of doing so. The shot upward
was accidental God knows did not pull
The trigger.
sin the struggle and excitement to get