Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-20
FRANK ALMY CAUGHT.
Found in a Barn Near the Scene Of
the Crime.
THE RECENT AUSTRIAN CLOUD BURST.
PresidentLivin Of the Georgia
Alliance Reelected.
THE GRAIN MARKETS DULL.
ALMY, THE MURDERER

He Has Been Found and He May Soon Be
Lypehed.
HANOVER. N. H.. August 20.-Hanover IL again
wild with excitement. Frank g. Amy, the
brutal murderer Of Christie Warden, has been
located, and a crowd Of people have gathered
and expect soon to lynch the wretch.
Amy was traced to the Warden farm and il
hiding in hay NOW.
Mrs. Warden on Monday evening, while
looking for some chickens. found under the
barn a number Of empty cans and bottles in
dicating that some one had been hiding there
and subsisting on canned fruits and vegetables
and beer. Wednesday Y. W. Davidson and N.
A. Frost. who had been told of Mrs. Warden's
discovery. made further search and found
more cans and a club. The cans and bottles
were identified as having been stolen. with their
contents, from the cellars Of families in the
village.
Last night Prof whitcher and Sheriff Brown
watched the premises. At 2 an. they saw Amy
walking about the garden. He was bare
footed, ragged, pale and thin. He filled bag
with apples from the trees, eating rEvenouSly
at the same time. He then walked back to the
barn and walked around to the other side OF it.
The watchers returned 70 the village and
aroused about forty men. who soon surrounded
the building, and a search began.
Chas. Z. Stewart, q student at the State
College. was the first to locate Amy. He was
prodding the hay with shovel handle, when
he struck the body Of the concealed man. In
stantly Amy fred through the hay. The
bullet missed Stewart. Amy fired again and
again, making his way upward through the hay
at the same time lie fred at least fifteen
shots and the barn was quickly deserted. One
OF the shots struck and slightly wounded Asro
Turner of Norwich, VT, a student here. A
council Of war was held by the men outside the
barn as to the best means of continuing the
attack upon the outlaw.
As a result of the conference tho following
were appointed as committee Of procedure:
Sheriffs Stevens of Lancaster and Clarke of
Lebanon, L. C. Hurlburt of Lebanon and ex-
Sheriff n. c. Bridgeman. While many favored
to drive Almy out the majority were
for entering the barn. and volunteers for this
purpose were called for. Twenty-Five men in
stantly responded. As the party entered the
barn Almy voice was heard asking that John
Fuller be sent to him, as he wished to speak to
him.
Ex-Sheriff Bridgeman and Fuller went into
the loft and, after cOnversing with Aimy.
Sheriff Bridgeman returned and, mount
ing ladder leaning against the house, said to
the crowd: Fellow citizens, Amy has
been found. Nov, 1 call upon you in the
name of the law and good order to
restrain your anger and let the law take its
course with the foul murderer. say this at
the request Of the county officials, men whom
we chose by our votes to act for US. We all
have confidence in them"
The crowd finally agreed to let Amy be taken
care of by the officers. He had threatened to
kill himself and sell his life dearly otherwise.
The crowd formed in lines along the road to
see Almy brought out.
TAKEN OUT By FORCE.
Amy afterward refused to come out. The
crowd finally overpowered him and he was
taken to the Wheelock House under q strong
guard. The crowd could still DO easily induced
to lynch him.