Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-21
rlfeen Hundred People Surround the
Barn, where He Had secreted
Himself.
,AaLryina WITH THE ALLgc 60
MURDERER.
lie Gives Himself Up After Being
Promised Protection and
q Fair Trial.
CAPTURING A MURDERER.


Ne surrcuders. Iisiug Hesieged by
Crowds OF People.
HANOVER, N. H., August a0.--fif.
teen hundred people were around the
lam. Some favored Burning Amy
out, aud while they were talking about
what 10 do, the besieged man taid he
would surrender 10 tho sheriff II they
would allow him 10 be taken into Gus.
DIV and not Nil him. Although the
excitement was high, tho crowd as.
tented 10 this and tho sheriff was 10
take Amy to jail.
Almy Afterwards refused 10 come out
Of the barn. Hc sent for Solicitor
Mitchell, who went into the barn and
talked with Almy.
Gle told mo his leg was broken"
aid Mr. Mitchell. "Hs had large
revolver In each hand, which lac point.
81 sometimes nj me and sometimes at
hlmsclG He asked II | would guarsn.
isr him n fair trial. I assured him
would. lie asked how much Of his
pat history I had found out, but I
would not tell him. lie asked me N
thought no had better kill himself.
Nc finally refused TO surrender him
seli.n
A. A. Smith also had conference
with Amy, In which Almy said. 81
did not mean TO kill Christie. I fired
the first shot accidentally. This threw
me into frenzy and shot her Again."
Then pointing the revolver nj
Smith, Amy forced him To leave the
barn. When Mitchell and Smith re.
ported that Almy had decided not 10
surrender, the crowd became excited.
Don't fool with him n minute
longer" "Bring him out, dead or
alive, aud do II quickly" wero some Of
the cries. a force with Winchester
rides commenced firing nj the barn.
Almy responded with revOlvers, but
the shooting resulted Ia nothing cx-
ccpt demand from Amy for second
talk with Eitchcll, who again visited
him In the barn.
% the second visit solicitor Mitchell
says; "Almy ilourlshud his ruvOlvers
more dangerously than ever. Ho put
them In my face and said 10 those with.
~ bearing; Stand back gentlemen,
! HOLD Mitohell's life In my hands, and
II you wink III shoot him, Almy
Again Asked II | would guarantee pro.
leeuOn anu a fair trial. ! assured him
y. woulu nave both. lie then called
lot John IL. Fuller, who came. After
na.slrancos Of protection and fair
lrial, he handed Fuller one OF the re.
yolyeFs aud ms the other. I've since
lafnod that Sheriff Brldgeman had
secured position unknown " Almy
And was about to pull the trigger OF n
leyeled gun when Almy surrendered.
carriage was brought up 10 the
hin with the curtains down. Tho
crowd became furious at the PROSPECT
q not secing Almy. They demanded
70 see him In tones which meant that
ihoy would zee him or take Affairs In
ihelr own hands. The curtains were
removed from the carriage.
-Four officers with drawn Teyolvers |
Nerr around Amy rs he entered the |
garbage. Ho was scarcely visible and |
We crowd made uirli for the carriage.
Tue officers finally got the carriage |
lhfuugh The crowd and Almy was |
akcn swiftly 10 the Wheelook hotel. |
no crowd was close In the rear. |
Almy was taken into the dining room |
tithe hotel. Tho office Instantly filled
with people demanding n sight OF 1
Almy. but the officers with drawn re-
VolVeru prevented the passage 10 the
foom. The streets about In. hotel
were packed solid with a turbulent
ef9Nd. Sheriff Bridgoman finally
tid the crowd that they could see
Amy Tomorrow Mt the preliminary
examination, but the cry went up,
we want TO tee Almy today, and are
going 10 do IT," Finally they were
lold they could see him M soon as his
wounds were dressed. When this had
b'tn done the people were allowed 10
wax through. After 1900 had passed
Amy tainted, and tho doors were
An examination shows that he had
p'en shot three times. None OF the
WOUNDS are very serious. Amy says
, isnothlng In his past career that
mn'l, except he gambled some. He
wiz Probably 10 arraigned tomorrow.
man interview this evening he said
no Killed Christie, but had no inten.
uon o. committing any other crime.
s1uef ne killed her he went direct to
Az. .it, Wardon's barn, and from there
i.s hef body brought 10 tho house, aud
~ iull view OF the funeral. Ho
"a oeen,about the premises ever since,
a'iAsing frequent visits TO her grave by
s,'satsnd moving hbout for necessary