Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-23
Frank Almy, Who Murdered
Christie Warden, BesIeged in
Town Near the Scene
Of the Gurder.
In the Davis VIII Case a Wit
ness to the Butte Will Is
Found and Testifies.

HANOVER, y. H.. Aug. 2l.-Frank
G. Almy, murderer Of Christie Warden,
was discovered in Wardeu's ba5n this
morning. Almy fired fifteen shots at
his pursuers. slightly iDiuring one of
them. Empty meat and oyster cans
and beer bottles have been found,
which would indicate that Almy has
been hiding in the barn ever since the
murder.
Fifteen hundred people were around
the barn. Some favored burning Almy
out, and while they were talking about
what H. do the besieged man said he
would surrender TO the sheriff II they
would allow him to be taken into cue
tOdy and not kill him. Almy after
wards refused to come out of the barn.
He sent for Solicitor Mitchell, Who
went into the barn and talked with
Almy. He told me his leg was
brok n !" said Mr.. Mitchell. "He had
a large revolver In each hand, which
he sometimes pointed at me and some
times at himself. He asked IL / would
guarantee him q fair trial. assured
him / would. He asked me how much
Of his past history had found out, but
/ would not tell him. He asked me II
/ thought he had better kill himself.
He finally refused to surrender him.
self" A. A. smith also had q confer
ence with Almy, who said: "I did not
mean to kill Christie. I fired the first
shot accidentally. This threw me into
e frenzy and / shot her again" Then
pointing the revolver at Smith, Almy
forced him to leave the barn. When
Mitchell and smith reported that
Almy bad decided lot to sure der,
the crowd became excited. "Don't
fool with him a minute longer; brig
him out dead or alive. and 40 il quick" !"
were some Of the cires. A force with
Winchester rifles commenced firing at
the barn. Almy responded with his
revolvers, but the shooting resvlted in
nothing except a demand from Almy
for n second talk with Mitchell, who
again visited him 10 the barn. He
then called for John II. Fuller, who
came. Alter Tesssura1ees Of pre- lection
and fair trial he handed Fuller one of
the revolvers and me the other. Ihave
since learned that Sheriff Bridgeman
had secured position, unknown to
Almyr aud was about TO pull the trig-
ger Of his levelled gun when Almy
surrendered.
A carriage was brought up to the
barn with the curtains down. The
crowd became furious at the prospect
Of not seeing Almy. They demanded
osee him in tones that meant that they
would see him or take affalrs in
their own hands. Tue curtains were
removed from the carriage. -Four off,
GERS with drawn revolvers were around
Almy as he entered the carriage. He
was scarcely visible and the crowd
made rush for the carriage. The
officers finally got the carriage through
the crowd and Almy was taKen swiftly
to the Holock hotel. The streets were
packed solid with tarbulent crowd.
sheriff Bingham finally told the crowd
they could see Almy tomorrow at the
preliminary examination, but the cry
went up. 1--WE want to see Almy
day, and are going to do It," Finally
they were told they could see him lust
- soon as his wounds were dressed.
When this mad been done the reo-
pie were allowed 70 walk through.
After fifteen hundred had passed
Almy tainted and the doors were
closed. An examination shows that
he was shot three times. None of the
wounds are serious. In an interview
tonight he said he killed Christie, but
no intention OF committing any other
crime. After he killed her he went
direct TO Mr.. Warden's barn, and frrm
there he saw her body brought TO the
house, and had a full view of the
funeral. He bad been ebout the prem
ises ever since. making frequent visits
to her grave by night and moving
about for necessary food.