The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-21

FRANK G. ALMY. fifteen shots at
the searchers, driving them from the
barn. AFRO Turner, Of Norwich, VT,
was slightly wounded by one of the
shots.
A council of war was then held as to
the best means of dislolging the 1nur-
derer, and Wednesday night Professor
Whitcher and Sheriff Brown watched
the premises. AT a. m they saw
lAimy walking about the garden. He
was barefooted, ragged, pale and thin.
lHe filled bag with apples from the
hrees, eating rasenously at the same
Hme. He then walked back to the barn
and walked around to the side of it. The
watchers lstnrned to the village and
0roused about forty men, who soon sur
rounded the building
ffhe Murderer Wants Conference.
ti While many favored burning the barn
10 drive Almy out, the majority wero
Nor entering the barn, and volunteers
for this purpose were called for,
Twenty two men immediately responded.
las tho party entered the barn Almy's
voice was heard asking that John Fuller
Ebe sent to him. as he wished TO speak to-
him.
Ex-Sheriff Bridgman and Fuller went
6nto the loft, and, after conyersing with
Aimy, Sheriff Bridgman returned, and
mounting ladder leaning against the
house said:
"Fellow citizens, ,Almy has been found.
tKow, | call upon you in the name Of the
Paw anti good order to restrain your an
tcer and let the law take its course with
hhis foti murderer. Almay is concealed
under twenty feet OF hay. He says, If
e7uu don't give me protection will sell
hny life as dearly as possible and then
kil myself, but ii you will gn arantee
ne protection viii give up my arms
hnd come out. T"
Refuses to Surrender.
The feeling among the people was
Boraly tried, but at length the law abid-
ing spirit prevailed, and it WAS agreed
hhat Aliny should be left i'll the hands OF
khe law.
Shortly afterward A. A. Smith, n
medical student, had conference with
khe murderer. Ainy told him he did
hct mean TO hill Christie; he said he
flred the first shot accidentally. which
Ebsew him into a frenzy, then he shot
her again.
I hr. Bridginan, who was still perch ed
On the ladder, said: "Your assurances
khRt Allny shah be dealt with according
70 law Is satisfactory, promise that
Eou shall all have an opportunity to SEQ
him. Form in lines each side of the
POND and he shall pass along between
Ehe lines"
Solicitor Mitchell then went up into
hhe hay loft and assured Alny that tho
crowd would not nolest him. The
murderer came from under the hay
with a revolver in each hand, which he
would occasionally point at Mr.. Mitchell
and then at his own head. The result
lof the conference was Almy's refusal to
surrender.
Finally overpowered.
Then the crowd became wild with
{age, and it was proposed to shoot the
hunted man and end the farce. Finally,
Ehcweyer, a posse of officers attacked the
barn with Winchesters, Alny rethliat-
hing with shots from his revolver. BY a
Hank movement he was at length over
powered and disarmed. He was taken
10 the Wheehock house and confined ia
b room UPSTAIRS while posse of officers,
with drawn reyolYers, held back the ex-
cited crowd. Early this morning he
WAS quietly brought to this place and
placed behind tho bars,
Witnessed His Victims Funeral.
In an interview with United Press
reporter Almy said he killed Christie
Warden, but he had no idea of commit
aihg rape. He went direct to Mr.. War.
den's barn after killing the girl, and
was there when the body was brought
into the house He had a full view Of
the house from his hiding place in the
barn at the time of Christie's funeral
Ne says he has not been off the premises
since, moving around for food to keel
bim alive, and frequently visiting the
dead girls grave at night. Almy's thin
pale face shows the effect of his hiding