Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-21
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pecs Of lcsins the chance 10 zee Amy = he
Wa driven away They demanded view
in so-es which rnmistakeabiy meant that
Their wouid take Affairs into their own hands
unless the curtains vers put mp.
TIE efices secognixirg the squirt o. ina
crsrd. removed the curtAins- Shern
Birds man ard other officers brought dc IN
the ma.dsref. He Vas soon placed in the
carriage, but the people msased in mont OF
the barn doors. -Four officers with drawn
revolvefs we're in she wagon and shouted 70
the people to stand back.
Amy vas % surrounded BY osd,sfs thss
he ' l. Scarcely visible. rush vas mads
for ire carriage which pro Missed FIR MIA
ute 10 overtarn it. The oiEcefs taaiiy got
the wagon clear. and Almy vas taken to
Whss lock Hotel in sdv>ace OF al persuers.
Aluy vas taken into the elsss dinius room.
Thu If e iastsntly 6iltd nj b peopie,
still loudly c.llirg f,ss sighs of Almy-
Five officers sih drAwa fevolvers were
sati ,ne<, 1t the foos OF the siSirTAy Aad
pfeys u,sd any passage. The r'rsess about
he tossl YER .ekei cold with the tur-
bulept cro.d, pressing tovnds AlmSs
retreat, The ,fiee,. soon became CON.
WINGED that lhe CT ~ i meant business, aud
steps tbs. Ainy could be seen tomorrow
when be will De srraisuei 8, the preliminary
heAri z
This plan vas no, sstisfs :tofy, the tri
going up awe ~xnt 10 sse Almy today.
and We are soing to do it," They were
soon assuttd tt.at they could do 60 As soon
~ his ~ounds wers dressed When this
va, comp, I'D the PEI pie were ailosed 10
ho At m - \
up till 1850 lad pissed. y hen Amy fAinted
AID the door. were eli sd
An examination of the murderei's body
shos ed ioat lie had BEEN shot taree times,
twice iu he l-it leg h.ls- the knee. the
lover shu. breaking the large eoas. A shot
scoop.d hole Gu. OF tie TOP IF bis head,
but lid nos u:h the saull, This sh {
was drsd by some Que ~h!fe Aim
was taking with Dr. g. IA. Hoffman
about surrendering. Ths.e wounds were
dfes.. d BY Profs. c. p. Frost and w. i.
Smith Of Hsno- r. P-of P. S. Como, Of
Circi nAl anu corps OF assistants.
None Of the wounds are very serious.
Almy says there is nothing in his pai t
csreer bad except that he sambled some.
He will BE- arrsigned before Judge COBB
tomorrow on warrant sworn ont by N. A.
Frost. 1t sppears inst the wounds 10
Almy's leg were made by Charles E. Hew-
cit, a plucky state college student. who
stood his ground and emptied his revolver
into the hay NOW while Aimy was firing up
out of it, neither party being visible to the
shooting. Hewett escaped unframed.
Every body is loudly praising the whole
force Of officers, especially Solicitor Mitch
ell, whose perseverance, pluck and nerve
so largely contributed to the successful
| unravelipg Of this my sterious case.
At 10 p NJ, Almy WAS sleeping, guarded
by Sheriff Bridgman and Deputy CARR.
Almy's revolvers are both Smith 4
Westons, six shooters, Al calibre,
four inch barrels. He had On when he
surrendered belt flied with cartridges.
He had in his pockets large knife, tooth
brush and some matches. 1t is little
short Of miracle that with all The shoot
ing that occurred today no one was hi: but
Almy.