Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-08-24
which created suspicion.

near Un6 Darn ana aU U CLOCK Un0.y
saw a man coming toward the garden
from the buildings. 1t was light
night and they could see quite plainly
The man had a bag and went to al
apple tree and put apples in the bag,
eating meanwhile like one who was
hungry. He soon returned to the
buildings, went around the barn and
disappeared. They knew the man to
be Almy. Returning to the town they
rallied force of men and at once set
line of pickets around the premises
at such distance as not to be discov-
cred by Almy. After daylight bell
was rung and, we suppose, by precon-
ceived arrangement, the people were
called out 1t was learned that Almy
had been seen and was probably con-
eealed in the barn. The crowd, many
of them armed, went to the Warden
place, and surrounded the buildings.
A search of the barn was begun, and
while probing down in the hay, the
man was reached, or was discovered
by the sound of a pistol and the pass
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parties in search. After it was discov-
cred that he was in the barn CONVEX
sation was had with him by different
parties and he agreed to come from
his hiding place, if he could be assured
that he would not be lynched on the
spot. The sheriff made a speech to
the crowd and it was assured that the
man would be left to the courts and
the law if he peacefully surrendered.
But Almy changed his mind, threaten
ed to sell his life dearly, fired several
| shots, and the hay was fired into and
the unseen desperate wounded in the
head and twice on the leg, one bone
of the leg being broken. Finally, af-
| ter several hours, he was forced to
surrender, and faint from the loss of
from the barn to a hotel in town where
he was attended by surgeons and held
for his preliminary trial, which was
held on Friday. Almy claims to have
been desperately in love with Chris
tie and says he had no thought of muir
was done. He says that his first shot
was accidental, and that having found
that he had wounded his victim in a
| fit of frenzy, he fired the second shot
to kill her. The story lacks consist
ency and does not tally with the facts.
He claims to have visited the grave
of the murdered girl as often as twice
a week since her burial.
During the parley in the barn, after
Almy had crawled out of his hiding
place and while he was holding the
town at bay with his two loaded pis-
tolls, he called to John Fuller, a man
whom he was acquainted with, and
the following conversation was had:
Almy, on seeing Fuller, said, ''Thank
God, I have an opportunity to speak
to a friend. I have been hunted and
haunted for weeks. [ have not had
minutes rest in that time. Everybody
has been turned against me, and now
[ am covered and held like a wild
beast. Death is my only resort. am
going to shoot myself" He placed
was about to pull the trigger when
Mr.. Fuller cried, "Don't do that,
Frank This seemed to have quiz
citing effect and Almy dropped his
weapon. He continued:
''I shot poor Christie, although, as
God is my judge, [ did not intend to
kill her. [ loved her dearly, and with
out her life had no charms for me-"
''But Frank, you did kill her, did you
not?''
eyes, I did, and 1 have suffered un-
told misery ever since 1 did it. When
I seized and took her into the field my
only purpose was to get an opportuni-
ty to talk with her. I had watched
and waited for the chance for weeks
and weeks, land had become desperate.
renewed myself and left my place of
seclusion upon what also proved to be
Hanover, and about o'clock started
out toward the Warden place.
I secreted myself beside the road,
where I had not long to wait, and
when Christie came along with her
companion, I grabbed and carried her
through the bars into the field. In
carrying her she offered so much re-
sistance that in her struggles she fell |
to the ground. I then seized her by |
the ankle and as I had my revolver |
in the same hand, it became discharg- |
ed. The shooting was an accident. I |
did not mean to shoot or in any way |
injure her. When [ found what [ had |
done [ shot her twice in the head, as 1 |
could not bear to think that she would |
suffer. My only thought then was to |
put her beyond the reach of all suffer- |
ing.
"After [ saw that I had killed her I |
made my way to Warden's barns, in |
which l have been concealed since |
the night of the shooting. While lay |
concealed there I saw them carry the |
body into the house. I also viewed |
the funeral cortege as it carried away |
all that was mortal of my beloved |
Christie, and [ was not ignorant of |
the search that was made by the Off |
GERS and others to discover my where |
abouts, having often heard them talk
ing about me. Iloved Christie as only |
man can love a woman, and I be- |
lieve she cared for me. 1t was nv |
fondest hope to be able some day to |
call her my wife.
"I have here a gold ring which Chris
tie placed upon my finger. I have |
priced it highly and have even wor-
shipped it. l cannot wear it long. [ |
wish you would take it and keep it in |
memory of my dead love-"
He then handed Mr. Fuller a plain |
band gold ring, which the latter as
sured him he would take and keep for
him.
''Will you please tell me where they |
buried Christie?" On being informed |
he said, ''Thenif flowers carried down
and placed upon newly made grave
were laid above her body am glad to