The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-27
.ALMY CAPTURED.
The Murderer Of Christie Warden Locat-
ed ON the Warden Homestead and Made
pe1annAP.

HANOVER, N. H.. Aug. a1.-Frank
Almy, the farm hand who murdered
Christie Warden the night Of July 10,
was located in the haymow of the
barn Of Andrew Warden. father Of the
murdered girl. Thursday morning.
Almy was well armed and kept his
pursuers at bay for several hours.
Finally a dozen citizens armed
with Winchester rifles entered the
barn, and, after exchanging mum
ber of shots with the murderer, over.
powered him and took away his weap-
ons A large crowd of excited villagers
had surrounded the barn with the
avowed intention of lynching Almy,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that his captors fought their way
through the excited mob and carried
their prisoner in safety to the Wheelock
house, where he is now lodged, pro-
tected by dozen deputy sheriffs.
Every night since the murder Almy
has visited the grave of his victim and
decorated it with flowers. This fact
soon became known to the friends of
the murdered girl, but they were never
able to catch the murderer in his singu-
lar and foolhardy devotion. Notwith-
standing but little had been said pub
licly vigilant search was maintained.
Monday evening Mrs. Warden,
while looking for some chickens
in the barnyard, discovered small
opening in the underpinning of the
barn which she thought might lead to
the chickens hiding place. She re-
moved small board and found on the
inside an empty jelly tumbler, and fur
ther in twelve cans, which had recently
contained salmon, oysters, peaches and
other substantial eatables. There
were also empty wine and beer
bottles. Wednesday morning +.
w. Davidson and n. A. Frost
made further investigations, and
Thursday morning these were con-
tinued. Charles f. Stewart, student
at the State college, located Almy in
the hay by prodding with the long
handle of shovel When he punched
the hidden man bullet was fired up
at him through the hay on which he
stood. The concealed man continued
firing, at the same time digging out Of
the hay, and fired at least four shots at
the searchers, driving them from the
barn. A. Turner was slightly in-
jured.
A council of war was held by the men
outside the barn. While many favored
burning the barn to drive Almy out the
majority were for entering the barn,
and volunteers for this purpose were
called for. Twenty-Five inen soon re-
sponded. As the party entered the
barn Almy's voice was heard asking
that John Fuller lie sent to him. Ex-
Sheriff Bridgman and Fuller went into
the loft, and after conversing with
Almy Sheriff Bridgman returned and
mounting ladder leaning against the
house said to the crowd:
"Almy Is at this moment concealed under 20
feet OF hay. He says: II you don't give me
protection will sell my life dearly as possi-
ble and then xiii myself: but il you will guar.
antee me protection through John M Fuller
will give up my arms and come out"
The feeling among the people was
sorely tried, but at length the law
abiding spirit prevailed and it was
agreed that Almy should be left in the
hands of the law.
After these arrangements Almy
changed his mind and refused to give
himself up
A. A. Smith. medical student. had
a conference with Alny. He says
Almy told him he did not mean to kill
Christie. He said he fred the first shot
accidentally. which threw him into a
frenzy, then he shot her again. He
then said to Smith, as he pointed his
pistol at him: You get right down
out of here if you value your life
Alu,y was then captured as reported
above. Public excitement is dying out
and the indications now are that the
murderer will be accorded trial by
| jury. An examination of the mur-
| derer's body showed that he had been
shot three times-twice in the left leg
below the knee, the lower shot break
| ing the large bone. The third shot
.cooped hole out of the top of his
head, but did not touch the skull
None of the wounds are very serious
After he killed tile girl Almy says he
went direct to Mr.. Warden's barn and
was there when the body was brought
to the house. From his hiding place in
the barn he had full view of the
house at the funeral. He says he had
been about the premises ever since.
making frequent visits to Christie's
grave by night and moving about for
necessary food.
THE story of Almy's crime is singular one
He was employed a farmland by Andrew
| Warden, well.to-do farmer of Hanover He
| was good looking and was more refined than
| is usually the case with man in his position
| While attending to his duties on the farm
Almy made love to Christie Warden. the "a
| year-od daughter OF his employer. She was
| well educated and popular in social circles in
| Hanover. Almy's attentions were distastefu
| to her and she avoided him. He went away fol
| o time but returned and renewed his atten
tions to the young woman. Soon Miss Warden
had q quarrel with Almy who threatened her
and for this he was discharged by her father
He was afterward seen prowling about the
| Warden farm. On the night OF July is Chris
| tie. with her mother and sister Fannie, was or
her way home from . me citing about half
past O'Clock when Almy jumped
from behind o clump OF bushes. HI
seized Christie by the arm and said: Il want
! you.' She resisted him, and when her mother
and sister came to her aid he drew revolver
| and fired several shots ut them. They rar
| away to obtain help. but when they returned
! with several men Christie was found dead II
the bushes with two bullets in her body. Since
! then Almy has been hunted by sheriffs' posses
, constables and detectives In Canada and New
| England.
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