The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-19
ALMY'S TESTIMONY.
The Murderer Tells Of His Fond
ness for Christie,
WITH FEARFUL ACCOMPANIMENT.

His Client Was irresponsible at
the Time OF the Murder. Because
of His Half Starved Condition and
Unrequited Love.
PLYMOUTH, N. H., Nov. ia surg
ing crowd besieged the doors of the little
court house where Murderer Frank
Almy's case is on, long before they were
opened, and the court room was packed.
Almy shows every evidence of the
strain through which he is passing, and
looks detected.
Mr. Storey opened the argument for
the defense. He said the respondent
was man of good deal of passion and
high feeling. He represented Almy at
the time of his murder of Christie War
den as in half starved condition, with
an irrepressible turn Of mind, caused by
disappointment in his suit for the hand
Of the girl he liked.
The Murderer's Testimony.
After some unimportant evidence for
the defense Frank g. Almy, the pris-
oner, was sworn, amid much excitement
in reply to questions of the attorney gen.
eral he told of his first coming to the
Warden farm in July last year, and of
making contract with Warden to
work on the farm.
When his contract expired he went
to Hanover and made arrangements to
work for contractor, but could not
find suitable boarding place, and re-
turned to Wardens. There he saw
Myra Warden, to whom he related his
Hanover experience. She said: why
not work for fntherY'
Witness then made another contract
with Warden, which closed on the
second of April. Christie was mem
Der of the household during this time.
During the first period" he testified,
sand until Myrs and Alice departed to
the west, the members of the family
were very pleasant. / shared my atten.
tions with them all. If there was any
choice Christie had it. did not attend
dances on account of not having sufficient
clothing, but we had very pleasant times,
to which added my share" ...
Witness then told of the performance
Of his duties in the Warden household
The Murderer Weeps.
The witness, trembling and weeping,
affirmed his love fOr the Warden girls,
and said: after Myra and Alice went
west, the best of the girls remained.
Christie was a very quiet girl l loved
her and thought the world Of her."
Witness then told how he assisted
Christie in household duties.
Al1iy detailed at great length his re-
lations with Christie, giving the i'm
preston that they were Of the most
friendly character and of reciprocal
nature. He described how he got Chris
ties picture. lie found the single one
OF her among the negatives of photo
gTapher TO whom he had gone to have a
picture of Christie and Myra copied.
The latter picture he took from an old
Bible.
The Tragic Meeting.
Alrny then described the meeting with
the Warden party on the night of the
murder, and said that in going over the
bars with his arm about ChristiG's waist
they stumbled. Then lie heard noises
around them. Fanny was screaming
and he fired his revolver to keep her
back, not thinking to shoot her His
fall stunned him. He thought he must
have Christie. There were sounds Of
voices coming nearer, and Christie was
lying on the ground unconscious. In
some way his revolver was fired; he did
not know how.
Then when he saw that Christie was
shot he exclaimed: MY God, Christie
is deadi" He was da2cd. lie immedi-
Rtely left her and went to the river,
then returned 10 the Warden barn,
from which he watched the men who
brought the body Of Christie to the
house.
No evidence was allowed to prove
Almy is George Abbott, although the
matter was once broached by the at.
torney general.