The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-21
A MURDERER AT BAY.
Resistance of Almy, Who Killed Little
Christie Warden.

Resistance Of Almy, Who Killed Little
Christie Warden.
HANOVER, N. H., Aug. 20.--Frank @.
Almy, murderer of Christie Warden, was
discovered in Warden's barn this morning.
Almy fired fifteen shots at his pursuers,
slightly injuring one of them. Empty meat
and oyster cans and beer bottles have been
found, which would indicate that Almy has
been hiding in the barn ever since the
murder.
Fifteen hundred people we're around the
barn. Some favored burning Almy out.
and while they were talking about what to
90 the beseiged man said he would surren.
der to the sheriff if they would allow him
to be taken into custody and not kill him.
Almy afterward refused to come out OF the
barn. He sent for Solicitor Mitchell, who
went into the barn and talked with Almy.
He told me his leg was broken" said
Mr.. Mitchell. ''He had large revolver in
me and sometimes at himself. He asked if
l would guarantee him fair trial. as
sured him would. He asked how much of
his past history | had found out, but I
would not tell him. He asked me if l
thought he had better kill him.
reii Fender h himself."' A. .1A.O 4. Smith also also
had conference with Almy, in which
Almy said: II did not mean to kill
Christie. 1 fired the first shot accidentally.
This threw me into frenzy and shot her
again." Then. pointing the revolver at
Smith. Almy forced him to leave the barn.
When Mitchell and Smith reported that
Almy had deciaed not to surrender, the
crowd became excited. Don't fool with
him a minute longer; bring him out dead
or alive, and do it quickly" were some Of
the cries. A force with Winchester rifles
commenced firing at the barn. Almy
responded with his revolvers, but the shoot
ing resulted in nothing except demand
from Almy for second talk with Mitchell.
who again visited him in the barn. or the
second visit Solicitor Mitchell says: "Almy
flourished his revolvers more dangerously
than ever. He put them to my face and
said to those within hearing, stand back.
gentlemen; hold Mitchell's life in my
hands, and if you wink I'll shoot him.
Almy again asked if / would guarantee pro-
lection and a fair trial. / as
sured him he would have both. He
then called for John H. Fuller, who came.
After reassurances of protection and fair
trial he handed Fuller one of the revolvers
and me the other. have since learned
that Sheriff Bridgeman had secured posi-
ton, unknown to Almy, and was about to
pull the trigger of his levelled gun when
Almy surrendered.
hs b,n carriage yh was tbs 0goqSht Goqass up to
The crowd became furious at the
prospect of not seeing Almy. They
demanded to see him in tones that meant
that they would see him or take affairs in
their own hands. The curtains were re-
moved from the carriage. Four officers
with drawn revolvers were around Almy as
he entered the carriage. He was scarcely
visible and the crowd made a rush for the
carriage. The officers finally got the car
riage through the crowd and Almy was
taken swiftly to Holock hotel. The crowd
was close in the rear. Almy was taken into
the dining room. The hotel office was in
stantly filled with people demanding
sight of Almy, but the officers
with drawn revolvers prevented pas
sage to the room. The streets were
naoked solid with turbulent crowd.
Sherff BrinRham finally told the crowd they
could see Almy tomorrow at The prelimi-
nary examination. but the cry went up,
"We want to see Almy TO-DAY, and are
going to do lt' Finally they were told
they could see him just as soon as his
wounds were dressed.
When this had been done the people were
allowed to walk through. After fifteen
hundred had passed Almy tainted and the
doors were closed. An examination shows
wounds are very serious. Almy says there
is nothing in his past career that is bad,
except that he gamblad some. He probably
will be arraigned to- morrow. In an inter-
view to night he said he killed Christie but
had no intention of committing any other
crime. After he killed her he went direct
to MIR. Warden'a barn and from there saw
her body brought to the house and had
full view of the funeral. He had been about
the premises ever since, making frequent
visits to her grave by night and moving
about for necessary food.