Evening journal., 1891-08-28
LAST EDITION
MISS WARDEN'S SLAYER.
ALMY AT The EDGE MOOR IRON
WORKS.

Two Years ago, and is well-K Known
There--He Was wen-Behaved Man
while Here.
Thousands Of Wilmingtonians and
Delawareans outside the city have read.
with feelings of horror, the details of
the foul murder of Miss Christie
Warden, near Hanover, New Hampshire,
by Frank 9. Almy which took place on
the night Of July H.
The young woman. accompanied by
her mother, her sister Fannie and
friend, Louise Goodell were returning
from an entertainment to the Warden
farm, about mile from the town. At
lonely part Of the road man suddenly
jumped in front of them with a revolver.
The women screamed
Mrs Warden, said the man, Il will
not harm YOU Then turning to Miss
Warden be said Christie | have come
9 Thousand miles to kill you .
The woman recognized ia him Frank
Almy, former employee of Mr.. Warden
aid rejected sutton Of Christie. Miss
Fannie Wsrden stood by her sister
Almy deliberately knocked her down and
dragged Christie into an adj lining field
Miss Fannie followed them. Almv
turned and fired at her twice. but both
bullets missed their mark. Almy then
dragged Christie into the underbrusb
shot ner twice in the head, tore off her
clothing and fed. She wAs dead when
her relatives found her. She was a
daughter Of Andrew A. Warden.
wealthy farmer and leading citizsn of
Hanover She was 25 years old and very
handsome
The - a.
offered how detectives followed clues ali
oser the country and even into Canada
aud European ports of entry
how, for over month. he
lived In the Warden barn under the very
nose of the detectives, and placed
flowers on his victims grave at night
how he saw her buried and was subse
quentlY caught and lodged in jail. and
has since been viewed by many thou
sands and identified as an ex convict
named Abbott, are familiar to all the
readers of the oaily newspapers.
But there is one fact about Almy that
few persons here know, and that is that
for over two months of the year 1889 he
worked ia the Edge Moor Iron Works,
Just north Of this city. and boarded
during the same length of time in the
village Of Edge Moor, living beneath the
1870 - @-FHA GAfASi IA nOubb mo IA.
His Career at Edge Moor.
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter went to Edge Moor to see if
there was any truth in the rumors that
Almy had worked there He applied at
the main Office, and WIS referred to the
time Office a small wooden structure st
the extreme end Of the yards. When he
asked for Time Keeper Ross tier he was
fntd that he \ J
turn for a week
Is there any T. nth in the rumor that
Frank Almy, the murderer Of Christie |
Z Warden, worked here about two years
agoT
Two Of the clerks in the office went
into q back room and consulted for 4 |
few minutes and then the older one
came back TO the reporter and asked:
Is that all You want to known
well, | would like to know If be |
worked here, in what capacity he served, |
what his general character was while he |
was here, and how long he was EN-
ployed?"
well yes, be worked here about that
time. AS to his character we do not |
know anything about that He was EN-.
ployed as a labOrer, and that is all we /
know about him. ! would rather YOU /
would get the information outside this |
Office.
He Boarded at the Davis House.
The reporter thanked him aud went 10 |
the house Of Evan Davis, No. IA Memo /
avenue. Mr.. Davis is one Of the bose |
in the works, and occupies one OF the
largest houses in the village. In answer
to his knock, Mrs. Davis, a verv pleasant,
middle aged woman, came 10 the door
and invited the reporter to take seat ia |
the coy parlor. Her daughter, Miss
Fanny, very pretty and intelligent
young brunette, was reclining on a sofa
evidently suffering from severe head
ache, for she held a pretty cut glass
bottle filled with smelling salts, which
she inhaled occasionally during the con
vsrsation in which she Joined
Mrs Davis, | am a reporter It is
said that Frank c. Almy, the murderer
of Miss Christie Warden, boarded at
your house about two years ago. is it
true2'
"Well, they say So but | cannot be-
lieve it. For goodness sake, do not put
1t in the papersp
When did he board with your"
"About two years ago.
Glow long did he stay here?'
about two months"
"What did he dor
HE was employed in the works as
machinist"
"What name did he go underf'
''The same, Frank Q, Amy" said the
daughter,
What kind Of man was he, Mrs
Davis2'
HE was one Of the incest men
| ever knew, " she replied 81 do not see
how he could be capable Of doing such
thing"
'He was perfect angel while he was
here, " said Miss Fannie, with q look of
retrospection in her soft brown ex es, and
a smile on her face.
How did he conduct himself about
the houseY
"He was a perfect gentleman in every |
respect. He was so careful in his dress /
and personal appearance. He had a |
beautiful set of teeth and have known |
him to wash them dozen times q day"
"Did he dress well2"
eyes, he wore handsome clothing
everything nics," said the daughter.
And, said the mother ''he was so /
kind II he saw Fannie or l going to |
the spring for bucket Of water, he in. |
variaDly took the bucket from our hands !
and got it himself
Was he OF a sociable disposition?
No. Rather retiring He was very |
quiet; had but few friends, and never