The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-21

Frank 9. Almy, tho murderer OF Chris
tie Warden, was found to-day in the
large hay NOV in the barn OF the War
den homestead.
Monday evening Mrs. Warden, while
in the barnyard, discovered a small
opening at the underpinning OF the
barn. She removed q small board and
found on the inside an empty jelly
tumbler, and further in twelve cans
which had recently contained salmon,
oysters, peaches and other substantial
eatables. There were also empty wine
and beer bottles.
+. w. Davidson and n. A. Frost, who
had been told Of Mrs. Warden's discov-
cry, made further search Yesterday,
and found more cans and club. Last
night Prof. Witeher and Sheriff Brown
watched the premises, and at 2 o'clock
this morning they saw Almy walking
about tho garden. He was barefooted,
ragged, pale and thin. He filled a bag
with apples from the trees, eating raw
enously at the same time. He then
went back to the barn and walked
around to the other side Of it. The
watchers returned to the village and
aroused about forty men, who soon sur
rounded the barn and search began.
Charles L. Stewart was the first to To-
cate Almy. lie was prodding the hay
with a shovel handle when he struck
him. Instantly Almy fred through the
hay. The bullet missed Stewart Almy
fired again and again, making his way
upward through the hay at the same
time. He fired at least fifteen shots, and
the barn was quickly deserted, One OF
the bullets struck and slightly wounded
Are Turner.
A council OF the besiegers was held,
and resulted in appointing the follow
ing as a committee OF procedure: Sher-
IFS Stevens, OF Lancaster, and Clark, OF
Lebanon; General G. o. Hurlbut, OF
Lebanon, andex-SheriR N. G. Bridgman.
While many favored burning the barn
to drive Almy out, the majorityfavored
entering the barn. As the party went
into the barn AImy's voice was heard.
He asked that John Fuller be sent to
him, as he wished to talk with him.
Fuller and eN-Sheritr Bridgman went
into the loft, and, after some converse
ton with Almy, ex-Sherif Bfidgman
returned, mounted ladder leaning
against the house and said: "Fellowcit-
liens, Almy has been found. Now l
call upon you in the name Of law and
good order, to restrain your anger and
let the law take its course with this foul
murderer" Then turning to the county
solicitor, he said: solicitor Mitchell, l
think can assure you that these 1900
people, most Of whom know personal
", will consent to let the law take Its
course"
These remarks were greeted with
cries Of eyes, yes; lot the law take its
course"
Mr.. Bridgman further said: "Almy is
at this moment concealed under twenty
feet of hay. He says: If you don't
give me protection l will sell my life rs
dearly as possible and then kill myself,
but ii you will guarantee me protection
through John NJ. Fuller, l viii give up
nv arms and come out"
Mr.. Bridgman, still perched on the
ladder, then said: "Yonr assurance that
Amy shall be dealt with according to
law is satisfactory. promise you that
you shall all have an opportunity to sec
him. Form in lines on each side Of the
road, and he shall pass along between
the lines"
Almy refused to come out OF the
barn, us he promised to do, il guaran-
teed protection. He sent for Solicitor
Mitchell, who went up in the barn on
the hay, where Almy was sitting. Mr..
Mitchell reported as follows: 81 went
up into the barn in accordance with
tile request OF Almy. He sat on the
hay and said his leg was broken. He
had large revolver i'll each hand and
tlourished them, pointing them some.
times at me and sometimes at his own
head. He asked me ii would guaran-
tee him fair trial.
~ assured him that l would most
certainly do SO. He wanted to know
how much OF his past history had
found out. / told him we would not
discuss that now. Pointing his revolver
at his head he asked me il thought he
had better shoot himself. The result Of
the conference was that he refused to
come out"
When Alny refused to come out as
he had agreed to, the temper OF all the
people changed and general cry was
set up, "Don't fool with him any longer;
bring him out dead or alive, and do it
quickly"
Those who had been in conference
with him having retired, force with
winchester rifles was brought, and after
locating him as near as possible from
the outside firing WIS commenced by
the rihemen. Almy responded with
his revolver, but the shooting resulted
in nothing except to bring another de-
mand from Almy for second talk with
solicitor Mitchell. Mr.. Mitchell, not
withstanding the increased desper-
alton OF the murder, went up TO
the hay. OF this second visit the
solicitor says: "Almy was fourishing
his shooting irons In manner even
more dangerous than before. AS he
put them under my nose, the expression
on his face led me to think that my life
hung on very slender thread. He
said to those within hearing: Stand
back, gentlemen; l hold Mitchell's life
in my hand, and II you wink Ill shoot
him.
"Aiter going over the same talk again,
he handed one OF his revolvers TO me
and the other TO Mr.. Fuller. IhaVe
since learned that Sheriff Brigham who
had secured position unknown to
Almy had his gun levelled ON the
parleying murderer, and was at one
time at the point OF pressing the trigger" I"
The carriage driven by Sheriff Ran
dali trnU then called for IL wns dFiVen