Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-22
HOW ALNY WAS CAUGHT
Further Details Of the Capture OF
Christie Wartsn's slayer.
BURIED UsDER TWENTY FEET OF HlY
Ne II Found Hsddea VA the Barn of His
Victims s1fher where Ne nAs
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CHRISTIE Warden the night Of July ID.
was located ia the hayEaow Of the
barn Of Andrew Warden, father Of the
murdered girl. Thursday morning
Amy was well armed aud kept his
Dursuers at bay for several hours.
Finally dozen citizens armed
with Winchester rides entered the
barn. and. after exchanging a mum
Der of shots with the murderer. over
powered him and took away his weap-
ons. 4 large crowd Of excited villagers
had surrounded the barn with the
avowed intention " lynehing Almy,
and il MAS with the greatest difficulty
that bis eaptors fought their way
through the excited mob and carried
their prisoner IN safety To the Wheeloek
house, where be - now lodged, pro-
tected by a dozen deputy sheriffs.
Every night since the murder Amy
has visited the grave of his victim and
decorated il with flowers. This fact
soon became known 10 the friends of
the murdered girl. but they were never
able To catch the murderer in his singu-
lar and foolhardy devotion Sotwith-
standing but little had been said pub
hely vigilant search was maintained
Monday evening Mrs Warden,
while looking for some chickens
in the barnyard, discovered a small
opening in the ynderpinning of the
barn which she thought might lead To
the chickens hiding place. She re-
moved a small board and found on the
inside an empty jelly tumbler, and fur
ther IN twelve cana. which had recently
contained salmon, oysters, peaches and
other substantial eatables- There
were also empty wine and beer
bottles Wednesday morning T.
W. Davidson and n. A. Frost
made further Investigations and
Thursday morning these were con-
tinued Charles L. 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 a bullet was fired up
at him through the hay on which he
stood. The concealed man continued
firing, NJ the same time digging out of
the hay, and fred 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 70 drive Amy out the
majority were for entering the barn,
and volunteers for this purpose were
called for Twenty-Five men soon re-
sponded- As the party entered the
barn Almy's voice WAS heard asking
that John Fuller be sent to him Elk
sheriff BridgInan 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:
Army Is at this moment concealed under %
feet OF hay. He says: II you don't give me
protection viii sell my life dearly posi-
BILE and then Kill myself: but IL you will guar
antee me protection through John NJ 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 Amy should be left in the
hands of the law.
After these arrangements Almy
changed his mind and refused to give
himself up. He sent for Solicitor
Mitchell. who went up in the barn
ON the hay where Almy was sitting.
Mr.. Mitchell reports as follows:
Il went up into the barn In accordance
with TIE request q Amy. tie sat on the hay
and said his leg was broken. H had a large
revolver IN each hand and fourished them.
pointing ikem sometimes ~ and some
times at his own head He asked me II
would guarantee him fair trial l assured
him that l would most csrta My do He
wanted 10 know how much OF his past history
IL
euss that now. Pointing the revolver % mis-
own head he ASKED me IL thought he had bet
ter shoot himself The result Of the confer
encc was that be refused TO come out"
A A. Smith. medical student had
a conference with Almy. He says
Amy told him he did not mean to kill
Christie lie said he fred the first shot
accidentally, which threw him into u
frenzy. then he shot her again. He
then said 70 smith. as he pointed his
pistol at him: ''You get right down
out Of here il you value your life !"
Almy was then captured rs reported
above Public excitement is dying out
and the indications now are that the
murderer will be accorded a trial by
jury
Amy was taken Ia to the dining
room OF the hotel az the head Of the
stairs Gu the first SOor. The office was
instantly filled with people who were
still calling for sight of Amy. Five
officers with drawn revolvers were
stationed az the foot of the stairway
and prevented any passage. The streets
about the hotel were packed solid with
turbulent crowd. who were pressing
toward Army retreat. The officers soon
became convinced that the crowd mean;
business and sheriff Bridgrnaa came
ont and announced from the steps that
Army could be seen to-day. when
he would be arraixned at the prelim.
mary hearing This plan was not sat
isfactory aud rhc cry went mp: we
want 70 see Alnay aov and we are go
ing 20 DO II. They we're soon assured
that they could do 50 as soon IA his
wounds we're dressed When THIS had
been completed she people were allowed
e. walk through the room. The stream
was not let MP until I.soo had passed.
when Army fainsed and the doors were
closed. An: examination of the muir
d.rsrs body showed that he had beer
shot three tirneS-twfce in the left leg
below the knee. the lower shot break
ing the large bone. The third shot
scoopcd hole out Il The top Of his
heat bus did not touch the skull
None 81 the wounds are very serious.
After he killed tie girl Amy says rs
went direct 10 Mr. Wariens barn ans