The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-28
The Capture Of Almy.

The circumstances attending the
capture of the Hanover murderer may
be briefly stated as follows:
Immediately after the murder Almy
secreted himself in Warden's barn,
and there remained, making frequent
excursions to neighboring cellars to
obtain means for subsistence, A few
days before his capture Mrs. Warden
discovered number of empty cans
and beer bottles under the barn.
This aroused her suspicion and she
communicated the facts to the author
tiles. On Wednesday night two men
were set to watch the barn and were
successful in discovering Almy leave
the barn and go to the house and
drink some milk that waa setting on
the porch thence going to the orchard
and filing bag with apples and re-
turning to the barn. Help was at
once raised, the barn surrounded and
the miserable murderer, after Il des-
perate fight and after he was wound
ed in the leg, hip and head, unfortn-
nately only scalp wound, was cap
tured. Amy claims that Miss War
den was shot accidently in the first
place and that he then shot her again
to put her out of her misery. The
following is the
Story of the Crime.
The murder for which Almv has
been run down was peculiarly dar-
ing and atrocious one. The victim
was Miss Christie Warden, daughter
of A. A. Warden, one of the most in
fuential citizens of Hanover, N. H..
and the crime was committed Oh the
night of Friday, July II.
Mr.. Warden lives about mile from
the village. He had three daughters,
all of whom are bright and well edu-
Gated. On the night of the murder
Mrs. Warden, with her daughters
Christie and Fanny, the former about
20 years of age, and the later much
Younger, and Miss Louise GOOdCll, q
young neighhor, spent the evening in
the village. 1t was bright moonlight
SO they did not start to walk home
until 10 o'clock. About midway be.
tween the center of the village, where
the Dartmouth college buildings are
and the Warden residence is what is
called the Vale of Temp, from the re-
nowned vale of Greece. Here the
road is lined by dense bushes and {
small brook runs beneath the road
way. AS the Warden party reached
this spot a man jumped from the bush
es into the road in front of them.
, They all recognized him at once
and as they did so he said: "Yol
know me. am Frank Almy. l hav'
come 1000 miles to see Christie and
will see her alone. Now, Mrs. Ward
, en-, you and the other girls go on ant
I won't harm you, hut will SCI
Christie"
! Then he drew from his breast re
volver, which he cooked. The fou
women stood petrified, and the still
ness was broken only by Amy say
= ing in a harsh, cold voice -
"Mrs. Warden, you know me, be
lieve. | am Frank Amy, and vol
never knew me to break my word
. Move on Or l will shoot. Move on,
e say"
Mrs. Warden was dragged away b
5 Miss Goodell, who had accompauie
X them, leaving Christie and Fam
with Amy. Christie, up to this tim
|, had been so overpowered by fear tina
1t she was hardly able to move. Sh
e chung tenaciously to her sister. Amy
: however, lost no time in carrying OF
e his design. He seized Christie b
the left shoulder, and, locking hi
# left arm around her neck, he place
is the muzzle of his weapon against tn
st breast of her sister and said -
v 81 have hated you, Fan, and unles
10 you let go of Christie | will blow 70
d into eternity"
y The girl knew he meant all he sal
but thinking only of her sister, sh
answered; "Shoot, then | will nc
let her go"
T. What inspired the murderer not t
& fire his revolver into the body of tt
d girl can only be explained by the fat
I'd that her feet struck uneven groun
at at this moment and she fell, near
= carrying her sister with her. TIL
s. was Almy's opportunity, and grasI
d, ing Christie around the waist he dra!
ged her TO the bars, which he had pr
IN viously lowered, and pulled her ov,
rs into the brush beyond. Fanny 70
h, lowed close behind, despite Amy
o. threats to shoot. Meantime Christ
Or had been struggling to escape, al
Il. 4 lmY had his hands fnll in hOllir