Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-24
A STRANGE MURDERER.
Almy's Keepsakes From His Victim-A Ques
ton a. to His Sanity.


A Hanover, N. H., special to the New York
World today says: The mysterious conduct of
Frank C. Almy, Christie Warden's murderer,
who has been identified with Convict Geo. H.
Abbott, may yet be explained by faint of in
sanity which seems to run in the blood of the
Abbott family.
Hitherto several people in Hanover have re-
marked that Almy's conduct in many particu-
lars was inexplicable except upon the hypothe-
sis that he was insane 1t is known that George
Abbott's father committed suicide. In Thet-
ford they say that he was driven to it by the
conduct Of his child, who. even when a boy,
seemed to prefer the life Of an outlaw and high
wayman to any other. An uncle of George
Abbott, however, was actually insane. This
uncle was Putney Abbott, who died before he
reached the age Of twenty.
Duke Abbott the grandfather Of George H.
Abbott, alias Almy, was one of the most sin
gular characters in that part of Vermont, and
when his son Putney proved an imbecile many
people attributed the fact to heredity.
MR.. WARDEN AND ALMY.
Andrew Warden, father of the murdered girl,
visited Almy in his room at the wheelock House
last night, and today related conversation he
had with the prisoner. Mr.. Warden asked
Amy why he had done as he did after the kind
uedtueut ne uaO received wnlle at the farm.
There is nothing that can say" said Amy.
Haven't always treated you well, Frank
asked the old man.
did ever wrong you in any way?"
mo, sir, you always treated me fair"
won't you tell me why you did that terrible
thing?" And as he formed the inquiry the old
gentleman's voice trembled.
"Mr. Warden, there is nothing at all for me
to tell you. l cannot talk with you. 1 have
nothing to say"
why did you, so like a coward, kill my
daughter, Frank the old man asked, quite
steadily.
II can tell you nothing" was the reply.
"Did you realize the suffering YOU would
cause us? Did you think of the hearts you
would break?"
Amy made no reply. His head fell and he
was silent. Then Mr.. Warden left the room
ALMY's VALUED POSSESSIONS
A Philadelphia Press correspondent at Han
over says: When Almy lay wounded behind the
pile of hay in the barn, after having driven
back his foes, he asked that John Fuller be sent
for, as he wished to speak to him. Fuller had
quite talk with the fugitive, and when Almy
finally agreed to surrender he gave Fuller a
package of letters. This package fell into the
hands Of Sheriff Bridgeman, and its contents
were unknown until the sheriff showed them to
correspondent.
The package was bound in a strip of channois
leather. carefully wound round and round
with string. In it were several envelopes in
two packages. both done up in tissue paper
They contained what Christie had given him
or what he had taken without her consent
only he can tell which.
There were six envelopes in the bundle. all
as clean and white as though just from a
newly opened box. On each was an inscrip-
ton.
The first was
A tress of my darling Christie's bonny brown
hair. FRANK c, Amy.
This envelope contained a thick braid OF
dark brown hair, SO much that no ribbon
was necessary to tie it in order to keep the
strands from separating. The second was
This I combed from Christle's hair, 80 and
81. F. C. ALMY.
The contents we're several combings of hair.
Perhaps he did comb them; perhaps he found
them.
In the third were three dried and pressed
pansies, not 80 old yet but that they re-
tanned much OF their original beauty. This
was marked:
Three pansies from my dear Christie's grave.
Gathered the 10th, 25th and 3Oth of July, 1891.
FRANK C. AI.MY.
done as he said he did, visited the grave of the
murdered young woman ana gathered remem-
brances Of his lovod one.
The fourth envelope had somewhat worn
kid glove in it. On the outside was marked
| simply ''Christies glove" In the fifth were
three cabinet pictures two of Fanny Warden
| and one Of Christie, and q gilt-edged visiting
card, marked Christie C. Warden
HIS LOVES WRITTEN THoUGHrs.
In the sixth envelope was tho most important
Of all. as tho writings may prove beyond
doubt the feelings the young woman bore for
him. They may show that as her folks claims,
the interest felt in him by Christie was simply
that Of Q sister and q Christian who tried to
do good to an unfortunate fellow-being The
| envelope was marked ''Christie's work" II
| contained three sheets Of paper, one white and
the other pink, which were closely written on
| both sides. The handwriting was all that Of
the young woman. On the white sheet was the
poem headed Longing"
On the pink sheet were number Of quota
tons from well-known authors bearing princi-
pally upon the life Of man and its successes
and failures.
That was all-an that Frank G. Almy had
which he o. red for-words which his love had
written, flowers from her grave, glove which
NE bad Vogu and her hair.