The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-19
HIS LIFE At STAKE.
Beautiful Christie Wardcn's MUIR
dcrer on Trial.
FRANK ALMYS OWN NARRATIVE
or How Ilo Killed the Girl lie
Lovci.--A Sad Romance In Which
love and Murder AranGciy Figure.
lie Loitcrcd for Weeks Near tho
House, Placing Flowers at Night
on His Swscthcart's Grayc.--Tho
Speech for the Defense.

| &s'''S' t'h''fS 'o"Nho "t .Nttp"'
on His Sw4cthcart's Gravc.-.Tlc
Speech for the Defense.
PLYMOUTH, n. II. Nov. lS.--A sursing
crowd again bcsieged the doors OF the
little court house this morning long be-
fore they were opened and the court
room was packedas onyestcrday. Almy,
who passed 4 slCcplcss night, WAS
brought into court Mt o'clock, showing
every evidence OF the strain through
which he is passing and looked de-
jccted. Mr.. Storey opened the argu-
ment for the defense. He said the re-
spondent was man oi good deal oil pas
sion and liigl! feeling. lie became in
fatuated with Christie Warden. She
returned his love, they read and sang
together; Christie mcnlcd his clothes,
| gave him pictures and the nccktio OH
which she painted his iavorite flower.
Amy was always paying special attcn-
ton to Christie. They were marked
more OIL Almy's part than was her
attention TO him. Christie became Oh
| Tended nj him because he had attended
grange meeting and after mutual
consultation he left her, still loving
her.
THE MURDER.
In April ut Danvcrs, Mass, Almy
talked with Mr.. Wilkins about ranch
life in Texas, went 10 Springfield and
| purchased the rcvolvers with the inten-
ton of going to Texas. At Dorchester
and elsewhere he showed his rcvolvcrs
as Il part OF his Texas outfit. lie then
went back to wilkins to SEQ ii the men
from Texas had arrived. They had not,
so he decided to 20 and see Christie.
lie desired TO see her alone on account
OF the opposition OF her parents,
so he sccrcted himself. Then
passed thirty-thrcc days without
meeting her. On the fatal night lie
went 10 the meeting where Christie
was, expecting to see her there,
disappointed he went to the willows,
where hc waited till Christie came. lie
was in half starved condition, with &C
countable turn OF mind; was opposed
by Fannie and her mother and COM
mittcd the fatal act, killing the girl he
loved best OF all others. IIc wandered
back TO Warden's barn where he re-
maincd, visiting Christie's crave by
night and placing flowers thereon.
Several witnesses testified to seeing
nanif ie'1t,cis ;ahu Gnl'sttc ) phoio-
Ter and that he was W roins 10 10 TEXAS is ~
THE rr,soyr,..s sropv
Frank G. G. AImv tbo nr;so,o- r,s
thcn sworn amid much cxr;,omcnt in
rrnlv to oucstions nj Tho ottornnv oon-
oral hc tnld nj his frst com;nn Il tLa
.WarIcn iarm in INV inst vn,r and 81
mn al,;n, +, contract Will, W,rion ,S ,,.or,.
on tho farm. The witness trcmb,;n.,
and weenipp, affirmed his iovc for ibs
Warden Urls md said. "Aitnr NrwrH
and AI;cn wont ,rost thn host ~ ,ha ',;,,s
remained Christ;c was rnrv C,;ot
cirl 7 Iovod Lnr and tLor,bt .Lo rroriG riG
ri hcr ~ -, ''''' 49, 80 Wv w :"
Alma detailed =. oroot In,,tr, b;s 70.
,,t;ons viii Christ;o ,,;~irr | .In ;,n,1ra, ",S t
sion that thcv were n tho most @ irinndIv
character md nj \ rorinrornl notrrc
AImv described how hn COT Christ;n,.
nictnre iIc ionnd tl,c sir|In I ono oi riI hor
nmnnr Tho nnrar;vcs nj a nbotnSrHnhor
TO whom Id had oonc to Envo y ntr,,ra
nj Christie and 31vra con;nI Thn ,tr lo,tar
n;r.uro ho Got fro,, ~ III h;hia '"s'o'
80. ,,,' 0.,'
HH LOVED ''''N'
Alter recess Alny resumed MS evil
dcncc. He said ho loved Christie with
all b;s bo,r, and ,hor,ht Il ho oorlI
80 ,, 80 - ,,, "',N ''''S"v 4 ',' 'ou'u
nave lau i'er siic would nave lcd nm
10 pet'cr me. Ihey taiHca II over
anu sl!c 'uyiSeu MN 10 set better
suue,tl1li 'tnu ieGo'ii!aetaGa hanover,
pue laGk o! luhus coihpelied MIN 10
reach tne conc'uslom \, 10 M: make 4 snort
cut 70 prole;ssiohal NC. witness Kissed
EMr's,ie ,i "ilen lhPy parted ana she
kissSu MN enc aroused passions III
MS breast, una iiau MRS. arden only
spoken oiG p'e"Ss'ht Wo'd 10 MN ne
Moula ho' nave peeh mere to-day. lie
,hei gave an accouh. OIL ms travels a!tcr
,enEi.,s ,a,i.s nHnloSet s;.FinS no bought ms
Io.o'yeta !" cp:lis'.Gi', hass.' ior tne
Tovne Uc h,o shown tbor 70 na,.,r,J
PERSONS and had made no ATTEMPT 70
conceal them. He finally came back 10
Hanover for the purposcof sccirr Chris
tic alone 10 get her appreciation and en-
couragemcni. lie did not write while
he was away because he was afraid She
would not get the letters. His eypccta-