The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
SHOT DEAD BY A SUITOR.
THE MURDEREH CLAIMS TO BE
FROM SAVANNAH.

Hanover, N. H, the Scene of the Crime.
The Girl Walking Along the Road
with Her Mother and sister when
sba was Seized and Dragged into the
woods-The Murderer Escapes.
HANOVER, N H., July 1S.-As Miss
Christie Warden, accompanied by her
mother her sister, Fannie and Louise
coodell. was returning on foot to their
home located one mile from the village, at
late hour last night, Frank Almy, about
:, wears of age, jumped into the road in
front of them, and ssizing Christie by the
arm. said; 81 want you" Her mother and
sister attempted to defend her. Almy fired
at them but missed. They ran for assist
ance.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Then Almy dragged his victim into the
bushes from the road and shot her twice
through the head, one shot tearing out her
left eve. When help arrived the girl was
dead and her body was stripped OF nearly
every article of clothing. Almy had fed.
Miss Warden was a beautiful and most esti-
mable young woman about 25 years old,
graduate of the state normal school and a
popular teacher.
EMPLOYED BY HER FATHER.
Almy was a former employe OF her father,
and his attentions to Miss Christie had been
repulsed. She was a daughter of Andrew
A. Warden, a wealthy farmer aud leading
citizen The town is in a state of great ex,
element. No trace of the murderer has
yet been found Business in tle town is
practically suspended to-day and q large
number of armed men, among them nearly
oil of the Dartmouth professors, who are
spending their vacations here, are securing
the county.
SUICIDE SUSPECTED.
One theory is that suicide was the second
act in the tragedy and that his body will be
found within few hours. Another is, that
having long premeditate1 the act he
planned such a speedy and effective means
Of escape that ne is already a considerable
distance away. Almy first came here about
year ago. claiming that Savannah, Ca,
was his home. He worked at Wentworth
for some time under another name.
LAID IN WAIT FOR WEEKS.
1t is pretty certain that Almy has been
lurking around for several weeks watching
for favorable opportunity to do his devil
lsh work. Twice within three weeks mem
bers of the Warden household have been
startled by discovering a man look
ing In at the windows after dark.
On the night Of the commencement
concert, June "a, man was seen skulking
around the residence of Prof G. H. Pettee,
whose guest Miss Warden was at that time
de undoubtedly intended to kill her as she
returned from the entertainment, and
would have done SO had he not been
frightened by neighbor. who saw him
about the dwelling.
OTHER YOUNG LADIES FOLLOWED
Several young ladies resembling Miss
Warden have been followed by a man of
Almy's appearance, which shows that he
has been in hiding during the day time
coming out at night to search for his victim.
The ringing of the college bell at o'clock
this afternoon called out an additional force
for extending the search. Lectures in the
medical college have been suspended, and
many OF the students have joined in the
hunt
A POSSIBLE CLEW.
Upto o'clock no very promising clews
have been found, unless at White River
junction, where Frank Osmer, who lives on
the fair ground, was awakened by a man
said to answer Almy's description,
much fatigued and who anxiously
inquired the way out of the fair ground
inclosure. The town of Hanover offers
1900 reward and Miss Warden's father $500
an examination made by Prof. Frost, dean
o. Dartmouth Medical College, and Prof.
B. BARTLETT, shows that one bullet entered
tle girls brain and the other severed her
spinal cord. Her funeral will take place
Monday afternoon.