Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-21
CHRISTIE wARDKN.s MURDERER.
Over . Thousand Persons View Him in Hiu
Captivity.


Captivity.
When Amy, the murderer OF Christie War
den was finally brought from the barn where
he had been found at Hanover, n. H., a. de-
tailed in yesterdays STAR, the crowd became
furious at the prospects of losing chance to
see Amy a. he should be driven away. They
demanded view in tones which unmistakably
meant that they would take affairs in their own
hands unless the curtains were put up. The
officers, recognizing the spirit of the almost
violent crowd, removed the curtains. Sheriff
brigham was soon seen coming down from the
haymow, with other officers bringing the muir
derer.
He was soon placed in . carriage, bat the
people were SO massed in the front of the barn
doors that it was long time before they could
be induced to move sufficiently to allow the
team to pass out. Four officers with drawn re-
volvers were in the wagon and shouted to the
people to stand back. Alny surrounded
by officers that he was scarcely visible and a
rush was made for the carriage, which prom
ised for minute to Oyerturn it
The officers finally got the wagon clear, the
horses were whipped into rapid pace and
Amy was taken swiftly to the Wheelock Hotel
in advance of all pursuers There grand
rush of the several hundred teams which soon
arrived in the village. Almy was taken into
the dining room, at the head Of the stairs on
the first floor. The office was instantly filed
with the people who were still loudly calling
for sight of Amy. Five ofic ers with drawn
revOlvers were stationed at the foot of tho stair
way and prevented any passage.
The streets about the hotel were packed solidly
with turbulent crowd, who we're pressing
toward Almys retreat The officers soon be-
| came convinced that the crowd meant business,
| and Sheriff brigham came out and announced
from the steps tina. Amy could be seen today,
when he would be arraigned at the preliminary
hearing.
This plan was not satisfactory, and the cry
went up, I'VE want to see Amy today, and We
are going to do it, They were soon assured
that they could do SO AZ soon az his wounds
were dressed. When this had been completed
the people were allowed to lie through the
room. The stream was kept up till 1,j0O had
passed, when Amy tainted and the doors were
closed.
An examination Of the murderers body
showed that he had been shot three times
twlce in the left leg, below the knee, the lower
shot breaking the large bone. The other shot
scooped Il hole out Of the top of his head, but
did not touch his skull. This shot was fired by
some one while Amy talking with DR.. L..
NJ. Hoffman about surrendering. These wounds
were dressed by Profs. c. +. Frost and W. L.
Smith OF Hanover and Prof. p. S. Conner Of
Cincinnati and corps of assistants. None Of
the wounds are very serious.
Almy says there is nothing in his past career
that is bad except that he has gambled some.
He will be arranged before Judge Cobb today,
probably in the afternoon, on warrant sworn
out by n. A. Frost.
1t appears that the wounds in Almy's leg
were made by Charles L. Hewitt, the plucky
State College student, who stood his ground
and emptied his revolver into the haymow
while Almy was firing up out OF it, neither
party being visible to the other during the
shooting. Hewitt escaped unhurt.
Everybody is loudly praising the whole force
OF officers, especially Solicitor Mitchell, whose
perseverance. pluck and nerve have SO largely
contributed to the successful unraveling OF this
mysterious case. At 10 pm Amy was sleep
ing. and guarded by Sheriff brigham and
Deputy Clarke of Lebanon.
Almy's revolvers were both Smith Il Wesson' 8
six-shot, forty-four caliber with four-inch bar
rels, and were bought in Palmer, Mass. He
had on him when he surrendered belt filed
with cartridges. He had IL his pockets u large
knife, a tooth brush and some matches.
Amy says he killed Christie After he killed
the girl he went direct to Mr.. Wardens barn
and WIS there when her body was brought to
| the house.
From his hiding place in the barn he had a
full view of the house ut the time of the funeral.
He says he has been about the premises ever
since. making frequent visits to Christie grave
at night and moving about for necessary food.
He admitted that Almy was an assumed
name. and also confessed that he was hiding to
escape arrest for q similar crime, for which a
absolutely to tell his real name or reveal the
circumstances which led him to take an as
sumed name. With regard to the murder Of
Christie Warden, LIE said:
Yes. killed her, but did not intend to.
wanted to see her. l would see her. and would
have been killed myself for the sake of doing
SO. The shot upward was accidental, God
knows. did not pun the trigger. In the
struggle and excitement to get her where l
could see her alone the cartridge exploded
no pf her 10 no. butl.
| ward. Then could not bear to see her agony
and fired another bullet to kill her, to end her
pain"
Amy sticks to the Statement: that Christie
loved him and would have married him but for
his shady past. He says that the young woman
allowed him to kiss her and oven returned his
caresses, but told him that she would never
marry him unless he told of his past life. He
would not reveal that secret for he knew that
she would not marry him then anyway, and lie
hoped to win her love and consent to a mar
riage by living an upright life and showing the
| sincerity of his reform.
THE STORY OF HIS CRINi.
On July II as Miss Christie Warden, accom-
panied by her mother. her sister Fannie and
Louise Goodell, was retur ming at o late hour on
foot to their home, mile from the village of
Hanover n. H.. Frank Amy about thirty
| years OF age, jumped into the road in front Of
them and. seiZiIg Christie by the arm. said: II
want YOU" The mother and sister attempted
to defend her and Amy fired at them, but
missed. Then he dragged his victim into the
bushes from the road and shot her twice through
/ the head. one shot tearing out her left eye.
| When help arrived the girl was dead and her
body stripped OF nearly every article OF CLOTH
! ing Although the firing took place under the
shadow OF the Dartmouth College buildings
! and the shots drew many people to the spot
/ Almy succeeded in escaping capture.
N mi v11ncf ina
| timaDle young woman, about twenty five years
old, n graduate OF the State Normal School and
| popular teacher. Amy had been employee
OF her father and his attentions to Miss Christie
had been repulsed. She was the daughter of
Andrew A. Warden a wealthy farmer and lead
ing citizen. 1t was evident that Amy had been
watching for several weeks for favorable op-
portunity to do his deylish work. as several
members of the Warden household had been
startled by discerning n man looking into the
window after dark, and n man was noticed
skulkiug around the residence Of Prof. Pcttee
on june "a, ut which place Miss Warden was
visitor at the time.
Sheriff Foster sent searching parties in all di-
| rections, and the girls father offered $500 re-
ward for the capture of the murderer, to which
the town of Hanover offered an additional $500
Several clues were followed out one of which
traced Amy to Montreal and afterward to
SOutlford, Conn, where he hired ont with a
farmer and, in the early part of August. left
suddenly. 1t WAS not known until after he had
disappeared that his description answered that
of the murderer.
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