The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-16
FRANK c. ALMY HANGED
Christie Warden's Slayer Dies
on the Scaffold.
A LONG CAREER OF CRIME ENDED.

In the Presence of witnesses Invited by
the sheriff the Heartless and Cowardly
Murderer Pays the Death Ponalty-A
sketch Of the Atrocious Crime for which
Almy was Executed.
Concord, N. H., May 16.-Frank @.
Almy, the murderer of Christie Warden
who was sentenced to death over year
ago was hanged in the prison here to-day
in the presence of those invited by Sheriff
Hurlburt to witness the execution.
The murder for which Almy paid the
death penalty was a peculiarly daring and
atrocious one. The victim was Miss Chris
tie Warden, daughter of A. A. Warden,
one Of the most influential citizens of Han
over, New Hampshire, and the crime was
committed on the night of Friday, July
II, 1891.
Mr. Warden lives about a mile from the
village He had three daughters all Of
whom are bright and well educated. On
the night of the murder Mrs. Warden, with
her daughters Christie and Fanny, the for
mer about % years of age, and the latter
much younger, and Miss Louise Goodell a
young neighbor, spent the evening in the
Village. IL WAS DIlAub llbOlllklllY ~ bllNl
did not start to walk home until 10 o'clock.
About midway between the centre of the
village, where the Dartmouth college build
ings are, and the Warden residence is what
is called the Vale of Temp, from the re-
nowned valeof Greece Here the road is
lined by dense bushes, and small brook
runs beneath the roadway. As the Warden
party reached this spot a man jumped
| from the bushes into the road in front OF
| them.
They all recognized him at once, and as
| they did so he said: "Nou know me. | am
Frank Almy have come 1000 miles to
see Christie, and will see her alone Now,
| Mrs Warden, you and the other girls 20
on and won't harm you, but l will see
! Christie"
Then he drew from his breast a revolver,
which he cooked. The four women stood
petriied, and the stiffness was broken only
10y Almy saying in harsh, cold voice;
"AIrs Warden, you know me, l believe
l am Frank Almy, and you never knew mt
to break my word. Move on or l viii
shoot Move on, | sayH
Mrs Warden was dragged away by Miss
Goodell, who had accompanied them, leav
ing Christie and Fanny with Almy. Chris
tie, up to this time, had been so overpow
cred by fear that she was hardly able tC
move She chung tenaciously TO her sister
Almy, however, lost no time in carrying
out his design He seized Christie by the
left shoulder, and, locking his left arm
around her neck, he placed the muzzle o.
his weapon against the breast of her siste
and said:
81 have hated you Fan, and unless yol
let 60 of Christie l will blow you int,
eternity
The girl knew he meant all he said, bu
thinking only of her sister, she answered
Shoot, then; | will not let her 60"
What inspired the murderer not to fir
: his revolver into the body of the girl ca
only be explained by the fact that her fee
struck uneven ground at this moment an
she fell nearly carrying her sister wit
her This was Almys opportunity, an
graspng Christie around the waist,
dragged her to the bars, which he had pre-
viously lowered and pulled her over int
the brush beyond Fanny followed clos
behind, despite Almy's threat to shoo
Meantime Christie had been struggling
escape, and Almy had his hands full
holding her. Nearly all of her clothin
was torn of in the struggle.
Fanny's presence evidently discOncerte
the murderer, for he raised his revolver an
fired point blank at her. The bullet miss
ed its mark and she kept on. Again b
fired, and she felt a strange sensation a
her shoulder. She knew that the ball ha
singed her Dress but still she was unterr
fed Suddenly thought struck hel
Perhaps if she should remain quiet for
time Almy would act on the defensive an
spare her sister until help could come
hand. So, concealing herself nearby, sh
: paused Then another shot was fired
Almy evidently had not noticed that sh
- had moved and still aimed in the directio
where he had last seen her.
Almy then fired three bullets into Chri
tie Warden's body, killing her almost il
stantly. after which he fled He was ca
tured about four weeks later in Warden
barn after being wounded several times
the officers, one shot having broken h
leg. His trial was a rather short one al
resulted in the jury bringing in verdi
of murder in the first degree
Besides the crime for which Almy WI
hanged he had several other murders to
credit and was known TO have been gull
of any number of crimes of less impol
ance, which, put together, made him o
of the most cowardly and heartless erin
nails ever known in this country