The herald., 1893-05-17
ALMY'S PENALTY PAID.
CHRIsTIR wARDEN's MURDERER
EXECUTED.
A Bungiing job Made OF the Execution.
The Wretch strangIed to Death.
A History of His Career
of Crime.

Concord, n. H., May 16.-George H.
Abbott alias Frank x. O. Almy was
hanged here this morning for the muir
der OF Christie Warden.
When the straps were put on AImy's
limbs he asked the sheriff if ne could
speak. The sheriff shook his head.
Almy even then appeared to want to
bis face and he said nothing.
Sheriff Hurlburt, after the cap was
fixed, placed the knot under the left
ear, and at 10 :16 touched the spring.
The drop fell heavily and Almy's body
vert through the trap. To the horror
of the spectators his feet struck the
fior Selow. his knees being under him.
This rope was evidently too long, as Il
did not stretch any. The body bent to
the right and slightly forward. Inside
of minute the officers on the platform
swung the rope and pulled the body up
several feet.
Another feature of the execution that
caused the witnesses to shudder was the
position of the rope and knot: the
former pulled over the lett ear, while
the knot was fully one foot above the
neck. 1t was evident the condemned
man strangled to death. However, only
one or two twitching motions could be
seen and then an entire absence OF
struggling. At 1890 Almy WAS pro-
nouuced dead.
The crime for which Abbott, better
known under his alias Of Almy, was
hanged, was one which stirred New
England to the depths. The story OF
the mans life is one of lawlessness. He
came of old, well-known families on
both sides of the house, but heredity
seemed negatived in his case. He
Was thief as scholar in school at 10
years, in Salem where he was born. AT
IL years he WAS a burglar, with a cave
in which to store his plumber. At IL he
was sentenced to- states prison for burg
larry, his disgrace driving his father to
suicide. After serving a term he an
peared to reform, but was in reality the
director of the operations of large
band of burglars and highwaymen, who
created reign of terror lii North Thet-
ford. He was caught after fight and
sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary,
but managed to escape. Then he went
south for while, but returned and un-
der the name OF Almy engaged to work
as a farm hand on the farm OF Andrew
Warden, near Hanover. Here be
met and became Infatuated with
A arden's elder daughter, Christie.
VINO did not reciorocste his affection
His tune expired April 1, 1891, and he
waa not re-engsged. Unable to get
other work he finally went in hiding in
Wa dvn's barn. On the night of July
18, 1891, as Mrs. Warden. her two
daughters and neighbor, woman, were
returning home along lonely road,
Ahny appeared suddenly before them
with cooked revolver, seized Christie
and terrified the others with the
weapon, except the younger sister who
risked her life and stood her ground.
though shot several times, but Almy
finally managed to get his victim into
the woods where he shot her to death,
Then he hid in the barn and remained
there for month before his discovery.
Then posse surrounded the barn and
after siege of ten hours, during which
he was wounded, he surrendered. After
trial. sentence and delays, he finally
paid the penalty today.