Evening journal., 1893-05-16
.ALMY PUT TO DEATH.
The Brutal Murderer ofPretty
Christie Warden
BXPIATEs HIS CRIME TODAY.

hood That He Caused His Fathers
Death and Spent Half Lifetime in
Jail.
CONCORD, N. H.. May 1G-FranlS
Almy was hanged in the Jail here at
TO- IA this morning.
Scenes at the Execution.
Almy retired early last evening. He
said nothing to the death watch aside
from bidding them good night in mis-
usually pleasant manner. The watchers
were unusually vigilant but nothing oc
Cured during their vigil to indicate that
the condemned man was not resting as
well as he has since they began their
duties.
Heartless to the Last.
At o'clock sharp this morning Almy
arose and. after cheerily greeting the
watch, dressed himself. He asked for
and received cigar, which he lighted
and smoked seeming TO enjoy it greatly
Then he read for while By neither
word nor action did he intimate that this
was the closing day of his life. He was
apparently less nervous and uneasy than
he had been for several days, his manner
seeming TO be one Of unconcern.
Chaplain Wilkins went to the prison
early and he was with Almy until the
end. Spectators were admitted at o 45
/ o'clock, and the doors closed when they
had been assigned to their places Almy
was in charge Of the prison officials until
a few minutes after 10 o'clock, when the
warden surrendered him to Sheriff
| Hurlburt.
They Saw Him Put to Death.
A large number of citizens came from
Hanover on the early morning train to
witness the hanging, among them being
Bert Warden, brother Of the murdered
girl, and c. E. Hewitt, the student who
shot Almy in the Warden barn Just be.
fore'he was captured.
He Was strangled to Death.
The execution was a bungling job,
Almy's feet touched the floor when he
went through the drop and he was
strangled to death.
A eHoULlsH, HEARTLEss WRETCH.
Awful Tragedy On Lonely Road
at Night.
CONCORD, N. H., May 16.-George H.
Abbott, alias Frank L. Amy, was hanged
for the brutal murder at Hanover, n H. ,
on July II, 1891, of Christie Warden
| Ten out of fifteen of the last years Of
his life have been spent in prison. His
father, overcome by shame, killed him
self years sgo
The boy was bad from his tenth year,
and after thefts and more serious crimes
was sent to prison for long term. He
escaped, aud at last went to work for
Andrew Warden, and fell in love with
, his daughter Christie. She did not
, favor his suit, because she knew nothing
i and he would say nothing of his past.
! When his time of service expired he vas
. not re engaged and was supposed to have
! left the neighborhood
Intercepted on a Lonely Road.
At $50 o'clock on the night of the
murder Mrs Warden, her daughters
Christie and Fanny and Miss Louise
$ F. Goodell, a neighbor, were making
n their way home along lonely road neal
the farmhouse, when Almy confronted
v them. He said: Mrs. Warden, you and
/. Fanny may move on with safety. / shal
not harm you unless you interfere will
t me. and if you do will shoot you lik'
Il dogs
b "Christie. ! have come a Thousand
miles to meet you and now our time il
/ short'
4 He drew revolver, cooked it, and the
Il four women stood as If petrifed.
II Never Break My Word"
y "Mrs. Wsrden, you know me, l be
y lieve. / am Frank Almy, and you have
= never known me to break my word. Nov
~ on or I will shoot Move on, say"
% He covered the aged woman with thl
o army revolver, again threatening the pen
=, atty of delay. The mothers love was to-
u strong to be moved by such danger Tn
q other lady ran up the road goo yards ant
a waited When the mother saw Aim
- walk up to Christie and seize her by tn
"a arm she ran for aid.
as Christie, overpowered by fear, clung 3
1e her sister, a girl II years old. Aim
IN seized Christie by the left shoulder, an
,r locking her left arm around her neck
n placed the muzzle of his weapon agains
her sisters breast and said: II hav
hated you. Fan, and unless you let 60 Q
Christie will blow you into eternity.
ne The young girl answered: "Shoo
then. will not let her 60" Her fee
struck uneven ground at this momen
OF and she fell nearly carrying her sistt
ro with her.
Dragged by the Murderer.
"A Almy grasped Christie around Il
es waist and pulled her into a clump
h tire es out of sight. He threw his victi
on to the ground grasped her firmly by Il
~ feet and skirts and dragged her toward
o. small brook, 200 yards from the highwa
BY As he advanced he kept shoutin
60 'Stand back or I'll shoot.
on This threat overawsd the mother al
dy her friend, but did not frighten Fannie
Telling her mother to hurry on to
en neighbours farm, a quarter of mile ava
er- and summon help, the young girl climb
the fence and dashed on toward b
an sister, who shouted with desperation a
despair: "Oh, Fannie, help or he W
cor kill me-
lAL Almy's Murderous Weapon.
ent Almy continued to drag his burd
.er toward the underbrush which he gain