Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-15

never have been convicted of murder in th,
| first degree. His story now is the story
which he told on the witness stand, that
the first shot was accidental that the second
shot was simply to end the dying girls suf
fering. He believes that public clamol
was strong influence against him.
| ''He talked today of Christie Warden fol
a minute and then quickly changed the sub
ject. lie referred TO he pleasure he had in
her company, saying that the season h,
spent on the farm in Hanover was the hap
piest in all his life.
ale chatted interestingly and merrily or
topics philosophical, scientific, physical
and religious.
"Wby. he knew all about the latest fly.
ing machine, thought that some day We
would all be shooting through the air on
wings.
'Keligously he is an agnostic as he has
| always been.
| AS to what is after death he says he
don't know, that's all.
81 think be believes in some kind of a
hereafter, however, which will at least be
as pleasant as the present
''Did he swear today"
"Well, shouldn't tell you if he did
ale talked of execution of the possbil-
ity of suffering pain on the scaffold. lie
had evidently made study of the subject
| He recalled to mind cases where there had
been bungling work on the part of the exc
| cutiOners.
ale inquired as to the new sheriff and
his experience at hangings. told him the
new sheriff was very careful, conscien-
| tious man and would undoubtedly see tina,
az tlipU Anpn nrnnnrly and II,
ORDER
HAS he ever confessed that his real
name is George II. Abbott?"
"No, sir, never. / have my own opin.
ion as to that question, which | don't feel
at liberty to express just now. will state
further that | don't believe that he has
ever admitted to any person that he was
Abbott.
"Almy came back to Christie Warden
again for an instant and declared that she
was the first woman who had ever aroused
his sentiment of love. This was the only
time during the interview that he exhibited
any emotion. Tears were in his eyes.
Speaking of the certainty of Almy's 5
death and the uncertainty of life in general
| told him since his incarceration. one of
the judges who presided at his trial, the al
tnrney- general who prosecuted him and
Christie Warden's father grandfather and
grandmother had all died.
'Almy after moments reelection replied
soemnly Yes, thousands have gone and
many more will go before me, even now
That is the common lot of humanity.
"A pause and then Almy continued; 'Of
course the situation of condemned man
y hose time of death is fixed by law i. en-
tirely different from that of other people,
because the latter do not know the hour at
which they will be summoned A man meet
ing death as I must meet it, feels that his
condition is miserable in comparison with
titat of one VINO goes to death in battle Tho
sentiment Of fear is entirely different in the
two cases
When Amy referred to the fact that it
must be a very unpleasant as well as a
irving duty for a sheriff tc make pre-
pirations for hanging, | suggested that it
would naturally he very much more try ing
to the victim than the e1ecutioner.
"Almy replied with spirit, i don't know
about that, much to my surprise.
II asked Almv how his nerve was. He
said it was good. ] believe him and I
have no doubt that he will meet his death
on the scaffold without tiinching.
"fhiosophizing, Almy remarked that
men "rre the creatures of circumstances
ti'a; :. tile thing frequently changed the
entire Course of ones life and cited his ow n
present haIlcss condition as strikingly
truthful illustration of the fact.
AT no time during the interview dill he
intimate directly or indire city that any per
son other than himself was responsible for
his crime.
"As our interview was closing ! told him
that on account Of an important case. the
trial of which was TO begin at Plymouth on
Monday, ! regretted TO say it would be i'm
possible for me to visit him again and asked
If there was anything more could do for
him
''IIc hesitated moment and then said
Yes, want to be buried decently. | vas
charged with crime. tried and sentenced
to death. think when the law takes nv
life its aiesiy will he satisfied, and ho
not know why the law should not be salts.
fed, and DO not know why the law SHOULD
not provide for my suitable and decen, bur
isl
To Almy. in reply. II said the ,aw
provides that the body of a man executed
shall be delivered to some of his kindred or
friends By the prison officials if requested,
and assured him that his wi-hes would be
made known TO the authorities and com
piled with if my influence would accom-
plish it.
'Almy seemed pleased at my assurance,
ani said further:
IL do not want my body used for
scientific or any other purposes. am
particularly ar1ious not to have it sent to
Hanover for dissection, because fear that
Il would be made spectacular affair 40 fol
as permitted by law and would be dilated
upon at length in the newspapers. That il
something I deprccate.'
"Aluy said he vas not particular who
| buried him or where He bad no fur
th.-r requss, than that his body be provided
= decent interment, if the Law would give il
to him
Hr. Burleigh came to Concord today oi
liz avn accord. The condemned mnr.
ferer dill ,nt summon him, in fact Ain,
has net written wori TO his counsel ( =
| months
Mr.. Burleigh left for his home in Ply
mouth on the evening train, sasi ing that ht
bod done all in his power az a lawyer fol
the man he had defended.
Sheriff Hurlb1rt was expected in Concor,
| today. but he did not put in an appearance
| lie will probably not arrive on the scene
now until early Monday morning. Mean,
while bis mail is rapidly accumnlating here
and many who would like to witness the ex
ecution are on the anxious seat
, DR.. +. A. Clark, the prison physician
who will be in attendance at the execution
stated this morning that he had not seer
Almy for long time. He had never
treated him for any reason since he cam
TO the prison Except for his wounds. II
i, prisoner bad been Ill. or the prison officials
thongI1t he needed the services Of q physi
elan, Dr. Clark would have been notified
but he has never received any such call.
/ Almy has not lost his cunning, and prob
ably will not while he draws the breath o
/ life. While he was prisoner at the Man
! chester Jail. Col. d. +. IIesley, the sherif
of Hillscoro county, was frequent vi.ito
| to the institution and saw Almy and con
yersed v ith him often.