The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-17
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bott. alias Frank e. Almy, wss hanged
hero this morning for the murder cf
Christy Warden.
The crime for which Abbott, hstsss
known under his alias Of Almy, IVES hung,
vas one which stirred New Emelaad 10 iss
depths. The story Of the f1an's life was
oas Of lawlsssness from childhood. He
cams of an old and welLknown family on
both sides Of the house. but hsrsd,ty
seemed ticsatiscd in his case. He was .
thief as o scholar in school st 10 years OF
Age, In salem. where no vas bora, ~ u
years he was o burglar with q cave In
which to store his plunder; 1t II he was
sentenced to states prison for burglary.
his Disgrace driving his father TO suicide.
After serving HE term he appsarsd 70
reform. bat was In reality . director In the
operations Of . largo gang Of burglars aud
highw aymsn who created reign Of terror
In North Thctford. He was caught after .
fight and was sentenced to Is years In the
penitentiary. but managed 10 escape.
lie thsh went South for while, bat ~
turned and under the name Of Almy en-
gagged to work as farm hand on the farm
OF Andrew Warden. near Hanover. Here
hs nst and became Infatuated with War.
dsn's elder daughter. Christie. who did not
rscipeocats his affection. His time OK.
pirs,l April I. 1891, aud no was not reen.
gagged. Unable to get other work. he finally
went into hiding in warden's barn.
On tho night OF July IL, 1891, 40 Mrs.
Warden, her two daughters and . neigh.
mara hnsv>a alns.w q
lonely road. Almy appeared suddenly be-
fore them with n cooked revolver. ssised
Christie. terrified the others with this
riskod her life and stood hcr ground,
though shot ut several times; but Alny
finally managed TO draw his victim into
the woods. where he shot h,r to death.
Then lle hid In the barn and ramained
thsro for Q month before discovery. Then
posse surrounded tho barn and after q
wounded, lao surrendered. Aftor trial
paid the penalty to-day.
When the straps werc put ON Almy's
limbs he asked tho sheriR 10 no coult
spcnk. The sheriff shook his head. Almy
even then appeared to want TO speak, bu
tho cap Was hastily put over his fAco AND
he said nothing. Sheriff Hurlburt, aftss
tho cap was fixed, placed the knot undsl
Almy's left ear and, at i0:l6, touched thu
spring. The drop fell heavily and Aimy''
body went through the trap. To the horro
OF the spectators, his feet struck the foo
below, his knees beins under him. TIN
rope was evidently too long. as Il did no
stretch any. The body bent TO the righ
and slightly forward. Inside Of . minut,
the oficers on the platform swung th
rops aud pullsd the body up several feet
Another feature OF the execution ths
caused the Witnesses % shud,lsr vas ia
position Of the rope and knot. The forme
pulled over tho left car, while the kno
was fully ono foot above ths neck. II wa
evident that the condemned man strangie,
todeash. However. only one or two twitch
ing motions could be seen. and thsre va
an entire absencs Of struggling. Al l0:3
Almy was pronounced dead.