Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-18
an old moustache that had been shaved
oil, dry lather etc.
What the Uatchers S,,,.

Nhst the watchers Saw.
knowing that the cellars of several pri
vate families in the village had been
robbed OF such materials, they visited
these people and found beyond all ques-
ton that the goods came from there, and,
further, that some had been taken as re-
Gently as Aug 10. The following W Welnes-
day night Professor Whitaker and Sheriff
Brown watched the premises. At about 2
o'clock, while they were hid in some corn
in the garden, man whom they supposed
to be Mr.. Warden came toward them TO
some apple tree to within 10 feets of where
they stood.
Professor Whitaker says: II thought it
was Warden, but as he came nearer
thought I recognized Almy's walk. lie
twas barcfootcd, his pants were torn, and
he looked pale and thin. He had bag
with him, and filed it while he ate raven
nuslv. After little while he leisurely
sud unsuspectingly walked back to tho
barn, and passed around the eastern side
That was the last we saw of him. -
They returned to the village, aroused
about 30 men, who proceeded to and sur
rounded the building. Sheriff Stevens
md Solicitor Mitchell were on the ground,
md the search Of the barn began.
His Hiding Place.
The barn in itself was an immense
structure, besides being directly connected
with many outbuildings 1t is in one of
these that the murderer Almy had his hid
ing place during all these weeks, while
officers hpt been securing the distant
country Ills retreat was so located in the
new mown hay that through Il crack he
commanded complete view of all the
movements Of the Warden household. \
more neatly situated place could not be
imagined. A crew was Immediately
formed, armed with pitchtorks, and the
complete handling over of the hay was
begun. Nothing was discovered till about
$3.50 o'clock, when the fork of c. r. Hewitt,
who was pol,ng some loose hay, came in
contact with Il man, who Immediately
rose up and fired three shots with presum-
ably the same revolver that killed Chris
tie. Fortunately his aim was uncertain
and he did no harm.
A council was then held to decide on
means for taking Amy. y committee was
appointed a majority of the people ia
vored entering the barn, while others
thought it best to burn the structure and
thus drive him ont. Volunteers were
called Cor and % brave men promptly re-
EX-Sheri6 Bridgman, Solicitor Mitchell,
A. K, Smith, medical student, and John
Nj Fuller had conferences with the mur-
derer, but he refused to come out from his
hiding place.
Captured at Last.
After this the decision was made tc
catch him unGwares and shoot him and
put an end to what was becoming a grim
! farce. s,'hcp this conclusion was made
known it was greeted with yells of de
| light by the people. who, though strongly
inclined to let the law take its course
We're fast getting out of patience with the
parleying with the assassin, and an attack
was made upon the barr by officers Will
| Winchester rifles Almy answering back
| with revolver shots. but at last a rush wa,
made and he was captured and conveyed
to the Wheeloci, House, where he wa.
guarded by half dozen officers with
drawn revolvegs, holding back an augry
crowd.
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let had brokcr II balo,y tbo l,,oo ,,.,I,
onoth., bad LODGED in Tho +binh NIL
tricl,Ied from an nglv wound iH tho .,oI,
| Tbes, yynunds y,ar. an rer.,,..d frl,n, ~,
searcber.
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