Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18
PAYS THE PENALTY OF HIS CRIME.

Execution at Concord, n. IT,, Tues
day, of Frank Aimy, the Brutal MUIR
derer Of Christie Warden. In July, 1891
The Story Of the Startling Crime, and
Its Sensational Features
CoNconp, N. H., May lO.-Frank Amy
was hanged in the jail here at 1910 o clock
this morning.
MS Last HorR5.
Amy retired early last evening. lie said
nothing 10 the death watch aside from
bidding them good night in his usually
unusually vlgllant. but nothing occurred
during their long vigil to indicate that the
condemned man was not resting as well as
he has since they began their duties.
NJ o'clock sharp this morning Almy
arose aud after chCcrly greeting the watch
dressed himself. lie asked for and was
given u cigar, which he lighted and
smoked, seeming to enjoy it greatly. Then
he read for awhile.
iy neither word nor action did he init
mate that this was the closing day of his
life. He WINS apparently less nervous and
uneasy than he had been for several days,
ms manner seeming to be one of nnron-
Germ, Chaplain Wilkin went to the prison
and he was with Amy until the end.
Spectators were admitted AT D. a. % clock
and the doors closed when they had been
assigned to their places. Alniy was in
charge Of the prison officials until few
minutes after ~ o'clock. when the warden
surrendered him to Sheriff llurlburt.
large number of citizens came over
from Hanover on the early morning train
to witness the hanging, among them being
Bert Warden, brother Of the murdered
girl and Charles ". Hewitt, the student
who shot Amy ia the Warden barn before
he was captured.
The physicians issued the following
statement AT the post mortem cxamf.
nation Of Frank G. Amy, 30 minutes after
death, 1t was found that death came in
SANITY with the drop by reason of dis
location aud fracture Of The spine at the
second and third circular vcrtebrae."
ALMr's brutal CRIME.
George II. Abbott, alias Frank l.. Almy.
was hanged for the brutal murder nt
Hanover, \. H., july l7th 1891, Of Christie
Warden
Ten out Of IL Of the last years Of his life
nave been spent in prison His father,
overcome by shame, Killed himself wears
ago The boy was bad from his tenth wear,
aud after committing serious crime was
sent to prison for 4 long term. lie escaped
and At last went to work for Andrew
Warden, and fell in love with his daughter
Christie she did not favor his suit, be.
cause She knew nothing and he would say
nothing of his past When his time of SER
vice expired nc was not rr.engaEed and
was supposed to have left tile nrigb0rhu0d.
~ h'o CLOCK on the nlsht Of the
murder Mrs. Warden, her daughters
Christie and Fanny, and Miss Louise +.
iundtil, 4 neighbour were making their
way home along u lonely road rear the
farm house, when Aln'N conrrnutcd them
lie SAID Mrs. Warden Won and Fanny
may move On with safety | shall not
llar'n NNl unlts YOU inttrtrrt with inc aud
II you do Will shoot yOu like dogs.
Christie have Come thousand miles
to meet you. and now our timc is short. :"
lie drew revolver, cooked it, and three
women stood pctrliiCi
Mrs. Warden he said. you know, |
believe, am Frank Amy. and YOU have
never known me Ia break my word.
Move on or will sheet Move on, say /"
lie covered Christie Warden with The
army revolver, again threatening the
penalty Of delay. The mothers love was
too strong to be moved by such danger
lhe ether lady ran up the road 200 yards
anu waited
When the mother saw Amy walk up to
! CHRISTIE and sclAe her by the arm she ran
Tor aud. Christie uvcrpowered by fear,
! chung To her sister, "A girl IL wears old
| Almv seized Christie By the Jeff shoulder
and Locking her left arm around her neck
| placed the mul1lc Of his weapon against
! heg sisters breast and sad. II have hated
| you ran, and unless You let go of Christie
Viii blow yon into cicruty"
| Thy young girl answered: shoot, then.
wlIl NOT Let her go" iler feet struck un.
even ground at this moment and She foil
| carrying her sister with her.
| A!my sraspGd Christie around the waist
ana pulled her into clump of trees out of
! sight lie threw his victim to the rround
| srasprd her firmly by the feet and skirts
and dragged her toward 4 small brook
2@ yards from the highway. As he
/ walked he Kept shouting, stand back or
vii shoot, This threat uyrrawcd the
| mother and her friend, but did not
! iriglten Fanny Telling her mother Ia
hurry on toa nrjghbors farm, quarter
! OF u mile away and summon HELM Tho
| Young girl climbed the fence and dashed
| On toward her sister who shouted with
| desperation and despair, ooh, Fannie,
help, or lie viii Kill me.
| Amy confined to drag his burden to-
ward the lindrrbrush, which he gained
/ after thuSIir's outer clothing had been
4 literally torn from her body. Holding
i her there ~ his rmb brace he saw the sister
] bu, q few rods away. Taking deliberate
| alm, NJ fired. but the girl came on. She
heard her sisters feeble moan and her
! mother cry. "trUd have mercy" NvIin
| he tired and She felt the whi22 of the mi.
let II her shaGlef tOncealing herself
nearby she waited. Another shui was
fired
After live minutes passed the rcishhor
came, and the SRI rushed up the incline
toward the road, Cumin- III range of A!my,
when he fred twice after she ran down
/ me hill through L hTOul, whCrctho water
came up To hrf knees, and iuTrrceptcd the
recruit lhr man Was Emmett Marshall.
As they ,tbtc on the place where Amy
! Wa located two shots were tired in uurk
succession and death cry followed me
tragedy was over, and they saw Aluv rush
I w tine hill IN Tile direction Of the'tnwn,
4 hrStir was found lying on hrr left Side.
her white skirts covered with blood from
q wound iii her back ana another III hrr
head. As Fannie leaned upou her shr
collapsed Ivy The dead girls side.
Amy went To thu Warden barn and was
looking ont when the liielesS body Of Ills
victim wa~ carried into the house. There
hrremaiHet IN c0nrcIlmCnt Tor more han
u month, turaEiuE u nlEht Tor silstcnaucp.
and ,ficn visiting the grave of Christie
Suspicion was finally aroused and he MAS
seen.
The barn WAS Surrounded. and after a
siege of Ia hours. during which Almy'S
Lev WAS broken bya bullet fired hy Churlc,
Hewitt he surrendered on the assurance
that he should not he lynchcd. lie wa,
pacHtiicd rs George II. Abbott by his rrla
tiyrs,
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