Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-16
cHRIsTIE's MURDERER HANGED.

Punishment for the Terrible Crime at Han
over. n. H., Nearly Two Years Ago.
CONCORD, N. H, May 16.-George II. Alb
bolt, alias Frank L. Almy, was hanged today
for the brutal murder at Hanover, n H., on
July II, 1891, Of Christie Warden.
A large number Of citizens came from Han
over 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 Amy in the Warden barn
before he was captured.
The physicians issued the following state
meRt: AT the post-mortem examination of
Frank c. Almy, thirty minutes after death. i,
was found that death came instantly with the
drop by reason of dislocation and fracture of
the spine at the second and third circular ver-
tebre."
Ten out of fifteen Of the last years Of Almy s
life were spent in prison.
The boy was bad from his tenth year. and
after thefts and more serious crimes was sent
to prison for long term. He escaped
and 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 and he
would say nothing of his past. When his time
Of service expired he was not re-engaged. and
was supposed to have left the neighborhood.
At $50 o'clock on the night of the murder
Mrs. Warden, her daughters Christie and Fan
ME and Miss Louise +. Goodell a neigh
Dor, were making >their way home along
a lonely road near the farm house.
when Almy confronted them. He said:
"Mrs. Warden. you and Fannie may move on
with safety. shall not harm you unless YOU
interfere with me, and il you do I will shoot
you like dogs. Christie, have come thou
sand miles to meet you, and now our time is
short"
He drew revolver. cooked it, and the four
women stood petrifed.
MRS. Warden, you know me, believe.
am Frank Almy, and you have never known
me to break my word. Move on or 1 will shoot
Move on, say"
He covered the aged woman with the army
revolver. again threatening the penalty Of 1elay.
The mothers love was too strong to
be moved by such danger. Tie
other lady ran up the road 200
yards and waited. When the mother saw
Amy walk up to Christie and seize her by the
arm she ran for aid. Christie, overpowered
BY fear, chung to her sister. a girl seventeen
years old.
Amy seized Christie by the left shoulder.
and, locking his left arm around her neck.
placed the muzzle Of his weapon against her
sisters breast and said: II have hated you,
Fan, and unless you let 60 Of Christie will
blow you into eternity"
The young girl answered: "Shoot. then, /
| will not let her CO." Her feet struck uneven
AZ,
rying her sister with her.
Amy grabbed Christie around the waist and
pulled her into a clump Of trees out Of sight
He threw his victim TO the ground, grasped her
firmly by the feet and skirts and dragged her
toward a small brook 200 yards from the high
| ''Stand back, or I'll shootl'' This threat over
| awed the mother and her friend, but did not
| brighten Fannie.
Telling her mother to hurry on to a neigh
boris farm, quarter Of a mile away, and sum-
mon help, the young girl climbed the fence and
dashed ON toward her sister. who shouted with
| desperation and despair, "Oh, Fannie, help or
he will kill me-"
Amy continued to drag bis burden toward
| the underbrush which he gained after Christie 8
outer clothing had been literally torn from her
body. Holding her there in his embrace, he
saw the sister but few rods away. Taking
deliberate aim. he fired, but the girl came on.
She heard her sisters feeble moan and her
mothers cry. God have mercy"
Again he fired, and she felt the whiz OF the
bullet at her shoulder. Concealing herself near
by she waited Another shot was fired.
After five minutes passed the neighbor came
and the girl rushed up a gradual incline
toward the road, again coming in range
of Almy's revolver, which he fred twice
after her. She ran down the hill
through a brook where the water came up to
her knees and intercepted the recruit. The
man was Emmett Marshall. As they stole on
the place where Amy was located two shots
were fred in quick succession and a death CRY
followed. The tragedy was over. and they saw
AImy rush up the hill in the direction of the
town.
Christie was found lying on her left side,
her white skirts covered with blood from
a wound in her back and another
| in her head. As Fannie looked upon her
she collapsed by the dead girls side.
Almy went to the Warden barn, and was
looking out when the lifeless BODY of his VIC
tim was carried into the house. There he re-
manned in concealmeut for more than q month,