Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-22

At 10:30 DIR. Clark said, looking uI
through the opening in the scaffold
''He is dead" The door was the1
opened and the spectators flee
by the scaffold and left the prison.
The post examination dis
closed that death came instantly with
the drop, by reason of dislocation and
fracture of the spine
Almy did not leave any written
statement.
Sheriff Hurlbut said this afternoon:
''I am perfectly satisfied with the exc
cution. It went off in good shape,
and [ can't see how it could have
been better. Everyone who saw it
seemed to agree with me, and I have
satisfied myself that the neck was
broken when the drop was sprung.
| Death was instantaneous and pain
less. find on the left side of the
head the jaw bone was literally splint
cred and not broken off, but the neck
was wrenched an inch and a half out
of it's normal position. That con-
vlnces me that we could not have ex
| ecuted the law more humanely or eff
fectually. We could not have done
any better and am satisfied that it
was a perfect execution.
cit is true that the moose slipped at
the critical moment, but I am sure
that 1T did no harm. [ do not under
stand how it happened. We had the
hQCt Cf,u1o Of n00co t1 of oUo,. 1Col
and one that has been tried a good
many times in Vermont. I tied the
moose myself under the direction of
ex-Sheriff Lowell of Springfield, VT,
an old and experienced man, and
there is no one in New England who
understands the methods of execut-
ing criminals better than he. He has
made a study of the particulars and
also the detailed adjustment of rope
and gallows. Sheriff Lowell came
down here on purpose to witness the
execution of Almy and give me the
benefit of his knowledge. l say all
this to show that took all the pre-
cautions and also the best advice OBJ
tainable and left nothing undone that
would insure a successful hanging"
The warden came down town this
evening and ordered a plain casket
from an undertaken. The body lies in
the reception room at the prison to-
night. morrow, in accordance
with Almy's written request, it will
be buried. Funeral service will be |
held, at which Chaplain Wilkins will
officiate.
The shocking story of Almy's last
crime has burnt itself into the hearts
of every household. A pure, innocent |
and noble woman was seized from her
mothers side and murdered with fe-
rocity such as the jungles of India can
not rival
If the reader pictures to himself,
just outside the pretty village where
Dartmouth college overlooks the
country, a winding road that creeps in
between hills dotted with farms and
then winds down steep hill into
meadow fringed by underbrush, he
will get some idea of the scene of the
murder. About $3.50 o'clock on the
evening of July II, Mrs. Warden, ac-
companied by her two daughters and
a friend, was slowly making her home
ward way along this deserted road
Mrs. Warden had lived in this very
locality for nearly 40 years, and just
half mile beyond, on her husbands
acres, her family had grown up around
her in peace and contentment.
The women passed on through an
archway of trees, up little hill and
then walked on down toward the
meadow road. Their course was
plainly discernible, and no sound gave
that death was lurking about
them. A stump fence at this point
a recently cut woodland
from the street, and little way ahead
was a pair of bars which were used to
keep stray stock and trespassers out
of the inclosure. Close to this gate
way was large tree that cast deep
shadow upon the ground beneath it,
The ladies approached, Mrs. Warden
and Miss Louisa F. Goodell, a neigh
Dor leading, and Christie Warden, with
her younger sister, Fanny. bringing
up the rear. Suddenly appeared man.
Mrs Warden, you and Fannie may
move on with safety. I shall not
harm you unless you interfere with
ne, and if you do I'll shoot you like /
1ogs.''
Then turning to the sisters behind. 4
5he younger of whom he apparently
lid not recognize, he exclaimed, Chris
lie, have come 1000 miles to meet