The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-24

he presently gained after Christis's outer
clothing had been literally torn from her body.
Holding her there in his embrace. with back
ground of darkness be turned and saw the on
coming sister who was now but few rods
away. Taking deliberate aim he fired. but the
girl faltered not. She heard the report ring
out. heard her sisters enfeebled moan and her
mothers pitful cry, "Oh, God, have mercy"
but facing death she strobe on. Again
the revolver spoke. and she felt strange
whizzing noise at her shoulder She knew the
ball had almost singed her dress, but still she
was unterrifed. A sudden thought struck her.
Perhaps ii she should remain quiet for :ime
Almy would act on the defensive and spare
her sister until help could come to hand. SO,
conoealing herself near by. she paused. The
minutes passed like hours. Suddedly another
shot was fired. Almy evidently had noticed
that she had moved. and was still firing in
the direction where he had last seen her.
Minutes Which Seemed Hours.
Perhaps five minutes passed, aud then, far
up the side Of distant hill, were heard foot
steps. A man was hurrying down. evidently
ia response to the alarm for help, and Fannie
thought OF guiding him to the place where her
sister lay PROSTATE now on the earth from blows
from her assatlHnt- Gathering her skirts tight
around her, the young girl rushed mp gradual
incline toward the road, again coming in range
of AImy's revolver which he fired twice after
her. Like wild fawn she ran down the hill,
through brook where the water came up to
her knees and breathiessy intercepted the new
recruit. The man was Emanuel Marshal, but
on leaving home he brougot no weapons. and,
on learning the recklessness with which Almy
used his he displayed great deal less enthus-
lasm about advancing In attack Than had the
young girl at his side. As they stole on the
place where Almy was located. which was now
situated at point about two hundred
yards further up the brook 10 the left whore
the shots resounded in quick succession and a
death cry followed. The final event in the
great tradgedy was over and for On instant the
two saw the young men rush for the hill far
back in the Enclosure and evidently making
In the direction of the town. Then all
still and a little later they saw that oil was
over with the victim. Christie lay on her LETT
side, her white skirts covered with blood from
O wound In the back ami another in the head.
As Fannie looked upon her dead sister her
highly strung system collapsed and with a
cry she sank on the ground by the dead girls
side.
Almy's Capture and Trial.
The cruel assailGnt, with smoking revolver in
hand, returned to his hiding place in the War
den barn, and looked between the boarding
when the lifeiess body of his victim was being
carried into the sOrrOw.stricken home. There
he remained in concealrnent for more than a
month, ioraging about the country ct night
for bis means Of sustensnoe, and often visiting
the grave OF Christie. Aug. Is Mrs. Warden,
the mother, found some empty cans under the
barn, and notified the authorities. Wednes-
day night, Aug. 10, Prot. George II.
Whltcher and Deputy Sheriff Brown watched
the Warden premises, aad st 1880 In the
morning rewarded by seeing Amy come
around the corner OF the barn ana 90 10 an APP
pic tree Tor fruit. The alarm was given, the
barn was surrounded. and after siege of ten
hours and after having his leg broken by q
bullet fired by Charles Hewitt, Alny sur
rendered, on the assurance OF John NJ. Fuller
that he should not be lynched. lie was taken
to the Wheelock house, where he was identi-
fed George II. Abbott by his relatives, by
boyhoOd friends, by officers who had previously
arrested him and by the authorities from the
state prison at Windsor, VT
On Aug. 20 he was committed to jail at Man
chester, and on Sept. 20 was taken to Wood
ville where he pleaded mot guilty TO the
charge of numbering Christie Warden. He
parposely broke his leg again on his return TO
Manchester. Nov. 16 1891. his trial commenced
at Plymouth. Alny himself took the stand.
His attorneys claimed that his deed was not
premeditstsd aud on the second day decision
was arrived at, sentence being pronounced
after the prisoner had left the court room aud
be was sentenced to be hanged on the first
! Tuesday OF December 1892. The irregularity
OF the sentence, while ne was not present in
court, caused q cOmmotion Ia legal orioles, and
IN order to quiet the apprehensions Of
the people lest Almy would escape By legal
methods a new trial was asked for by his at
torneys. In April, 1897. no was again taken TO
Plymouth; the case was reOpened second
time. but ibis time ia open court Frank c.
Almy waa sentenced to be hanged by the neck
until dead. The judges former error had given
him SIX months lease of life, and the date of
his execution was now placed at May 10, 1898.
Almy, IN prison. has been quiet, reading much
and talking little, and giving his guards no
trouble. The desperation of the criminal, how
and resulted in the adoption of a course unpar-
leled IN New Hampshire, as the last ten days
OF his life were passed beneath the surveillance
of death-watoh. Day and night he was
guarded; his cell was changed ana be was
placed beyond the possibility OF suicide in
order that justice might have its own, and
that the expiation of today should be complete.