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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1893
Page
2
The sheriff wrestles with doctors’ initial verdict of death by strangulation while later ruling that Almy died from neck fracture caused by the fall. The article notes the man who arranged the noose in backhanded fashion and the sheriff’s reaction to the medical statements.
The May 16 Concord dispatch details George H. Almy’s execution by hanging after a calm, orderly prior day. He faced the trap with quiet resolve as sheriffs and deputies oversaw the rite, while a long narrative traces Abbott’s violent past and flight before the Christie Warden murder and Almy’s conviction for first degree murder.
The execution witness described Almy's final moments as his guards and officials watched. He dressed, requested his engagement ring to be worn down through the drop, and the rope caused a fatal strangling as medical staff rushed to aid him.
Eyewitness account covers the execution of Frank C. Almy. The warden, Sheriff Hurlbutt, and deputies oversee the drop, post mortem results show instantaneous death from spinal dislocation, and Christie’s brother Herbert Warden reacts with approval. Almy requests burial near Concord and recites a defiant poem.
Concord, NH May 16 Special to the Post recounts the life of George H. Abbott later known as Frank C. Almy. His father Harris Abbott moved from Thetford VT to Salem MA. his mother Marcia Wilmot died shortly after his birth. Abbott, orphaned at 11, was adopted by his uncle Israel Abbott in Salem and later moved to North Thetford. He attended district school briefly before a long troubled history.
In July 1891 Frank Almy ambushed Christie Warden near Potash Valley after a Grange meeting. He assaulted her, shot her twice, and fled to the Warden barn where he hid for over a month. Christie died at the scene whileAlmy lingered, later haunting the grave as the family mourned.
Concord dispatch reports Frank C. Almy also known as George H. Abbott once married under Frank C. Atwood with a living child and a dead wife. He claimed secrecy to protect the boy suspected to be in California, while letters hint at later marriages and evasive life across the West.
Clarinet virtuoso C L Staats gave a recital with Miss Jessie M Downer Janister Wulf Fries violoncellist and Miss Jenny Corea soprano. The program included Raff opus 28 trio, Rossini aria Una voce poco fa, Fantasiestucke op 73, Spohr songs with clarinet obligato, and Beethoven trio op 38. Performances were artistically interpreted with restraint and strong technical control.
Colonel H S Russell enters multiple horses for the New England Horse Breeders Association field meet. B f Thistle by Edgemark Sonora c Stiletto by Edgemark Mary Arnold Miss Longfellow by Longfellow with foal by Edgemark Star of Hope by Shamrock with foal by Edgemark Addie H by Ashland Chief with foal by Edgemark Rena Simmons by Simmons with foal by Edgemark Ilka by Smuggler with foal by Edgemark Exquisite by Mambrino King with foal by Edgemark
The Post announced the death of Frank C. Almy before rivals and delivered a rapid extra with a full account of the execution. A second extra followed at 11:45, while the Globe lagged with a wearier report. The paper used a Concord New Hampshire wire and fast printing to flood depots, trains, and stands with the first transmission of the story.
In Salem on May 16 a large buttonwood tree at Herbert and Derby streets was cut down by order of the aldermen. The tree, 22 feet in circumference, had stood before Mrs. Ward’s residence for 300 years. Old residents recall marble games beneath its branches and a love tale told by grandparents.
The Wild Duck crew plans a private voyage to the World's Fair route via Montreal with a Boston base. Commodore Forbes declined to name guests and anticipated a six to seven day transit to Montreal before heading on to Chicago. The length of the Chicago stay depends on guests input and the expected yachting season in eastern waters afterward.
A massive Wells Memorial Hall rally led by Harry Lloyd urged higher wages for carpenters and joiners. Speakers included Henry Abrahams and Joseph G. Clinkard as unions expand, about forty new members joined. Other unions reported progress with wage demands and initiations.
John L Sullivan the Boston pugilist appeared before Bail Commissioner Charles S Hamilton in Biddeford Maine and posted 500 bond for trial on an assault and battery indictment. A civil damages suit against him for 5000 was settled with lawyer Max L Lizotte.
Chicago on May 16 reports the sixteenth day of the World’s Fair under bleak weather. Attendees are few with daily averages around 17,000, far short of the level needed to cover operating expenses and discourage expo officials.
Edward H. Haskell, 26, of Merrimac, drowned off Marblehead after a canoe capsized in high surf. An expert swimmer, he struggled for life but exhausted before help arrived. He was visiting friends in Marblehead and employed at a Boston bank.
A Washington despatch notes Mrs. Cleveland plans for July with a nurse and physician to attend her, possibly signaling a notable event at the White House or the summer home. The article recalls earlier White House births linked to Major Donelson and other presidents.
Twenty two inches out from the wall and five and one half feet in length describe an unusual sideboard. The note invites readers to Paine's Furniture Company ad in another column to read the full description and consider its appeal for small rooms.
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