LIFE, TRIAL, & CONFESSION OF FRANK C. ALMY. ILLUSTRATED

  • Laconia, N.H.: John J. Lane., 1892
By [Almy, Frank C.]
Laconia, N.H.: John J. Lane., 1892. Original printed wrappers, illustrated with a portrait of Almy, with wrapper title [as issued]. 32pp, stitched. Text illustrations. Wrappers lightly chipped and worn. Light scattered foxing, else Very Good.

"Almy, a rejected suitor, murdered Christie Warden on July 17, 1891, at Hanover, New Hampshire. He lived for a month in the Warden family barn while posses were searching for him, and when he was captured, it was discovered that he was the George Abbott who had escaped over the wall of the New Hampshire State Prison while serving a fifteen-year term for burglary" [McDade].
FIRST EDITION. McDade 6.

Details

Title

LIFE, TRIAL, & CONFESSION OF FRANK C. ALMY. ILLUSTRATED

Author

[Almy, Frank C.]

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

John J. Lane.: Laconia, N.H.

Date

1892


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