Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-18

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From the Quincy dll.) Wing.
Some days ago We published an account
Of horrible tragedy that occurred in Han
nib,l. Mo. wherein q father strangito n's
daucbter. a little girlsged abou. eight years.
ard then cut her little heart out and drahA
tho Hood from, /, " bile We, it was quivei'hg.
Since the perpeiration VI the crime loo 'nsu
~. been declared insane. and the suthof'.
ties of Hannibal have sen. him TO Inc J.i'
al palmyra. by before yesterday ne
nenn ned the following statement Of the a.
! fan In German (his native tongue), and re-
auessed the flor to give il to the highest
| judge in he country to be translated"
Mr. John Baum, . Justice Of the Peace.
and very Intelligent German, Ut Palmyra
translated the paper, which We give word
for cord:
al, son Of 0sd, formerly Sebastian Hop.
fer. wish to say few words TO the WORLD.
I believe was the father Of the Ave chill
dren; one Of them died. another was strans
cl.d BY its mother. She Vas crazy that
was the cause Of the death OF both chill.
dren. God, our Father, willsd it thus;
his will was done, and she y free. She has
secured . divorces from NO. ] believe THE
to be the cause Of the death Of the third
child. killed it, it 10 true. but was not
the cause Of her death, and, therefore. do
not feel myself guilty OF the crime. be-
lieved to have seen the devil in her ths
child). had made covenant With God,
the Father, TO catch the devil II should
have an opportunity. ! now believe her
mother il dead, and have seen her moth.
er's devil in her. After she was divorced
from me, SD c. wanted TO marry me sgan.
hud sworn by God, our Father, never to
live with her again. l did not wish TO
charge my good spiri for bad one, and
th.r, fore did not wish TO break my word.
| still have two children: they belong 10
the male sex. ard are, therefore. sons Of
God. The three that are dead arc Of the
female sex, aud were daughters Of their
mother 1t came into my mind, God. the
Father, gave it to ne, that he was once mar.
ried, ana His wife secured . divorce FROM
Him because He did not obey her. Hii
! wifc's name was Devil. Man says Adam
J and Eve were in the paradise. and swear
that be who follows me will get there. Mar
! says there was a certain apple tree in para
disc, to eat OF the fruit thereof God, ths
Father. had forbidden his children. God
, the Father. diei Of grief and sorrow. II.
was an industrious man and good gardener
, His divorced wife left Him and went Il
: another land, and left sAdam and Eve viii
} Him. After the Father died the devil re-
. turned TO paradise and desired her childser
Ito ob,y her. She took an apple from ID,
forbidden tree and gave it 10 Eve 10 eat
/. She took it and ate it; then che gave on,
. to Adam, but Adam would not eat; b
: would not obey the devil, and, therefore
, he became odious TO Ill persons-that is
TO the devil and the woman, and so am |
. He did not complete bis work. He was
d coward, and Vas not the man that | am Il
: follow up what He had promised hi
. Father, to wit: To catch The devil. II
. was not firm, the devils had caught Hin
), and He had TO die. II you do not bellsv
!. me do not let me die, bpt hare me beheade
II and if my head rises, then have told th
:. truth; but il il falls I have BEEN . liar
. The paradise or death il open 70 me. Their
= arc but two ways-liis and death. He'll
b the earth-heaven the paradise. Whc
you have behsaded me bury my body il
II the middle Of my garden: with my fee
: toward the East"
: The poor maniac, after drinking til
: blood Of the child, said that he woul'
{ never again want for food or q punishment
D that the blood had given him life everlast
I ing. We are informed that kncc the per
1 pe,ration Of The deed he has not partakel
. \ ot u.o~>h.e~i - e.~a. 49, 5000 10, t..asoJ
u q remaik able ore. and the statement l.
& haa made Ia. We believe, one Of the mos
y singular productions we ever read.