The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-03-10
The Maniac Child Murderer.

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daughter few days ago, and cut
out her heart, has made the fol,
lowing remarkable "confession.' -
The poor maniac, after drinking
the blood of the child, said that
he would never again want food
or nourishment, that the blood
had given him life everlasting.
He had not, when last heard from,
partaken of a mouthful Of food
since the murder. The case is a
remarkable one, and the state
, ment he has made is one Of the
most singular production we have
ever read:
Il, son of God, formerly Sebas-
tian Hunter, wish to say a few
words to the world. [ believe |
was the father of five children =;
one of them died, another was
strangled by its mother. She was
crazy that was the cause of the
death of both children. God, our
Father, wilied it thus-his will
was done, and she is free. She has
procured a divorce from me. l
believe this to be the cause Of the
death of the third child. | killed
it, it is true, but 1 was not the
cause of her death, and therefore
do not feel myself guilty of the
crime. l believed to have seen
the devil in her (the child). 1
had made a convenants with God,
the Father, to catch the devil if I
should have an opportunity. l
now believe her mother is dead,
and l have seen her mothers
devil in her. After she was d.
vorced from me, she wanted to
marry me again. I Lad sworn
by God, our Father never to live
with her asais--II disl=not- -Mish
to change my good spirit for a
had one, and, therefore, did not
wish to break my word. 1 still
have two children i; they belong
to the male sex, and, therefore,
sons Of God. The three that are
dead were of the female sex, and
were daughters Of their mother.
It came into my mind, God, the
Father, gave it to me, that He
was once married, and his wife
secured a divorce from him be-
cause He did not obey her. His
wife's name was Devil. Man says
Adam and Eve, were in the para
disc, and [ swear that he who
follows me will get there. Man
says there was a certain apple
tree in paradise, to eat Of the
fruit thereof God, the Father, had
forbidden his children. God, the
Father, died of grief and sorrow.
He was an industrious man and a
good gardener. His divorced
wife left him and went to. another
land, and left Adam and Eve with
him. After the Father died the
Devil returned to paradise and de-
sired her children to obey her.
She took an apple from the for
biddcn tree, and gave it to Eve to
eat. She took it and ate it; then
she gave one to Adam, but Adam
would not eat, he would not obey
the devil, and therefore, be be-
came odlous to all persons-that
is, to the devil and the woman,
and so am /. Man does not be-
lieve in Christ because he is not
as firm as /. He did not complete
his work. He was coward, and
was not the man that I am, to
follow mp what he had promised
his Father, to wit; to catch the
Devil. He was not firm, the devils
have caught him and he had to
die. lfyou do not believe me do
not let me die, but have me be-
headed, and if my head rises, then
I have told the truth but if it
falls I have been liar. The par
adise or death is open to me.
There are but two ways-life and
death. He'll is the earth-heaven
the paradise. When you have
beheaded me bury my body in the
middle of my garden, with my
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