Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-21
A FIENDISH FANATIC.
HE OFFERS Up HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER AS
A SACRIFICE TO THE LORD.

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= n posIos, , may :, io,y.-Charies r.
p,,,', r,vo,nan ,, "a : oo"s'e,, huss, Yesterday
q M n''ou ms IVY 9"',Vu uaugn'cr' Inc
, nun nun % ovoonu nu'ontis., ana mas
: oeon a'sonu'ns lv,,'a' 'noe'lngs' Aoon,
""ooA sso ~ o'a''ivi ~ 'o nave reserved
wohueriI, lo'o,as'oh' oi' ana mas not
1atc,' or sup, s'ncc. ne says tne
s horu ulrec.eu hln, 70 sacrihce ms little
h.er, anu uooares sne WIN rise
asa'ii III .nrce uays ,oslcruay morn
ms ne soh. woIu W 'ne noignoors nc
"oa,u maxi sne i''e'at'ons aiter an
or,nouoA sscriiico' s i,
n euo ai'ornoon y nunoor Oh second
u'oh.I's ~ eh;,5 as'ouip'eu =. MS mouse Du.
,rso , a na1 snsn en n,,ou' ino
ard s,I hon O"' h,"oa Ta ',a"suSou @ WIN hn',e,
saS,a auJ nol p,o1u Pourcu ou. upon 'ne
49, = ,u'P.o''sou 40 ali "'ar' ! reonah
Luz luz I.'ten IIn,s oY9r{ ono irV'n 'no mousse,
's anu ioonou w a"u oarreu .hc uoors ana
W. "i"uymsi So" ""u having nr1arlns, ehroat
Ins no u'".n " auy one VINO ih,erleres'
h,ono ,h WIN .no ueau emu nc goes
sr'ousn aJil'o'o ,J ,u,u inoautn,ions' ~ wnlcn
~ says, .uroo ulys will result IN tne
i'ISa Tn..t Sa..Is'o" VI ny pcloseu emu
.. .uitnor Par.Icuiars Oh tne Tragedy
SD 'n'. 'ioennan Is .he niniicarrler
~. :. ooaSses, os os.weeh ,he faiifoau s.e-
.,oI anu pos'o,lce' ne woke MS whe
az nau ai, Pas' .nreo lnursuay morning
aia 'oiu % n1r nc must MAKE u sacrince
" " 'no horu ., ms youngest uaughter'
Ia Ia so' up ahp took tue cnliu from ner
~ anu staopeo n9r IN tne sac Win
pu.cncl Hnlle' MS wiie saia u was
t,gns' "ne .nal Aorsnam would raise
uVi nsi,i 'oA. SUNNY Freeman says inc
ou,,u .a;..' s'sH ono scream ana uiea IN
..''nueo, ~ s'a'eu Tue second Au-
w vens'ssS .a's. noia u meeting al ms mouse
'.;sL ~ sa'o 'ns aiso,nIon, s',S anu appeared 10
carr;od Tho moiI os a1aai - a,a aSs,-sI
no sicns or insan,,, MI 80 oonao ao on ~
pears to be religious excitement alone.
He is now at his residence IN CHARGE
Of officer Reddlng and DR.. Wood. ofI
Pocasset. Freeman informed the re.
porter to-day that he was told by God
OF offer Edith, his young and beautiful
daughter, as sacrifice to God, and
he did so, as God would not stay his
hand, he had to do his command. lie
said God would justify him in the act.
PocAssET, Mass, May 3.-Freeman
who made q sacrifice of his child in
obedience to revelation" has been
arrested with his wife On their way
to prison, both loudly proclaimed that
the death Of the child was in obedience
to a devine mandate. Both insist God
will fully justify their action and re.
lieve them from all human penalties.
Some OF those present at the meeting
at Freeman's house on the day of the
murder will be arrested on a charge of
being accessory to the deed.
THE MuRDERERs NARRATIVE OF aruE
SACRIFICE"
On b;s NAV 20 ;ol ho ,old ,ho s,or,,
of tho ,roaod,, ,g;,h eoi..naS. ~
trpst IN liz fr.I ;rs,;f;ca,inn .Sa, 49,, 49,
Know, aS ,l"s .s 81 .l
tlon ABOUT a week ago IN wn'on 'ao
Lord appeared 70 me ana t9lu ,ne W
XIII one oil my iamliy anu oner !. as
sacrlnce. wen, ne aiu nov say "nA'
one, but on Inurday morning. on
awakinng from SOUND sieep, so'no
time about z o clock, the Loru appear,
ed 10 me ana informed ho Una. .no
victim OF the sacrliice was my pet ny
IDOL, my paoy mdi,n. .a awoNo my
wiie ana we ta,ked 'ne ina.1o. w,
ana prayed 10 tne noru iol gu,uansI ~ '.n
and direction, tnat Il II was uou . WI WI
that the cup might pass IRON ',, m lne, aano ano
ended py saying, uou wln W O', uone'
Inc Lord salu .na' IL was a'SeS. Soo"a
ana so arose, went ous " ,c, uoS,' u
my shop ana gov u snea.n nnn %
then came in' ana plac,ng sno t"ui ,aolp ,Sn In
onh'' noa' wv ~ 'S ~ str;l,o ,ha
clothes raiseu my manu- ~ sun .ho, .ho ,ho
ialai oiow, iuiy oo"s,n H. d;d
LORD wouiu stay my nanu a' Ts.ms Mo Wv
with Aoranam' wnen apoae " onsi n
his son Isaac pu' ne ne d,u .,.0 nov Anu ."runS snS
KNIFE descenuou' my uainn H. su'bsa Lor
as the kniie struck ner' anu' 'r.,ns naa .a'd I'D
hands anu oPsnn M IA a. oso,a s
"oh, papa my oluesv onho nhor. "V w ho
Just as her niue sis'cr w's a'oas ~ ~
sla'n' "n' ..unoI, % ,he deadly hlow as
room struck inc ueauiy ,:aI ulyw US 40
tenderly, as coliu' anu .no '..'0 InS nu
died with inc ilgn. o. h1anyr pIooS;nr y" oh;Id @
face. l then TOOK inc Dieou,ng Ypiu y
in my arms !, ana % wsp' p,',or,y snayyoa os a. Z
down win u IN peu. ~ uo scoaSu aiS rasrs as :,
GOD had iorsaken me, az ii9 u,u a,', = 'bu' IL.
on the cross. prNyeu el, nhu VIZ '.;,us,,. J,s
terry, ana IN Tue morning D;,s lG,so I,,h, snd
God rewarded my soui WIN WIN nsu .Is;,t snd @
! | went 70 the dePot y. peave wv W. ~ w
{. and all the worlu. In ! no.lnsu Sa ,n0oon, vnS se
iec,,ncn anu ovn''aD's ~ a." osornopn bn,
+ at the meeting III 'no "''e'''oO" W
+ none came, h.no ,or :, yu
9 10 you eApcoe W """S ''
. asked the CORRESPONDENT, P, w,.sn,,o, acod 10.
y mo, ans answered .,,'a r,ue,na nnSoiv awaken %
commanded lne 70 .nus a0au, ruu,'s sSond;,;on ~an
T. the world from i.s Piesons .o"S ~ !,
had Deen my w,io ,ta ~ sn'nO snu o'" haaget
snouiu nav uon1 ,,sD sno ~ ha,,hot was no