The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-05-16


upon II in the same way; not one OF
them Is ready 10 admit that they have
made grievous mistake. Freeman
was this morning told that his daueh
ter was buried tie paced
his cell few minutes, aud theh
said tina. if God did no, man
iiest himself speedily no should oe
ready to admit thar he had done wroe <
1t he had DOPE wrong be -honid be
disposed to take his own life, because
he could not bear the thought OF living
after learning that be had Put taith
ia God which was not answered. ms
ID all that he would say, aod he refused
TO see any one but his brother II
( asksd his brother whether it could be
possible that he had misplaced his
faith. Mrs Freeman wept tor the fr>'
time this morning. She would see 40
one except Mrs. Swift, the woman who
had agreed 10 take Bessie to her house
II we have done wrong, she said, I'VE
did il because we thought God com
pabded j., that the world might see
our faith in Him"
You have done wrong" replied Mira
Swift. God would not command his
worshippsFs 10 take human life
But don't YOU sec ihat in this case
i, vas to show our Supreme faith ~
God aud his promises We thought
so at all events. but'-and here Mrs
Freeman wept-'-ii we were wrong.
don't you think God will forgive Us?
DR. Munsell. Of Harwich. had con.
versation yesterday With Freeman aud
hi- wife IL came away with the
conviction that the ease i more mar-
vicious than any of a similar kind re
corded in the medical books. Ii says
that neither Freeman noy his wife i
insane They are perfectly rational
in every respect They are, however,
in morbid mental state. aud have oue
delusion-thst God eau aud does
speak directly to human beings Free
mau said, and his vile also, that what
ever course was taken with them. they
did not want any plea of Insanity en-
tered lie admitted thar he undertook
the act with a iull understanding of
What he WAS doing He knew that
he was violating the law He knew
that people would look upon it as
horrible crime, aud be knew that /,
would be agony for nim 10 take the lite
! of his little daughter Why" he
said TO Dr. Muuse!l, "she was playing
around NE while l was at work al la>r
week and here be first seemed to
show the natural sorrow Of father
aud do you tbink could DO such
/ thing unless something more powerful
than insanity commanded me?' To
test him r,ill iurther DR. Mun,eil ask
I ed him II he would lose his faith un
| less be got assurances from 90 high
[ that he had woTktd our the divine viii.
aud be al Ouce said that he could not
/ conceive that he had been doing any.
/ thing but obeyiug the command OF
/ God, but If be bad made a mistake be
-touid hope to die rather than live any
longer.
When asked by gentleman whether
he did not think IL deluslon to be
ieve that God put things into thr
hearts of men 90 DO, he at once re
( spouded DO you think it a delu,iou
when your miuI>rer tells you that Goa
put it into his heart 10 preach the go,
pei, or that God directed bun TO be
come a missionary? Nos, l jus, a.
firmly believe ;hst Cod put il lnto my
heart-that il, spoke 10 me--to do thai
act, that the world might see that there
was faith even Is great az A brlham :
| did think that He would stay NY
hand before | struck the blow. | cant
see any difference between my firm be
iIet that God spoke to me and the
Grm belief Of others that they have
been in personal communion with God %
This conversation vas repeated to
District Attorney Knowltou What
answer, said the gentleman 10 the at
torDey. could | make to such an ar
gumeut2'
To another person Freeman said that
he did not understand why the other
AdyeDti,ts were blamed by Christian.
tor att Christians believe that Abraham.
was coumluded TO sacrifice Isaac 1t
they can believe thar he said. "wh,
are my religious feIlow-wUrshlper>
blamed for believing with me that
was commanded to sacrifice my daugh
ter IN these latter days? | believe.
with pertect abiding faith, that | was
commanded to show my NTH "
The District Attorney said this af
,eruoon that The case legally was clear
euough Here are Il man aud wunlau
who. with complete ana perfect kuowi
edge OF what they are doing. with
abundant opportunity TO reflect, aud
admitting that they underwood the
responsibility they were meeting, Kill
child They must be Indicted Tor
murder in the first degree Medical
testimony will DO introduced. The
| question is to what an extent such de-
fusion will affect The verdict. Is il
such de!uSioo as should lead 10 ac
guiita? But if the mitigation plea of
| delusicu be allowed 10 The case OF Free
man and his wife, public sentiment. ar
! least at present, will not sustain il in
The cases of the other Adven;i,ts
! Sentiment has gooe SO tar tina; learn
OF severni Unitarian pul pits hereab bout,
Whe'e the crime was adverted to yes
terday as the natural outcome OF false
teachings OF the scriptures. and the
belief 10 the necessity OF accepting ali
of the Bible literally | hear every
where in this vicinity the expression Of
opinion that an exampe must be made
OF people Who would tolerate such 4
religion. Yet the Adgeutists are ON
the defensive. An orthodox deacon
upbraided Que Of them oouudly this
morning.
Deacon" be replied. .'if you sim
cerely aud conscienuously believe that
God, tor mysterious purposes OF his
0sn, commanded you TO take your
wife's life, what would you do 2
such thing would not be possible;
but suppose it was, suppose ! should