, 1879-05-05
THE FANATICS VICTIM.
Funeral of the Little Girl
Butchered to Make q
Holiday.
The Hare-Brained Fanatics
Allowed to Justify
the Deed.
Dfsgracefu1 Scenes Around ttfo
Open Grave Of tho
Victim.
A Double Homicide by a Young
Man Yesterday Near
Leesburg, 0.
An Interesting Story Of Theft from tho
San francisco Mint.
Execution Of Negro at Bryan, Tex, for
An Interesting Story Of Theft from tho
San francisco Mint.
Execution Of Negro at Bryan, Tex, for
tho Popular Crime Of Murder,


tho Popular Utlme OF Murder,
THE H1ECOND ADVENT IlO1tROR.
Hpte*ai Dispatch to 7nt Tribune.
DosroK, May 4.-Tlie child murdered at rocas-
set as u religious sacrifice was buried to-day. |
According to II journal apccfnl, tito hd7antIhts |
expected she wou!d be raised to He, sna arc |
disappointed at Coils failure to keep Ills
pron!hes. Extremists saF there Was simply n
1niscalculat,on Of the time Of resurrection.
Frccman's mothcr.tu-1aw requested the peopln
not 10 Inform thc living Rtrlt because " "ould
not 10 necessary, for Edith "o'tld be nllSo
On the third day. Tile body WAS IN charge
Of Alden I. Davis. one Of Tho most radical Of tic
Second Advcntists, but who did not expect tho
resurrection to take pfnce to-day. He aecofd-
ingly mado the necessary arrangements, ind
sunt for a Second Advent preacher tn boston,
hut the Mrthodsts refused to altow him to
otlic!atc In their church. Trouble WAS auttct-
pated, but tho Adventist did not conc. The
funeral WAS as 1850 .. u,., md people from
miles around gathered soon utter noon. Davis
iuteudud to mako an ad1rcss ut tho close
Of the service, but WIS told It would not bo al-
lowed, and lie would bc arrcsted II fo nadc an
interruption. The small mtet!ng'house was
filed with 250 people, while scores outs!de were
unuole TO gain adm'ttnuce. On the arrival OF
Davis With the hcnrse le refused to allow any
oue TO help him carry tho casket to the attnr'
but, taking 1t under his arm, walked IN
preceded by tile minister who repeated
words commencing, II alu tho resurrection
ind the life.n The caskct was ot
pIa.n, stained wood, ornamented with
simple wreath Of Mny-aowets Tho services
were conducted BY tue Rev Edward williams, q
Methodist, assisted by tho AeV' A. H. Murray a
Baptist. After singing unit prayer appsoprlate
selections Of Scripture were Teaf, and tho lscv.
Mr.. Williams made brief address, Hc did not
dwell upon thu circumstances Of the terrible
death Of thc little one but asked n1l to profit by
1'e; lessou taught IL tie awttl f'lals, which has
scut ttda1-navo Of horror thronghouf tt'o length
| as.d breadth of the la"J. liz varied MS hoafeFs
that life is hret a''l uncertain anu eounse'cu
them to stop III their mad career WING reason
was still ut thcr euu'nland' The seats ~ '1ont
Of tile house were oceanleo oy '"e 'e'at''e' n''4
friends of shc family. INC more faoiea' Au'
ycntista !istcnetl Testl'cly 10 the so'en'n 'e's'
ices, und looked haIf'fear1u!ly anu ha'1'c1pee
antly Mt TIE easkct. bat no s'gn "i 'ao
came. The inscription OF tho .coHn'p'ate
was: Little Ed!a. Lived Alty'seeen
months. VIII flee asaln.' Oar1ne LUG e1et-
clscs Davis tried to speak, put Ilo !''l'Aste,
would not permit him. AitcT tae herf'ces UNI
the rasket was taken to the EfaVe IL was opcnco
again, the Adyeuttsts still expecting resurrcc-
tiou. Davis mounted a graycstono md n'a!c
spcccll. TIL TWO years ago hc WIS an tntidcE,
but tllcp God had revealed Himself. DaVts
called upun ali to repeat tue Lords Prayer,
aud a few Advsutlsts Ioincd him. lie
said l,u was talking to the
wt,o)o world, nnd great responsibility
was on him. Tic world was standing aEhast at
r-,,,n,u,a deed II, Rat,, n rurcr uud bcttnr
ites,"a r4s.a... os ..'..ss ,,r,, ast.ctmnn MA
man taai H1'e"'a" "e's' IN NV. - .,'.n.-:.
aaked hin 70 stop, III ine nai'H vi ueee"e5'
Dpy,s rctortcd that ho vas III chnrSn ot the BODY
Nv nuthorttv of tho Medical Examiner. liz
.o,," ~ int.rd IN defend the motive.
RUNE '''o.o .t..,,,,. .ht. /,
ot my 1f!enu ~ coh."t'''s va"
"Murder! murderl" cried Lie cfo"a' At
excited scene followed about t!n opeu
.ot,,,, v,Irr. rr;cd ~ t,,oks ht,nt Bury him
so's,''' 'osu W., M ,,,. IT, ,vt,1t,ma o&1,rd
II tlie craso: !he NV 49, "."a M w., s".s. ,'
Davis to dea1st, from Fcapeet ~ tie u0a" "h'
| the cnuse of Christ. DaYIs demanded yotc
mn, ncnr,y nil yptcd that hy should stop. Then
.,',.: ,-,,, VI, d.fnr, E,r.mo,,,s sct, bu
no sa.u NC "ou'" NV ~. us.o"a .s",. ,,, =
on's ILLS inof'Sc' ~ af'nouhcsa st'so ..t"p
mcottnE from Juno 10 tu W. to wnlen ne lns'e'