, 1879-05-06
Its Horrible Crime Caused by Relig-
ious Fanaticism.
Tho Bloody Imitation Of Abraham by a
eecond.Advontiat Maniac.
THE pocAssEr TRAGEDY.

ftat hc was CALICO upon TO mako soH'o great |
sacrifice not only to sfow his abiding ta'tl1, but
Evarpclial and nronhct ri hin rcItvton. flo ho.
,t...; ""a p.opass ~ 49,. ~ 'ss'ou ~ ne ua'
n,ntea ~ mucn lof SUNG Ine ~ n,s helenoors'
llo h!n'sef says-a''d his wife, whose faith Ia
in hsr rclipfon, corrol,oratgs bfm-t1,a. tin |
rsxa1a,,on ,.,,ne ~ h,,n .m,,,on,S .,.o
~. s'' .",o "' 0, W.
weeks aeo that lh!s sacrifice was tue
death of member ot bis family aild dt
hta l,ands. Ills family were hts wifc-n ta1i,
slender. b,uc.cyel wt,,nnn of MI. ,v1nm In mar.
rie', Inn ra.r: evn'"",", n, ~ twn d.nn,,tnr.
Bcss'o. born IN 1S's, and Edith, TWO yenrs latcF.
II is udmlttcl tl,ut llc has been a kind husband
md lori.,g father, aud ho has appeared Utmost
49, ses ~. m ~ "s s "aA' s"s
LIE rescath'1t calls upofi illtn 10 Racfleo aot1o
HetHber OK Ms family. They pray together;
they max IN their pc ttlon ahat 50 great test oF
thrir ,nttI, NAV mt be renufre,l nf thr,n. Tl,cv
aec,n 10 hnys ialketl It i,ycr "a thcy wuul,i INV
matter of ,nutuni ct,ntern Iin tyrn hnt"1
something of It to its jeIiow.he,ieTrrs, a,u now
saya Tint i'm nrnre f1,nf n nnv lffa i,rt, rrnnrc
II. n.n 1niv,'t , tnt nun h,t ~ l. IL r,'o',rs.
tLInnt,tr that he ]ntotdcl to bccomu m itincr-
ant prcurtcr, or, IA llv prrfcts to catl II, a
prOrt ,hrrc il sumo doubt eYntcsseti d to the
fcrvu,Iry OF sucI1 rraycr. II II was u,a]c.
Freeman SAYS tbnt hc knew fiat tic further
rcynlniTm wo,i,ti romr Tint wnnlI fntlra,,, fhf.
tnember Of Iis family whoso Jcath wns re-
aulre1 AMI tint ho nnt! Ills wife waited patient-
IL 10 rrcciyo il. II cano ito continue his etory,
Wholly corroburntni Oy bts wtfe} ia the tlend X
nrht If "Wednesday. Of pcrt,aps tust litter mid
rirht Of, Thursday morning, 'Tjjrn lie suddenly
nwarrnr.l. nIuI ,ite revelation flint hr rcrryr;i
was ti,at his habypet, EIith, q bl,,c.eyctj. lair,
aud lrowu.natrel glrl, must bo offered III, NJ +,
sarrtI}ec. lie 1t once awuke hIs wife. and tnlI
| lIer Ut hts commission. The nntgrnaf instinct
to talk vaguely about liz loss OF I,cr children:
hit wrt sir WIS brp,trt face to fara with L. shs
| nt tirst protested, Frvctnan snys lint ehc
begged lin not to DO It. She pleaded-so he
bitn-wtth Tic tears strcnnn ng Iowl, her checks,
ior tl,o life Of her dartt1g Edith. u But talked
WITH her," says Freeman II told her Tint wo
could liot risk the dIsplcasura Of uo,l: a,,,l
| DO restored To US after three dnys or elsu would
bu translated, then shu assrutcd. Sue saw tl.at
it was Uiyit,n cotnt.,utl.', Freeman also says
lint he knclt by tiiu bedside and praycd, w0ile
Ereat tlrops Of sweat stood UPON @ lii foroi,saI,
{l,at te tcst ut lis FAITH might nut bu reouircJ,
Then o. l,u EXPRESSES Il, his soul was filled With
peace, md ha prepared With lis wife to i,iakc
tic sacrifice. -.
III hnd hopcs,n he said 10 ono gentleman on
the cars on Friday, awhet wupt iu t1le shed to
get tte knife that God would stay MY tland, US
lsanr, but / Iotorln!ned & my band wns not
stared to make tl,e sacrifice ns gently as possi-
bic, 90 that nv idul wutald pass nwoy without
suffering" Mrs. Freeman, who now recalls Tic
| event HlLHoHk tllH A(lr4{G4k 4lpEHFH0tt Ut Eui-
icrlng, lighted a lamp n.l.l placrd it on ei,ar
| uy tl,r IrJsiac where the two douyltcrs vera
Bircping. llcn SUI lcancd over Edith. WIN was
sccpls,E on the outside ui the bed, and, lifting
own chaluber. Freeman then, turning tlown
the bcdcotles, aul raising little Edltli's nrlu,
60 that nothing might Interfere with tho bow,
ratscl The knife, ii held Ii mlputr or two.h
he sa1d, thupEug tllnt should ,rcetyc the ynll
10 stay mr. llIlnl, but / did not" Tile t1A{r
penetrated thc lenrt. passing l,ctwccu the nttli
md sixth rbH. The little glrl opened her eyes
Ulrcl aOh, i,apa p nld Tint he sclzvu hnr and
hull her 10 iis heart until She was dead, Dr.
Smith, who ma,lc nu examination tn.uy of tilu
wound, says that She could nut hnyS livrd u
Then Frcetnun nut llcr back upun tho pillow,
otrrred uu another prayer, ul,t, lying down bc.
silc her. went prnc .lully TO sleep. His wife
With Bessie IN her arms.
'rl,ry arpse carly, u,ll he went about l,[s 1aily
busintss, ind sid with her iluusvi,uld carcs, m
thourh lint rcrc1a1[ut, ind not Dern rrn,ln.
Whel, hp finished bis Official tlutics for lin err
rtrs te mnil frun lie urpot to lie village FoRt-
OI|lcc, hp askcI ills religious friends tu attenl
mcct!uy nj i,fs flo,1sc, as he Ind 5cyelatl,1
%aEs q e as1 "Ee1 X bc one 9 s
twenty perso.,s rot togcthcr hi tha front rDonl
Of hs IittIe forui.lults9. wn.cl, il fst,lntei In n
W valIsY. M not nsf .ijs fr, thu, a rocasset ~ .,c.
nt. md Iuily t|,nt distaprv from INV other
rusttlcncc. Of whit occurred In tint iusctInw.
only the most yaxuc report cas, bo obsa,l.:ti,
freeman himself talks the must freely ulout
il, liz ccrtuuy preached ior hall MI huur,
dwelling cspsclaliy uuun t!ia yaiuc Of ti,u
fl,ylnn revelations mid lila nrrnsxtIy NJ
stricily ol,oyl1,s tirir cnn,tuai,is. liz nrarpd.
and auo,cl ,'assaga nftcr passaro trom tl,s
Srri,tI1res 1u1t il i1ncs MI nI,I,rnr r. h,v"
s u prasey WIN VIZ. u s peh rpppea u 9ss was
umti, I'm worsmers ,ynr,. ncnr,v r,adv t.
&C. Whnn ho tliu fufurn, thrm-nrrorllnw to Tie
s,nry ,hus Ntss Days. wi,o ,yns ufsscnt. I,,,w
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