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insane, bu. admitted that she thought thoy were

DhNlh. n outlet headed man with
an iron-gray beard. closely trimmed. and deep
eet blue eyes. was not at the meeting but there
l. an Impression In tho community that he
proposed, to do for several days before the
crime. he was at meeting on the evening
She sat on Davies lap and ie asleep there, and
anI1r men ne placed her on sofa. whero she slept
home In his arms. Davis seemed a little ner.
yous when examined. Ho still defended Free
pant Psn to the extent Of saving that he believed that
ton have been III 'iS these ssSaTrSS tRnSa
l know that Freeman believed that God
Go Cnid fSs Sy ah ali hSRS %Ss or por.c fs9 refoFi S
hnd h,,1oa not S,s been Freeman could not have
Mo ns SSdYsS Ms5 S sS oysd & her 6sHS
faith that she would be raised and yet il wasn't
done; confess, Mr. Knowlton that these things
that Freeman and we all wero wrong must
discard the Bible, and so must we all-that is.
Freeman had the faith that would remove a
mountain, but the mountain was not removed.
u one OF the promises Is not kept. what reason
have We Tor believing that any others will be-"
Davis insisted that he did not know that Free
ma man proposed to DO anything Of the Kind, but
necessity OF making some great sacrifice. He
could give no reason for not notifying the au-
he admitted that he talked with the village con.
stable II the evening; He could not recall what
was ;h said This h was looked upon as significant.
man and his wife said Freeman spoke Of the
act as revelation that had. come TO him from
God MS a glorious test OF faith in God rs the
showed them the body Mrs. freeman said that
a purpose thereon. Everybody wept. one wit
ness said. Another testified that they all thought
II sad affair. Mrs. Howard said that she was
shocked, and then tried to administer spiritual
consolation TO Mrs. Freeman who seemed
1t was evident to the District Attorney that
the Second Adventists were repeating as little
as possible Of the scenes at that meeting. He
@ these sS people S sy s sy dd 70 TRey 70 ssa si
enough 10 show that they were In thorough
had played about their door yards the day be-
fore. and whom they all had seen the evening
before asleep on sofa while they prayed and
father corpse. and as he lifted the coyerlid
a., and poi pSointod to her he said sacrificed her
grandmother stood by and gave expression 70
their firm conviction that 4 was by
and these people Confirmed the iatRer and
mother and even went so far as 10 express
belief IN the glorious resurrection that was to
either as a murderer. which he is II sane OF a
pretended. Xii these cifcumsiances are - more oH
startling than the act itself. They wept with
him. prayed with him and encouraged him.
wen went @'" 70 their T dderen, H0Hr homes 81 and
their daily duties, They DO not seem to have
met to have talked the matter over. They did
not 40 to the neighbors who were not At tie
meeting to consult with them. Every one Of
them said that he or she went straight. home
soundy.
As the days 90 BY, and there are no NANTES;
tatons their faith Is being terribly shaken. and
two Of them, il is said. are about to renounce
the Advent belief and all other religious beliefs.
strong as theirs is misplaced That passaso pass S
that refers 70 the faith that shall remove noun
tains hi,bo'l looms pP and troubles many Of them:
say what action he will take until Be has care
fully examined the evidence and consulted with
Ne Attorney General. ye, the fact that he asked
them leads to the Inference that he has arrests arrests
guilty Of misprison Of feiony and IL public sem sen.
timent Is clamoring for the arrest OF some OF
them. The Selectman has been warned by let
ters bearing postmarks OF villages within ra-
dius OF twenty miles that unless something Is
done by the law something else VIII 1e done BY
Evidence was brought out at the hearing that.
Ia the opinion Of such legal minds as Judge
will make the acQulttal OF Freeman on tho
ground OF insanity difficult matter. He said
and he greatly wondered. they testified why the
officers had not come for him. He knew per-
fectly well that he was violating law. He told
one person that the two hours he lay by the
dead child after he struck the blow were hours
OF the most Intense agony lqst such agony as
feel, intensified by the fact that he himself was
the voluntary cause OF her death. Then he said
God comiorted him. and he has not sorrowed
since.
The District Attorney says that he already is
confident that Al Freeman's trial the whole
question OF whether the belief in supernatural
religion Is delusion or not will be entered
into Still the fiiculty In Freemans case as
was suggested 10 the Attorney General yester-
day. was that the deusion did not excuse the
crime, and IL was illustrated thus: II Freeman
saw man following him. and, under the de-
usion that that man Intended 10 Kill
him, should shoot and kill the man. his
delusion would acqult him, because, II IL
We're no delusion. but the truth. he would have
the right 70 shoot the man: therefore this act
was the lawful result OF the delusiOn. But II
Freeman had reay-if that were conceivable
been commanded by God to kill his daughter
and should do IL still he would be guilty OF
murder by human law. for the law recognizes
no such motive therefore q delusiOn tnat God
COMMANDED him 10 do il is in law no excuse for
but not 10 the Jury.
There are grave fears that an assault will be
made on Elder Brown who was tho first 10
preach this shade OF Second Adventism to-
morrow for il is announced that he will preach.
The owners Of the grove where the camp meet
ing that was announced over little Ediths body
al the cemetery last sunday was 70 have been
held. have refused the use Of IT, These owners
are wealthy Boston gentlemen.