The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-22
N. Y. Herald.l
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An Interview with the Prisoner in
Barnstable Jail.

"How do you feel, Freeman" asked
the Herald correspondent, as the mur
derer put his face against the other side
of the rough grating.
ooh, I feel all right" he replied, anC
looked rather suspiciously from hi!
questioner to the iailer, whose hard, re
lentless face was seen on the other side
Freeman is bright, intelligent looking
man, thirty-three years of age. His hail
is dark brown and rolls back from his
forehead in rather easy flowing style
his beard is auburn. He wears mutton
chop side whiskers, and his chin, which
has usually been clean shayen, displays
a thick stubby growth a week old. He
has a reasonably large forehead, a
keen and rather kind looking gray eye
and a well proportioned nose. There is
nothing in his personal appearance that
would indicate either brutality or in
sanity.
Are you a reporter?" he asked, smil-
ingly, and displayed good set Of teeth.
Il am an interested inquirer after
truth" was the response, land l have
had desire to talk with you about your
case" l saw he did not remember me
and l proceeded to take advantage of the
favorable opportunity just opening up
How does Jail life agree with you p
asked
Very well indeed 1t makes no diff
| ference to me where | live. l am we'll
| treated by the men in charge and do not
! co>>slain of anything"
/. you had any more revelations
OF or0sS. - 5Nis Snmunication from above since
you were incafceraASd -
"What do you suppose sustains me in
my captivity; what keeps me cheerful
and happy, separated from wife, children,
home and friends, if not the assurances
from Heaven of Divine approval of my
course? Yes, sir; l have had the most
comforting visions since l have been
here"
II suppose you know that your daugh-
ter has not arisen from the dead, as you
were led to believer"
"Yes"
"How do you account for that p
"Well, l can only account for it by
concluding that God has determined to
make His power and glory manifest in
another way"
ton, or rather the failure of God to carry
out what you say He promised, shaken
your faith p
''Not in the least. l will admit that 1
was disappointed when Edith was not
raised up the third day, and l medi-
tated on it for several hours, not in the
spirit of fault finding, in no way upbraid
ing God, but seeking a solution of the
mystery. The light came-'His ways
are not our ways was whispered in my
ear-and l saw that some other means
would be adopted to show the world that
the kingdom of God was to be set up on
earth very soon"
ain what other way do you suppose
this manifestation will be made ?"
ooh, cannot say now. have had no |
divine revelation on that subject. 1t |
may be that He will come and release |
me from prison and send me back to
work in His vineyard. He may open the |
ewes of the world to the truth of the
doctrines which He ordered me to
to the people of this
land; but in whatever shape it comes it
is sure to come. He can best see how to
do it. His ways are not our ways
But supposing that He does not re-
lease you from prison and allows the
law to take its course, what then p
We'll, then 1 suppose will be hung
may be- l have no right as an indi-
vidual to break the laws of this State,
even to carry out a Divine command"
DO you fear to die for your actY
"Why should /? What is my life to
me? 1t is gone, anyway; it is wrecked
so far as human affairs are concerned and
is Of no value TO me or anybody else. If
God wants me to die for doug his bid
ding, why should | question his wisdom?
Did | not sacrifice my child, whom |
loved as my very life to obey His man
date? "a tear stole down his cheek as
he said this, and his whole frame quiv
cred with ernotion) No, l am not afraid
to die, but would gladly embrace death
for l know that would be taken to the
Kingdom of God and glorifed even as
the patriarchs are glorifed-even as
Abraham was taken to the bosom Of the
Father"
"Wil you employ counsel to defend
you before the courts?'
mo. Neither will | allow my friends
to employ counsel for me If God wants
to furnish me with counsel let Him do it.
Itis His business; 1 have nothing to do
with it."
Now, if God should not supply coun
sci for you, and if He allows you to be
executed for the murder of your. daugh
ter, would it not shake your faith ?"
You just come and see me die if you
think so. I would ascend the scaffold
to day as cheerfully as l would walk out
to freedom, and proclaim to the world
tno glory VI NOu anu luo COhllbS 3 VI LIS
Kingdom"
"But would not the fact of your death
by human institutions shake the faith of
those who believe as you do ??
"I don't believe it; because l am con-
fdent still that God will in some way
show to the world through me that the
time has come for the establishment of
His dominion on earth. He may see fit
to snatch me from the scatFold at the last
moment, or He may raise me up from the
dead after my execution, but in some
way best known to His wisdom He will |
Justify His act, performed by my hand"
us it true that sacrifice of animals has
been offered up by your CO religionists p
"Who told you that there had been
such practice" he said sharply.
at has been limited around Pocasset !
and stated by very reliable persons.
well, whoever told you SO did not |
know what he was talking about or he
meant to deceive you. We have never
offered up any sacrifices. The new dis !
pensatioh did away with that practice
Under the old law bloody sacrifices were
demanded, but the new law has abolished
all such observances."
But if you believe in the new law
must you not admit that it did away
with human sacrifice also p
at did But the new law is also about
to be superseded by another and a higher
one. We are tending to the establish
ment of Gods Kingdom from two differ
ent directions-from Abraham and the
end of the world The two roads are
converging rapidly, and when l received
orders to immediate my child l recognized
that the time had come for the Union of
both paths
I'm what shape did the revelation come
to your
.sMau | had been feeling badly for