South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-09
Initiating Abraham.
4 Bo-tJa MOn Kills HIS Chill IN Parsa-
aHee of on Ailegei Rer,lotiJn.

I In freak OF religious frenzy, killed his
( five-year-old daughter Edith. TIE man
/ - Second Adventist, and has become
greatly excited during the last few days
/ while attending series OF revival meet
/ ings. About week ago he claimed TO
! have received wonderful revelation
and has not eaten or slept since lie
/ says that the Lord directed uim TO sac
, ribco lis little daughter, and declares
that she VII rise agajo ia taree days.
/ lie little one was iransExed with a
/ knife by her insane father, and he blood
/ was poured out upon table which was
I improyised as an altar. Freeman is
! about 30 years old, AMI lives with his
wife and family on his farm in Pocassett.
! He has lived in Pocassett about seven
! wears, and is in moderate circumstances.
lie Is insane Only on this one subject.
/ Further particulars state that Freeman
! WHO is the inaii-carrier at Pocassctt be.
tween the railroad station and the post
Office, woke Lis wife q; $50 o'clock on
Thursday morning anil told her he must
make sacrifice to the Lord Of his young.
est daughter. lie got up and took tie
child from her bed and stabbed her in
/ the side with Il butcher knife. causing
her death. His wife said it was all right,
and that Abraham would raise her nm
next Sunday. Freeman SAYS the child
! gave one scream and died q minute ar
forwards. Il is stated that the Second
Advcutists held q meeting at Freeman
honse The same afternoon. aad appeared
to wish the affair kept quiet. Freeman
carried the mail Is usual. and showed
no signs Of insanity. The cause CT the
terrible decd appears 10 he religious OK
cltemcnt alone. Freeman is now at his
residence in charge OF officer Re lding
and Dr. {. j. " ood. OF PocaSsett. He
informed u reporter to-day that he was
told by God to offer Edith (his yolng
and beautiful daughtcr) as sacrifice 10
Him, and that he did SO. rs God would
not stay his hand. lie had 10 DO His
command, and He would justify him in
his act.
a; a public meeting at Pocassetr.
Mass, on Monday last. in which the Sc.
lectmcn participated, testimony was Ia
ken in regard TO the killing OF little
Edith Freeman by her fana,ical father.
and 1t was voted unanimously 10 arres,
"a accessories to the crime, Alden i.
Davis, Charles /. Howard, Natl aniel
Alvin and Walter II. Wing, Phineas
GIBBS, Jr., Harriet y. Swift and Ann
Louise Howard.
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