Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-09
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HER OWN FATHER IN THE NAME OF RELIGION.
Ono of the most horrible crimes oil its kind
on record occurred at the little village of Po-
casspt, in Bnrnstahlc county, Muss., last
Thursday morning, when Charles +. Free
man, Second Adventist and religious fonat-
ic, deliberately murdered his little daughter,
ivp ycnrs old, under the professod belief that
he had received Divine revelation instruct
ing him TO do the decd, aud that ON the third
day Abraham would rnise the child to life
again. The wife and mother strange rs il
seems, stood by asserting to the crime. The
particulars Of the affairs are rs follows Free
man is farmer living ut Pocasset, and for
the past ten months has been engaged in car
ryiug the mails from PoCasset depot to the
post Office. About twelve months ago Lc be-
came n convert to the faith Of the Second Adj
youtists, and since that time has neglected his
farm and devoted his time to the study Of the
Bible. About week ago he claimed to his
wife to have received n revelation from the
Most High which required from him a sacri-
fec of one of his family, but he was in
doubt as to which one. The mntter was
talked over, but no conclusion was reached
Freeman says that for thirty-six hours it had
been impressed upon him that lie must kill
one of the family, but he was doubtful wheth-
cr it should be himself, his wife, his older
girl or the little girl Finally the Lord made
it clear to him that it must be the little girl.
He did not tell his wife at first. lie walked
up ut half-past two Thursday morning and
told his wife what he was going to do. The
mothers heart at first refused to acquiesce in
the unnatural deed. She begged hard for her
dorling,s lifn INT the husband ,yas i,evo,o
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