New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-04
TIE cHILD-SLAYERS OWN STORY.
Boston Herald Maya Report Of ne trial a. ohich Chdrls
r. FREEMAN, " fpcISEe, Mass ieds pronounced
tIadicted JgT fHurlsT

Boston Herald Ndy2 Report ne trial tOhich Charles
r. Freeman. " focISset Mass proa0HHced and
When his name was called. Freeman walked
to tle witness stand. Stopping o. ms way 10 drlnS
glass OF water He slated taat he years
M Taber-w you state briefly your lie az Pocasse,
immediately previous To NJ ~ l, 1871
Witness aiter long pdustj-I sdOuld very much pre-
fer not TO back TO That time, unless IL absOU ely
necessary. an willing TO answer questions when
may De asked me- an 10 give all tue infyrDa Ion In NY
power about this matter; but n can do this without
gong details Of tninys should like 20.
"wcil, ask you whether. four years ago, you now
81 was an insane man.
Did yod that tlme realize that you were insane ~
will you state to the Court how soon IT became ap
"WItAln two ye RS from tue Present time 4 think"
"Can you give Us any OF tue causes which
led Gu TO f1d TIA. you had be, n iHsHnef"
One why was enabled d. sLa guish between
natural ieeiiu2s ana tde ieclng+ tnat animated
previous TO May /, 1879, was because nad nal
any experience VITA ilsane pelsoJs. When 1 got 20
Danyers found condition OF tnings there with wnich
l was wnOily unia,nnilr. fodai people WAC saw
Goa and had cO'nuh ciClons "ti Cnr5t NEE the wit
exhibited mucd einOtlou wno believed tndt tbey
Christ, who believed tnat tiev mad special
revelations, inter reted signs The question arose
IN my Innd. know ~, as ala. nat th-s, IN were n-
unrelldDe Ia n, many OF tn 5m htny and Others
trracnerous. knowing tne. b. insan tue que on
arose ny maud whether also insane Being
ing Oat exactly my position, 1 was rea " t.
cosoele u tue truth aud allow waat mad
40 coudemnci AL my previous lac" tHere the witness
could rol nis soooins and wep. for
menus tie recovered, however, rem lsJ cam
cOid through the rest OF tbs exdnInatOm.l
When 1 thought wae In tue trE Tea y 20
make any sacrihcs FOR iti 4 my G. o.. +
have ready anu wiling 10 acG iOwledgeit "A ever
the punishment Drought "a ana wncn:ver found
IN tue asylum hat aly OPINION wac cOntrar, 10
an opinion previously held, always called tne doc or a
attention u. ia tnat adj. 10 10 low
me- step by STEP through br calls my cUny
/ y as seat Tue Insane hospital. and, cave Just
stated, error, aud regret ~ drel
ful &c. that ever perpetTate1. 1 reel thai (
nave oeen vie.ilnizsc' d, not blame any por,on
or pcrsOus but L conaider II uUiOrt l4ale
affair ginning, aud for wncn pernIp no 30
person DeeD rsp0hs.oc. have dsxoI rep At
eJly n nave ever ict fem0rse. Cannot a
honest feeling reinorse II be up 70 tue very
highest Inception u iis uuy at ti.ne, ana ce
tainy did never believed In any hing OF tnat Gort
ami Oelev d Ia any religion nat d-InanIeI any
Ihing sJrt rom me-. IL was experience qulte
new 10 me. never dsplrcd " 10 preacher ana Wa
quite satisfied 10 i've qdiet lie al my vac
neN e. dsprcd 10 10 nt0 politics mold Office, ana for
that reason 40 noC hhh i1 ca De sad agiis1 tui
wisnea be great in,l and gain nOtOue. " never
wsnod 10 nod any pos'3n Previous 10 gong anon tne
Auycutiets in PocdBsct. siuce written 10
angie persoh Pvcdsset except one. 10 Mr F,,t,r
Howe on business "at@rs' snail probably never
10 go tnere / nave desire TO
JOIN an, ASSOCIATION OF regionlst.. tink had
lny .ura life Nos but wnai reel that should ieta a
he InaJ In. eud TO dOtO lead a. nOlcst life, Dut A.
the same tmc, intend return 10 any life up-
wound lead 10 sucn icariui as pfeyiousy
IL woLld very nard thing for anybOd, pduce me
tOreturn 10 Buch "a he"
whal would y0d do " releasedi"
81 snO Id accept tue nrst position which offered
4
earn enough 10 support NY wife ana cnl am would
no mind meIiIal or low my occupation was il re-
Specialize" ,,.-.- .
Wiz ness proceeded TO state that he was n member OF
the Methodist church AMI TOOK house;
he ally uIsoODLn1td MIA attendance wIC te Metno-
dslE and jol1od the Adyentss. Inc croase
was tuen cou,iu ued as follows:
DO you remember having dream which has been
spoken OF Z"
Yes"
"Wnen did that happeni 2"
ABOUT fifteen montns before the trouble"
You eiG tnat you lad certain duty 10 do and that
certain t.sts were Deing put 70 yOiP
81 did"
"And you complied with all these iterallyr
"And you believed at the time that you were doing
Coos WHIP
- did"
"d II occur TO you that in any OF these things you
would violate the law OF the landfD
iheVer ala Vloae the laws, except In the final act"
whether, n you did obey will of God YOU would be-
violating the laws OF the landp
81 aid"
"Weil, how did chat affect you ~
"lt aldnt AFFECT me- though that we ought TO obey
God rather than man,. N'
"Do you ever discuss, even now. whether Won were
insane or not at tue time p
"No, sir. There no question In my mind IN regard
to my Deing insane at That lime"
"what was your Idea when you heard the doctors IN
court testliylng that on insane Q"
"dy opinion tnen was they don't know anything
about IL and od-'
BOSTON, MAY 3.-Counsel for Charles r. Freeman. the
Pocasset murderer, applied 70 Cher Justice Mor1on to-
day for writ haDeas corpus secure his clients
release on ground that new sane aItacuan he
was insane the time the was co mitted The
Court will decide on SATURDAY.