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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
BARKER, BEHIND BARS. IS UNREpENTANT.

Here is graphic picture Of Thomas G. Barker show
Ing how the accused man appears at the present time
He is haggard with excitement and seeplessness but
processes remorse for what he has done believes
he will be acquitted. He declares that under like cir
crnstances he would repeat his act He hopes Keller
viii die despite the fact that such would
his case serious
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

WAS he good to you when he was at
homer"
Not a muscle moves--no change in
expression,
rs the church right In this case2"
still the awful silence. An Amish
farm house Is near the Moser house in
which the murders were committed.
Drive 10 the door and knock as long
as you will. No one answers. The
house Is fun Of Amsh people but
none comes to the door PERHAPS a
blind quiyers or a curtain 20 show that
some one is peeping. but you win not be
admitted You are not Of the faith
you are unclean--and the doors are
closed to you and yours, But the
Amish people are coming TO Pekin II
their church IS put on trial IN this
case and they are going 10 testify
against Sam Moser. They believe him
guilty OF an awful crime and that he
was prompted to the deed by his own
Inward Wickedness and not by particu.
lar feeling toward the church. Murder
has been practically unknown TO these
AmIsh people and so Is theft. and w..
ing ana bastardly. But one case Of has.
tardy has ever been brought to the at.
tention Of the authorities In connection
with the community. and the guilty
party in that case was banshed from
the church
As to the origin Of the Amish In Il
historical sense. Mrs. G. II. Ummell
Of Bloomington. who was a girl friend
of Mrs, Sam Moser, and Jacob Ropp Of
the same place, who was raised a Men.
monte, but has departed from the
teachings OF that sect because Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

/ stood in front Of the bars The mother
put her hand through and touched
Sans hand. After that she stood for a
while ana looked at him. There were no
tears, no ordinations, no upbraidings.
She simply looked at him. Then she
said 10 the brother:
1T is time for us to go home"
That was all. Since that time no
member Of the family but the brother
has called 10 see Moser. The father
secured a bill Of sale from him OF his
land, and that Is all he has had to do
with him. He hopes that he will be pun
ished, and although worth now be-
tween 100000 and Sl25, 900, will con-
tribute nothing to his aid Question
ing the old man is useless
win you not fight for your SOM"
No answer but stare out over the
snow-coyered fields
did not the church prosecute him"
Silence except for an uneasy moving
Of the feet.
Was he not wild and reckless as a
boy, and did he not abuse his wife,"
StiIl s,lence-silence Of the kind that
you cannot got over. Cannon would not
make change-obdurate unylelding,
uncompromisng. II Is the kind Of ST.
lence which declares; II am right.
against all the world, for the Lord God
OF Hosts has made me one Of His chos-
Ell people"
The mother comes and TO her the
question Is put;
VIII you not try 10 save your SOM"
sllence-pursed lips, wrinkled face,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

naetor WAS a farmer. The Moser church
vas a painted building on d
summit. surrounded by the horse sheds,
dIyided inside into two sections. One
section was for the men and boys and
ona for the women and the children,
In the basement was kitchen, and
here the people cooked their meals DUR
Inc the recesses OF Sunday church SER
,,ices for these Amish services begin
at and $3.50 In the morning and do not
md until and In the afternoon. Dur
Ing these services and all through his
youth Sam Moser received his religious
training He accepted the faith ana
pretended TO practice its requirements.
'rhese points are cited because they
ara 10 play a most important part In
the trial OF this man, whose sole de-
fense viii be emotional insanity, pro-
duced by the Amlsh church. II was
particularly impressed upon Moser as
il "a upon all the young Of the Amsh
church that If one violated the rules
Of the church, II he sinned against God
and man. he would be cut off from the
church until suitable atonement had
heen made for his sins. He was free,
n he chose. 10 leave the church. TO go
mo other communities and settle, TO
make his own way in the outside world,
Rut II ne remained an Amlsh an Amish
he must be in spirit as well as letter
He reclted this creed in the Amish
church, before all the. people and his
father and mother and the woman who
was TO become his Wife,
I'VE believe and confess that II any
one has so far fallen off. either by
wicked life or perverted doctrine, that
ne is separated from God and conse-
ouently Justly separated from and cor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

was committed This story is told m.
pastors child was sitting In ,ho ,,',i y" 20
a hayrake 10 which a team NJ bnr.o',
was attached, The team began IA n1nvo
che child: ~ 9"'u 70
stop the team"
me child was only q little Girl with
puny strength. She could not stan tba
team. The father manifested mo- alarm
Tor lhe Amish rule is never To chow
emolon The team ran away Tho
Chld was thrown into barb wire face
ils race terribly torn and It's body fatal.
~ injured, It died five days later with.
OUT American medical attendance. So
tne tale goes. II true Il IS an excellent
Illustration Of the Amlsh stoclsm-the
feligion that leaves everything TO the
viii Of thsLord
An Amish girl came into peklu from,
fremont 70 a photograph gallery. She
asked to have her picture taken but
AIDED Don't send the prints TO nv
nome nor let anyone know / ever mad
a picture taken / win mail them from,
here 20 those [ wish 10 have them. N
the church knows / had my picture tax
en- / win be put out of IT,
Amlsh men and women come 10 pekln
TO DO business They rarely stop al the
Ia2eWeIL They obtain food by buying
crackers and cheese I'm the groceries.
But they pay their bills, they nave no
poor, no almshouses, no prisons. no
tIamps. no fallen women no starving
children.
Big red barns rise on their land and
well-built white houses. Hedges sur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

peCuliarties Of their religious faith 70
services and mode Of dress says:
1.-THE Mennonites have a liberal rep
resentatIon In this state, with Mclean,
Ta2ewell, Woodford and Livingston
exceeding in population Of the sect. It
is religion which was founded in 1925.
with Views of same originating in
Switzerland, and receiving It's recOgn-
lied name in the Netherlands. The
Mennonites are Evangelical Christians
who, with respect 10 discipline, bap-
tism, oath aid military service, agreed
to Isolate themselves from other sects
and follow in the doctrlnal footsteps,
as II We're, OF Memo Simons They ban
lsh from their worship all features not
found In the apostOical church; they
reject paid clergy, tlthes, the holding
OF civil Offices. use OF the sword and
arms and oaths."
OF the creed which Moser reclted in
church Mrs. Ummell says
"The creed is adhered 10 vigorously
by the Mennontes Ave centuries after
its adoption, and by the religious adj
tuncts Of the sect, one OF which IS the
New Amish, and the sect to which
-hNrtl az VIN time ptibHktlt nul from
which he alleges he was expelled and
ostracised by his friends because OF his
shortcomings, This will explain all con.
fictlng rumors as TO the why's and
wherefores Of the non-assistance Of
Moser's friends, and the little sym
pathy he finds among those who were
nearest and dearest 60 him. In the
Mennonite churches, the bishops elders
ministers and deacons are usually ohos-
en- by casting lots. They neither accept
nor receive stipulated salaries nor any
kind Of remuneration for preaching or
attending 10 the functions Of their re-
ligious Offices"
Speaking Of the education Of the min
listers she said:
II remember the time when not even
education was a requisite Of a preacher
In the Mennonite faith; anyone could
preach who felt called upon by the Lord
to do So | even know of one minister
who, after he began 10 preach, was
taught TO read by his wife so that he
might read the lessons from the Bible
to the congregation. But that was tho
only case that ! knew Of such shining
ignorance. for all were possessed OF an
ordinary education"
a word about these peculiar people
whose ranks the Moser murder
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

the story Of his crime. which had been
FIRST discovered by his wife's father and
mother. He Immediately wrote the
Herald-Transcript Of Peoria that he
had committed the crime. charged II
to the Amish church, and said that he
was sane, Next he visited the River
Jordan and there made a clumsy at
tempt 10 Kill himself. shooting at his
right temple, but only smashing him
self trille on a bone and dropping the
pistol into the stream. He was ar
rested, revealed his identity. and was
brought back TO Pekin Jail. he con-
tessed his crime again. accused the
church of causing II. and refused TO cx-
press any regret for his deed. He
maintained he was not insane at that
time, but now his counsel, T. n. Green.
one Of the abeSt criminal lawyers of
this section Of the State, Is prepared
TO build up for him a plea Of emotional
insanity and 10 attempt 20 show that an
uncle of his was insane and also q
brother. The law Of Illinois so far as
II has passed on emotional insanity
does not admit the plea unless 1t can
be shown that the prisoner at the time
Of the act did not know the difference
between right and wrong. In Moser's
case he has always manifested knowl-
edge of right and wrong. While in
jail his every act has been that Of a
sane man who possessed a vicious
nasty temper.
After Moser's arrest and confinement
In the Jail here there came to his cell
one day his mother She was accom-
panied by a younger son. The two
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

round their fields and they get more
out Of the soil and treat IL better than
their American rivals, The homes are
comfortable, but devoid OF all orna-
ment, Their horses and cattle are OF
the finest. All that they own is good
and substantial. Very little drunken
ness Is manifested. and Quarreling Is
almost unknown. When suffering can.
NOT be removed II Is borne In silence.
The state is making It's fight for the
hanging If Moser through States At
torney Cunningham and Jesse Black
Jr., who made the Democratic race for
Congress IN this district last fall If he
IS hanged, and the community thinks
he should be. It win be the fourth hang
ing the county has known during It's ex-
istence.
Amish-land is called "peace-and" by
It's people The term IS not misapplied.
whatever one thinks of the habits and
customs Of the people As the Amish
pastor put It and Sam Moser refused to
accept,
eye shall live In peace with one an
other, avoiding carnal sins living in the
face Of the one God and doing all things
IN harmony with His love"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
r,,puFII COUNTY AND IT'S GREAT PROSPERITY.

pwEl COUNTY the center Of the Ansh strength IN p Illinois
so - na wealthy county In early days the county
t noted for being the center Of daring band Of horse
W. Mace where the members of the old whisky ring
% many Of their arts The law has practically ended the
- b classes of criminals, and the county is hed with
T" noone The soil black and rich, and the Amlsh
70 INV knew what they about when they bid up the
- extremely high figures Coal mines abound, great stock
, and an elk Pekn city Of about 6Oo nine miles from
- having ore d the hotels in the State In the Tazewel
49, tho ttest road fast travel in the form Of Mid
oct 8 m John St Cerney The people Of Pekn are wealthy and
% the average in intelligence But they have never paid much at
tuon the growth the Amh community until the Moser murder
brought directly under their They generally think that Moser
,sopd nav the full penalty of the law for his crime
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

I rected and punished by the church.
such person must be Stunned. accord
ing to Christ and the Apostles and
avoided without Partially by all mem
bers of his church. especially by those
to whom IL Is known, whether in eating
or drinking or similar temporal mat
tiers, and they shall have no dealings
with him. 10 the end that they may
not be contaminated by intercourse
with him, nor be made partakers Of his
sin, but that the sinner may be made
ashamed. corrected and again led to re-
pentance'
BY the time Sam Mosher was fifteen
years old II was generally known
among the people Of the Amlsh church
the New Amish was his branch-that
he was a trouble-maker he was a
country boy with liking for the small
est and meanest Of city practices. He
liked his liquor He did not care to
attend church. He wondered II cards
were not good things when used to win
money with He ogled young girls He
disobeyed his parents He Knocked the
pastors and contemporary did things
in the open which would indicate that
he thought little of the faith He was
.
radically different from the people sur
rounding him. He could go away from
them. but he was lazy. He did not
like TO work, and so long as he re-
NAMED among them there was chance
to live off them. The community was
waxing strong. II was buying Taze-
well county land with such avidity that
the price rose from $50 and $40 an acre
nd a N
an Amish desired a certain forty acres
owned by an American farmer (Amerl-
can Is used advisedly because many Of
the Amish have never naturali2edD
and was without money, a brother
Amish advanced the money and out Of
the proceeds Of the land thus secured
was paid back in time. These oppor-
tunities were given Moser, but he
would not avail himself of them. The
community was worth five years ago
in cash and land It is estimated 81, 0O0-
600. Now the Amsh land money in Nc
Lean. Tazewell, Woodford and Living
ston counties Is supposed TO represent
so,OOO000 and the new settlement in
Oklahoma, the members OF which came
from Tazewell county, starts with a
wealth valuation of half a million.
Moser could have been part of all this
or could have left 1t, Instead he re-
manned a drone, a defer and a re-
proach.
He married-married an Amish girl.
The wedding took place in the Amish
church and with Amlsh ceremonies.
The bride went TO her husbands home,
three miles from Morton. From the
start there was trouble between her
and her husband. He wished her 10
leave the Amish church. He wished her
TO give up the faith OF all her life. She
naturally revolted. He urged her to do
a great many things that the Amlsh
faith forbds. As a natural consequence
she not only refused but took the mat
ter up with her pastor. Children were
coming fast, very fast. There were
three boys growing UP and the mother
feared they would follow in the foot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
AMISH RULES AND REGULATIONS NOW PRACTICED.

BISHOPS preachers and elders the take no Day
IN When the Lords Supper feet
participants must be literally washed No be idle.
man. child The church supreme the acts Of its
members kissing Of wives and tondng children frown-
ed upon Wall paper with figures houses
Pictures not permitted the walls Carpets
forbidden Only that which plain simple tolerated The
church all The her husband selected for
her the his bride The making selection does
1t for the Of INTERPRETING producing averages
raising tone Thus the bright lazy man or
the bright the sloyeny n the community Az
ter the wedding which takes church groom
do not each other for week then living
be admitted the church conessg past and
making atonement for them far possible
clothes Only tok forbidden to sit
for photograph one must property money
although held by individual members
for community without money all must help
to secure him the Children be obdnt gentle
Taebearing forbidden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

maiy Mo- bis dy
ih last til fr nonju
the
Jumped in ue com
n
o
o. bnne
locked their
Cin
a
church had i'm from mt
andb him he thought
II nov IN ppgre a
the the
o ken hshomeT hecM-
Il the Nose claimed
his the IA provoke emurdrm notll believed
Is o and viii De
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
NO MRS.NATION INSURANCE

Fort Scott. KAMA New York plate
glass insurance company has sent It's
Kansas agents instructions TO amend
policies on glass in all joints, saloons
and drug stores 10 protect the company
against loss by Mrs. Carrie Nation. ana
all members Of the w. c. T, t. The
agent in this city has been instructed
to indorse all policies on plate glass in
saloons. joints or drug stores as fol-
lows;
1T Is hereby agreed and understood
that this company viii not be liable for
any loss or damage under this policy oc-
casioned by or in consequence " the
smashing or breaking Of glass by Mrs.
Carrie Nation or any member Of the w.
c, T. T.. or any other person or per-
sons where such act is Intentionally
done for the purpose Of destroying and
preventing the sale Of liquors. beers or
other beverages"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
F'"'" FAITH AND THE AMMISHADDAI PEOPLE.

OF n names Of the that shall stand with you.
chapter 49, "ne2er the Ammishaddai" Numbers,
M command Moses in the wilderness Of Sinai and out OF the
A faith Know e doubts and mlseres of humans has grown
YEN Illinois as ~, III 'ns country especially in central and
n, a, as Old Amsh New Amsh and EstOs people Of
ns New between the three titles are Old Amlsh is liberal
@ The fgn sI not 50 liberal cannsh Ee beoed and
III This faith n a. "V IN this country paying the
r they o s'is from Holland and Russia These settlers
Of The spread out the land to the absorption or ex
insth Mar farmer They have colonies of great wealth
% ana woodod counties this sa:e tn. p psope "re
an They deny The yas Their form of worship had its origin in
Preach against 1y Of infant baptism oppose the taking Of
rp except for ssu,, acts VIII not war; per-
% n as, Us oppose the of voting Of wearing ewery Of
n aS.s anss'I1s worldly vanity in any manner Their
saints BE- Een, ., the kingdom of Christ earth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

-..,..,,u,o. 40, a, defiance every law Of
t"N'n "a ~ So. Nv " Scwm oi me- moral
lue s ' ", ~ INA Sa3 Nsen ralsea in Chicago
.Vu w. u ~ now hpt Win a slight
J, VI. SON. ny anyi,onoen, Sam MoseI
.'a,s .,o basn . Son,h Clark street
! .o Ou5S o Na, canalnort pme ugly. He /,
. ovs" % ard Sonslsssly had
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! uloNe GUY lnlousn l1e .t A,u,s,l ~, ,ho
dement's oI ii ,,, ana uu ..s wy, NV
MoIl9' aha olIaIsy cou1 \, ,, GHe sn,, ,,'
ail'a ,alas aiv 1',', ~, a''N H. so'',so
'naI Vg.ltiogls ~ S \ ne,J. NY sa olo
c ". m,,,oa,s, ,. "a, ~ ," g,,y ava Su s J,tu
oe'ln ps ~ .s gIo ,, wy; h anu slA.y
NV asO w s ,i's va "o', .. s,Su'e .,
l.',allSi i iou' laAd1On u T .' ahq
wv '.g. u q ps,,.i a ~ "nV'll !
|'as s son q Belsl-an ouicasl 50 tar
|,he chosen people Of God waiting the
|rNum Of Christ 10 earth. To hold
|e,rrvntatlop NTH me or anv outsider
|nye q rpctsIty forced the same would
y asi0rs themselves. But thew Knew
ssn Nasr knew bin well from child.
1iosi % his day. They knew his wife
sri he dad Children. his father and
lh ccrus nd soIngs FOR more than
'Vtiq'tyt ran past This Is the
Ptio'y s.l';i ilom them-a story con.
nm. ne, q. y y Snerif Mount States
H'' ....... ..ia a.s by Jesse Black,
r.. 49, .... 'g y Of the State, and
| ,l1's 4. pa, n. l. strong reason for Its
". s LUZ, " a .:. slory g, q the most saw
4 ,. -','s I, T q. Illinois has known
\, nv \. \, y, y. zoe Am AmI,h will not can
sp5i y 4 w ,,, san 'ney be moved by the
y. ,, ,a y 10 lne sand and ! will tell
Il W F5,l I. 81, more no less" says Pas
"a psss T rsa o salS Us The voice Of all
N XXI Si- Voc MO- are eI to swear with him
EI3,.,, y" ,i Aoser Killed his wife and
H., .,i' NJ, e,slse Of bodily lust and
Irrs ''' 'C' or deed Of the Amlsh
n. v,,...
B lass se,tIsu ,S,laers OF The Nor
ss '' hv ~, Lliiher was thrifty. indus
nl, Hiding SaiIg the mother a good
esnr l.s y, sasse was named Samuel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

:, ,s.-sam Moser, CONNIE y,
aa :, "a. %cp' Of the ooo TT Sis cell Il.
' 'assins another dd tor his ysVS trial,
i y ', slaDs fend trying to snap mo
|oas' S''''
! 's :. another Of those ID ID. snap snap
g' . nliI'i he. and hung his us. h "ecE
'a SoIelse twist to his nsyA
. 'h'' !, TY marked when his move owe
- {, 7, ,o. ell, watched For AMMAN a mann
rs' aI' ' ,own an innocent wo'ian'
y 30, ii, o,G three sons, stood over oI lns
pl'i,'.i D body ~ Of a baby and .,i ilIsu
e't saD,s Enable -, He is not an
\ 'i %sr AmIsh, or Old Amis 3d., OF OF
bard to believe h he y 'p iSr sU,, r..
" ahssr~that kindly ia' s,or,an who
rFini y ' NJ, doorway and looks out
f'., \. y s "a acres his sleek horses IS
yT DE- 80, ,aVar a word 70
h' . ca'l' 4 'i his own blood Nor IS Is
- y ~ la'T motber-the little woman l,,o U'
3 p, beld with hooks anu , e g,b6
iA ty S,i and hair in black neE Vail iaiI
@. .l,s n inst once to the coun Nior yo,,
a '1 NV and and then returned 10 morton SsaS
4. .' .,e a for his atrocious o uego,
\ y v ss is one Of those oS GGr,oo ~
I, I sroueht out Of the Do nnTsr, vi
| a. i,,sss and God-loylng p' hoby.
.3 X peryerse actions from 70 u. U soeno
"a s y the end Of their days see"'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
DEATH, OR WORSE. AWAITS KELLER.

II Rev, Mr. Keller lives, he will have to look forward
to a life than death The doctors say he will be
totally blind With this awful fate staring him in the
face the unfortunate clergyman continues to pray for the
forgiveness Of his assalant The poor victim declares
that he will welcome life under any circumstances in or
der that he may strive to clear his name. This ex-
elusive picture shows how Mr.. Keller looks today
Alaska forum., 1901-11-30
LEGAL NOTICE.
N( 'rICl:.

All persons are hereby notified that the un- ders'gned IS the exclusive owner of placer mi nina claim Mo- above Discovery on Glen GulCh; that l have authorized no one to let any lays on said claim or to employ any persor to work thereon in any capacity; that l will not be responsible for any work or labor perform ed OH said claim, and any person doing any ~cI~ thereon without lily consent i'll writing cannot hold me or the claim for said labor and any person extracting gold therefrom without my consent " i'll be prosecuted according to law.
 Rampant \ Ia ka, ]. Lindley Creen. November I5 IQoI
Alaska forum., 1901-11-30

accounts of the rich strike back of Rampant decided them to come here instead. McGarrahan says that tue most favorable reports of Ram part had reached Nome prior to his departure and predicts a great rusli from that point to our new diggings this winter.
 Margareta Jones, native of En- gland, and Sylvester Burk hardt, native of Germany, each declared their intention to become citizens last week.
Alaska forum., 1901-11-30
LAYS TO LET.

~ Lay to let on 3o Big Minook. 100 feet on either eud. Apply at FORUM office for full particulars.
 Lay of so feet on 9 Hoosier.
 Two men can have all they can take out this winter. Apply at FORUM office
Alaska forum., 1901-11-30
900 II. o o. F GOO

GOO -- I O O. F. - 900
 All members of the Order in the vicinity ot Rampant are requested to meet at Odd Fellows Hall in Rampant, on Christmas eve at o'clock, sharp. i" Business of im mportance LOOP. Association.
 J. W. Dodson, chairman.
 A. E. Cobb, secty.