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

steps of their father In her distress
she had no refuge but the church The
priest pleaded with Moser His par
ents urged him to mend his ways. II
ever man had counsel enough as to
which was the right way and which
the wrong way Sam Moser did. One
way meant prosperity, comfort and
peace or mind-happiness with wife and
children-the other untold misery APP
parently he did not differ with the
church on doctrlnal points He simply
desired 10 crafty his own passions in
his own way, and he wished his wife
and children 10 follow I'm his course. AS
a result of this situation he was BAN
ished from the church. He was for.
hidden to take part in Amlsh cere-
monies until he atoned for his sins. He
says that his Punishment was due to
the fact that he fondled one OF his
children In church and was rebuked by
the pastor This will be contradicted
on the stand under oath In fact, the
evidence is at hand that he deliberately
raised the child up during the progress
of the ceremonies for the purpose Of
creating a disturbance. He was anx-
ious 10 annoy the pastor and the wor-
shippers in petty and malicious man
ner.
Matters grew so bad in his home that
all relations between Moser and his
wife ceased. Il was a divided house
hold He continued idle and shiftless.
abusive. dlssipated All that the wo-
man suffered will never be told She
bore her burden as best she could be-
cause divorce is not permissible except
for adultery. That she ever suspected
that murder was in her husbands heart
is doubtful AS for him. he went about
the community telling how abused he
was. denouncing church. pastor and
worshipers. Finally he made up his
mind that the best thing he could do
would be to rid himself Of his family
and fly One Sunday in May, 1900 his
wife and the children came horne from
church with Moser's brother Noah. a
young man Of high standing in the
Amish world Noah left the house and
the wife began work on supper. Moser
said nothing to her. but followed her to
celar,where she went for provisions
He placed a revolver TO the back NJ her
head and shot her down. She fell at
his feet dead. Then this brute IT. hu-
man form came up the stairs and sent
MS tlUtSl SOIl lOI NNAffs W ME ne |
was gone he shot dead the second son.
As the eldest entered the door he was
shot down. Only the baby was left. |
This he shot once. and IL struggled. |
Then he shot II twice again Asked az |
terward why he fired 50 many bullets |
into the little form he sniyeled and re-
piled:
~ could not bear 20 see II struggle"
His family was now ont Of the way. /
He might have burned church or shot
the pastor. or revenged himself on the
but his devllishness con-
tented itaelf with numbering Of his own
blood He placed O. Garnet over the
body Of his wife and laid the three
boys In bed. drawing a quilt up over
them.
He was In no hurry TO get away. He
out some disorder In the
house locked the door and iourneyed
10 fremont. where he mailed a letter
10 the postmaster OF New York. asking
him TO notify the postmaster AT Nor
on OF the crime. This being done.
NoSer leisurely made his way 10 Bloom.
ngton, then 10 Kansas City and finally
o salt Lake City. At the latter city
lie saw Chicago newspaper containing