Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-02
.nAN[9 AN|2H SECT
Murderer Moser SAYS Religion
Drove Him 10 Commit Ter
rible Crime.
Ostracized Because He Could
Not Live Up to Strange
Tenets.
Goaded to Desperation. He Shot
Three Children and


Pekin, ILL.,, Feb. For the first time
since his arrest for the cold plooded
murder of his wife and three small
Ichildren, Samuel Aieser has consented
10 make d statement as 10 * by ne COM
mitted the crime.
Il Mas driven to8ii by the Alnish re-
I.Mgion, he said. wantcd 10 sec my
wife and babies better off. My people.
would NOT let me- love them nor permit
them tos have affection for me, go Why
should thsy live My father is rich
among nlen. but he wil not help me
because The Amlsl ,sel sspids any at 4
Election.
wifhin less than INA weeks this
strange man viii: b. plag'a on trial for
I his life Facing the ms he stands
alone in his trouble yilnncd and 2 p
horred by the people wltom he blaines
for melting the t.ageaS by their at.
legged Prosecutions When his s,oical
father visits the mud as he fTe-
Isquemtly does, it sanly q atlrnonish him
10 meet MS Cod in i he 'islit of repent
nee for the terrible crime he has COM
United ard for desrting the church of
llhis ancestors The father has declared
to the world that his religion was more
10 him. than his boy
samuel Meser declares that the perse-
Iscutians cf the Asnlsh fastls, a weird sect
i,of Illinois i,npelleei him VI III the mad
lness of despair TO shoot down his wife
and ba hes
u vas not allowed 70 love them.
They could not ioye me SO they are
better off dead This IS the only ey
t8cuse he can give for the murder,
The members of The A,nish ssct ars
lforbidden BY the tenets OF their religion
10 SNOW 10 mort ais The love that 10 sup
posed to BE- Gods alone Human synl-
ispatily IS unknown among them. rhelr
I;ehildren grow up wanting the ioys ami
pleasures that usually lie within ths
province OF the Youthful mind. Iiiis
band and Wife find domestic pleasure ! n
1.-The personal s.If-deniaA that IS d Gift
offering TO their deity. soNhen Samuel
IMossl, answering the instincts Of his
heart, dared 10 earess fiis child i Was a
Z t1-a crime in the eyes Of his los.
|vafaries
The beginning Of the trouble which
iculminased n the tragedy hapilenedl
during the services in he salIlish church
one sunday five years ago. The services
| had extended over several hours. when
Moser'a oldest child. Ben, became rest
Iless and began whimpering. Thefather
took the boy inteehis lap, and, patting
4 his chick, whispered. BE a good little
4 hoy Bennic. don cry.
4 The pastor the Rev Mr.. Whitzig, in
the pulpit stopped his discourse and
called out NJ mans. Tie father in
tent ON auiet.n sthe child. did not hear.
Then the preacher, pointing his finger
4 at the man. numbered: Samuei Mo-
4 ser,s'
The man addressed looked up, STAR
tied.
gu are making an idol of your
4 child, continued the preacher. You
are going against the teachings of Cod
4 Such failing Z disgrace TO our church
4 You think more Of your child than Of
4 the Almighty
q Aioser arose. ahashed, and brokenly
i explained that he wasaonly endeavoring
to quiet the little fellow.
Such action - a sim" retored ths
q minister
Then Mosler oontended sullenly thai
he did not believe God VAS SO unjust
Il have done my full duty all my life
/, he said Drawing the congregation, 'ane
J III don't think this should be put againa
me When my lads are in trouble
s Cont think God blamea me for trying /,
Go something for them.
either God Or your children" de
llclared the preacher inexorably
Well I'm gpln 10 help the boy re
: lnlied Moscr, stubbornly. and he left tn
J meeting with him and went home. TIL
: mother followed when the services hat
ended.
Moser was expelled from the church
He allowed his Wife and children 10 at
$ Itend They usually Went to churci
], Sunday morning and would not return
! until or 8 o'clock in the afternoon
!, Then commenced the punishment tina
the rules of the sect impose on an ex
pelled member
When he went with his family to visi
!, friends he was not permitted to ca
g at the same table with them. While tn
4 rest sat down TO dine, he was forced /
$ tWajt Even the children noticed fh