The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-30

Father Secs Daughter Killed.
When Bachman entered the room,
after his dog had been killed, and still
the devils had not been appeased, May
Irene was weak from hunger and her
own father saw her and stood by Bach
man as the religious zealot grabbed the
child and started to beat her with his
fists. She scr canned the louder and he
beat the harder, believing, he says, that
the screams were those of the devils
which possessed her. His fists could not
still the pathetic wailings of the help
less child and the fanatic wrapped his
fingers about her slender throat, threw
her to the floor and beat her head
against the boards.
The father. crazed by the wild ex-
hortations of the two days, did not
seem to realize that his daughter was
being killed. He stood by, expecting to
soc real. physical, living devils issue
from the little girls body. After many
bumps OF her head against the floor lit
tie May Irene lay still and her screams
ceased. 1t was a half hour later that
it was discovered that she had been
knocked senseless and strangled to
death.
When arraigned today Bachman de-
clared that he was the living God on
earth and the representative of God
in heaven. He declared that he would
he crucified in twelve days and would
be resurrected by God ten days later.
All Involved wealthy.
Smith, the father of the child, seems
to be in a trance. He says that 1t
was all right for Bachman to drive
the devils out of his daughter. but
that he should not have killed her.
Tie says he wants to he sent to m
insane asylum. Smith is a council
man at Alliance, and is q wealthy
cement manufacturer Bachman comes
from one of the wealtlliest and most
highly respected families in this part
of the State. His brother, DIR. Irving
A. Bachman, is q millionaire, and
made q fortune out of tho great quar-
ries that produce the basis for Port
land cement. He disposed of great
part of his holdings to the Wander
bilts, of New York, and one branch of
that distinguished family derives an
immense income from the cement in
dugtry. Dr. Bachnan is now in Cali
fornia. On Saturday last he wired 70
his brother, Offering him the superin-
tendency of the Northampton Portland
Cement Works. in which the doctor
still holds a controlling interest:
II have nothing TO excuse Bachman
said today "This came through the
fan of Adam. 1t is written that two
or threc shall be gathered together in
Chrjst's name, and that one of these
shall he taken. ! had nothing further
ia do than to obey my divine Master.
strangled her. Then to defeat the
uurpose of the devil, which had, taken
possession Of her. sat on the body,
and continued to >sit there until God
1oId me 10 get up. Smith. the father,
had nothing whatever to do with the
execution of the Lords will. Neither
had his wife. alone strangled the
girl. | am the incarnate God. ] can
not sin. II commanded again would
obey without question,
sacrifice to "Appease God"
arhis one had to be a sacrifice to
onnease the wrath Of God. l waited
for some time after / had killed her.
and then placed the body in the buggy
ana took it to the home of the Smiths
at Alliance, about six miles from Alien
town. | understand the bundle was
hro,,eht back to Allentown, You ask
tbe name of the sect to which belong