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HELD FOR MURDER
Formal Charges Made Against
Bachmans and Girls Parents.
CHlLD'S FUNERAL HELD
Authorities Believe the Accused Are
Not AS ReIisiousIy Crazy As They
would Have Public: Believe-Back-
man Freely Admits Killing Child. |

man Freely Admits Killing Child.
Easton, Pa, May Now that the
6rst excitement following the murdeS
of the Smith child has passed. the
authorities are looking the case
straight in the face and they have
come to the conclusion that Bachman
and the Smiths ara not as re1glously
crazy as they would have the public
believe. In accordance with TINS
stand District Attorney McKeen order
ed the county detective to swear war
rants charging Bachman with murder
and bSa wife and the Smiths with being
accessories.
Smith has recovered his composure
and denounces Bachman, his brother
in-Iaw. in harsh terms. He swore at
him from his cell door and declared
he was a fool and not an agent OF God,
He wants to break the spell Bachman
had over him and declares that when
he gets out of Jail he will return to
the Reformed church and stick to Its
teaching for the rest of his life.
The funeral of the Smith child took
place from the home of her grand
father at Alliance and was attended
BY hundreds of country folks. There
was quite some excitement and Bach
man was denounced but there was only
pity and compassion for the heart
broken mother who nearly collapsed
when the little body was taken to the
grave. There was a touching scene
also when the police again took MIS-.
Smith into custody.
Mrs.. Smith feels that Bachman is
the cause of her trouble and she is
willing to denounce him, even though
he Is her brother.
When District Attorney Mckesn
questioned Bachman he admitted with
out hesitation that he killed the child.
Did God tell you do this, Robert?'
asked Mr.. McKeen.
"Yes, SIR" came the reply.
Asked how many times he choked
the child, Bachman replied: THAT
don't help any now. l am Christs
representative being tortured. This
II Christ delivered up by the powers
of principalities so that His knowledge
will come before the municipalities OF
the world. This will all come out.
This is all right This is just what it
II supposed to be"
Bachman said that he did not regret
killing the child. He could not for the
world, he said, go back on all he had
done.
"Do you know that you were doing
wrong when you killed the child?" he
was asked.
mo: wasn't doing wrong. | was
doing the will OF God, was his en-
phatie answer.
When did God tell you to Kill the
child?"
.sThe time / went at it. | wasn't
under Inspiration to kill it until later
on. wasn't told to do it until later
ON, was sitting on the child when
was told to do it.
God did not give him any reason to
kill the child. he said. There is no
reason about what God says. A thing
is said and He will tell you what to do.
You do just as He says and you VIII
come out all right. The child was
son of perfidy, stitch upon the throne
of God exalting everything which is
God. That was the last enemy. that
devil in the child, that was death.
When questioned as to whether the
others tried to prevent him from kill
inK the child, Bachman answered in
the negative; but when asked If all
were willing that Irene should die, he
replied that he did not know the minds
Of the others. Then he made ano-Aer
series of statements about being the
representative of God. He said he
knew he was killing the child, but did
not know whether or not God had put
life back into the little girl. He did
not try to resurrect the girl.
what did you do with the child
after she was dead?" inquired Mr. Nc
Keen.
Nothing; / never touched it. That's
out, that's outside. / can't go back
and think about that child. There is
only one thing for me now. l am de-
livored up to be crucified now-Christ
delivered up. Now, the first part will
b the crucifixion of Christ. They are
taking me now to the crucifiction.
Yes. that is what am looking for the
cruciflction of Christ. That is eli out
aide. can't feel for them"
{ Dropped Dead In Park.
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