Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-06


r wrath or blessing of Col according rs his demnn
was refused or complied WITH aud wrought, o
Mr. folgcr, that in addition 10 the hun bed dollar
no had already given TO him IN bills, he now CAV
Matthews five hundred and thirty dollars in ,,ol
com, ON receiving which he left alr Foll-cr's hous
and Immediately nftct departed from this city. BE
sides The above mentioned sums of money, ant
those which hc oblalned mt different other ~ roIs
from Mcssrs Folger ond Person he also oLt ,,ncc
watch from tho latter gentleman, md IN The
month of January last he informed Mr. Folgcr TIM
some person bud taken the witch from him an,
that " /, was Mr. Folgc,'s duty 10 provdu hlm with
another, and that the blessing of God would res
upon him if he did So" MIR Foger Immediately
purchased u fine gold watch, with chain and seal,
for which he gave one hundred and fifteen dollars,
and give il to Matthews
Soon after Matthews left this city, Mr.. Folccr
began TO get rid Of the delusion which he hud SO
long abored under regarding the fellow s character
and having fully Satisfied himself that Matthews
wns ronk mposor and had gsossly imposed "a
on HIM, he of rcd reward for his apprehension
nnn the pretended prophet WI, arrested and com
mued Ia prison at Albany
The sum of six hundred tl5ara IN gold was
found on the person of Matthias when he wta or.
rested IN Albany, besides smnl, amount Of bank
bills, which were found ultlcr the lining Of his
boots.
A'1trol of NattcwS--T The mrostot arrived hero
last nigh, in the steam boat from Albany in custo
dy of Nj. J. s. Smith, of the Upper Police Cilicc
These articles are now in the possession of Mr.
smith, and the poor prophet is sitting in a room u,
the Upper Police Office preparatory 10 being cx-
Gmned.
Erom The ~ y. CommeroiaL
The above article is from The Jpurnnl Of Com.
mcree OF this morning Tie details given, we pre-
sumo, arc, in the man, correct, as far as they go ;
although 'Lcrc ~ some confusion, and some cror
we believe in dates For instance, from the rca-
ding OF The article the reader would suppose that
MIR. Picrson died prior to March last, whereas hs
died only few weeks SINCE and under very susl
plcious circumstances, which we heard OF ycscr
day, and which we find detailed IN tho Albany Jour.
nal OF last evening A short time previous to his
deoth, says the Journal aud while in health, we
Understand, Matthew's prevailed upon Mr. +. 20
assign 10 HIM his whole estate lie was shortly
inter taken sick, and although his friends who were
with him, insisted upon calling med cal aid, they
were deferred by Matthews, WHO told them that /" h
had The potcG of Aft and death, and NJ, Pcysoa
mould not die" Bu, ho did do aud a Subsequent
examination OF the body, by three nblc ply sc,ans
resulted in the conviction thu, he had been poSoned
and certificates TO this effect were drawn up and
signed by these physicians, and are now in New
ioih w no poisoned MI fltI5pn, IS To be deter
mined by the proper tribunal
" The mysterious death OF Mr.. Pcrson and the
accompanying circuma'ansea shook the confidence
Of Mr.. Folser and his fumily md hey resolved to
abandon Matthew's aud his principles. After his
return to New York, they announced this dclcrmi.
mutton 10 the Prophet who declared to them
that II thoy did, sickness md perhaps death would
| iollowl' Ihis threa, wns not sufficient to over.
throw their resolution and ndny was fixed upor
when Matthews should leave tho housc Upon the
incoming oflhot day Matthew'S paltook Of but very
1le breakfast, and scarcely tpsed The coffee say
ing, NJ an excuse, that he was unwol. lmmrdin,e
~ a.taf brcakths', MG Foger, bi wife, and ahll-
dr., wore taken violently sick. Mr. Fogcr did
not alsPecf hc cnusc ol tho sickness until after the
slnn had l'rt tbc city when upon examination,
ho iearoGl that debiaek woman who had done
fte cooking ioi DE family had also abs,uncd from
the use Of any coffee upon That NOR ing, and, from
other circumstance, DC becnne eonformed that Tho
monlon ro0S brtbcdby 8atthens 10 prison tie fam.
| dH. From some cause The effort wns not spccess
ful. To none of the family did i, prove fatnl vi
though all ofthcm have not yet recovered from its
effects"
Whether oil these particulars correct. VIC are
not informed but We hpvc This morning learned be
yond doub', that an attempt made to poison
MI Folger aud his family, and had well nigh sue
ce.dco
Moihcws or Matthias, commenced his career as
a religious irnposlor, in Albany, about five years
since. He came to Albany from Washington coun.
ty, with his family, and worked journcyman
house joiner. During period Of religious excite.
men, IN the church Of the Rev. MI -------, be
took an active part, and applied for admission into
the church, by certificate from Washington county
lio Was refused, and subsequently applied for nc.
MISSION on his prof ,ssion-but was ngain refused.
tie then commenced preaching III the shop-pro
claimed his divine msson---arl was discharges
/ by his employer. Subsequently 10 this. he sruyed
/ oil with his ch,idrcn-was oycrtaken IN Rensselaer,
! or w nshinSlnn county, and Supposed to DC crsZy.
/ We next hear Of him in his city, where his i'm
posture has been so successful 10 excite an,rZo-
/ ,aen, and the deeds imputed 10 him, fll the mind
w,,h horror. No doubt, however, that greatly cx-
nggcraed statements are in circulation. Mr.. Fol.
ger, wosc name so often appears in this statement
we have known from boyhood-, most amlabc and
excellent man. True lac his been under an aw ful
denslon, but we nevertheless believe him 10 be a
| good mnn.
/ From the " Y Commercial Aducyiiser, Sept. 81
.hdIhetss he ImpoHcr.--T bold and success
full imPoslor arrived in this city from Albany or
Thursday evening, in custody of Mr.. J. $. Smith
OF the Upper Police Office. He was for shor
time under examination Yesterday, bui the proceed
lngs were soon suspended-to be REFINED 10 day
Among other articles found With him when arrest
ed was very beautiful Two edged sword, which
the fellow calls the sword of Gideon, and which ht
says wos mn aculously preserved a1d put into his
possession. On examining it, however, it exhib
its strong marks Of having once belonged to- or al
least been made for an officer Of the United States
army, os the blade oft bears the national motto