Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-09

being determined to make the most he could of inc matter, and knowing that Mr. FOlger had some money belonging tO the estate of his wife, he told him very peremptOrily that q. he must not throw him destitute on the world. that if he did so the blessing of God would depart from, but that if he gave him money to support him, the blessing of God should continue tO him." Mr. FOIger then gave him one hundred dollars in hills of the Bank of the United States. Matthews Te- Cpived this money few days prior tO the 18th September, and on that day he told Mr. FOl- ger that he was about tO leave his house, but insisted on being supplied with more money before he took his departure. ln order iO obtain it, he had resource tO his old expedi- rnt of threatening and promising the wrath or blessing of GOd. according as his demand was refused or complied with, and so wrought on Mir. Folger, that in addition to the one hun dred dollars he had already given [" him in bills, he now gave Matthews fNe hundred and thiIty dollars in gold coin; on receiving which he left Mir. Folger's house, and immediately after departed from this city. Besides the a. bOve mentioned sums of money. and those hich he obtained at different other periods, from Nlessrs. F"ger and Pierson, he also cb taincd watch from the latter gentleman, and in the month of January last he informed Mir. Folger that same person had taken the watch from him, and that "it was Mr. FolSer's du- ty tu provide him with another, and that the blessing of Gud would rest upon him fine did so." Mr. Folger immediately purchased a 1 fine gold watch, with chain and seal, for | which he gave one hundred and fifteen dol lars, and gave it to Matthews.
 1 Soon after Matthews left this city, MT. Fol ger began to get rid of lhe deIusioI which he had so long Iaborcd under regarding the fel. lows character, ,and having fully satisfied him 1 self that Matthews was rank imposter, and had grossly imposed on him. he offered re- ward for his apprehension, and the pretended prophet was arrested and committed to pri- son at Albany.
 The sum of six hundred dollars in gold was found on the person of Matthias when he was arrested in Albany, besides small amount of 1 bank bills, which were found under the lining ofhis boot.
 MORE OF THE lMPOSTER.
 This bold and successful imp"ster arrived
 in this city from Albany on Thursday eve ming, in company with MT. J. s. Smith, of the Upper Police office. Among other arti- cles found with him when arrested, was very beautiful twO-edg~d sword, which the fellow calls the sword of Gideon, and which he says was miraculously preserved and put into his possession. Along with this was fouud a six ] foot rule, marked like a carpenters scale. which Matthews said was to measure the New Jerusalem, in order tO divide into lots such as believed in him. and assisted to sup
 port him. Along with these articles, is d large
 gold key. or at least a key that looks like gold
 which he says was given him to unlock the
 gates of Heaven. Mr. Smith ascertained al
 Albany, that Matthews has wife and daugh. | ;, elnH fho nlAn md latter about 20 years of age, wh" are in very indigent circumstances, and get their liveIi- hood by washing and ironing"
 Mir. Smith brought down the baggage oi Matthews, consisting of a large leather and hair trunk, aud carpet bag-the latter filled with new boots, shoes and pumps, and the former with linen and wearing apparel of the richest aud most costly description. Linen shirts of the most exquisite fneness, the wrist bands fringed with delicate lace; silk stock ings and handkerchiefs. kid and other gloves, and great variety of other similar articles, fitted out the trunk the other contained luis gold mounted cooked hat, an olive cloak of the finest texture, lined throughout with vel vet and silk '; new green and a brown frock coat of a similar quality, the former heavily embroidered with gold, and the latter with silver, in the form of stars with a large sun on one breast and seven stars on the other two merino morning dresses; and other rich ct ccteras "t0o tedious to mentiOn." But the " cap sheaf" of all were two night caps. made of linen cambric, folded in the form of mitre rchly embrodered-on with the names of the twelve apostles written around it, and {" Jesus Matthias" adorning the front in more conspicuous characters; the other surround ed with the names of the twelve tribes, the front embelIished the same as the other.- The whole betokcned the utmost extrava- gance and lavish expenditure of money and labor; and months must have been spent by female hands (probabIy those of some one or more of his deluded dupes) in ornamenting and making up the apparel of this dainty car penter and prophet. His snuff box, however, was not of SO sacred a character. It was one of French manufacture, Ornamented on the top with an illustration of the fable of the monkey and two cats.-N. y. Spec.
 Shocking catastrophe at the Holy Stpulchre Extract of a letter, dated Beyrout, May n :-" am sorry to inform you of serious loss of fife at Jerusalem, in the Church of the Sepulchre. From l5,0OO to % 900 pilgrims, as I am informed, were assembled this year at the fete. Hundreds of them slept in the church the night before that on which holy fire appears, and during the day thousands wedged together within it's walls: the aged and the young, men. women, and children, standing for hours without sustenance, and inhnlinw n cnnf uoinalaA and wlnAv inr nfx fxAns.