Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-10-09
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MATHIES The PROPHET,

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cd m this city on Monday afternoon.
upon the authority Of an advertisement.
ISSUED by Benjamin II. Ful-cT. 90 the
city II New York The express char-,
against him was. that he had len NeA
York having IN hIs Possession lar.,,
amount 81 Mr.. Folgcrs property h,r
he has been guilty, 1; Is asserted. al
many other mal-prac;iocs. some Of them
oi the blacklist character, and ortly u
the most severe punishment.
MaihIcs commenced ms career al
tanaiioism some two or three ID ars since
IN this city. when he proclaimed hIrI,-
SELF The fTophe; Of tie God of Tie
Jews. and asserted divine power.
He shortly afterwards went L. New
York, where he continued - proclaim
his doctrines, but with little success al
FIRST. He soon, however, secured IA.
iaVor among a few others q les cgnSe-
qucncc, of three of the most XcallR
and respected merchants of Pearl strutf
McSsrs. Pierson, Mills. aud Folecr.-
: These gentlemen received his doc. l,scs
an the fullest confidence. and believed
lam 10 be- all that he declared Inns, II
Their treasures were thrown oI.en 10
the lmpostor. and he laNished them u,,-
ON himself most pnoiustiy. Tie I,ur-
chased the most costly wardrobe His
robes oi office were richly Trimmed v lti
gold and silver. lie wore a sword ed
the finest workmanship. and his Gid
watch and establishment equalled the
iuStre Of the most costly.
I The bondage 81 these gentlemen Was
complete; and the fact that three iuiel-
iigent citizens Of New York were thus
6eludcd, Will form one OF the darl-s,
pages IN the whole chapter al modern
ianlhcIsm: but the cham with which
they were bound l. broken.
Death Liberated Mr.. Picrsen. H.
died IN Westchestcr county n hi, csur,-
try seat, near sing Sing, and the event
Is Clothed IN mystery. \ short tIme
previous 10 las death and While m
health, We understand. Matlnrs IRE
vailed on Mr.. u. 10 assign 10 hIrn his
whole estate. He was shortly after ta-
Ken SICK. and. although his friends who
Were with hun INSISTED upon calling
medical aid, they were deferred bx
Ma;hics. who told them that he had
power of life and death. and Mr.. Pier
son would not die - Bun he dad die.
and subsequent examination 81 IN
body by three able physicians, resulted
IN the conviction tina; lac had been po,-
soned, and certificates tothis effect " ere
drawn up and signed By TIRES. ulr1si-
Clans, and are now IN New York. Who
poisoned Mr.. Picrsun Is 10 be dttcrulirl-
ed by the proper tribunal
Mr.. Mills, under the strange dslu-
sion, became lunaiic. HIS friends re-
moved hun To the country. and from the
society OF MathIes. and has reason soon
returned. He Is now convinced ut IN.
error, and has abandoned the delusiar..
The mysterious death 81 Air PIER
son, and the ACCOMPANY ing cIrct unsta1l-
ces, shook the confidence al Mr.. Ful-
ger and has family and thcx resolved -
abandon Mathies and las principlcs-
After his return Co New \ 0rk, tber Az
nounoed their determination To- tho
?. Prophet, who then declared 10 them.
that II they did sickness and pt.rhaI,.
death would follow = Tin, threat Mas
not sufficient Co overthrow their r,.ssilu-
ton. and day was fixed upon when
Maihes should leave the house In
ON the morning of that dsy. MEtl6cs
parto"k OF but very Little breakfast and
scarcely tasted the coffee. SAVING. rs an
excuse, thai be was not Well. Iu.me-
diatcly after breakfast, Nj Fols,-r lns
wife and children were taken NIaltirtl1
sex. Mr.. Folger did moi suspect tie
cause Of the sickness until after the AZ
lam had left the city. when tTIsaa a.
animation, he learned that the hlarl
woman who dad the cool inc far the
family had also absiained from the rise.
OF any coffee upon that morning and
from other circumstances. b. became
confirmed that the woman Was brIl,cd
by hathcs TO pHson the family. F.uu
some cause, the effort was ncr sucoc..-
iul. To none 81 the family DID =
prove fatal, although all Cd them had % =
yet recovered from Us cfTeets TIN.
Transaction induced Mr.. p. ~ rl-o-u-..
las arrest, i0r Nhich purJ,o-. ie do
patched the notice before mcrt,oy,.d
MsihIcs dad not expect thus sudden
" 10 DE- stopped in his mad career. and
expressed good deal Il su7sr1-c vi,en
arrested. lie had N ins J.,,ss,s..os iss.
large trunks winch be- acknou ls.d.,.,a
contained article that dad i.,laue ~
Mr.. FOlgcr, bot which. be- sad n. a.
gave % ham when be- lett Ncw AuA.-
Among the ARTICLES were sunlr ra4.
dresses. about Slsso IN radd. p rIl
watch worth al,oui SlJs . sa,ma ~
great value and a I'D WITH Winch BE-
4 was going % measure iir,- bana- IL
his paradise The gates thereof and
the walls thereof He a. taken =,
New York this morning.
ilis TRIAL vii unfold stran- arel
CRIME and ianaficism.
EscaDf md Re-cayd .-BucL ~.
state (, e8Ids-uff Ia ft,. 80. a Ga