Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-27
VOL. XIII.--NO. II.

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, WIN witness nor bold aoandle to bn inn a,
concluded hat be could not deceive Inc ,oost c,od
'"'s lot minute Witness was tecfd, div Of onn %
c NM mai'iias was liberated. In tie nn1sarsynee
W insane persons here Is an ms nifty vi bin nsnn.
. wy winch shows st II In their yes ON The whole
n' el'a''y thought lin liberated, and could 10,
MINK him Otherwise.
Cfoss.txnmln1d Ito must DC IN ncuir n1ndmnn
TO assume the appearance Matthias dbl II witness
knew Matthias longer lie could Of eolfse form,
mote decided opinion
'oAcph skinner examined Saw M,olf
ave s.me occasion ihat Mr. Wood did ,,d ,.tn,
| ~ WOOD related Ia whit witness would 3D.,
himself, word for word as the conversation Viii
WV" pace, except that witness said VIC ero ali i,
s ,, oil light, and Matthias aid am I'm, IeI,
i AZ men osked hlm who gave him That liebt
anu MATTHIAS made no answer, Wit,es, leo / ~
WIN ma mind made up TINT lie WINS insane. VIA
witness sad he had left tho city, Matthias sn,9 Lo
'od done well, ns oil those cities were shortly tI
'u'"oyeo. lis eye seemed extremely wild and
witness could see no diff renee in i, Mhilat no 70.
manned with him
|'o.s'examined-W ilncss formed hia oninioc
.'o'h INC irritation md wildneas in hia eye which
"o'thins manifested whilst witnesaa f,ien9 .os
speaking 10 him. The irritation wns e,fers,
"""s' INC question about the Jews pna under dta
| c"sslon. Don't SEQ my difference between Lis
uyo' now ana Mt that time, except lat They were
then something wilder
WI w D Itcndweil-iIcurd the testimony of
lhe TWO last Witnesses. Their iostlmonv IA ,o,yec,
"''hess could not drnw any conclusion whether he
WINS insane or Sam
W., hnofow White examined. - Lives In York
e''"o mere ms morning. knows Mailhias twen.
W years, he married u SISTER Of the wi.n.aa When
witness frat knew him he lived in tho eo,,,o -
washington. Witness resided with him nLo,,
TWO years alter ms marriage Some sir ar yevc,
year, oso he len his family IN Albany, which was
Wv commencement OF his insanity he tlcn appeee.
Wv very .h'hus'nSllc about religion. Witness had
','' seen MN Tor thirteen yea,a, aud wien witnosa
'"c" enlleo on him he immediately began To snrak
noon' religion and temperance and stnled that H..
'"n eot II new light on religion. lie sad tbul he
,ou never known any llling about religion b. fare
'housh he had been member Of the church uo
lo'd witness Tint be had becn attending the nre.rb
'nR o' n ffeshyltran minister named K ink and
,ha' he hnd enlightened him. lle asked witness #
nc WINS still attached 10 tho Scotch PretbVt,,i,
'rifrs" Witness replied lha he was. and Mat
mony extraordinary obseryauuf,t.as Of tia Joc
appeared particularly wild on the SUBJECT Of ttt.
peronee, and witness heard lhul Molthibs had pub-
licly spoken of 1t IN The streets lie Carried bis
OPINIONS on this subjcet no tur into practice to
say II was unnecessary 10 eat meat and many other
! things which he called lnxuiicP, and confined him
self to fruits and vegetables. Witness thought lhnt
though Matthias WINS very enthusiastic HAT lao
nigh cool down from II. The next lime witness
saw him was in the city nboul four year. ago, when
| Matthias called on witness, hsd long beard and
peculiar dfess, but appeared pcrlcenlly sane, as
far as witness could Judge by his conversation.
Soon infer he arrived, witness atkfl hm Why he
| let his beard grow &c. and how lac cried Mat
hias nj first meek md ciyl ,nnd said that there
was no necessity TO work, Us lac could 1--we by Faith
thu, he let his beard grow because ii was part of
his system, aud he could not get along without T.
Witness nskrd him about his creed, md II seemed
an oconsision 'mble. noss told him be ought
uot TO baYe left MS family, and Matthias said that
witness wns wrong, and lie Iight as the spirit was
in him. Witness told him II must be tie spirit Of
the devil that wos in him, und Matthias immed ate
ly prepared to 70 away Witness wanlcd him TO
stay, bur lac said that lie burned his fingers ty CO.
ming into witnesses house, anI lc,t II III passion,
consgnlng wI'rGss 10 the devil. Matthias was
joiner by trade, and kept n store when he was mar
| RED lie nfcrwards fnilcd in business, and went
back to rade Witness has since seen him ~ the
street holding forth 10 the people Witness was
once present when Mullins was about to be iticd
at the sessions, and witness perceived something
very peculiar about him From oil these focts,
witness believes him 10 be partially darnnged.
II To the Cou,t. Thinks him snGc excep' ON rcli-
gion md religious subiecte.
Il Cfoss.exanined- When witness itsl kew hn
he vas very consistent in his conduct. lie was
very much dcvotcd 10 machinery and mechanical
pursuits and when co1fiadicted on these subjects
was extremely irritable.
Case for prisoner rested here.
b, Eu he Proseeution
Nc A nderson--llas seen tho prisoner six or
, eight times but never had much conversation with
+ him, except once. The most conversation witness
ever had with him was Saturday lasi. Witness
j went to the prison doo., md Matthias asked liln
a what way the wind blcw7 Wines said he did
not understand the question, md Matthias asked
d did II blow fovoraby along his garden. Witness
u asked him did he alnle to his trial and Matthias
, sail yes Witness then told him that il would bs
very difficult to tell What would be the result OF H.
n Matthias said he though, there was something
wrong in co lie OF laws and thai he should nave
o trial. and be discharged fnnoccnt, OF punished u
q guilty Witness told hun Folser was IN The W.
J. nge and sked Matthias il he had seen him, Mat
>, thins said not Witness osked him why Mrs
If Drake wns no, admitted into the room where Mr..
Al Picrson was Matthias sail that Picrson was not
H IN situation to be seen by female al that time
,hat bsiers were then being applied 10 Mr.. Per.
@ SON. Witness is not however positive that he said
y bsiers he then said she appeared very aoxlous &c
h see him when she first came there and said her ob
N lect WIS to &c, money from him. as she vas IN The
h. habit Of doing. u,thias saIJ TO witness that ne
c. told her she could him in the course pi The eve
il nng and that he intended have admitted her, ou
ut tn Il it escaped his memory and she went 10 pe'
ID Matthias also told witness about Piersons ialilne
c. in he barn, &C. in the sumo way as II was tesuh''
IN by the other witnesses He SAID that we sboqo al
ct suffer confirming him in PRISON. lie told wines
So that he was more comfortable ,hen than when 9th
al. 4.