Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

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hrrn every thing that was in The room. Matthias
- N. .,ck sprl, 4, fed the room and II cxendei
:, The patleur, in consequence OF which MI mat
,h;.. " ished The door 10 be closed which led NOM
n. ,,,lou, IA the kitchen, where We then ate oui
n,..ix had an er,and TO the kitchen and IN pas
.ny through the hall perceived the door open, ana
n,llsd mo. MS Mr.. Matthias and Isabella were
h.n talking loudly IN the lower hail d,d my er'
and IN The kitchen, and when was returning from
:, md came within sight Of The pnrlour door, dts.
covered Elisabeth pushing The door whnh h0u
nailed TO- as il she had opened II ct her 'n'het re-
su.., for the PURPOSE OF enabling HIM 10 listen, aud
th., she wss then closing ii then went Up to
Matthias and Isabella, and said perhaps you don
vi.h Mr.. pierson TO hear you, and Elizabeth has
opened the door.
Elixsbe,h Ms Picrscn's daughter, was capable
81 bringing water and little neeessaries to her Ia
,lrr she was obcdient 10 him, but would not ex-
psci as much from her as from older persons. !
would not insinuaie that she WINS wanting III Hfcc'
lion 70 her father She obeyed her father, and h.
obeyed Matthias The bath WINS given to Pierson
nv Mo,,hias's ORDER. Pierson was then pals'cd
and his leg twisted; ii was understood that Mat
,h;as held the property for all belonging 10 The
kingdom. cannot tell whether II was Elizabeth
a, Isabella prepared the blackberrcs; it was Isabel
las duty TO do It /; il was little boy, son Of Mat
,bia,. who brought in the backbcrses and took
,h.n, 10 the kitchen whist Matthias remained IN
IN. f,ld do not remember whether Tho black
herr,es were on The table before Matthias came IN.
Supper was no, kept waiting Tor HIM but Tor MI
Pio,son The b,ackbcrles were prepared with
white sugar in the ordinary way eat but two OF
them. aud remarked that they were sour and not
ouiie rjpe and for that reason Did not eat any more
Of them did not on that occasion perceive any
hing extraordinary in The manner OF Matthias OK
etri what occurred relative TO the plate. When
Pierson vomiicd he threw up quantity OF black
berries. No one in the house was allowed to act
for themselves cxcep, Matthias gave them liberty
10 do 20.
End Of Mr'. Folstr's examination
Counsel for prosecution here produced deeds Of
,on,,yance and bills Of sulc from Picrson TO Mat
,hias. of tina house and land al Sing Sing house,
and furniture in il, in Third street, New York and
,Ae furniture in the house nj Sing Sing, amounting
IN all TO nbou 5000. The deed OF conveyance
sin'sd This as n reason why Pierson gave tins pro-
pcrty to Matthias believe that Matthias Is en-
gagged in building up the Kingdom OF God, and
Awe him this properly for that purpose Mat
thiss surrendered ,his property 10 Persons heirs,
Ia,t August.
calharine Galloway lived at Sing Sing at
Persons house in Angus, 1884. Went there the
February before picrson dad, and remained there
doctrines were tue Resided in New York before
| wen, to Sing Sing. Head MIS-. Fogef's tcsli-
mony relative 10 Ma,thlass doctrine; these were
tho doctrines he incucn'cd don't think there IS
INV difference between Mrs. Folgers account OF
hi, doctrines and The ono | would give agrees
with Mrs Folgcr in what she SAID relative TO the
household affairs remembers the Tuesday WIN
Mr. Pierson was taken vi IN the barn saw hun
when he came out OF his room on Thursday, tli-
dny and Saturday and walked about. During lhpt
period he some times had the fits slightly SOME
times at taLle, and Matthias would take hm away
was not in his room on Saturday, nor Monday
was a, the table on Monday evening when Person
made the noise in his room. thought heard MIR.
p fall nnd said father shall 90, and rose from my
char. M. said no, you always the hrst 10 go.
Witness did not 90 in. On Tuesday night witness
saw him when no was gelting the bath he wa,
then living in the bed on the floor helped to make
up his bed Elizabeth and Antony put him in the
bath did not see bin again before he died was
afraid to see him. saw him after he was laid out
don't recoect that any, quarrel took place between
Matthias and Person Immediately before bis death.
II any thing was not righ', Matthias wns angry,
his voice loud and voc,ierous. The specimen he
gnvo Yesterday was but small sample Of his con
duct He occasionally said that We should be cur
sed, and he would threaten to chnin US 10 the bot
t,mess pit of which he had the key that we should
lose our final reward of entering the kingdom, and
sometimes VIC were threatened with humiliation,
Saw Mrs Drach there, did not hear her express n
wish to see P,erson. Heard MIS-. Folger speak TO
Matthias about it, bu, he continued preaching and
did not answer her.
Cross exa mincd relative TO sick persons in the
family. We were taught that all sickness was spi-
rns, md weIe 10 be removed by resisting them
with prayer. | was treated in this way when was
sick. All tbs members OF the family were treated
whom sick, as Piorson treated Mrs. Foiser
also treated in the same way, and not permit
ted have any medicine, but desired to have faith
in Matthias, and he would remove II. Plerson
sometimes had fits two or three times during the
week, but did not think he had them So often in
the spring saw nothing in the treatment Of Pier
son which WINS moro unkind than that shown 10 the
rest of,he family. Mrs. Folgers testimony rela-
tive TO my getting up to go from the table to see
MatthaS was correct
Direct examinaton-Does not know what way
Pierson was treated in his room except whilst
was in it when he was put in the no, bath.
fJrThe case for the prosecution rested here
and the counsel for the prisoner argued to show
that the case was not made OFT +; in which opinion
the Court ooncsrred, and the Jury found verdict of
not gully. Matthass conduct, during this time,
was quite disordeily.
Matthias was ,heL put upon his trial for an as
sault upon his daughter, married lady-and being
found gully, he was sentenced 10 three months I'M
prisonment therefor, and one months Imprisonment
for contempt Of court.
MATTHIAS, TUE IMrosroR. The New York
Transcrip. says" 1t is most probable tha, Mat
thias, after the expiration of his term of mprison-