Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-06

THE SkUPINSkrS STARTLING DloCLo'oN
!, yiIl &c rccoected that about month ago Aa''haS
supns ski The Pole under scncncc OF death for Inc u'ue
:, ~ bl,r boy Lehman was reported to have confessed 10
ib, series of murders. The report was generally as
,,;5 a, hc time as the confessions seemed more IKE
,,,,r Than f a man in the possession Of reason
Inn howeycr from Philadelphia papers OF tuesday,
~ , disclosures corobora'c those previously MADE anu
rroye the prisoner and his accompanies 70 "'''
bn oulry o all the murders that Na'lhiaS
i, s.,d 10 We copy from the papers:
On Thursday last, Matthias evnccd some n, ,h R.y
,;,inn and in the morning, III the presence VI ny
Wn Alex ander the chaplain ul The prison, anu g. ri
~ ~. ~ hn su,nrn in,crprcer he made full confession ~
He said he had killed III" boy Lehman " h
tinp him en- The head with The iron leg o' - ,n
80 KAISER cut up The bo!y. Balse, he says WIS ~
lc ana =, n, lime lie told u! series of crimes, "hlch
fIIv rorrobora,ch The statement made oy M If
10 This terrible tale OF blood AlahlaS en n w,rr
several fearful scehes, III which 80 -
o., The afternoon the same day, Matthias nane an"'
vhich raIic,s with the first IN all lis sh0csln@ "c
s"rd disclosure was made in the presence OF
Sheriff Deal Deputy Sheriff Miller, Rev. nf ~
air Anthony Freed, keeper of me p''s"' ',, ,y
U,Ia, and Mr. Juussig the interpreted Mat'has S"!s
pi ,cd in concert with him and Kaiser in most Of
,nrsc ouraees From tic story t'd 10y is .'!ont en-
is hut little doubt that he and his associates ,r.
,r,n,a ri ,L Costcn and Bar;lc murders ana many '
Which hay. been involved in mystery me iecmS .. "
,i,inn ryinccd Nv Tie eldest OF the brothers on
unpearcd but temporary During the FeciIa o M,
T Great deal Of mness and sand tha' he was
no worse than other folks He murdered people ou. ny
Americans murdered hm 80 they were al allhT nc
III The number OF murders aud Their horrible uc'nI'' -
ic, Matthias conlt sscd himself guilty, were $" 'e'''o' "
RI t,irIy hey,ler those who were listening to MN;
During Thursday miserable brothers iau an lh'eis,
for the first time since they were sentenced. Dia's
lon into The cell occupied bv Matthias They coracIa elt
other when they met but neither exhibited thc c"'o
might be expected under The circumstances ty
e. L., !, thr Polish language The hrhen n Their CONVEX
s,,i,n was o a recriminaling character ihose WIZ
present CLEANED from what passed mat cy we're
pplTs
crimes they had committed there RiSc sllo ~" w,h'G "
no 10 RUSSIA bat that in this he was ovcrued oY a'th
,yho insisted on comm. the United States Inc youh-'
brother said h. thought this the worst pace es c"" ~
II now presumed this desperate gang oil "ar"etcs
were auIiy oil the murder 81 The Baitr 'aniy anu s'""
other murders which have been committed "h'n me ,
twelve months but the particulars "i WHICH arc ih'' "
mystery ,,,,,
The Ledger however does not believe that the enormous
onnun, Of murder sc which Matthias hIlcdges 10 nave
himself committed have been committed IN this country
hu thinks he has misunderstood, he made inc CON
lession in the Polish tongue, and that he refers :"
committed in Poland ana other countries IN Europe 40 GU
as here The number ut persons SAID To have oceh ""c'
ed by these w'r'ehss Is s,ls :, It. to be about ~
RATIFICATION MEETING IN SOUTHAMPTON.
Al meeting Of the Democratic party :" Southampton
held on Monday The 9h Of July, l-3 James ~ nla*+en
burg appointed Chairman, ana " Jon" - ''
Secretary . ,.;,
A,cr III, meeting was organized the following lcso buttons
offered BY VIM b Stands aud unanimously a",,u
Resolved That The Democratic party nh'I WIN l.as'
the nomination Of Franklin Pierce and VIM Il Ming lor '
Presidency and Vice Presidency, ana will gave them Hi'a
niInous aud hearty support. ~,
i Resolved, THAT wnrincs THANKS are que u nv
oin, d.Iee lon vino in the angu1ge OF Mr. PoS nave
presented with "A man VINO dld not Sech 'he '' "
! The Office sought the man > -.
Resolved That in the principles lad down IL 'hH Dan
mo Convention we recognize bright harbnG"r OF sue
cess: prnri 'mc.honocd and dear 10 The parry ,"c i
the Consultations essential 10 the glory End sarl: 81 e r.
tubc and faithfully followed, will secure 'c lasting nap
,ins = and prosperity u common country.
Ir-nitcA That IL effect more thorough o'4d''"'l'"
wr hereby resolve Ourselves tie Democratic NSS"ci
ton If Southampton, 10 continue organized uh tlc P''
Dental election; that the Chnnan be requested 20 afo'h
Central CuWniitcr ana Il Io'hllit't' ''' "'1'' "
liz, comfy ;, a.. ~.
After the adoption Of the resolutions Messrs r. w Mas.
s.npnrp one of our delegates the National Convention
ami William e. Stands being called out addressed inc ass
citation urging lie party 10 put all tl'if s'"" III "''
comm. struggle redeem the county from the hradh :"
Whiggrry Il
The Chairman then appointed the following committees
,rxra,I COMMITTEE Jas. u. Bryant, John j. kiElird
! HARRISON D. Moon William " Brgg., 4. ". M:s.chbn'&
Vim p Stands Lewis WorcII james IL. SobrciI VIM !"
Cubb Alien Edwards, jos IT, Prince, John ". "''cy aus
rho> H. Ridly ,,..., w., I,
| F,Rsr Ds~RIcr--Wilan Mnrfcc, john Virgins, VIM u
Cav, liubi j. Edwards and Joseph tIG
SrcoSp DIsrRcr-W;lliam y. Bell, William j. Sc"rc'i
Richard H. Branch ihos Brlster ana C%pc'in' ini"e
Tutpp DrsrRIcT -E}eramin Drew, Richard Brown, ue'
" survey, jordan Spivcy and Murdoch Clayton;
FurRrH DsrRIcT Jas. Magci, Parker Story hjah Joy
ner Harrison p Pope and Jas Darden .
| F,rr, DtsTRlcr-Nahan Il. Bryant BEN T.. rope, VA
than Thomas Benz. Kindred aGd John SUN , .
S,>,ru DIsTRIcr-Edwani p Turner, hichJil D. ,'ie
Eii,.i, Nclns Edwin Cland ans! Jas r. Peters
SrvExTu DlsTRIcr-JUnalhan Darien, ihoiha' hi!=@S
Josiah Juyner, +. }. Mahnne, Jas. Pagan
No other business being 6cto. tie msctlnG upon o"h
il adjourned. JAMES d. MASSENbUltt', Chairman
JSo ". GuRLEy, Secretary.