The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-30

c. ROBINSON,
70 Charles Robinson and Il. Lane: You hereby
authorized and directed to take such measures
the enrolled force under your command Ia such manner
persons and property Of the people Of Lawrence and VI
entity as in your Judgment shall best secure that end
Lawrence, December Q, 1856.
The New Haven Tragedy.
OUR NEW HAVEN CORRESPONDENCE.
New HAvu Dec. rs, 1885.
TIE Prisoners and their Deportment-A Viaa 10 their
Cells-Sngular Deuclopement -Superstaious Filth and
Sc7iptaral Authorines-7ne Men Of Subscriptions Of
Anofher Murder By the SEED.
this day made visit to the New Haven county jail,
where confined the parties in the recent
gedy for the purpose such might be- OF obtaining any
additional facts Of interest relative to the murder Of the
Matthews In for harding to You the result Of my
interview with the principals in that crime shall be
brief may b. and rha the repetition Of any fact
which has already been produced in evidence before the
Coroner's Inquest.
sLY's PERSONAL CHARACrERIsTrCs.
Calling first the principal offender In this supers.
ious sacri6ce-for he looks it q sacrifice to God
and not as murdcr-I found him we'll known to
the community, of the age ss he says Of fifty, but
should Judge BY his appearance having the advantage of
at least FIVE other years. The expression Of his facets to
outward showing harmless neither shrewd appearing
dull seeminga kind Of every day face The eye small and
Of hazel hue the long, thin and sharp the face
pale and somewhat winled His dress bstokenei power
ty or miserable penury; his long neck wrapped in
bread velvet band his head covered with a shabby
hat He might well be mistaken for hard working but
poor mechanic.
have said that he IL we'll known about the CITY, BY
this that his superstitous and eccentric
duct has long been known. He has for some years
been sort Of "Iimekiln Man." wandering about
the city receiving aims without begging; but
be had of late become celebrated
the c,ncoctor OF vile poticns sofa by him olsen
chanting tea and devil killing syrups He generally
believed to be honest and always thought to be harm
less. He was, however, pretty much voted bore by
the si,k and feeble, with whom his most anxious long
ing to be allowed 20 pray which occasions per
mission being sometimes acceded, his words savored
strongly of devils anu men Ct sin.
sLYs CONFESSIONS.
When first addressed him he expressed himself much
gratifed, remarting that in SUCH matters " the
science outweigh the opinion If the world and
that he elt that his sin not in the killing, but
the means" He remarked also " that he was deeply
Impressed with Of duty to nish every partcu
lar of the unfortunate eveut" Said be, Had struck
Matthews once only even though lied him should
not now be here, bu. the evil influence and
the OF the of sin the room and could
not stay my hand" His chefes anxiety to be for
his sister, who, he said The rejoicei his sister, for
she the messenger of God" lie lsbored hard as he
has all occasions when he has spoken Of the sad affair."
to impress me with conviction of her Innocence. 81
care not" said he "for myself but the world will be
brought to utter Yun If my sister is sacrificed by Jury
who do not know who she is for the Lord has revealed to
ear tn and all therein shall be destroyed He went on
in answer to my inquiries concerning
HIS CREED.
81 believe" said he that the Bible which take into
my hand here he suited the action the word) Is the
word o! the Lord the in all that relates to the
second coming Of Christ That the devil hath the power
Of DEATH and thus he has given that power to man.
for which Hebrews I'd chapter and 14th verse; and
believe that ct the expiration Of the reign Of the
quenchipg of the power Of the delegated man Of sin oil
the world will be redeemed which take from the second
chapter Of rhessalonans. This man (Matthews) be.
eve to have been Of those to whom tho devil had
given this power Of death. ! believe In AL sincerity
that the devil has yielded up this power to man. and 1t
Ia the duty Of all good to these unjust spirits
even by causing death.
THE MEN OF SIN.
Wakeman, the now dead husband of the messenger of
God the FIRST to whom the devil gave this power of
DEATH and then he became the man Of SIN. After his
death another took his sins and his Deeds ard assumed
hs powers 81. name was Gould he ssionsed to Green
After space Of time thin also died and, think
the power then became scattered in is, emit parties
Amos Hunt, referred to in the testimony tAen became
the Of sin. &c was once believer In this doctrine
He kept up continual meetings for prayer and was d.
Sst but A. w. S. hour 10 I And
He brought to home seven cakes or pies that were
posored and made had been revealed to hiu by the
and another This proved in the presence Of
two hundred witnesses against him recovery and
then we devoted much pains to rid him Of the evil spirit
life into the resurrection Of damnaeon and then he, by
words and deeds, put curse which was revealed to my
sister in the shape Of spot the throne Of Cod No
one had ever done this before.
About this time Matthews was to do justice between
ton Of the prophecies Upon this the bad spirit In
uenced him. and Hunt said that because he would not
God he shoad the devil. lie then gave him
knife, the blade Of which he placed the curse and
when Matthews should do his duty and burn
Then Matthews tosa fnnt about all the Transactions in
the house. and prompted by him. he would not burn the
knife and he kept the world in bondage He also left
the knife in my house, and there much distress in
the house account Off, went to him to ask him to
remove + 70, We dare not because Of the curse 2, to
to God because TIE devil in him; but he held the
blade in the light Of the candle and pretended that the
curse was burned nom It, This he did in pretence so
that,he remaining he should destroy house
hci and the world. So, then, he became part of the
man OF sin.
II went on ana often met to drive the evil from
him. and he said at the house that ought to De
shot, that the devil should not trouble any more
but we never could do more than enough to bind the
spirit and that bandage together his hands and
TO blindfod his eyes but with this the devil would not
60 out Of him; aud II revealed to that by striking
him with witch alder once, should expel the spirit
got the stick them and proposed to- and did strike him.
fueneed me, and had to 90 o. II had only struck
him once revealed to then 1t would not have been
out OF the way; but his my arm, and
my arm, without my will did as was dsne.
THE,MANNER OF THE DEArH.
He then described to me- with his eyes LIGHTED
up with fanaticai zeal, the exact mode Of the
iDfction Of the death wounds-how he Rrss (his
victim being bound, - to his hands, and bind
fclted) struck Matthews the left temple with
the alder club stunning the unfortunate the
blow How he then raised his bleeding head BY putting
bis hand under his chin and then how he stuck the
blade Of his pocket knfe1X inches In lengthinto the
ehy part Of the neck and cut thu throat from to
ear how the blood got on to his shirt sleeves how he
stuck the carving fork times into the body OF de-
ceased forming the figure Of upon the breast and