The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-28
THE NEW HAVEN TRAGEDY.
- Entire Testimony In the Caso-Confes-
Com or the Murtlerer-Vcrtiicto OF the Jury.

TUESDAY MORNING.
The Jury of Inquest at half past nine o'clock this
morning pursuant to adjournment The jurors all being
present, they proceeded to hear further testimony
Mrs Aimsron sanfsrds worn--l went TO the house Of
and Betsey Keller there the deceased my bro
TIER he in about 10 o'clock in the evening" had
my brother in Haden the day Previous and he said
he was going TO attend the meeting; we wanted him to
sp~it that Yves IN him; he said there was darkness
his mind that prevented him from praying; when he
& to ss he s II aes ss @ s
nre made for him, they expecting
hum sa hAndasrshas over his eyes e prevent his
only way prevent the evil spirit he had in him from
eDshaatiDg U.S. then tied his wrists together with cord
said to him. 81 do this for the glory Of Cod and in the
time about his evil spirit we then went up stairs and
he
felt his presence and felt bad and although she
went down twice from the above to the
bsbw, where Matthews was seated he was then sitting
linn there win his eyes Sdtolded and mis- hands tied u
The Ss they when left him; my has-
vas with MS; the messenger said that
Matthews might must leave the house; think Wood
heard aiming and groans from the room bso where
Matthews confnea run below and tried to beat
h the doorg, but they were fastened told my has-
land that wished could break in the DOORS Sly
lodged away from u.s. think he went into the room,
and fastened the DOORS last night Mrs. Wakeman, the
found the instr ument with which they killed Matthews;
went up stairs when we found that we could not get
into the room below We went up stairs and went to
praying; Miss Harsey and Jackson with US but sly
was not in the room with us above my husband soon
went home; could not tell whether Sly into the
afterwards not had the impression that Mat
thews was killed, but thought he had killed HIMSELF
sd 70 get Jsckon 70 go into the room below, hut ne
hands of any that night; Wooding and Sly seemed
calm and collected all that night, all believed that if
Mrs.. WakemaD, the messenger" enchanted by
this evil spirit and died, the judgment would come
all believed that Mrs. Waterman Is messenger sent
BY God on earth, 10 redeem mankind we are all her
followers and believe that il Mathews evil spirit
enshsnted her, she would die; We thought he had
better die, than to have the messenger; the
ssDger had requested to get my brother to the
p,eeng and that il the reason why went to see MIN
about it, this evil spirit Amos Hunt time
last summer; after he got he home his wife
went into COMMISSIONS and seemed to know that her hus
band had an evil spiit she prayed for him. tried
get that power away from him; there
thing dreadful in his appearance them beheve the IS
not know it, this is revealed by the messengers my BIO
thers wife tells awful story about the effects his evil
has revelations from God and il directed by
power in all she does she does not command her follow
to execute her wishes, however (Justce Bennett
here read part of letter, written by the witness last
summer in which she deice to have her brother attend
tho meetings again) she decaresin her letter that Mat
him have the evil spirit east out Of him. Witness
nued to say that she Believed that if The imam of SIM
could be put ont Of the way the world might be redee
ed che said she wished have the evil prit cast out
Of her BROTHER and thought that by doing the world
hat she did not beaevchs killed himself
Dr. David l. Dagge.t, sworn-i visited The house Of
Samuel sly IN the forenoon with Jnatice Bennett;
inclined to the left sde the throas cut and
other bruises found upon the face and neck Or
Dagget here gave a description Of the wounds, which
almost exactly the that already given by
DR.. Knight) DR.. Daggett eontnned--We found coat
lying him. and discovered blood upon both The out
side and inside OF IT,; there also blood upon the
sleeve the the ins,de Of the fore finger of the
sight hand cut Off which piece found the
HOOr the BODY; we found plugs OF WOOD over the
atches of the doors which did not look though they
had been recently made; the plugs covered with
MOODY marks there blood upon the door,
also some hair OF the plugs that fastened the
door.
Justice Bennett made state nent OF the appearance
Of the body and the things in the which SINH
lar TO the facts areauy published
Thankful s. Jersey next called To the stand an
affirmed that she resident of New Haven, and hal
me past ysa a. no no5e a am
believe she is messenger sent by God to redeem man
Kind; belief is peculiar to ourselves; it is not ik
Ninersm, nor it is not ike spri ualism; occupy
in the house, and attend these meetings; knew
shat Matthews was expected there on that evening AM
tons mace for him; only saw Matthews once tha
night, and then merely spoke to him; Matthews did no
Mrs. Wakeman that evening, but enchanted her and
the of her Sickness engaged in pray
ing all the evening for the " man OF SIM; we believed
Mat Amos Hunt the man OF i'm, but he trans
1erred that spirit to news, and we afterwards be-
heved that he the man Of sin, and Thought the
that there something unusual taking
place In the house. heard screaming below. and there
was great confusion in the house. heard sanford making
great noise down stairs went down stairs but
went up into my again. leaving Sly below; it
about half an hour ael this that sly up into The
room where were and kelt down and began - pray
after heard this cutlery generally believed that
Matthews had killed himself; am confident that Wood
ing left before heard cutlery below AMI think he left
before IL O'clock Sanford try 10 eag ia the door,
and took hold Of him to prevent him from breaking in
the door Mrs Waterman seemed 10 feel better after this
occurrence Ibelieve that Matthews the man of
MO- and he owned Il himself: think that Matthews
aid NOT k himself but had help about Il; heard Mrs
asst he m NJ
brought her to jail; laid that II was Unlimited who
alleged to her brother Samuel sly Is her brother in
law, and she said that It reported that he killed
Matthews. The witness only answered this question
Bennett informed her thai she must answer IL
Nnew being halfpas' IL O'Clock, the jury adjourned
10 O'clock.
The Jury met At o'clock pursuant 70 Adjournment,
90 hearfhe testimony of the remaining witnesses.
Abigail sables testisedI spent sunday night at the
house Of Samuel sly have resided In the house about
year; have lived and slept with Mrs, Waterman. (he
propheess) and am her particular friend; Mrs. Wake
man I'M veil that evening" think Jack on came there
daring the evening Mr.. Sanford aud his wife came
also that evening; Israel Wooding there too Mr. Mat
thews there that night but did not him,
was in the lower and was in the room above;
about o'clock heard great noiee down below, and
thought heard grooming in the below but did
not down to see what /, were praying in TIE
room above, that the evil spirit in .ustus Matthews
might be subdue3, W. prayed that the Millennium m sht
come and had reason to believe that II would soon
believe he was hurting Mrs wakeman with his evil spirit
believe knows slrs Wakemsn but God thought
Mr. wakeman dying several times during the night,
and she appeared In great distress believe the judgment
would come, IL Mrs Wakon should die Ma thews
drawing away her spirit with his evil powers; several
spoke o. Matthews death and said that they believed
he had killed himself went down about O'Clock Ia the
morning and left Mrs. Wakeman, Ms. Sanford Julia
Davis and Jackson up stsirs; heard Mir Sanford say
that the doors below locked but he kept saying he
wanted to get into the below he did not seem to
dare to however; believe upon my heart and soul
that Mrs. Waterman sent into tie world by God TO
redeem aud the world, heard them say that they
thought samuel sly killed Matthews; this was the con.
versaon at the jail last evening" Matthews TASTED for
three days in order 70 statve out the evil spirit there
report that starved lin, bat this was not true;
he offered to he blindfoted and bve his hands tei be-
hnd hm in order 30 cleanse bimself Of the evil spirit
the evening already alluded to VA thess willing
to offer himself sa;fice and wanted ~ die II by
doing the Millennium would come.
Julia Davis sworn-f was at the house Of Mrs. Wake
man Saturday afternoon: stayed there al Jay sunday