New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-17
TRIAL or THE WAKEAAMTES.
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sup<rss Court ths morning Mr.. Nakeinan = seY'
.uty Two years old ard oos 70 BE- quite a. Old a. shs
Tn. rporribg. during an interview in the jail BE-
tween bersef her attorney Joseph Sheldon, esq, ard
your RepoIter Gle gave an affecting seoourt, sweaf-
pg to j, On rusty old quar,o Bible, Of the workings
Of God through her and the ssc,essye m.nBest2.ons
.fa4 M. Of su. She seemed 70 b. staggering under
arjsh,msre sense Of the danger which this uniyersa
world il Of immediate da,nnatOn II continues -
,4r.eeute her the chosen instrument Of IL redemp
TIN; and she spoke with an esrnestncss and ieryor
which len % doubt d her sincerity Il -he j. permit
ted 70 70 on the millennium vii suddenly make Its ap-
u4arspce aud al will BE- saved, bU. = she = convict
Cd. the Judgment, which u general perdti0n, vii
s,rnigL,yay follow Samuel SJ, who lie the principal
80 the murder, looks decidedly Ike q cunning fool.
Mrs Honey IL younger than Mrs. Wakeman, and has
q heavy mustache.
Tie pT sOners were accompanied into co1t by Nr.
sheldon and the Prophecies remained closely vailed
through the day. Ex-Governor Dutton il their coln-
Del For the State appear l.. X. Foster, District At
tmpey. and John y. Cabdee and Judges Waldo and
Human preside. The courtroom was crowded 10 ts
ptnnost capacity. The indictment read, charging
Samuel Sly with the murder q Matthew on the 2,h
day Of December last, and the two women with being
aocesOries. A Jury was impannecd without much
difficulty and
The Distrct Attorney opened the case by exhibiting
plan Of The house in which the murder wa commit
ned BY Sly with the wit.hhazel club and knife Of
The value Of twelve cents lie proceeded to unfold
tbe religion Of tie WokDnanit,s, which is that there
are two grand spirits in the woTldthe sp.ri, Of Good
pess which il lodged in Mr.. Wakcnan and the spirit
Of Evil which occupied the BODY Of Matthews a. the
tine Of the murder. The millenium would come i the
spirit Of Evil could be made way with but If 1t could
ttvfff hin her md
the world would be lost forever. Mathews had been
confined in of the house in which Mr.. Wake
man. Mrs. IleTsey and Sly lived; be had been bind
folded bound and kept fasting for nearly week, 70
rid him Of the Evil Spirit. lIs family became alarmed
about him, and by the intervention Of The Police got
him home; but lie went back, and was again
bound and bhndiOlded as before. During the evening
the Prophecies complained Of severe pain caused by
the Man Of Sin. AlmeIOn and Polly Sanford were
prAyng with their brother, and they called away
while Sly wen, through Mrs. Ilerseys room, Knocked
Mathews down with the witch club, then hacked
his head nearly off with small knife, nad ai'erward,
~ give it the appearance Of suicide plunged fox
INTO biz breast a number OF times.
Mr.. DutOn stated that the theory of the defense
wGs that the killing was performed under the inhu-
ence of insane deluson.
Ameron Sanford, swon--Was at Mrs. Wakeman's
house on the evening Of the 18th OF December Mrs.
Wakeman 81 mt up TO have Matthews and me and my
wife come down to meeting; Matthews got the word
and came up TO my house; told him he hadn't better
90. says l. We can have mectins here and enjoy
ourselves, and 1t will be ess well accepted says
he: IL think there's the place TO gO next Sunday he
went down, aud we went down; | aud my wife got
there fust about O'Clock; see Miss Wakeman,
Mis- Hersey Samuel Sly, Mr.. WOodn and Miss abb
gail Sables-we called her Miss Abigal-and some
more we had little prayer meeting, and MI
W0odin went down when he thought Mr.. Matthews
come; | and my wle went down, and she let hun IN
aud took him Into the west room.
lAt this point the Prophecies leaned forward and
said to our Reporter; That man Is tellin' real
fasehOOd."
NV wife asked him if be was willing to have his
hands bound in order that the will Of the Lord might
be done and the reign Of righteousness be brought in
be said he was Willln To do any way TO be the means
OF bnngin' in everastin' righteousness then Miss
Wakeman said we mn-t leave him there and we must
all 20 up and pray never helped tie his hands, but
spose they was bound u appears to me there was a
number in the room then went up stairs, AMI
bmeby nay wife went down and asked him how he
felt in hs mind be said somethn dark bad come over
his mind; bout that time a number went down and
plead with him TO give up that spriti she sad Amos
Hunt put it upon him. they talked 10 him some, but
not very ha'th, they told him hc could give up that
power ii he would that the run on it. he said he
would DO the best he cOuld-that he didn't know I
that npon him. but If it was he would be wiu to
get nd of II; then went up and hal little mcetin'
"A prayer-meetin', and then me and my wifi went
down to see to him and Mr.. Sly aud Mr.. WOodni
they IN the entry and my wife jest through
the door; Mr. Matthews lay ON the lounge; Mr.
jackson told Matthews that be had thai power
and he could get nd of II II lie was mint
to; says be You're KILN the Messenger :
that was Mrs. Wakeman; Miss Ilersey she
stood right by the door and says she: You've got
" this power, and | know you know il ~ then Nj
jackson said, L used 70 fellowship YOU and take a
" good deal OF comfort with you, aud now woud Mt
" let you into my house quicker'n | would a mad
" dog; du for Gods sake stop kiln Tho Messenger
Matthew seemed To De 80 mid and wIlin 10 du any
thing that didn't feel feared Il him; then Wo din
FAYE You've got the power to take TIE Mcsscuger 3
9" lie, and you are kim OF her. Mathew,
says be- "Tn very sory, want to ct rddy OF it +"
says We, din, You OTTER have your his taken aiore
you get Ia that lounge then W oii1 lodged away,