Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01

1r,r .1rrg g,uurieI um;il II c'crcii il*At '''',i-
Gri,n,.;...fIv SalI.rrI Sly Wa hr"uGat hr''Ec ~"
iuTv ;.l.,i made 1. confession, WHICH - '""'
N The Cua:icr:
LuHFt..IoS UF Sly.
r ,,,oJ Iv uIu,i,;rr that he and he alone. com
INITIAL the murder although hrl"rc he ''Sr" W.
.u,r,n.nt hn related circumstances which ''" =" '
nIi..ac Jackson, the negro, and Hiss Jersey ID
accrssnFlrs . -. ~ ., -, lis
r-s,d with the bad Spri, or pOwcrn MattleWS''"'
a.. thought something must hc done ~ remove IL nv
m. consulted with Jackson ~ regard I" ll'ii! SH
nf hazIrw"oi om Matthews, Ia see what riicr II Won"
INV, unnu him. lie hal procured Il stick "i ma.
yord few days provinm-, in anticipation ina u '','.
IL. necessary t. It.n i; for the pnrsr-S l'c 'h""-i II
the bark of hazel III connect Jpn with alder r"i'1"'''
t together into Il tea, WAS powerful I'D remove e''
Clantmcns :.
Th. stick, which was about an inch in diameter ana
~ t,.,.t IN l,.lIh he ha,! placed in II drawer IN the
,,Ilnr and when lie spoke 10 Jackson about using II,
l. iuuur,l wII,rr lie kept IT, Sly Informed hIi!i i"s
rn, and brought into the lower rear room. where
Jackson and tn. woman leIsry were, and they knew
,vh.u h, went into Matthews roOm wilh 1t.
Wien Mr.. aud Mrs. SANFORD went mp st"irS pre-
uuraturv 10 iakimg Matthews away, Sly went ihl"ii"
'front.' room Ia Matthews, and after locking The doors
.rrr: tin. dcrrns,l. WHO "iS sin@ III char bili'l-
ed. over the right Temple, witt! such force n T." bring
him In the door, and then struck iIiiE several Times
with The club. He then took ms p"rk"t khlr, "hici'
i. some two inches III length, aud commenced cutting
ter word after the irS blow. Sly an" "uk Il table
I,rl, with which nnL the knife, he inuline'l tn,
body in the manner III which II WIS discovered. IL"
n, he did not design Ia use any "itr weapon IMAM
the bud:.cou but after he hnd gwen the blows lac
WAS urged on by influence /" r,sir kl!c an"
fork After the murder, he remained locked III inc
room n half hour when he uut ini" MISS Her
-cv's rom, where she was, with bloody 'ilck ana
li.ht in his hand Ills hand, and shirt sleeves were
bloody, and she rrorure,l basin OF wafer I" w",i
himself and they rouvrr-cd aboilt Scr'iG ne SICK
aud he then place. it down in the cellar Has S!''r'
sleeve; were then torn of, ana lie bloody piece
burned in Mis- llcr,,.y's -invr-shc beng present
lie aflrrward, i"mll The club used and cn! 1t INTO
pieces aud threw them into the priyy vnniI, where he
also pat the knit. He took up some OF The blood
from The lloor AMI carried it awny. II" then wrni
mp stairs, where the gathering WAS, aud "nSagcn ~
prayer. This Is the substance ~ ms statement
After Slv'S confession h~ was reminded Ia PRISON,
and Mrs. Wakrman was taken Ia the Jury roam, ana
gave description al hur visit In The spirit world
some thirty years since, which time, Sh" sny@ she
wn- murdered by her husband, and remained denI
seven hours dGrms whi.n time she made he heaven
Is journey, ,,CiTg TIE Saviour nil III" ri"ph!'"'
a,rsis nuryrs niit saints, and having II rraiIIIIS
v!w Of the home ui the blessed. after which she was
gent back t. earth her mission. She siatrH tnal
she IL 20 Years "f uge, and has been III" mother 81
fifteen children, nine al whom are stll! hviiiS' Her
brother, Sly ls 81 wears ot a@!".