Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-01

and left the House twenty minutes past four.
l walked home to Hampden, about miles, last
night. | have not changed my clothes since the
murder As WoOding and Sly lodged out IN
such a manner think they might have helped
| kill Matthews l think Matthews was willing
to die After I heard the noise and cries below,
Sly came running up stairs and kneeled down
and seemed to be praying. thought he could
not pray much for thought he would not feel
much like it then. They believed that If the
widow Wakeman (the prOphctesSl should die the
leOrH. ,couH be destroyed. If they (Wooding
and sly killed Matthews it was to keep him
| from enchanting widow Wakeman, who was
disturbed by his evil spirit When went back
| to Hampden saw Matthew'S son and told him
that something had happened to his father, and
that he must be looked up.
Subsequently, SamL Sly was brought before
the Jury and confessed himself the murderer
His statement is thus reported:
! Sly opened by admitting that he, and he alone,
committed the murder, although before he closed
his statement he related circumstances which
tend to implicate jackson, the negro, and Miss
Herscy as being accessories. He says that his
sister, Mrs. Wakeman, was so distressed with
the bad spirit or power in Matthews that he
thought something must be done to remove it,
and he consulted with jackson in regard to us
ing stick of Lakewood on Matthews, to see
what effect it would have upon him. He had
procured stick of that wood few days previ-
Gus, in anticipation that it might be necessary
to use it for the purpose, as he thought the bark
of hazel in connection with alder, cOncOcted to-
gether into tea, was powerful to remove en-
chantment This stick, whichwas about an inch
in diameter and two and half feet in length,
he had placed ina drawer in the cellar. When he
spoke to jackson about it j. inquired where he
keptit. Slyinformed him, and went and brought
1t into the lower rear room, where Jackson and
the woman Hersey were, and they knew when
he went into Matthews room with it.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford went up stairs,
preparatory to taking Matthews away, Sly
went in the front room to Matthews, and, after
locking the doors, struck the deceased, who was
sitting in chair blinded, over the right temple
with such force as to bring him to the floor, and
then struck him several times with the club
He then took his pocket-knifc, which is some
1.-TWO inches in length, and commenced cutting
Matthews throat Matthews groaned, but did
not utter word after the first blow. Sly also
took tablC-fork, with which and the knife he
Imutilatcd the body in manner in which it was
discovered He says he did not not design to
use any other weapon than the bludgeOn, but
after he had given the blows was urged on by
some influence to use the knife and fork.
After the murder he remained locked i'll the
room a half hour, when he came out into Miss
lcrsey's room, where she was, with the bloody
stick and light in his hand. His hands and
shirt slccvs were bloody, and she procured ba-
sin of water to wash himself, aud they cOnvers-
ed about Sccreting the stick and he then placed
it in the cellar. His shirt sleeves then torn
Oft, and the bloody pieces burnt in Miss licrseys
Stove she being present He afterwards took
the club used and cut it into three pieces and
threw them into the vault, where he also put
the knife. He took up some of the blood from
the floor and carried it away He then went VI
IStairs, where the gathering was, and engaged il
prayer. This is the substance of his statement
he time and again averring that he alone wa.
concerned in the transaction.
After Slys confession he was remanded tOpriS
on, and Mrs. Wakcman was taken to the jury
rooms gave Descriptions to the spir
it world, some thirty years scince, at which tine
She says she was murdered by her husband, anG
remand dead seven hours, during which time
she made the heavenly journey, seeing the Saw
our, all the prophets, apostles, martyrs, and
saints, and having realizing view of the home
Of the blessed, after which she was sent back to
earth on her mission. She states that she is
seventy years of age. Her brother, Sly is fifty
years or age
The Inquest returned verdict of murder a.
gainst Samuel Sly and found Thankful S. IIur-
sey an accessory before and after the Death
Mrs. Wakeman, Miss Sable, and jackson remain
i'll prison. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Julia
Davis, and Mr. WOOding have been discharged.
TIE MousTAcuE QuEsrtox.-A lady has writ
ten letter to the New York Express, in favor OF
the moustache. She says:
! have at last, by moral suasion," induced
my better half to allow his moustache to grow.
1t was only very short time since, but Il few
years indeed, that my prejudiccs were strong
against Countcnancing such vulgar taste, and
did not think they would ever yield to any in
tiucnccs whatever, though time has satisfied my
mind thatit was prejudice and notthc moustache
that was vulgar. Any intelligent and thinking
mind has only TO consult the history Ofthc times
that the Apostles were upon the earth, to satisfy
them that the wearing of the hair upon the face
was proverbial with nearly the whole human
tamily. But without attempting to offer any ar
gumcntsin justification OfSuch a custom, one has
only to observe how large proportion of the
solid and thinking" men of the present day are
adopting it
The time was, when it was certain defeat to
party to attempt to get discount from the old
fOgics in Wall street, if he wore a moustache but
a change has taken place, and many of the most
bitter in their dcnunciations against, are now
strongly in favor of it. do not see any good
reasons why there should be any opposition to it.
Public sentiment is changing rapidly in favor of
the fashion, and time will soon dissipate and ncu-
traize what little perjudice may be still lurking
in those quarters opposed to it. AMI not right,
Messrs. Editors, in my views, and do you not
think that man can countcnancc the moustachc
without subjecting himself Justly to the inputa-
ton of being brainless or ridiculous individual.
Independence both in thought and action is what
preach up to my husband, and while l would
not have him Indifferent to public opinion, ]
would have him now join the ranks of the many
intelligent minds in overcoming the popular pref
udice, and of sauctioning what has in all ages
been regarded as proper and becoming. make
noappcaIs to my Ownse for they will, of course,
always-set their face against it!
ANTIQUITY OF THE Polka: A NorE FOR TIE
LADIEs.-The description of the larOlta in Sir
John Davies poem on dancing the orchestra
| Q5y6) shows that it must have closely resem-
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