Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
From tbs New Haven Cogrisr.;
iSUTiiEE FEARFUL TRAGEDY M Is o'''
,,t. rt-srI-S Sl~TIItNS.


Tn. civ WIS thrown n;o considerable g.
l,v HE announcement oi another lIurdrr !i'''''
.,..r. ,I,n tlrrr excl. The upper part 81 I've -! "
ucc,,lar rrll .InIs sect known II the wv
who have uln,r lh,ir doctrines known ny ~, mo' a.,
.,.r;urs n i,. house OF Mr.. Samuel sly. inns "
sly hu. no wife ar iunly, but has woman ~
tl.. bnI,,r with him. named Rhoda "ken'hi' WV
IA. founder of the sect called the e" hkrhn''i' m
This woman nilirns that she WIS lnuId''feu " ,,
ycars AGO AMI went to Heaven, AMI i"r S""'e w. i
;,J;r s,. ,i,.s uut state cnnc back on EARN n'"
f,uu,irJ tho s,c, already alluded Ia. she p!r"''
and Draws and holds meetings nj hcr nou'c, -, lar
those who assemble To hear her peculiar s."i!es' ~
views ahut the Bible and her experience T., rrr
ritual world. Among her believers ana ,".o" ~
many families who live in llamleii, ANA li''s ~" "
| the habit of coming down t" her house "' t,. ;, nr
iav 10 attend meeting. She held mtr''i'S 81 , -,
house last Sunday evening am; ll'Lc VIZ. Ins,us
| ih. m,,.riuy AhEcron Sanford aud has WIFE, 'uS'"
! Matthew's Betsy Keel,r, Mrs. DAVIS, ana coio'."
man named josiah Johnson. lhry mt 1""",
o'clock Sunday afternoon. aud contnnti th,'' 'i'
| nr until II late hour i'll the niShi' -,"',"' ,,ht
Monday morning. the widow w Waterman '''i' ~ r
cssI saws tia, .hr heard noise IN the room '","
She urcu:es Il small room III The "l!ir n ''i' 9Th
| mo Inns il , ,nnnnan story and han house, ~"
| hin partitions aud a noise III Inc I'm wv o! nys
br easily heard in the r""i1' above. he n, t
,nt . told B,s..v Keclrr,wli"n she iearI '''' '''
| hat she thou III; AL WIS not right below . hc
| Although widow Wakennn "'i'ris 'In H.,
uuu"hi nil WAS not right below at :" cI"''k i" Wv
|
| l!ng crnrrrnin. the supposed trm'h'I. ,r;,., Il
| aL,ut y o'cI,rk Yesterday (M"mdayl h"'n'@;
youn. son Of Justus Matthews began " sea- az; nm
his father wondering why he ma h"' ''''''' ,,r,u
pcarauco ut 80 late hour III HE morning. r :;
~ iI,r du,,r of ono of the front rooms ana '"u''
| locked but persisted III breaking open '''t ~" j
,I .,l into the room and there bchehi lbs '"l''a
,n .hnh np,n th' Foor, "'f@ i''''> q" '""" >"'
| mr. has h."Id. ;,, ,r,,r uuL
rIn hnv WAS struck almost dnnh with Terror ''''
immediately ran into the street a'i" "'''' ~ '' ,;
hmusr and got Mr.. Lewis Dnrmnn 10 com" !" ill.,, ,i'
house and ia" body MI -. "' '' In.lrc
hnms,. lint Immediately went and hn!i:icu '"S,,
m',,.,t If tl. facts Mr Bennett nnd hi'noct "l
| man r.uairaL Immediately 10 the scene o, D'""n
They fund the body 10 br that o Ju',,.
| wIt i. A pistol maker, ana "rh' 1T u',': :r
w., E,.s In IJumden. lie one "i the lnHlFitH-
ou' Nv ~ -, t, me;in. held Mt tho house Sunday
evening. H. h,I. Ing uuon th. Hnnr
with the head towards he'd III 'ne lG""'' una wa
cd wi,h thr tare turned toward, the window, ~
;,, mon the Ir side, and lay very nearly IN thcha
az 81 RI. ronm clnitai blood and lnir lay upon
the oor around him. and several pools OF blood were
tunI near his head. II Wns truly an awn scene |"
,,,,noss TN. throat cut nearly from chr n
,nr nm, hi, head seemed Ia br nearly severed from
his hnby II is evident that hn could not have com
ueI the deed himself from the ntinr" "l the womb.
Chav were Doubtless nude by Ratchet "r soma IN
.,rlurn heavier and more powerful Than KIM" 81
roynr \ small rope tnard on ihr nu0r hnh
murE. of rop" were discovered an his wrists, AMI II
was evident that the wrists had been bound by lhis
rope.
Monday afternoon. Tn" body was examined aud
the wounds prOhcd ana clciliScd ny l'is' NhI@h'
Jewrit and Dmg%cli.
" lille the post muitem examination WIS pcill- hri
and also ihru gh"uf the day, cf"w 81 people Hs'"n
BLEED in front Ut the howsc :" learn the facts and par
tiruars concerning the murder iiA' IL" persons now
ever, were admitted into IN" house"
The house WA thoroughly searched, aud E!n"dy
| CLOTHES were found, aud marks of blood upon both
sides nj the door lending To the room III winch The
body was discovered. common hH''hF Al''', WIZ
fnunl H. a box az small chest, Well >arpclrd aud
having the appearance Of heinz: G.cd recently, hui no
Ratchet was found except one so dull hhG rusty maj
no use could be made at IT,
The following persons were arrested during the 81
terrcon aud lodged in Jail, charged with committing
or in some way hcug accessory &" thc rr'nr l+rai
Wnnding AImeron Sanford and wife, Abigail hnhi""'
Thankful- lIcrs"y. the widow Wakenil' tthc pro
phctrss,) Samuel Sly, and col"rcd man name" 1v
TIE JURY OF INQUEST.
DR.. jonathan Knight WAS called, ana trstil'cl thh'
| he was called tn the house nbru! ~ o'clock ~ IN"
! lorrnnnn The body found lynn. Oh the lett side
upon tho floor. On the left SIDE at The neck Wa one
wound Iirr. inches long, M inch below hnd begin
MIN nu inch behind Tie ear forward not quite To- ''s
| winluipr Another wound "as iduHi hh!t IN '!'rh
| below. both parallel with the lower Jaw he lower
wound wa not deep y Transverse inr,n'o" VIZ
| found an inch long iii. ;hrri'i rnrat., 'h'n
deep 4 ragged wound was in the upper Up, above
the anrlr nf tn" month in bot" -G.s pas ing through
the lip. There large wnnId beginning one
inch forward of the spine and about al men below
the occput. small scale OF bone WINS sealed "'t IN"
occiput on the right sde-the wound coming forward
cutting oil everything 10 tic lett side oi IN" sr'h"
The large wound upon the neck wHs OF Elcli M
ture that il was impossible Tor him I" make tn" wniii"
himself Ny own impression Is that tlc wound wa"
not inflicted by himself. The wounds were doubt
less mnde by large or heavy knife ] he l'sd" ni
the ior.-hnger was oil, tfr"n tho handb which
| niece was found on tho floor near him.
Or. Daggett concurrcd i'll the entire statement
m,ia by pi. Knight.
| n, Jgw.,t testified that he thought Matthews
could not have made the wound up"n bis neck HIM
self as wils carried 80 nr towards IN" BACK 81 tr
! neck. a.,
house about o'clock IN the evening, win ti:c ilt"'-
tinn of ,..,iur from there 10 another meeting luHl
! there Samuel Sly and Miss Abby. About "rI""k
! Mr. aml Mrs. Sanford came III. JuS'"s Matthew"
cTmg 10 tie house about I'D clock IN the evening"
/ Israel WGoIiur Va. there when Matthews cain".-
Matthew's was in tt, rDoi;; Lcnw mn, wc were III the
room M stairs. Mr.. and Mrs. Snhiuit SnilIt Sly
Wnn,ing and myself went down and ioumh Ai"''heWT
in the lower room, hlndtnldcd. tod Matthew's i''
was killing, the old woman, and that w"nd not lei
him iutu nv house sOu.r"r than ! would MAJ dog.
asked him il he knrw hG had Il bah spirit III nm!
and said that he ought I" Lc""dhre i!' "E! Si.F"'
lie said in the name Of God he Tonid rtn"nne" IL
! Amos Hunt the OLD laty tWh'" w hh'N'"J
! some poisonous cakes, with arsenic IN Them ana
| wnntrd to make way with her. think Matthew's
got the evil spirit from Amn' Hunt Widow W AXE
man i. Il VII" pr":riaes /" liErc G'rG ah! ro7"
| agarI, and earth to teach The why l" ii;t
ven believe that she is prophet, and she II wlai
| sL. PROCESSES. The second time Ne went down mi"
J IN. room was about an hnnr alter we went down
! Er-i. went down and told SANFORD I" take MAJ,
thcwI away from III" lCusc or Mrs. W ahcnhh W"t'i
certainly die | soon heard {. nnI-n IN the room ana
| ,rl H. q
his wifi, :!Irm came mp STARE ard seemed very much
ry..led J LG.rI of them shy that Noo'!iE, hal
! gone hnh1".
NILS dead. When Wen. G0"E toe s1c"'.d iin'G sam
SI,. and Wnor!im., AID Mr.. and Mrs. Snni"td, were
with me. believe that ii the widow haEemnn
shoultl die, the Millennium would come and the W"f!
wuud b.. destroyed. When came up the second
! iiui, Sanford said 'hc has murdered himself ana
there Vas glna; confusion the house. then heard
some one ask whci" # nGr SaIilny WaS, ana they
suI he hnd CON. after Wooiing. When went id.'n
the second time. he sitting III rocking char. MID
told him he had better give up that evil spirit, Run
h. sail that he wanted to ln He said he w"uld
rive I'd ;!at spirit ii he could. and did not know that
; I,c .,. spirit it, hal WAS hurting Mrt. Wakemnn. !
believe that ne wGs hUrnG Mrs. W. and hS SISTER ny
| PacdJnifng f"'m.
Ills sister bIinlnlI-l him la. ever, nG tC prevent
Ibis cncantngn w;ciI - always tome by lie eye
Nobody hut hi3 s,tr. dared 10 b!indlol him. Ills
hands were also tied brnind him. /" prevent ms ''-
chanting them with hi. evil spirit. Ill" gi"rhi m
prcssin: wah ilia he Ind made AWAY with hIi"s"i III
line night Ills sister, Mr.. sanford, todd us that rh'
believed he had killed himself. WnoiimG lett inc
! hons, heirs BE noise heard; Mrs. hcr"ry r'
him ont at the hnci, GcGr went back I" ia" i'"''
mi. morning aud while there heard Matthew son
come ruun. into the room, ying. ''iathrr - deh,
father is dead, in the o:hGr room. w men VIM
lown the third time, told Mr.. and Mr'. ann,"rW !"
get Matthews Ggt Of III" house or Il w"uih M.
Wukcman. ". and Ms. Sanford then went mo- 'nS
roam where Matthews waa, and ~ about three minutes
I heard Il noise i'll the room.
Alil,ran Sanford. sworn-l went 10 me nua i'; W
Mr. Sy with nv rii about dark Oh ninahy :,
got Ia the house about t~" ionrF I '' vnoJin%