Alfred Cordon recalls William Mountford possessing "Glasses or Chystals."
Alfred Cordon reminiscences and journals, Vol. 2, March 27, 1841; MS 1831, Church History Library
a charge was brought against bro W Mountford for using Magic, The case was as follows: This bro Mountford had in his posefsion several Glasses or Chrystals, as he called them: they are about the size of a Gooses Egg. which made flat at each end.
. . .for instance if A Young woman had a desire to know who she would have for an Husband, she came to him and made the case known and he brought out his Chrystals and prayed unto a certain Spirit then she must peep into the Chrystal and in it she would see the Young man that would become her husband