Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-10-20

~ sven pretended legal authority from the express
declarations OF persons pretending be in the
a,e' tnere some reason for the horrible apprehen
SION that his life has been secretly sacrificed the
Vindlctve malice of persons who openly Justify the
conouct which has been pursued towards him. That il
iuher appears, that within "a hours of Morgan's de-
parture IN custody of said persons his wife applied TO
the sheriff OF this county, for information and advice
VINO at once admitted his knowledge of the transaction
rom The beginning, and his belief that the accusation
vi theft was pretext 90 effect the taking away
ana cOncealing her husband that in pursuance of ne
gocation conducted by the said Sheriff. the unhappv
woman was the same day conducted to CanauJaigua,
with An infant t.vo months Old iu her arms I'M
der the pretended protection of two men, one of
whom IS named George ketchuIn, OF Rochester, who
agreed TO let her see her husband, upon condition
tat she would give up to them certain papers which
her husband had directed her keep safe, and
which 1t was therefore her duty 10 preserve. That
she was Kept at Canandigua considerable time; her
distress tricd with, and herself harmed by false tales
IN relation TO her husbands that she was not pc rtned
Ia see him, learn his fate That the said papers
were obtained from her by the said George Keichum,
ny means OF working on her fears for her husbands life
and her EARNEST desire dscoy his situation and by
s precxt that the possession of said papers would ena
e hun 10 discover the situation of her husband and
iIs solemn assertions, before the Supreme Being TO
he faithful TO his promise of using his exeions
TO discover and inform of the situation of her husband
mat after such unmanly and cruel conduct towards
an unfortunate woman, she put into the stage,
and LETT to return unprotected with infant in her
arms, suffering under the violent and found
cd fears Tor the life O: her husband And she rema ms
OF hls fe, and without means of support except by
The an OF charity. That the 10Th day of Septem.
Der INST about one o'clock in the afternoon a man
named jesse French, asserting himself TO be consta-
ole, appeared IN this village, accompanied by more than
nifty men, most of whom furnished it large clubs
newly cut and TO all appearance provided for the oc
caslon, and nearly all whom unknown 10 the in
faoitants OF this village That two of them furcbIv
sezed upon David G. Miller inhabitant of this il
lage, took him by violence TO tue village of Stafford
guarded as criminal. After steadily refusing TO ex.
hoIt any process state tie nature of the charre
against him and his friends by their conduct and manne
10 understand that the process in criminal proceed
ing, issued by Justice Barrow OF LIE Roy That he was
found about four hours after his first arrest by his friend
anu counsel, shut up IN the large over the store
occupied by l. ID. Danolds the outer door locked and
ms person guarded by five men armed with clubs
That the said French there again. positively refused
to show or even exhibit TO the said Miller or his coun-
sell the warrant or process, by virtue which he de-
tanned him, still leaving the impression on the minds
OF MIR. Miller and his counsel that his pretended war
rant was in criminal proceeding. That nowitf.
standing the earnest remonstrances of MI Miller bis
lends and his counsel against such unwatr antabe de-
lay and their repeated requests and demands to said
FRENCH IN person, to proceed TO lie Roy, the said
Miller was kept shut up about hour in said large
room, guarded as criminal, and separated from his
friends another hour more, most of the time sitting in
an open Wagon guarded as o criminal between two
men armed with clubs, who refused TO make known
their names, when expressly required BY Mr.. Miller or
his counsel to declare them, but who it now under
stood are named Roswell Tsssc Wilcox and James
Hubert. That they made attempt to detan Mr..
Miller several hours longer under the idle pretcxt OF
wanting TO get supper at tavern which was only fonr
miles from LIE Roy: That about dark, Mr.. Miller ha-
Vng set Oil on loot TO walk TO LIE lSOy and absolute
refusing to get again into the Wagon he was about
one mile from Stafford placed again in the Wagon and
ut last got himself placed before Justice Barlow when
Ut appeared that the process i'm civil suit com
TnGnced by Daniel Johns who was then
known to be in the village of LIE Roy, the justice
after waiting reasonable time, dismissed the deem
dant, because returned to him, and nei
French Dir ne nj I,i, rel
TO prosecute the suit, declare the action
That Notwithstanding such disposal of the suit by the
justice, made in the presence of crowd of persons the
SAID trench attempted TO re arrest and dctain Mr.. NJ H.
Ter, avowedy by virtue of the warrant and there
by manifested that he abusing the forms of the law
tor the purpose of outrageous OPPRESSION and that the
real design OF the said French and his assoc ates in the
scandalous transaction not 10 enforce law full claim
against MIR. Miller, but to detain him in their private
aud secret custody and in all probability kidnap him
ana take HIM out OF the county and country beyond the
reach of legal aid and the services of his friends
That the process of law was further abused by the
service of subpoena at ;e instance of the said Daniel
Johns, old and respectable family of this village
including the females, requiring them to attend at Le
Roy witnesses, under preteXt of which, the head
the family unreasOnably compelled ride twenty
miles, mostly in the night, for the alleged purpose of
being witness in sham suit, never intended to be
prosecuted That on the very night befJre Morgan
was taken aud while those who took him were in OF
near this village an attempt was made, (acnded it
rcu instances Which eytnGed mach previous prepaI
toI To burn two houses in this village, for the appa-
rent purpose of destroying printed Sheets the
publication of which has been much reprobatcd by a
number of men, vbo did even Pretend to know
their contents, and Of which the said Morgan the
reputed author compiler, aud in bCh houses we're
then sleeping fifteen persons.
Resolved, That this meeting deem it sacred duty
to their country to themselves, and their fellow citi
zens, TO take all lawful fr the full investigation
Of these outrageous violations of the rights and liberty
of fellow citizen however humble his situation in
life, however he may have secretly offended and for
that purpose,
Resolved That the above statement Of facts and cir
custances be laid before the citizens of This county and
the American Republic, and that such statement be ac-
Conpaned with suitable address, calculated TO call
the attention Of fellow citizens throughout the Uni-
ted States TO these horrible transactions.
NoRFOLK, Oct. II.
The following is The report of the Health Officer oil
this Borough for the last week.
BILL OF MORTALITY.
IlenLtc Gin ItsI