American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-24
From the JNeaO Fork Ereniag Post.

CAPTAIN MORGAN The extraordinary case OF
Captain William Morgan, has already excited
good deal OF sensation in the community. ii seems
that Capt. Morgan had been member of the So
cety oil Freemasons, and being expelled for some
cause had sought to revenge himself by publishing
to the world. the long concealed mysteries of the
fraternity, and HAD, We believe printed book in
which he pretended TO expose the secrets Of the
cia. For this violation OF faith, il is said that he
had been taken from the Jail of the county Of Ga
tarlo in The month of September last and is sup
posed to have been kept concealed murdered, as
nothing has beer heard OF him since.
The following is an affidavit ,,kca OF Canandasua,
on the Esd of October, in relation 10 the kidnap.
ping OF Captain Morgan.
Willis Turner, of the town Of Canandaigua, coua-
ty Of Ontaiio, and State of New York, deposeth,
and saith That for many years he has resided in
the family of Freeman Atwater, who now resides,
and has for some yeas, few rods west Of the Jail
of said county: that on or about the 18th day of
September last, in the evening OF the said day, he
the deponent, to the well belonging to the Jail
with bucket for water; that, in coming on, of the
gate of Mr.. Atwater's yard, he saw Nicholas G.
Chesebro and Edward Sawyer, walking on the side
walk from the Jail, and passed this dsponcnt abou,
rod that Sawyer picked up club add beth turned
and followed this deponent and went past to the
corner of the Jail yard wall. and was apparently in
low conversation ; that Immediately alter, and while
this deponent was drawing his waller, three men
came our of the jail and walked down the steps. hat
as soon as they reached the ground the man i'll the
centre cried with loud voice, murder and repeat
ed it three times in going about two rods that this
deponrnt rem Immediately 20 the spot and recog.
Missed man that was examined the night before by
Jefftry Chapman Esq, under the name OF William
Morgan that. on the way, he me, Sawyer, who
ran TO the well and gave two reps on the caro- very
loud; and this deponen, saith, that Mr.. Chcsehro
then ran and joined the party; that some one OF
the party thrust handkerchief in the mouth Of
Morgan by this lime Mr. Sawyer joined the par
ty, bringing Morgan's hat, which had fallen of,
and the whole then with some speed on the road,
east from the Jail fifteen twenty rods and halted
and in few minutes a coach drawn by two gray
horses and driven by Hiram Hubbard. passed by
them, turned about and drove up to the party, one
of them land this deponent thinks it was Sawyei)
opened the coach door, and this deponent saw Ed
ward Sawyer and Nicholas G. Chesebto, together
with The two other men, to this deponent unknown,
all Of them taking hold of Morgan, and violently
forced him INTO the coach, and closed the door ;
Hubbard then started, AID when about against The
Jail ono on the inside cried out, " damn you Hub
bard, why don't you drive faster" upon which
Hubbard started his horses into last galop, and
the las, this deponent saw Of the COACH the horses
were in fast trot. going west, in The direction OF
Kingley's Tavein.
WILLIS r TURNER.