The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-01


ment safety to the government in its existing
shape.-lbid.
( The following is the report together with the ey.
dence taken by the gentlemen who examined the body
found at Oak Orchard Creek. 1t concusyely estab-
fishes the fact, that the body found is that of William
Morgan.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The remains Of WILLIAM MORGAN
having been finally found and identified, the
COMMITTEE lose no time in relieving the
pubIick anxiety, by submitting history Of
all the facts and circumstances connected
with this unexpected and extraordinary dis
covery.
On Sunday the 9TH inst two men of thu:
name OF Potter, Gather and sony of Ber-
gen, Genesee Go. and StiIlman Horsie. of
Charleston, Orleans Co. discovered dead
body upon the beach of Lake Ontario.
lew rods east OF the mouth of Oak Orchard
Creek, which, from the colour of the face.
they supposed was Negro. Information
was immediately given to Robert NJ. Brown,
Coroner, who summoned an inquest but
from the Ihinness of inhabitants about there.
it was late in the evening before the Ju-
rors got together. Nothing appeared in
the examination%of the body and clothes,
or from testimony, by which the person
could be identified, and the Jurors found
that it was " The body ia man unkaorc,,. seho
came to has death By su6ocation Jy dro,cning."
The body was then decently inferred near the
spot where it was found. Rumodrs were cir
cuIating for three or four days, that bodv
resembling Morgan's had been found at Oak
Orchard. but no importance was attached to
1t until Friday evening, the 18th inst. when
we received the Orleans Wing, containing the
following. Report of the Coroner:
Coroner's Report.-A Coroner's inquest was
held on the 9th inst. over the body Of a man
unknown, found on the Lake shore near the
mouth of the Oak Orchard Creek, in Carrie
ton, Orleans County. Verdict of the jury,
sufocotion By droOaing.' The body was dis
covered at the margin of the water, probably
thrown on shore by the surf. The body be-
Ing in so putrid state, it would be difficult to
give very minute description of it; it ap-
peared, however, to be the body of man a.
bout forty-fye or fifty years Of age; about 5
feet 8 inches in height; hair about the ears
considerably grey.
There was apparently an old scar on the
forehead over the right eye-teeth sound ex-
cept two missing on the lower Java set of
His clothing was frock coat, of black broad
CLOTH of a good neutrality-suspicious. and vest
apparently of the same. A white homespun
flannel shirt-Aag handkerchief around his
neck-an almost new pair of cow hide shoes,
bout him to give any light all that was found
in his pockets was simply four religious tracts
printed in London-a scrap of paper on which
IvaG ~ obnr0 n
Websa, and two plugs OF tobacco.
r. M. Brown, Cor.
Carlton, Oct. eth, 1897.
So many points of resemblance to Morgan
were recognized in this description, that the
Committee was called together, and some
gentlemen in the village, intimately acquaint-
ed with. Capt. Morgan, sent for DR.. Ezra
Strong, who found by referring to his book,
that he had extracted two teeth for Morgan,
and recollscted distinctly that his teeth cor
responded with those described in the Coro-
ner's report. Mr.. Russell Dyer rccolected
the singuarity of Morgan's teeth, having fire.
quently examined them. He stated, howev-
er, distinctly, that the teeth were missing in
Morgan's upper instead Of lorer jaw. He al
so stated positively. that Morgan had broksn
tooth adjoining the vacancy in the upper jaw,
ncdI tuc COTUeT vi tue HOutl.-rIuT. oyer
was so confident about the teeth. as to de-
clare, that if the Report of the Coroner was
correct, the body found could not be Nor
gan's.
The height,age, and condolences ofdouble
teeth all round, however, seemed to require
an investigation, and the Committee immedi-
ately despatched Messrs. Weed s. Merchant
to the spot where the body was found, and
MIR. Dyer sent an express to Batavia for Mrs.
Morgan and sOme other persons who knew
him.
On the way from Gaines to the Lake,
Messrs. Weed & Marchant met several ofthe
citizens who were upon the Coroner's inquest,
from whom they asccrtained that great ankle
ETY. prevailed throughout the town to have
further examination OF the body; that they had
taken considerable pains TO obtain infOfana-
top, and ipcite inqdiry abroad. bit that roth
ing had yet been done. Mr. BRQwn,th Cor
oner, proceeded with them to the Lake, and
several citizens soon assembled, who assisted