American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-20
From the Albany Observer.
q MURDER WILL OUT J"

phenomenon, Of which there is no precedent in the
history of the human mind had they been satisfied,
after knowing that he was violently and illegally
carried off without likewise knowing what had oeen
done with him. His kidnappers confessed their
guilt Immediately on this confession, and conse'
ouent conviction, these simple but deeply important
que stions present themselves 10 the minds OF the
peope, and with such force that they cannot rest
quietly under them, viz: Since the guilty confess
lhst they carried him away, what did they 90 with
him? How did they dispose OF him DID ihey
leave him dead or alive II dead, how came ne oy
his death? IL alive, where is he These questions,
We repeat il, are simple. but they come in voice
OF thunder 10 every honest heart they quicken Inc
moral sense Of every friend to liberty and humanl-
ty; they in,gorate curiosity 10 discover the dark
tracks Of the murderer; and they appeal, with re-
siscss foIce, to the spirit OF justice lhat Loo mas
planted in The human breast.
Under this excitement, this heaven.born spirit oil
eternal justice. numerous meetings havs been held
lin Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, SC. since the trial
At Canandsigua; ana among other saluiary and pru-
Dental measures, board Of delegates were chosen,
eighteen in number, one OF whcm, however, shruDk
from hi, duty, being threatened )-.hese delegates,
composed OF the mort respectable men IN society,
proceeded in body to the British side OF The Mag
ara and after Iaborious, il not thorough inses-
tie alton, they have returned, having, to their per-
awful and tremendous facts
| Firstly hat the unhappy Morgan was taken TO
Newark. Y. c gagged, bound and blind folded
Secondly he was there offered TO the Bill
tish Mssons Of that place. with request that they
should get him on board Of British man Of arar.
or turn him orer TO Drant, the Indian chief and a
mason, to BE- executed uith sardge cruelty
Thirdly--That the Newark ndge assembled, on
this ptoposilion and sent for Bran, who came aeeor
dinghy.
Four,hly- Bran. proved himself too much no
bic Of nature, 10 have any thing TO do with SO COW
ardy, iuhumsn, and wicked transaction. The
savage hero disdaned to do that, which cowardly
white monsters urged him to do
| Ffthy-the Newark masons, thus rcbuked by
savage Justice and msgnanimi,y, likewise finally
declined TO lake charge OF the miserable victim.
| Sxhy--The diabolie al wretcbes who had him in
custody, brought him back as lar as Fort Niagara
and there murdered him in cold blood cutting his
throat from TO car cutting out his tongue, and
burying i, in the sand and concluding the hesh
rites BY sinking his body deep in The lake
But the mutitudnous waves OF that lake shall
never wash from the souls OF those ure,ches, the
bloody stains Of tina, night of horror and Of crime
We now come TO the proofs and they are as
strong, as can be expected, in case involved in
such darkness and mystery, in which so many have
taken part, and are SO deeply interested in con.
following letters from DC, T-C-,
and FL B, members Of the Grand Com.
mittee Of Insestiga,ion and ss respectable men as
any in the state. Blu. before conclude, candor
induces US TO make one remark, Which is, that
though the wre,ches who had Morgan in custody,
avowed that hley stted under The authority Of the
Grand Chapter Of this state, we cannot bring our.
selves to believe il, we consider It as cloak,
sumed by The villains. to screen themselves: AT
H. ~ ttxnk. IL.
as some are nho belong to that Chapter, could ever
have so grossly, SO enormously or uickecly, mscon
strued their masonic obligations to have aulhori
zed, or conniyed at, the foulest and most horrid
murder that ever stained the annals oi our countr,
| But let US come 10 the letters only adding ha
every reader Of good will perceive the reason
Why We have suppressed certain names. They are
names Of parties, strongly suspected, in some cases
Justly, no doubt, Of having been concerned in III,
murder; but justice and humanity require, tha
they should not be prems,urely brought before th,
public, because some OF them may be innocent.
is the guilty alone that we wish to ferret cut-Co,
forbid that We should injure or wound the feeling
Of the innocent Bu as 10 the wretched victim o
this bloody tragedy
"Aias wife, children more shall he behold,
Nor friends, nor sacred hnme %
LETTER =.
. Lewiston. 18th jan 1897.
Dear Sir-Your favor of the 9Th ins, is at hand
| hasened from Lockpor. Tuesday, for the pur
pose Of attending the Court at Niagara and in do
ins SO, passed over the same ground over whic
Morgan was taken. We not only want aid and coun
tenance, but most earnestly beg and pray for il
You have no idea of the and attention paid I
the movements OF US committee men /; however, a
{ yet We have no, been moested, though cautioned
warned by insinuations from friends and foes, ind
eating the danger Of proceeding. have come to
full determination to bold on, and make use of =
. the powers with which God and Nature has endow
b cd me in the best manner of which am eapabl,
until The end OF all shall be brought to view.
ri have been Soy tvo days past ar Nispare atten<