The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-01

have purified more than this body but if
it had been under water it might have been
preserved.
William ". Morgan-testifed,i that he knew
VIM. Morgan considerably. The head. the
beard, the hair on the breast of this body,
resemhed MOrgan's. Does not recOllect "a
ny thing about Morgan's teeth: was ac-
quainted with him two years ago last Feb
r,lary, and saw him frequently from that
time until he was missing. | was absent
from Batavia about nine months during the
time, but saw him frequently.
DR.. J. ID. Henry--testified, that he knew
VIM. Morgan, when he resided in Rochcs-
ter, and attended him as physician: does
not recollect any strong marks about him,
by which he could identify the body as bis.
He had innamed land witness prescribed
for him nearly nine months: knew his hair,
but cannot identify the body by that to his sat
isfaction: remembered his whlskers and shaw
ed them frequently. He had fine teeth in
front, which he was anxious should not be
injured by salvation. The teeth of this body
appear as should expect the teeth Of Nor
gan would appear. The shape of this head.
though much bloated, is very similar to the
head of Morgan. should be very UNIV ing
to say that it was Morgan's bodyor that it was
not; though the teeth, the shape of the head
andthr hair, resemble ,Morgan's. 1t would be
Impossible for me toedecide, whether body
could ba preserved as this has been. | should
not suppose it remarkable to fad a body pre-
served as this is. Many bodies decay sooner
than Others. a. much depends upon expo
sure to the air and sun. This might have been
better or worse preserved Cannot determine
from the appearance, whether this body has
been bound about the hands or feet Mrs.
Norgan, before she saw the body, des-
cribed the place where two teeth had been
taken from her husband, and showed me- the
teeth.--She likewise described the manner in
which one had been broken off, and scar
on one of the great toes. On examining this
body, find two teeth gone and one broken
of. as described, and also mark on one of
the great toes. The two teeth which she had
will slide into and fill he vacancies, in the bo-
dy, pretty we'll
ThuriolO Weed-being sworn, says that he
came here in company with others on Satur-
day last to examine the body, and that he as
sisted in disintering il. He says that Mr. Fitch
in describing the beard and hair of Morgan,
before the grave was opened, stated that his
ears We're fill oflong grey hairs. Upon look
ing into the ears of this body, witness did not
find the hairs so thick as Mr.. Fitch represent
ed, (athough several long and gray, remain
ed there) but that in the course Of the exam
ination he found mass of hair lodged in the
bottom of the ear corresponding with the hair
described by Mr. Fitch. which had evidently
dropped out and fell into the ear. Witness
took this hair out in the presence of Messrs.
Dyer and Byington. To-day having a better
view of The right ear, many long and gray
hairs are still to be seen.
After an examination of about four hours.
the testimony was closed and the Jury of H.
quest, consisting of % members, consulted 4
moment together. and agreed unanimously on
their verdict, that it was 'the body of WIL-
death by su60cation of droWning," which ver-
dict was signed by the whole panel.
We have been thus par icular in stating the
facts knowing that the subject was ofvery en-
crossing interest to community. and that Gu
riosity would be awakened to learn the whole
circumstances, that each individual for him
'selfmight apply his own judgment to the case
and decide whether the indemnity had been
established.
For ourselves we do conceive that the body
has been identified as the body of Captain
WILLIAM MORGAN beyond the shadow
of doubt. In this discovery we cannot but
trace the hand of an overriding Providence,
who, when all human efforts were found too
weak efectuaiIy to penetrate the mysterious
secret, has chosen in his own time, and by his
own means to throw broad light upon this
dark mystery. This induces us to rely with
stronger hope on the same Providence,to nm
ravel the remainder of this entangIed scheme
and to furnish means for bringing all the per-
Petrators ofa daring outrage TO merited pun
ishment.
SAMUEL WORKS,
FREDERICK F. BACKUS,
FREDERICK WHTTTLESEY,