Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-02
VOL. XXIV.. NO. 81.

OTch'TG creek Colonel Howell states that Will,
he was one of the coroners of the conn,y h.
held four iEqaess upon bodies, Identified TO b,vs
been lost in the Niagara river. This shows m.
tendency OF The current to deposit what comes our
OF the river in that vicinity. The distance is be-
tween "a and 40 miles.
On Sunday morning the UNDERSIGNED with De-
tors John ID Henry and Ezra S,rone Who 49,,
ued Morgan, through several ii > of sickness and
Mi Lesser Beardslee. and Russell DYER wb,
were intimately acquainted with hun a rived =,
the mourn 81 the creek Mrs. Morgan and ,.x.,sl
Witnesses from Batavia, came soon sfterwarI.
he Coroner issued his war; ant for a new ino,.,
Beiore noon, from $50 TO 2O3s citizens, from ,I,s
distance OF . to 70 niiss, arrie.d. Before Mrs.
Morgan crossed the creek. and before the hody
was tsken from the grave, DR.. Henry took f,o,n
the lips Of Mrs. Morgan, and wrote down -
ute description OF The person OF her husband. and
~ ''f MARS ny "hch she expected to inden,fy
nun She had furnished, and gave 10 DR. Henri
/ The {" o teeth extracted by DIR. Strong and Ill
him from what part the upper law tbev ,vs,a,
Ken. 4 d described tue situation and appearance oF
the b Oxen tooth she stated aiso that there vvBs
scar AID cslous On the great OF the lett foot
occssioned By being frozen in such 4 way "a TO rem
be scraped. "
E,ililraH H0r,ic, being $50 rn, testified tia, ii.
io"" Ie body ON the siore OF the Lake near >. here
DO" her' mat The body was lying The face, bead
towards the shore, and one hand and one fno, i,,,
/ IN the edge of The water The BODY ia now 80,
SWOLLEN end blackertln It was particularly abcu1
the face and head "S'ut
/ Lester Redr6site les.iiirl that he had exni IN,
/ lie head OF the body, that he knew William NJ
gam and saw him in AGsu t, before he ,vaa miss-
Ing; that the shape OF Morgsn's head his hair an4
/ ms ears, were similar To thoss features on the r.
| dy. NorS-n showed witness his teeth abo,,,
1o'[ years ago, which were what is commonly CALI
ed double teeth all around there were no teeth Cow
at that Time lhe teeth in his body are doubla ;sa,s
similar TO doreans Morg,n's ears were filed ,Th
"-ii more man people IN general, which was lopy
ana me; his BEARD was grey, lie wore no whiso
tefs that remember he was bald ON the Ton =
HI head, and the hair behind and al the sdss IS.
h's 4-ad was long, aud usually combed nm 10 80
Vef his baidness; tie had small nose; Morsan "a
more ha'r on his breast than most people. and
/ i0li chez, Ia which respect The BODY rsssn,frn
nm Morgan had light eyes, Iighish complexion.
I MS height corresponds with that of the bo5v
rhouId ihink Morgan was over so years Of age
Witness HeLlhs that H:s doiy is The 52dy of YIN.
! -(0fSqn. - - '1"'
! 1hwoi0 Net being sworn, ssvs-T h,, ~
came here In company with Others on SatpY,f.,
i"si, 10 examine The body and that he assis,sd ~
I disih'err:nG 1t lie says that MIR. Fitch, in des-
I criohg 'hs head and hair oil Morgan, bsfure the
grave WAS opened stated that his ears were Cnll IS
long gray hairs. Upon looking into the ears nj
this body witness did ind the hairs so thick "a
MI. Fitch represented, (alIhough several lone a.,
grey remained therel but that in The course Of ,hs
examination, be found mass OF hair LODGED in IT,
poiicni ot Tia ear, corresponding with the hair
described by Mr.. Fitch, which had eyi,entIv de-
ped out and fell into the ear: witness to3t X.
hair oul III the presence Of MIR. Dyer and MI
/ byins'on. 10 day, having Better view Of ,Bs
'ls3i car, many hairs, long and grey, are 10 he
seen there. ~
Russei Dyer. testified, ihst he knew Viu;.,,,
NO gan III ! he has seen the body, and thinks
ina Ii Is Tie body OF William AIYrgan. The sbsre
; Of MoIgan's head; his hair; his double tech :,
front, were similar to this body. MORGAN bad on
tooth gone Ia The upper jaw, and The uext ons .,
I" was broken or split, in which respect the bod,
fssein'l's hinij when witness beard the report ~
We "" o"eF IN relation TO The body which va,
published, IN which 1t stated that two terri
were gone IN The iOIOer j.w, witaegs then Ga
tI.t II Tue teeth were gone from the Io,crr law oI
ihe head oil TITS body, u could not be the bodv ~
" iIIiam Morgan. Witness thea declared he hsI
iO ""nCi luf this is the body of William MoIqan
Ge'TSe ~. Ad'JlS testified, That he knew
" Imam "iosah, and thai he has seen The bodv.
"4"sss IS sIiVsrsIDith in Batavia and Nio,0sn
"'e' 10 shave at gloss 10 witness' shop and wiz
y 80 ienH'Asd bat Mo'gln shaved higher up bis
ace than any man witness ever sayy. this bo,Iv
has been shsyed, appears by the besrJ ain,,
up 10 me eyes. The si@e and shape OF Mofgan,s
i"gers and niger nails were similar 10 those nj
'i'S uodN Morgan lad double chin and tbouyh
ue fare ct the body Is mach swollen il has tnI
arpt"fanee OF having double chin Morgan ha,
inc ss'i al teeth, anI had lost some the vocao
c't5 al 'hlah he riiewed hen he grated his teeth
OF i""shedj he had an extreme full chest and M.
9o'' "a was covered with a G,sntisy of grey hair
. 6sa
3od) Morgan was not tar from SO years of are.
should think, and lie sLouf 5 feet 8 iach.s
nigh; tie had a tapeTing and hand and a sm.t
wis he bad lump or notuberance ON his l,sa
little above ms forehead, and observed 80,
lar aPps"r"hce upon tls body. Witness fesls
-stished, ties Odd doIbi, that this is the body OF
William Morgan. wy Va
i LheHdd .horgGn testified, tha, she was m.
VIE o. " J'ism Morgan, OF batavia The I,st
t'iHe she Jaw hm The lIth OF Sel,ten,I,rr 1eos
lie h".l Oh iheb blue coat, blue vest, and blue
pahlao"hsj The panialoons Of a dReren, Eind of
c'ou ""n Tue cot aud vest; he never wore = fan.
ne! Shii' Doi wore flannel Wrappers B. . bsa
"n ho"7 and syo0iIrn soras; tie boots were a.,
dnj worO. and thinks hey were calf skin N. lsd
On q Wine neck handkerchief, ami linen .hirt soI
ha1 WIN him Gag siik poke, h,pakr,,r,.2
81 metid'c worn; size thinks she .bouId kpos, a.,
cIoihe- % size saw lh-m; he used tobscro 1y,,.
ness ha, seen ihu body and finds points of resen,
nance tci"een 1t aud her husband The teeth tIs
h@""s, TIE o east the nails on the hogsfs and fOps
-e s'p'uaTi he bad been uocnlsted tor The email
! PoN GA hs left ara, he had donble teeth ali
Io"ha' two teeth wsTe gone from the j4,y.--
~. strong extracted to- b the teeth, which witness
haI Witn bier; on The night eide ct The upper law
the TOOTH next 10 one Of thO-e which were extract
eti Ws- srit OF, Vie suspendrrs which he hsd "a,
were cotton Knit; biz coat pockets were ,vhte,
cot llnei or isesi with cloth similar 10 tie eo.,
itself 'iie lining Oi the ps. isioob- vvas ,vb,ts a.,
believes ~ white linen. Wy hu-b1nd was bald I'm
lie top OF bic bead, except small place J., ,Ls
csnuc' "Inth was cov'fsi with urck fine hair
De d es.od hi~ hair stfesiy by con,bi,,, n ,lc,y o.
ven DE read, wtnes, had no d.uU, bu2 The !. ,ts
body Df her husband The ;oi,, ~ ~. bts
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