Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-11-08
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pers, purporting 10 be a statement Of
facts as related by the subject Of them,
to the editor Of the Philadelphia Penn
syirGaia Gazette; but which we hold to
BE- a tissue OF absurd and contradictory
misstaie mepts; a mere gull trap, set tor
the public sympathy and muniicence;
or perhaps, more particularly for mason.
ic munihcence. Itappsars that ON the
25th ult., while at Mount Maria, Penn.
a man calling himself Addison Elting,
of Wayne county,-no town named
was seized, between the hours Of 9 aud
10 O'Clock in the evening, by three per-
sons unknown and unknowing'-for
so 1t can be made TO appear from bis W
statement,-ha was then thrown into \
'fargs bor,n contained in a covered wa
gon. aud carried of a hundred and my
miles, not beng able by bis cries. iho'
he was neither gagged nor throttled. 10
raise assis.aneel lie was then taken
from the wagon and kept in the woods.
still confined with the er ption of
nights, in the box, in which state be o q
tinuel for tpeaiy three days. subsisting
on bread aud waisri during the whole
Of this Tina ls never saw day light
Here then isa story that might well sur
felt a IMAM If menstrous nav" Num-
chausen's best will bear no comparison
TO it. The purpose to be effected toos
as he states it, by those who carried
him of, stamps imposition on the face
of tbs whole. He FIRST tells us that 10
was TO convince him that it was pracfi.
cableto carry off Morgan or any othes
person.! and then says, they. his kee-
pers, would have forced him "to csrti-
fy to the truth Of Morgan's book; but
lthi, be refused II don!--Exslted mar
tyrl thy name shall go down to after
ages. evera the name OF John .9ogsrss
Seriously, il is the most lame and impo-
tent fabrication we have read for some
days The most superficial reader may
detect and convict him by his W words.
We cannot conceive how so respectable
editor as be of the Gazette. could be
thus imposed Mas. Mirror.
Morgan Found "A body has BEEN
found in Lake Ontario, Orleans countys
which Is said to be acme other than that
Of YIN. Morean.-lt is said to have
been identified by a scar on ore of Ina
feet. the like Of which /. known to have
been left BY a surgical operation on y
s,miiar part of Noigan's bodyp 10 fur-
Ither proof, two teeth, which formerly
belonged to the mouth Of Morgan, vera
produced and found to e, very nicely in
vacancies ascertsinad to be in the Jaws
Of the corpse! It will be recollected that
Morgan, according to certain athrma-
tons, has been dead for more than =
year, and has been washing about IN
Lake Ontario; and his body ~ now
found and identified by n scratch on tho
foot! We will not insult the COED sense
OF our readers, by offering at presents
any serious remarks. We may have
occasion 10 speak OF il at another times
There can be no doubt that efforts VIII
be made 10 stuff this subject down our
,hroats. but il will go ha,d,-The fol-
low 2 Is from the New York Enquirer.
Morgan The Buffalo papers say
that il wa. rumored that the skeleton Oh
sorgan had been found at the mouth OF
Oak Orchard Greek, near Lake Onta-
rio. The Coroner has sent for his wife.
to identify the skeleton. We know they
would dnd Morgan. just on the sus %
The election! They used formerly 10
Ibresk down the pier at Black Rock bus
tina, Joke is stale. 10.
The Albany Advertiser says:--"There
n. a story in circulation at the west,
that previous To tho last examination,
the body said to be Morgan's, had bsen
identified by a woman from Canada
recently from Ireland, as her husband
who had been drowned with several a.
Tiers. about Ave wesks before. .
matter should be again and thoroughly
Investigated.
We publ shed a few days ago an c
count of the abduction Of Mr.. Ellting
and bis affidavit regarding the singular
transaction. 1t now appears from
statement ia the Philadelphia Gazette
that the individual is a rank imposters
and that his deposition, publicly made
before the mayor Of that city. IS ABB
ricatiou from beginningt s end. gen
ltleman Of the highest respsctao.hty,
lfroc, the neighbourhood, states that Eli-