The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-31


his big toe on the left foot had been frozen,
and the bone had become SO affected that
the physician made an incision into the
flesh, and scraped the bone, which left a
scar similar in appearance to scar on the
same place on his body he had good
deal OF hair on his breast which was grey
he was very full breasted: he never had
any broken limb to my knowledge. The
coroner then showed the clothes which the
body had on when found, and the tlacts
and scrap of writing found in the pockets,
when witness testified that she had never
seen any of those articles of dress before.
or the tract; she could not swear to the
hand writing on the paper exhibited, though
one or two of the letters were something
similar to. her husbands hand writing
Witness then stated, i'll answer to ques-
ton put by juryman, that she was fully
convinced in her own mind that this is the
body of her husband, William Morgan
D7. Ezra Strong testified-That he knew
Morgan four years ago, from the month of
April to the month of September in the next
year. He and his wife boarded at my
house about six months he was sick most
of the time with infamed eyes: / attended
him two or three months, sometimes alone.
and sometimes other physicians were cal
led in. Witness thinks from the upper
part of the head of this body that it is the
body of William Morgan. Whilst he
boarded with me | extracted two teeth
from him, as found by charges in my book:
does not recollect which jaw they were
taken from two teeth have been extract
cd frem this body Mrs. Morgan handed
me the two teeth which she said | extract
ed, and they will slide into the places or
vacancies of the head of this body quite
well, though the face is so much swollen it
is Impossible to decide exactly whether
they were taken from this head. Morgan
had heavy beard, and much hair on his
breast. The body has been innoculated,
as appears by scar on the arm another
tooth IN the body is broken or split off. If
body had been floating about in the wa
ter, exposed to the air, since the time Nor
gan was missing, it would have purified
more than this body but if ithad been I'M
der water, it might have been better pre-
served
DR.. John ID. Henry testified-That he
knew William Morgan when he resided i'll
Rochester, and attended him as physi-
clan; does not recollect any strong marks
about him by which he could identify this
body as his. He had infamed eyes, and
prescribed for him for nearly nine months
knew his hair, but cannot identify this body
by that to his satisfaction: remembered
his whiskers, and shaved them frequently
he had fine teeth in front, which he was
very anxious should not be injured by sail
walton. The teeth Of this body appears, rs
| should expect the teeth of Morgan would
appear: the shape of this head, though
much hloated, u very similar to the head
of Morgan. should he unwilling to say
! that this was Morgan's body, or that it was
not, though the teeth, the shape of the head,
and the hair resemble Morran's. II would
be impossible for me to decide whether
the body could be preserved as this has
been: | should not suppose it was remark
able TO find body preserved as this is
many bodies decay sooner than others and
much depends upon exposure to the air,
and the sun; they might have been better,
or they might have been worse, preserved.
Cannot determine from the appearance
whether this body has been bound about
the hands or feet. Mrs. Morgan, before
she saw the lody, described 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 a scar on one
OF the great toes. On examining this hodv,
| lind two teeth gone, and also a mark on
one ofthe great toes-the two teeth which
she had will slide into and fill the vacan-
cles IN the jaw pretty well.
Alter an examination of about four hours,
the testimony was closed, and the Jury Of
Inquest, consisting of twenty-three mem
bers, consulted moment together, and a
greed unanimously upon their verdict that
1t was the body Of VILLLAlT MORGAN,
and that he came to has death By su6ocation
by drown'ng," which verdict was made up
IN the form of an Inqusition, and signed
by the whole panel.
Signed By the Committee