Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-03-30
ANTI MAsONIC.
REPORT
ON THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
LOCKPORT TRIALS.
TcoNTINuED.l

CONTINUED.
CAT the Ontario General Sessions, IN Feb
uary, 1928. an attachment was ordered against
Jeremiah Brown, who had neglected to appear
as witness, according to a subpoena; and a.
eainst Isaac Farewell. for the same cause. 1t
afterwards appeared that Farewell had at this
time been sent into Canada, where he was kept,
while his family remained in Niagara county.
No proceedings were had at this term upon
the indictments pending.
In the winter of 1928, the acting governor
of New-York called the attention OF the Legis-
Isture TO the alarmed state of the public mind
in relation to the fate of Morgan, and to the
ineficiency of the ordinary means to bring the
offenders to Justice; and he recommended the
amendment of special attorney, to take charge
of the investigation. "A law to that effect was
passed, notwithstanding vigorous opposition
and Mr.. Mosely was appointed the special at
torney- In August of that year, the lndlct-
ment against Bruce, Turner, and barrow was
brought to trial at the Ontario General Ses-
sions. In order to maintain the indictment tor
a conspiracy in Ontario. or for the kidnapping
in that county, as the defendants had not been
personally acting in the matter in that connty'
it became necessary to prove pre- concert 10
remove Morgan from Canandaigua. With re-
card TO Turner and barrow, no such proof ex-
t;on ocurred after the arrival OF Morgan al
Lewiston. or while he was at Batavia. They
were acquitted, and Bruce was convicted; but
sentence was suspended to take the opinion Of
the Sunreme Court upon some legal exceptions
that had been made, in reference, chiefly, to the
noint whether he had been guilty OF any offence
in Ontario. On this trial, Solomon Z. Wright
was examined as = witness, and testIhed IN
in such manner that he was afterwards lndlc-
ted for perjury. Edward Doyle, who had en-,
tered into recognizance to appear as wit
ness, failed TO do so, and forfeited his recognl'
zance, which was estreated at this term,
.tIn November 1928, an indictment was
found at the court Of Oyer and Terminer, OF
Orleans county, against Eli Mather, tor>th
conspiracy and kidnapping. Aather was ont
of the most respectable citizens OF tnat county
and was very generally esteemed. Soon after
This Indictment, he removed to Vermont. where
he was hey ond the reach of process to compe
his appearance as witness on the trial 'of 9th
er persons.
Sin the same month, new indictments were
found in Niagara against the same persons al
ready mentioned as having been indicted II
thar county; the former bills having been foun'
DETECTIVES. In the succeeding winter. Mr. Nose
". being appointed circuit Judge resigned tn
Office of special attorney; and in March, 1895
T. C. Spencer was appointed IN his place,
the solicitation, as is understood, OF member
of the legislature from the western part OF tn
state Of New York.
SIN march, 1929, preparations were made
,rv the Indictment against Eli Mather, in o.
leans county, at the court of Oyer and Term
ner which was then held But it was remove
Inv the defendant. by certiorari, into the S,
IRENE Court. which operated as POSTPONE
poent of the trial for about six months.
elm the same month, vigorous effort ";
made before the grand jury, which assemble
r nj Rochester, in monroe county. to penetra
he cloud of darkness which rested on the tran
actions at that place, and to detect the otfen
ers there. A great number OF witnesses we
closely examined, but very little in the shal
ofleqal testimony was elected, while clue
MANY important facts was obtained. Amor
these witnesses was Isaac Allen, with respe
TO whom the grand jury made report to q
court. that he had refused to answer questio
nut TO him, touching his knowledge OF the FAC
whether a carriage had stopped at his house
he tlth, 18th, or 18th of September, 18z
whether any person had applied to him to tu
nish pair of horses to draw carriage to Il
west about those days; and whether certa
nerson, who was named to him, was at h