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THE CELEBRATED Masonic EXCITEMENT IN
New YoRx.-The New York Sunday Times and
Messenger has popularity which grew up with
its late founder, Major Noah, of having column
wherein all sorts of inquiries are addressed to the
editor, which he to the best Of his ability
In this form, in the last number Of that paper, We
have the following in relation to the celebrated
Morgan excitement in the State Of New York,
with some of its incidents
81 Please give a short account Of the cele-
brated Masonic excitement some twenty-seven
years since, when it was alleged that recusant
Mason BY the name of Morgan was made away
to the nomination and election of r. H. Wal
worth, commonly known as Chancellor Wal
worth, as Grand Master, III. Is a book pub
lished in this city, entitled 'Allyn's Ritual Of
ree-Masonry,' true expose of the rites and
mysteries of Free Masonry r s
I. In the year 1926 William Morgan, a "Royal
Arch Mason" residing in Batavia, N. r., was
engaged in preparing for publication work ex-
posing the Masonic secrets. His determination
having become widely known among the frater-
nifty, various attempts were made to thwart him.
His character, which was not of the most ire
proachable kind, was assailed by the public press,
and in July, of the year above named, he was ar
rested on civil process and hurried to jail
search being in the meantime made at his lOdg-
ings for papers connected with his enterprise. An
attempt was also made about the same time to
burn down Miller's printing office in Batavia,
where s.Morgan's book" was being printed. Eve
ry effort was made to get Morgan out of the way
under some color of law. On Sunday, Septem-
Der 10, he was arrested on the warrant of a Ca
nnndaigua magistrate, charging him with the lar
ceny of shirt and cravat; but, it turning out
that he had merely borrowed the articles, he was
discharged. One Of the party concerned in his
arrest then obtained fresh warrant upon an al
legged debt of two dollars, said to have been as
signed to the prosecutor by tavcrn-keeper, the
original creditor. Judgment thereupon en-
tered against Morgan for two dollars and sixty z
nine cents, debt and costs. An execution being
issued, Morgan offered his coat in satisfaction of
the Judgment. The officer in charge of the writ
refused to levy on the coat and forthwith locked
him up in Canandaigua Jail, where he remained
until the evening of the next day, when the jail
ors wife, at the request of the judgment CREDITOR
consented to let Morgan out of prison As he was
descending the Jail steps II number Of persons
seized him, and he was borne quickly to a car
rage near by, struggling and crying "murder 20
He was rapidly conveyed to Canada, and the pop
ular belief is that some time between the 18th and
10Th of September he was put to death for the
violation of his Masonic obligations
H. Mr.. Walworth, when the Anti Masonic
feeling was prevalent, wrote letter in which he
strongly urged the expediency of letting Masonry
be in allegiance until altered times and circun-
stances would Justify its being safely revived:
This was some twenty-five, years ago, and, until
within the last few months, Mr.. Walworth ceased
to exercise any of the functions of Mason. On
his being proposed as Grand Master, a body of
Masons who understand the obligation of the or
der to bind brother to sustain rather than sup
press Masonry under any circumstances, protest
ed against his appointment. That protest has
never been withdrawn, and the result is likely to
be separation of the city lodges of New York
from those in the country, the State being large
enough to have two Grand "Lodges-one for the
north, of country members, and the other, for the
south, would include the lodges of New York,
and Williamsburgh
III. We cannot vouch for any work of this
SORT