The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-12-14

With evident reluctance, found a
verdict Of $4O0cagainst me. My
offence consisted in asserting a
fact, the exact truth of which
would have been established if the
testimony had not been ruled out
by monstrous perversion of
justice. +. { 80 - 80, " :. !
Col. Simeon B Jcwett of Clark.
son, Major Samuel Barton of
Lewiston, and John Whitney of
Rochester passed lhat.evenNg at,
my house. Jewett was prepared
to testify that be furnished car
riage for those who were convey
ing Morgan secretly from Can
andaigua to Niagara. John. Whit
ney was Que of the. patty. Major
Barton. would have testified that
he furnished The carriage which
conveyed the party from Lewis,
ton to Fort Niagara. John Whit.
ney being Que ui that party.
Whitney would have sworn that
Gould supplied money to enable
him to escape from joslice-" In
the course Of the esenipg. the
Morgan affair being the principal
topic OF conversation. Col. Jewett
turned TO .Wbilney With emphasis
and said: John, what if you
make 5 clean breast Oft Whit
neg locked i::G.isi.sl,aa. Barton,
Who added :a 60 ahead @-a.,. -
Whitney theu related in detail
the history Of Morgan's abduction
and fate. The idea of suppressipg
Morgan's Intended exposure Of
The secrets of. Masonry was first
suggested by man by the name
of Johns. It was discussed in
lodges at Batavia, LIE Boy, and
Rochester. Johns suggested that
Morgan should be separated from
Miller aud placed on q farm in
Canada West. For this purpose
be was taken TO Niagara and
placed iu the magazine of the fort
until arrangements for settling
him in Canada were completed,
but the Canadian Masons disap.
pointed them. After several IA eet-
ings of tee lodge in Canada, oppo-
site Fort Niagara. q refusal to
have anything to do with Morgan
left his 'kld"appers' greatly per-
plexed. Opportunely Royal
Arch Chapter was installed at
Lewiston. The occasion brought
large number Of enthusiastic
Masons together. 'Af,es Labor,
in Masonic language, they retired
to refresh men,.' Under the ex
hilsration ofchampagne and other
viands, the Chaplain (the Rev. F.
q. Cummings Of Rocbester) was
called on for u toast. "a He respond:
ed with peculiar emphasis and in
the language Of their ritual : The.
enemies Of our order-Msy they
find a grave six feet deep, six feet
long, aud ak feet due east and
west Immediately after tbattoast
which was received with great
| enthusiasm, Col. William King,
an officer in our war of 1912. and
then mem Der Of Assembly from
Niagara county. called Whitney
| of Rochester, Howard of Buffalo.
Chubbnck Of Lewiston, and Gar.
side of Csuuds ont nf the. room
and into u carriage furnished bS
Major Barton. They were driven
| to Fort Niagara, repaired to the
magazine, and Informed Morgan,
that the arrangements for sending
him 10 Canada we're completed,
and that his family would soon
follow bim. Morgsn received the
information cheerfully. and walked
/ with supposed -friendsrto the boat,
which was no 9ed to the mouth of
the river, where a rope was
wound around his body, TO each
end Of which q sinker was at
saebed. Morgan was then thrown
overheard. He graspsd the gun-
vale Of the boat convuIsi7cly.
Garside, In forcing Morgan to re-
lineuish his hold, was severely
bitten.
Whitney, in concluding his
narrative, said be was now re.
lieved from a heavy load that
for four years be had not heard
the window rustic Or any other
noise. st night without thinking
! the Sheriff wss after him. Col.
t Jewett, looking 6xedly st Whit
ney, said !: Weed can hang you
now But he WON'T was Whit
ney's prompt reply. Of course q
secret thus confded to me was
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