The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-07
THURL0W WEED.

Carson on the Death of Morgan-Thurlou
Weed Pronounced Guilty of Conoealing "a
Crime-What the Fraternity VIII do-fhe
Penalty of Exposing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Revival of Anti-Masonic Question:
OEeilly's Book.
The publication in New York Of Thurlow
Weeds dcath-bed statement, revealing the
points stated by him concerning the death
of William Morgan. who disappeared after
Che publication of his pamphlet, "Morgan's
Free Masonry Exposed and Explained, has
created wonderful revival of the topics OF
that day. The interest taken in the matter
seems equally great by both Masons and
anti-MaSons. In Cincinnati the topic was
frequently discussed on Wednesday. The
abstracts printed in the Commercial were
Gag erly read and the copies of the New Y ork
papers were bought up as soon MS they ar
rived Prominent dealers said they could
have sold hundreds traditional ones.
"The interest taken in the matter" said
a prominent Vine street bookseller, "is evil
denced not only in the greed TO get the pa
pcrs concerning the statement OF Mr.. Weed
but in the desire for anything relating 10
either to Mr.. Weed or Morgan himself
Here, !" said he, sis recent publication of
Mr. Morgans book, which some en,erpris-
ing publisher has produced since Mr.
Weeds death. There is new demand tor
them"
THE TALK AMONG MAsoNs.
Among Masons yesterday the Weed reve.
lation was talked of to the exclusion of
other topics. Various opinions were ex-
pressed on the subject, none of which We're
complimentary to Mr., Weed. Most OF the
gentlemen were inclined to treat the mat
ter very seriously, though few were in
clned to talk ippantly Of it, describing 1t
no pYnlpInI |
ticed, however, that the latter tendency
decreased in proportion to the rank OF the
speaker in the Masonic order.
WHAT MIR. CARSON SAYS.
MIR. Enoch r. Carson is the past grand
commander of the Grand COmmandery,
Knights-Tempars of Ohio, and the Ohio
member OF the Supreme council of the
thrLy.third degree. He was busily en-
gagged in the office OF the Masonic and
Knights Templars' Mutual Aid ASSOCIATION,
of which he is president and treasurer,
when Commercial reporter called on him
Tuesday afternoon.
81 have not seen the full statement in
the Sum" said he, "ior | could not get II
copy, but ! read the extracts published in
the morning papers"
what do you think of Mr. Weeds state.
ments, Mr.. CARSON" was asked
81 think Mr., Weed died as he lived, " was
the reply.
How is that
He ALWAYS was u liar and he died per.
jurer. believe this statement is false from
beginning to end; that Whitney never
made such statement to Weed, and that il
he did, it was false and Weed knew it wa,
false when he heard it. Weed always was ~
extremely selfish man. He would charge d
man with the murder of his wife, knowing
it would cause that man to commit suicide
if il suited him to do So This statement i,
not II surprise to me. expected that SOME
such vcnomous sting would be made before
the serpent finally died. | do not know
what the papers find in man like Weed Il
extol. and yet they have been full of hin
for the past fortnight. This is not the frs
man who has said he killed Morgan how
ever, even fhe did say so"
SOME FORMER CONFESSIONS.
"Who else has done so2"
"A Mr. Stone, in Illinois, in pamphle
on Mas )nry, published in New York il
1882, gives an account OF two COME jsions n
that time. In 1885 Il man named Nallma
Of illinois, made a detailed confession o
having murdered Morgan, Then don
take any stock in man who would concea
murder for fifty one years, while during
that period he had been charging this very
oilensC upon the Masons. saying they hat
der, when committed by one of their order
What would he thought ola citizen of Gin
Clnnati who would come forward now Hnt
say that he lad the confession of u MAJ
shortly after the Baldwin murder, Stain,
that he had been guilty of the crime, bu
that now the murderer was dcad2 Aud how
much would it add to our disgust for sucl
n statement if il should be we'll know
fact that during all that time the party
making such u statement had been Charg
inG citizens or the members of Il rcspcCta
Bile society with having committed thi
murder That is Mr.. Weeds case exactly.
MIR. WEEDS STORY.
MIR. Carson, let me read this statement
made by Mr. Weed, concerning the finding
OF the body, In order to get your view off
"'ln the autumn OF 1927, the discovery o
the body of an unknown man on the shOr,
OF Lake Ontario, near the mouth of Oal
Orchard creek, gave new and absorblui
aspect to the question. The description q
that body, rs published by the coroner VIII,
held IN inquest over it, induced n belle
thet 1t was the body OF William Morgan
Our committee decided to hold another in
quest, Impressed with the Importance an,
responsibility of the question, | gave pub
lie notice of our intention, and PERSONAL,
invited several citizens who had know
Morgan to be present. One of our commit
leo went to Batavia to secure the attend
auCe Of Mrs. Morgan, and rs many other
who knew him AS would attend. Tn
body had been inferred where IL wa
found, The rude collin was opened in Tn
presence of between forty aud fifty per
sons, When IL was reached, and bcior
removing the lid, received from Mrs
Morgan, and others who knew him well
descriptions of his person. Mrs. Morga
described the color of his hair, q scar upo
his foot, and that his teeth were double
all round. DIR. Strong confirmed Mrs. MOI
gan's statement about double teeth, one
which he had extracted, while another wa
broken, indicating the position of the e>
traCtcd and broken teeth. When the COLI
was opened tho body disclosed the peculiar
ities described by Mrs. Morgan and ID
Strong.
This second inquest and the examins
ton of the body proceeded in open day, an
in the presence of Masuns and anti. Mason
not one of whom dssented from the coroi
er's jury, by which the body was unan
mouSy declared to be that ofWilliam Mo
gan. Mrs. Morgan, in her testimon,
failed to recognize the clothes. The bod
was taken to Batavia, where IL was reil
TERED, no one as yet expressing any dout
OF its identity.
Subsequently, however, we were su
prised by u statement that the body SUI
posed to pc that of Morgan was alleged |
be the body of Timothy Monroe, who Ia
been drowned in the Niagara river sevc
weeks before holding the first inQues
This awakened general and intense feeling
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