The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-20
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ed in no Revelation.

CHICAGO Dec. 1-Th irlOw Weed
/ in publishing What he stated 10 be fact.
regarding the abduction and di ownina
OF Captain William Morgan bv the Ma
sons. dcvotes considerable space 10
refutation or denial Of the remark at
/ trihutcd To- him that the body recovered
/ from Lake Ontario in 1872 '.wa> ZOO
enough Morgan until after election :
| He complained that the calumnv fol
! lowed him Tor twenty wears. and ever
across the seas. BIT the statement Of !
prominent and reputable citizen OF this
| city regarding another allie cation o
Mr.. Weeds IN connection with the cas-,
convicts Mr. Weed of DOWNRIGHT false.
! hood
In Ia statement of facts" Mr.
Weed said that in 1881 John Whitney
of Rochester. at Weeds house, in the
~ essence of others. confessed To Iiartici-
patiny i'll Morgan's abduction. and re-
lated the particulars, as published III
Mr.. Weeds statement. Twenly-nint
years later Mr. Weed said John Whit.
ney called on him in this city. while lie
was attending National Republican
Convention. and asked him to write out
his story of Morgan 5 death. to be sigh
ed in the presence of witnesses and
published after his death. Mr.. Weed
says he neglected to do so. but in 1861
wrote to Whitney from Europe. asking
him to get Alex b. Williams. OF this
city. TO take the statement. Mr.. W eed
SAYS that letter reached this city one
week after Whitney's death.
1t having been learned that the hus-
band Of John Whitney's daughter re-
sided III this city, he was hunted up, and
asked to tell what he knew about Whit
ney's connection with Weed and the
Morgan case. He is well known here,
and is perfectly reliable in every way.
He SAID he had married Whitney 5
daughter, and knew all about his con-
uection with the Morgan matter.
Nv hat We're the facts -
Il had rather not give them. Mr..
Whitney is dead, Weed is dead. and it
can do no good. / don't want to take
i up.
After further pressing and a request
that his name oe not used unless it be-
came necessary to verify the statements
he said:
Il saw Mr.. Weeds statement, and il
is not true. He said that when he
wrote to Whitney in 1861, asking him
to make the statement to Alex Will
lians. that the letter reached here one
week after Whitney died IL must
| have been a weary chase for him, for
Whitney died May 3, 1859, at our house
on Wabash Avenue. and was buried al
, Graceland by the Masons."
! 1t was a marked difference. surely
but the fact itself, was Whitney connect.
ed with the Morgan abduction:''
NO. / went with Whitney to the
fremont house. and was with him
| when Mr.. Weed claims he offered tC
make a statement before witnesses
As nearly as | can remember. Whitney
greeted Weed with the remark: Mr.
Weed. what are you lying about me SC
to,, and spreading all those Cd do
stories about Morgan:' Weed tried tc
pacify him, asked HIM not to get angry
as he was only using the stories for po
litical effect Whitney insisted tina
they should be stopped, and Weeo
promised faithfully thal he would ito
tie stories. Whitney said: If yol
don stop it II wiring your nose OFT,
and acted very much us though Ii,
would pull " Weed's nose them
~ lat had Whitney's relations will
w, ed been previously -
They were lifelong enemies. On
the original trial Weed attacked Whit
ney in his paper, and that was neve
forgotten.