Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-29
THE Death Of Morgan.
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Confession.
The mystery OF the disappearance and fate a
William Morgan, OF Batavia, New YORK. moro
Than hfty years ago, Is revived by the publcatson
| In the New York sun OF yesterday OF n three-
coiumh statement from the late Thurlow Weed,
whleh was sworn TO before New York notary on
the sSth OF September last In this Statement NJ
weed gives history OF the disappcarance AZ
Morgan, who had made disclosure OF Masonic
| secrets, and in the abduction OF whom he SAW
'it was well known that Free Masons were
concerned" Mr.. Weed then gives a long
account OF the steps which he and other Lead
| Ing anti-Masons took 10 discover the vhera
abouts and fate Of Morgan, ana mention.
| alleged Instances OF prosecutions 20 which he
was subjected because OF his efforts but these
nave already found some form OF publication
Mr. Weed gives his experience with one Elisha
| Adams, "who was an invalid soldier while Morgan
was confined In a magazine at Fort Niagara who
informed him that the supposed Morgan WAS
taken In a carriage from the fort and placed I'm 4
boat, and that the boat afterwards returned with
cut t4e supposed Morgan, but when Adams was
| put oh the stand he swore he knew nothing about
the matter Mr.. Weed charges that the witness
had been tampered with. Mr.. Weed then states
that in 1891 libel suit was commenced acninsf
MIN by Gen. Gould, OF Rochester The libel
charged charge Gen Cen Gould with giving money re.
Chapter to enable Burrage Smith ana John
whitney TO escape from Justice. The Testimony
was not legally sunicient TO sustain the truth OF
the libel, snd under the judges Instructions the
Jury found verdict OF s40O against Mr. weed
u.
Samuel Barton and John Whitney passed the
| evening at Mr. Weeds house. Jewett was pres
| pared, according 10 Mr. Weeds statement 20 tee.
THY that he furnished a carriage for those who
were conveying Morgan secretly from Canandat-
qua TO Niagara. John Whitney was one OF the
| party Major Barton would have testified that he
furnished the carriage which conveyed the party
from Lewiston to Fort Niagara, John Whifney
being one OF that party. Whitney would have
sworn that Gould supplied money 10 enable him
10 escape from Justice" Mr. Weed then Dro-
! ceeds with detail OF the alleged Concession
M Nor anti
auction and fate.n According 10 this the
/ ldea OF suppressing Morgan's "inJended exposure
oil the secrets or Mansnnry" was suggested nv a
| man by the name Of Johns, and was discussed I'm
several Masonic lodges. Johns, according 10 Whit
| ney's statement 10 Mr. Weed, suggested that
Morgan should be separated from Miller ana
/ placed on farm in Canada west For THIS pur-
pose ne was taken 10 Niagara and placed In the
magazine OF the fort until arrangements for set
| Ting him in Canada were completed, but the Ca
madam Masons disappointed them. After several
meetings. OF the lodge In Canada, opposite Fort
Niagara, refusal 10 have anything 10 90
with Morgan left his kidnappers' greatly per-
picked. Opportunity a Royal Ar5h Chapter
was Installed at Lewiston The occasion
brought large number OF enthusiastic
Mas9ns together After labor in Masonic
language, they retired 20 refreshments Under
the eNhilaraJion OF champagne and other Wanda
the chaplain, Rev. L. H. Cummings. OF Rochester
peculiar emphasis, and in the language or their
ritual: The enemies or our order may they md q
feet aS SIX ea aef' Ge1p six feet long and sx
that toast, which was received with great enthu-
slasnl, CoL Nm. King, an officer In our war OF 1874
ana then a member OF assembly from Niagara
county, called Whitney. OF Rochester; Howard OF
! Bunalo; Chub0uck, or Lewiston, and Garside OF
canada, out or the room and into a Carriage FUR
ntshed by Major Barton They were driven TO
Fort Niagara, repaired TO the magazine and in
formed Morgan that the ARRANGEMENTS for ssnding
MIN 10 canada were completed, and that hia
FAMILY would soon follow him. Morgan received
the information cheerfully, and walked with sun
posed friends TO the boat, which was rowed 10 thu
/ mouth OF the river, where a rope was wound
| around his body, 10 each end OF which siDkef
was attached. Morgan was then thrown over
board. He grasped the gunwale or the boat con-
| FulSlVely. GarSide, In forcing Morgan TO relD-
quish his hold, was severely bittenp Whitney
IN concluding his narrative, said he uas now ne.
ilved from heavy load; that for four years he
had not heard the window rustic or any other
noise at night without thinking the sherifY WA
! after him. Col. Jewett, looking fxedIy at whit
/ ney, SAID: tweed can hang you now.o aBuf Ia
WON'T" was Whitney's reply
In conclusion Mr. Weed said: "Of course a secre2
thus conhded TO me was inviOlably kept and TWEEN.
ty-nlneyears afterward, while attending nation-
| al republican convention at Chicago, John Whit
hey, who then resided there called TO say that h
wanted me 10 write out what he once told ma
ABOUT Morgans fate, TO be signed by him IN the
presence or witnesses TO be- sealed up and published
AFTER his death. promised 10 do so before Leaving
chicago. There was no leisure, however durin6
the slUung or the convention, and even before id
i IL auJournment, forgetting what L had told
whitney, hurried TO Iowa, returning by the way
OF Springfield TO visit Mr. Lincoln. In the excite
| inenC OF The canvass which followed. and thu
| secession OF the southern states upon Mr. Lin
CONS election, neglected the important duty or
securing the confession Whitney was so anxious
10 make In 1861 went to Europe, and while n
London wrote letter TO Whitney asking him 70
get Alex Is. Williams, then resident OF Chicago.
e, 90 what had SO unpardonably neglected That
letter reached Chicago one week after whitney4
death, Closing the last and only chance for th6
revelation or That important eventn