The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-07

slltd IL fecoanilo ihe clothes Tue
nlhY rAEfN 10 nAfAVfN.
where IL vas fdntefftd, no Que ~ yet ek-
PRESSING any doubt Of its Identity,
Subsequently,, however, we we're surprised
by a statement that the body supposed ~ be
HAT Of Morgan WAS alleged " he tile body
Jf Timothy Monroe who had been dr0Nhd
In the Niagara river several weeks before
holding tue FIRST inquest. This awakened
general aud intense feeling. Notice was
given that third inquest would be held at
Batavia, where the widow and son OF Elmo
thy Monroe appeared as witnesses. Mrs.
Monroe swore TO body essentially diiler-
emit from that found at Oak Orchard creek.
Her husband, she said, had black hair that
had been recently cut, and stood erect
Her testimony made her husband rom
three TO four inches taller than that OF the
body IN question. She testified that her
husband had double teeth all round, and de-
scribed an extracted tooth rom the wrong
law and knew nothing OF the broken tooth .
The hair upon the head OF the drowned
man was long, silky. and OF a chestnut
color, while that OF Monroe, according TO
the testimony of Mrs. Monroe aud her son,
was short, black, and close cut. While
Mrs. Monroe failed in describing the body,
her descr ption of the clothing was minute
lv accurate. The heel of his stocking was
described as having been darned with yarn
different in color. Her cross.examination
was very rigid, and her answers throughout
were found to be correct. The clothing
thus described had been in possession OF
the coroner, who testified that IL had not
been seen either. by Mrs. Monroe or any
stranger from yhom she &C.. could Ii, have S,0 OBJ
Mrs. Morgau's description of the body, be-
fore she had seen it, was quite as satlsiac-
tory as Mrs. Monroe's description OF the
clothes.
y$Our committee took no part in
THE THIRD INQUEST,
and the body, as is known, was declared to
be that of Timothy Monroe. Simulta-
neously an incident occurred showing the
vindictive spirit of our opponents. On the
evening of the day that the body inferred
at Batavia was declared by third inquest
to be that OF Timothy Monroe, went into
the billiard room of the Eagle hotel to see a
friend from Clarkson. When leaving the
room Ebenezer Griffin esq.,, a prominent
lawyer employed as counsel for Masons,
who was PLAYING billiards, turned to me,
cue in hand, saying: "Well, Weed, what
will you do for a Morgan pow?" To which
| replied, "That is god enough Nor
gan for us till You bring back the
one you carried Off" On the follow
ing morning the Daily Advertiser, Ma
sonic organ, contained paragraph char
ging me with having boastingly said that
the body in question twas good enough
Morgan until after the election" That
perversion went therounds of the Masonic
and Democratic press, awakening much
popular indignation snd subjecting me to
in speeches and resolutions
at political meetings and conventions, Ex-
were disregarded The maxim
that "falsehood will travel miles while truth
Is drawing on its boots" was verified, |
suffered obloquy and reproach from that
wicked perversion for nearly half a century.
Indeed there is reason to believe that even
now where / am personally unknown, gem
srations are growing up believing that /
nutilated dead body for polit:-
cal effect, and, when exposed, boosted
hat it was good enough Morgan till after
he election. Forty years atterward the
editor of the paper who originated that ca
jimmy, by series of pecuniary reverses,
vas compelled to apply to me for, assist;
.nce. avenged the great wrong ne Lad
lone me by obtaining for him situation in
he custom-h house.
This served TO extend and intensity the
excitement" 1t was everywhere charged
md widely believed that | had mutiiated.
he body in question tor the purpose OF
making it resemb c that of Captain William
dorgan. l encountered preJudices thus
reated both in Paris and London twenty
'rars af.erward.
Oar investigations we're embarrassed and
,rnt racted uy lue absence and concealment
If inlDsrfhut witnesses. Oae of these wit
,es,es wss an invalit s,,tler who had toe
ARE If Morgan yNlle confined in the na9-a
ino ~ FprJ Niagara, but he diSappe&rtd,
nj al eiIofts to find him were unavailing
Or more than q year. ! finally traced him
Elisha Adams) to Brook field, mountain
own in Vermont. We reached the log
louse of Adams brother.in.law, with whom
le was hiding between - aud O'Clock at
light. Our rap was responded to by the
'wner, to whom, on opening the door, the
heriff introduced me, directly after which,
nd before anything more had been said,
We heard q voice from the second iioor OF
he cabin saying, 81 am ready, and have
,een expecting you all winter" lmme-
lately 4fteFward the old man came down
he ladder, and in ten minutes we departed
n our return.
While waiting for breakfast at the foot of
he mountain several men dropped into the
ar-room where we were sitting. When
allied to breakfast, the landlady, carefully
losing the doors, remarked that her nus
and had
SENT AROUND FOR MAsoNs,
ONE of whom had already appeared, but
hat we need not fear them, for she had
ant her daughter TO inform other villagers
hat was going on, and that before we had
one breakfast there would oe twice as
lany anti-Maaons as Masons in attendance.
,eturning 10 the bar-room we found that
he had done her work thoroughly. Fiji
cen or twenty.men were in the bar-room
laring at each other and at Adams, but
othing was said, and we were driven
II unmolested. On our way back Adams, |
{ different times, stated that, hearing |
noise in the magazine, he reported IL 10
ir. Edward Giddens, keeper vi Ihe Iort, |
tho told him that a stranger was lodged |
here who in a day or two would be taken |
) his friends in Canada, but nothing must |
e said about IL. He then, from time to |
me. carried food TO the person. Soon /
near midnight, he was told TO |
ave a boat in readiness for the purpose OF
aking away the man in the magazine.
eyeral gentlemen arrived in a carriage, by |
HON the man was taken from the maya
inc and escorted 10 the boat. Adams was
ia TO remain on the dock until the boai
nould return, and that If in the mean time
D alarm should be given he was 10 show
xnal TO warn the boat away. As nothing |
f the kind occurred the boat returned ,
uietly, and as Of the six who left in the |
oat only five returned, be supposed that
ne had gone 10 his friends in Canada.
Adams was wanted as witness in
.ials then pending In Canandaigua. We
cached that place in the afternoon ri the |
ay the court convened. Three men were
a trial for abducting Morgan. The testi-
Iony Of Adams was essential 10 complete
le link. on being called 10 the stand he
snied all knowledge bearing upon the
nestion. He resided, he said at the time
,ecifed. In the fort, but knew Of no man
ling confined in tbemagazine, and knew
,thfng Of men coming there at night ina
lrriaee. and knew nothing Of man being
ken from there In q boat. His denisls
,vering the whole ground were explicit
hat for the time being, ended the matter.
hen the court adjourned ! walled
ross the square with Judge Howell. who
-esidsd. and who remarked 10 me that i
N made a long journey for nothing, my
itness, Adams, being ignorant ~ fhe
hole affair. General Nincent Mathews.
Rochester, who was walking On the
her si1a az the fu1re reulipf with much