The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-12-19
The au,ass ), villiam Morgan.


>e'NNiH~"s So"'Nsf"ehs upoa t"c Va
osure aud the subsequent fate
The traitor to his order
'hich had not subsidized when,
'e were small boy. So intense was
he excitement in New York.
pennsylvania, and other eastern
,ates that it entered the political arrn,
n the Shape Of an "anti-inasm"
,arty.
The death fthe venerable Thuilow
Weed. for more than sixty years a
ea,ling New York journalist, has re-
,alled'tle fate OF Morgap,anl definite.
" settled the mode and whereabouts
Of his death, as MIR. Weed dictated
and signed an affidavit wherein he
dryulycl facts AMI particulars he hal
kept locked in his breast Tor fifty-six
yeats. We condcnse tho following
history Of the historic CRIME from the
eng,hy dying declaration Of the dii
and aged journalist.
I Weed had been sued by Gen. Gould,
the head ofthe masonic fraternity in
New York. for libel in charging. il
hispaPet, thattle niasous bad either
Killed or procured others to kill Nor
gan. Among the witnesses Weed had
summonedrtovhist defense were Col
Simon d. Jewett, of Clarkson, Maj
Samuel Barton, OF Lewiston, and Mr
john Whitney. Of Rochester These
gentlemen were seated with Weed il
the latter's parlor, after they had beer
refused permission to testify in be
half Of the defense, and then and ther,
Whitney made the following confess
ion, which we givei in Wee,l's owl
language. as detailed IN his affidavit
Jewett was prepared to testify tina
he furnished a carriage for those VIII,
were conveying Morgan secretely from
Canandiagua to Niagara. Mai. Par
ton would have testified that he fur
nnheI lie caiiiage which conveyed til,
party from Lewiston to Fort niagara
john Whitney being one Of the parry
Whitney would have sworn tia
Gould supplied hapcy 70 enable hin
to escape Justice" In the course 0
the evening. the Morgan affair being
The principal topic Of conversation
Col. l.Iewett turned to Whitney will
emphasis, and sail: "John. what !
you make clean breast Of IT," With
ney looked iiquiringly at Barton, VIII,
added: Go ahead" Whitney ther
related in detail the history Of Nor
gaL,s abduclion aud fate.
The idea Of snpprcssing Morgan's
intended exposure uf the secrets OF ma.
sorry was first suggested by man by
the name Of Johns 1t was discussed
in lodges at Batavia, lie Roy sna Ru-
chester. Johns suggested That Morsan
should be separated from Miller aud
placed on farm in Canada West.
For this purpose he was taken to Mia
CARA and placed in the magazine Of
The old iurt until arrangements for
settling him in Canada we're com
pleted bnt the Canada masons disap-
nointed them..Afler several meetings Of
the l,dge in Cauada, opposite Folt
NiRpara a refusal to have any thing ia
do with Morgan left his .,kiinappers,
greatly ,erplextd. Opportunity q
ROYAL arch cbapter was installed a,
Lewiston. The occasion brought ,
large number OF enthusiastic mason,
together. s.Ater labor, in masoni
language they "rctired to leiresbmen,
UnIer the cxhileralioh Of champaign
and other viands, the chaplain (,h
| Rev. F. II. Cummings, Of Rochester
was called ON for toast. He iiespond
ed with peculiar emphasis ard in IN
Language. of their ritual: -The enemit
Of tnr onler--n,ay they find a r,a,
| six feet deep. six feet long. and 81
feet due east and west, Ilumediat,
Inv after tie toast, which was receiy,
with great enthusiasm, Col. WI
King, an officer in our war OF ISL
, andlthena member of theassembly fro
Niagara county, called Whitney,
EBaiialo. Cubbrck. OF Lewiston. a,
Garside. OF Canada, otli Of the ROOF
,l,into n carriage furnished Ly M 4 b,
lion. They were. driven To- Fort nj
; gara,repaired to the magazine. and ;
\ formed sIorvailtbat tlle arranremer
/, for sending him into Canada W,
completed, and that his family won
,, soon follow him. Morgan reciev
: : tho information cheeriully. and wal
, ed with his supposed friends to ,
, boat. which was rowed to the mor
: Of the river where rome was won
:, roupd his bod,, 10 each end Of whicl
sinker was attached. Moruan i
: then thrown overheard. He grasr
II :he euawale oi.the boat conynlsiye,
|, Garside. In forcing Morgan 10 rel
J, euisb lis hold was SEVERELY bitten
7 Whitney in concluding his mar
:, tive said he was now relieved fror
: heavy load. that for four wears he |