A Freemason Fraud
By pretending to be a Freemason, Morgan managed to receive access to the local lodge. Once he got in, Morgan documented many of the group’s cryptic ceremonies and induction rituals. After he wrote down their secretive details, Miller started teasing their public release. In August 1826, Miller spoke about the upcoming exposé, claiming he had discovered the “strongest evidence of rottenness” in the secret society.
Freemasons Ball And Supper, At Worcester, UK, 1851 Engraving. Photo By Universal History Archive/Shutterstock
Let’s just say members of the institution were not happy about Miller and Morgan’s threat to disclose the well-kept secrets of their secret society. All the Mason chapters around the area panicked and were outraged about what these two men might reveal.