Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-04

s sS- never owned house or land, ID
49, oor,ttfV have q con, Peter Sney.
80. IA R6t know whether he gave tick
80 = any 81 the workmen.
S.sasfrnfine H0sidrd slc0rn.-- Peter
BsrIant being called on 20 translate ne
-. said, . can talk for myself but /
can't talk for nobody" which created
ronsiierahle mcTrimonl a lnlEl prefer
was sent for. 1890. 49, s.
!. pr Rarrs,Ig saDora. Was born Ii
Rr.nce came 10 The United States about
Ia T;,enihs aooi e years old has never
bssn Datlraiized, would like to have one |;
liu nan township, and voted at the last
. election; voted the democratic ticket !;
.svoIad such ticket as this, (th6 Van b..
.eres ticket being shown him) Samuel
Moore gave me the ticker never have
worked az Scheiter's factory have lived
y a. Mnlv1e Q years; am married man,
and have family, and intend 10 make this
country my home have paid a tax ever
since lived at Millvile; lived at PhiIa.
delphia before, and worked for GiraFd !;
have voted or 4 times before at Mill.
vile, nv vote was not challenged; al.
.
never been asked TO vote any other ticket !;
own a house aud land, about 90 acres !;
paid $50 for the land the house cost
about $50 would sell il for 02O0; has
no deed lorit: the man promised to come
and give him deed, but had not done it !:
he paid him year ago last January no
person has told me not to tell what person
-.Ivoted for, nor whether was naturalixed;
neither Mr.. Israel or Mr.. Preston STRAIT,
ton has told me so / have not told any
body that had been told so.
Constantine VOsiqrd called again and
swo1n-(Mr. Schetter consented to act,
provided he was permitted to suggest an
part, the words OF the oath.) Was born
in France7 came to this country about six
wears AGO has never been nalurallzed :.
has lived ia Melville, or what IS the same
thing, at Scbetteryille, 4 years voted at
Ithe last election does not know the names
.ofthe persons he voted for; John Frank
gave himthe ticket, and he voted the tick,
ct he gave hims Il was printed ticket z
he did not read L.; cannot read English
the ticket was doubled up he opened it
was the same as that, "a Van Buren, tick
ct being thrown him y Mr.. Frank stated
70 him to vote for Jackson, and told him
that ticket was voting for Jackson he TN
derstoOd ar. Frank that he voted for
Jackson; he went with Ab0endshine,
and whole parcel from the factory the
man is married, and has family; in-
tends to remain in this country; has paid
a tax; no one objected to his voting: has
voted before, but does not know whether
it was once or twice; does not remember
who gave him bis ticket when he voted
before; owns no house or land, and never
has since he has been in this coutry
worked at Schetter's factory in Millville.
Philip SchetLer called again.--I never
asked any Of the men in the factory to
vote the ticket / did; have sometimes
argued the question with them which was
the best side, but never as far as can 70.
collect, took them to the polls to vote
they might have gone at the same time
did; | first voted in 1887, at the court
a'e's'''O stS-s---, ---~-lSs al tina harde vnfad
then who had been there a year; it was
the opinion there thar they had a right to
vote; did not give tickets to the hands at
that election.
James MurdOck StOOrn.-Was born in
Ireland; came to this country four years
ago the 10Th of June; have never been
noturalized; lives in MiIville, and has
lived there since about nine DAYS after he
came to this country: work in MillviIle
Furnace Coaling; it IS owned by David
Q. Wood, OF Philadelphia voted at the
last election in MiIlvile township lives at
the Coaling; voted the Democratic tick.
ct voted this ticket, Ia Van Buren, tick.
ct being shown him cannot say who
gave hum the ticket he, voted got Il at
-Mlllvile; did not intend to vote the Wing
ticket, nor for any person on il other
workmen from the Coaling came with me
when ] came to the election John
McCurdy, Peter Barrant, Hugh Rich.
ards, William McCardy, and Samuel
McClue, ! saw in MIllvilIe on the day of
the election; was at W Ork in the Coal
ing last was at work there on Saturday
morning continued to work until about
10 o'clock did not see John Robinson,
or Elbridge q. McClong, at the Coaling
that day heard Of his being at the Coal.
ing that day.
Gen. Wall did not see the relevancy of
these questions. The committee thought
il would be proper for the Council to state
what he expected to prove.
Mr.. Wilson said he expected to prove
fbai, when Mr.. Bailey, as deputy Ser.
.geant-at.Arms, went down with subpe-
mas Cor the men at the Coaling, and other
witnesses, some Of the claiming members
and their personal and political friends,
immeaiately after Mr.. Bailey arrived al
Mlllylle, sent word to the workmen 70
keep outaof his way, so that the process
could net be served upon them to bring
them to give evidence.
n The witness (MuTdock) said he would
state All the circumstances Of the case.
He was proceeding 70 tell why be quit
work. &e., but vas checked by the com,
mittee, and told 10 answer the questions
which should Be prOpoundej.
Mr.. WFson.-Did any person last Sat.
urday, and who, and when, tell you to keep
out Of the way Of .he process that was
sent by the committee
Ans.-l won't over to the house 81
John Dixon on the evening Of Saturday,
a little before sundOwn. was first IoId
that process was issued to bring me 70
EieniOn. William McCurdy told me TIA,
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