The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-12-04
VOL. T., NO Is.

laws of Maryland, and if we are not permitted
to do so, we submit to arrest.
Capt. Moore-Y0u refuse then to carry out
the order of Gen. Sclenck
MIR. Pinto--''Wc decide to obey the procla-
nation of the Governor and the order of the
President" Captain Moore then arrested the
Judges and said ''the arrest is for refusing to
obey the order of General Scllenck." The
Judges then said the election was closed and
Captain Moore required them to report them
selves TO him under arrest at Twiiley's Hotel,
which they promised to do. Capt. Moore in
formed them that they were to be taken to the
city of Baltimore. Before he left the Court
House, Captain Moore was asked ''if the cleo
ton had proceeded had he intended to challenge
every voter, and require him to take the oath p
He replied that he had 50 intended. He was
then asked if he intended 10 interrogatc every
voter as he had Mr.. A. Crisfeld lie replied
s'evcry one who had been known TO utter dis
loyal sentiments" Hon. j. w. Crsiield then
approached Capt. Moore, and inquired Of him
If he wond inform him swhether his name was
on the list Of those to be interrogated and
challenged" Captain Moore replied ''that he
could not say what names were on the list"
Mr.. Crslicd said ''my name was seen upon it"
whereupun Captain Moore said, ''Your speech
es, Mr.. Cristied are sufficient for YOU" words
to that effect.
The foregoing statement of what transpirei
within my view and hearing this morning was
committed Immediately after the events trans
pired. and it is as literal and accurate rs my
memory enables me to make it.
have been informed that an hour or two
after their arrest, the judges OF Election left
town undara military guard for the city of
Baltimore. After the arrest of the Julges of
Election a cavalry patrol was stationed IN the
principal streets of the town, with presented
carbines, who have continued until this hour
Qwo o'clock p. n.y. to ride up and down the
Streets while several others occupy the Court
House The most perfect quiet and good order
has been preserved by the citizens.
ISAAC d. JONES.
Princess Anne, Nd, Nov. 4, 1868.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Maryland,
were present at the scenes de 'cribed in the fore
going statement, and heard wha. passed; and
we certify that the foregoing statement is true
in all its essential particulars, to the best of
recollection.
j. w. CRIsFIELp, Arthur CRIsFIELD,
ISAAC I. MARSHALL, JOHN A. LaRioRE,
E. +. DuER, JAMES NJ DRYDEN,
JOHN V. PiNTo. W. J. BRIrTINGHAM.
iI-,"r-f f-,Cr., Jvs,. L. Sn,sa.,
JOIN H. STEWART, Il. l.. ToMpKiSsoN,
II. HAYMAS, Jos. II. SMITH.
November 4, 1868.
We, the undersigned, the Judges of Election
for the Princess Anne District in Somerset coun-
ty, row being released, certify that we have read
the foregoing statement of Mr. Jones of what
occurred at the polls in sli district yesterday,
and we declare the said statement is true in eve
ry essential particular. We further certify that
Immediately after our arrest we were carried
under military guard to Salisbury, and there
placed in the guard-house, ut the camp near by,
with prisoner whom we found therein. In a
short time we were discharged by order of Coll
ier, the Deputy Provost Marshal, as we were
informed, by the direction of Gen. Lockwood.
We annex copy Of said discharge.
JAMES NJ. DRYDEN,
JOHN V. PINro,
JOHN H. FISHER.
Princess Anne, Nov. 5, 1868.
Copy
DEPUTY PRovosr MARsuALs OFFICE, /
SALISBURY, Nov. 4, 1868.
w. II. Fisher, Join Pinto, james W. Dryden:
GENTLEMEN: have no power to hold you as
prisoners, but am required to report the circum-
stances of your refusing to act as Judges Of the
Election to Gen. Schenck. You are therefore
released as prisoners Of mine. Respectfully,
LEVIN d. COLLIER,
Dep. Pro. Mar. Somerset Co
JJey,,,e IF T,Ioos nf Ly,,f,o,, A In ue
State of Maryland Somerset county, to wit:
We the undersigned, duly appointed by the Com
missioners of said county in due form of law,
Judges of Elections in district No. 3, do certify
and return that we attended on the 4tll day OF
November, 1868, at Princess Anne town, the
place appointed by law for holding the election
within said district, and did then and thore ap.
point Jos. ii. Smith and John II Fisher, Clerks
Of the Election, who were sevcrally qualified as
directed by law. We further certify that we
did then and there, before John IL. Seward,
Justice Of the Peace of said county, qualify as
Judges of the Election as by law directed, and
then and there, at the hour Of 8 O'clock in the
morning, open the polls for an election.
And we had qualified as aforesaid, military
officer, represented to be Capt. Moore, OF the
gu WaTfiahu Sa'ail) VI thc C' W 'oiui'eSi't
protesting to act under the authority OF Gen.
Schonck, entered the Court room where the c.
lection was about to be held, with squad OF
armed soldiers, and stationed them on either side
Of the pass way from tile door to the desk at
which the Judges Of the Election were seated;
and when the first voter presented his ballot to
the Judge, the said Capt Moore challenged the
voter aud required us 10 administer TO said vo-
ter the oath contained in Gen. Schenck's gene
cral order No. So, and we administered said
oath to the said voter under n protest. But
when the second presented his ballot, the said
Capt. Moore challenged the voter and began
series of questions as to the voters political O.
pinions, &C., thereby delaying and obstrncting
the progress Of the election. Upon our object
ing TO such course upon the part OF Captain
Moore, and intimating our refusal to allow the