Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-15
BY w. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.

III sald district, ut least ono hundred
persons, who were non-resldents O
said county, fraudulently and illegally
cast their votes for you and that, by
intimidation, forco and violence, o
lcast eighty colorcd persons, who wer,
legal voters, in said county, were pre-
vented from acting on said day o.
election ut said precinct.
3Oth. At tho election precinct o.
White Hall, in the county of ofAbbeville
in said district, n party of at least fou,
hundred armed men took possession
of tho polls, and drove away from said
polls, at least one hundred loyal vo
tcrs, that would have voted for me
and that said party of armed men did
not allow single Republican vote to
be cast at said precinct, on said day OF
election; and that somo party Of armed
men shot at, and killed ono colored
man, mortally wounded one other,
(who has since died. and shot and Sc
verely wounded six other colorcd men,
Gall of said number being members of
the Republican party,) and that a
large number ofsaid party, at least four
hundred, were non-rcsidents of said
county, and that they fraudulently
and illegally cast their votes for you.
3lst. At the election precinct of
Moslcy's, in tho county of Abbcvillc,
in said district, at least four hundred
persons, who were non.rcsidcnts of
said county, fraudulenuy and illegally
cast their votes for you; and that, by
threats, force and violence, at least
eighty colorcd persons, legal voters in
said county, were prevented from
casting their votes on said day of clcc-
tion; and that said persons would
have voted for me, had they been al
lowed to vote.
32nd. At tho election precinct of
Cothran's, in the county of AbbeviIlc,
in said district, at least one hundred
persons, who were Presidents Of
said county, did traudulently and ille-
gally cast their votes for you; and
that said persons did, by force and
violence, prevent, at least, one hun
drcd colorcd men, legal voters in said
county, from voting on said day of
election, and that all of said colorcd
men would have voted for me.
33rd. At the election precinct of
Bradlcy's Mills, in The county of Abbc-
vile, in said district, at least one hun
dred persons, non-resldcn!s of said
county, did: fraudulcntly and illegally
cast their votes for you; and at said
precincts, party of armed men, by
force and violence, drove away frcm
the polls at least two hundred colorcd
men, legal voters in said county, and
prevented them from casting their
votes on said day of election, all of
whom would have voted for me.
a4th. at the election precinct of
Cedar Springs, in tho county of Abbc-
vile, in said district, at least one hun
drcd persons, non-residcnts of said
county, fraudulcntly and illegally cast
their votes for you and that, by force
and violence, at least one hundred
colored persons, legal voters in said
county, were prevented from casting
their votes on said day of election, all
Of whom would have voted for me.
35th. AT the election precinct of
Warenton, in the county of Abbeville,
in said district, at least one hundred
fraudulent and illegal votes were cast
fos you by persons who were nom
residents of said county, and not en-
titled to vote therein; and that, by
threats, force and violence, at least one
hundred legal voters in said county,
who would have voted for me, were
prevented from casting their votes on
said day of election.
26th. At tho election precinct Of
Bordeaux, in the county of Abbevile, !
in said district, at least one hundred
fraudulent and illegal votes were cast
tor you, by persons who were nom
residents of said county, and ut least
one hundred colored persons, legal
voters in said county, who would have
voted for me, were, by force, violence
and intimidation, prevented from vo-
ting on said day of election.
37th. At the election precinct of
Tribes, in the county of Abbeville,
in said district, at least one hundred
fraudulent and illegal votes were cast
for you, by persons who were nom
residents of said county; and that q
party Of armed men, did, by force,
threats and violence, prevent, at least,
one hundred and fifty, legal voters iu
said county, from voting on said day
OF election at said precinct.
28th. At the election precinct of
Lowndesville, in said county of Abbe-
vile, in said district, at least ono huu-
dred and fifty fraudulent and illegal
voters were cast for yeu, by persons