Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-02

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I wasaos mahaSsr at De preoire9
Of Abbsville.
Third Interrogatory answered
The managers ut Abbeyille precinct,
viz: Robert Jones, JUS. A. NfcCord;
and CHARLES q. AYYili0a wicts duly and
regularly sworn before me as Clerk of
the Court Of Common Pleas and Gern:-
eral Sessions for said county, and aai-
.iavits fled, and said election was con.
Quoted acdordirg to- law. r.a jc:a.
Fourth tnterrogatory answered
So far as T know tho managers did
not receive the votos of any per-
SONS not regularly Registered" nor do
l. believe that the managers above
named would have received any such
votes. 1 do not know that there was
a " nonresident" at tho precinct above
named during the election, and 1 be.
heYe from my own observation that
none such were " allowed to vote" nor
even attempted "to voto." .,s.
Ny reason for believing as do in
the last answer, is, that the said mana
gers were very vigilant, and examined
tho "Booksof Registration" for each
voters rame, and none We're allowed
to vote unless his name was .rcyis.
tered. rs. .. ...''
Fifth lnterrogatory answered q:
was frequently around the poll
during the election, and / know from,
personal observation that the mana.
gers. at Abbeville precinct did not re.
fuse to receive the loyal vote of any
citizen found to bo: regularly regis
tered. .,G 49,. -
| went to the poll during tho cleo,
ton herein alluded to with uifferen,
patches OF citizens, both wl.itn and
co!ored, for the purpose Of aiding
them to vote with regularity aud dis
patch, and l am certain that the name
Of each OF them was searched for by
the above named Managers, on the
registration books, and checked OF
said books as each voted.
Sixth IntorrpEatory answered.: .
I The said ELECTION was conducted al
the Abbeville precinct (whcn voted
with more good order, peace and
quietness, than 1 ever Witnessed at any
election in my county (Abbeville) il
which there were pol!ed tho sam.
humber of votes. o.. ......
The authorities at Abbeville desired
to haye it peaceful and orderly, anc
for that purpose occupied the Court
Room, appointed officers or marshal.
to divide the crowd of voters (white
and colDred) into patches of ten ir
number, and sent the tens up to vote
at the polls alternatcly-thus to-,
whites We're introduced by ono ligh,
Of steps, and then after they .votet
and! returned from the room, tcr
:o.ored were introduced by different
fight Of steps to the same polls, ane
thus prevented any collision Of colol
or party, and preserved good ordel
throughout the entire election at All
bevilie l did not see any "show o
force, to prevent any person from
voting" but on the contrary, all o
every class, color or party, were en-
couraged to votes, each party had it
own tickets and distributed them as i
copld or desired, I saw not q case o
intoxiieation, nor heard any quarrcIing
or riotops olamor conduct. We had a,
the same time garrison under com
| mand of. Colonel Franks, stationed al
Abbsville, but it bad no OCCASION te
interfere. ", ..,,h.o lI,,,, ...'..
1saventh, ,1uterrogatory answered:
Il neither: saw no Lea I'd of any citi
zen or" person refascd the exepci 80 Q
THE right of voting" who WAS entltlet
tosvots, aud LIDO not know or thinl
that. any person, swhn sdid N OF think
himself iegahYarautborized to- vote
|ofered to do so at -Abbeville precinct
bnt T. :am; sssisied: that, ail ,whess
namss saers not found duly registered
ssvaters dwsre7 not permitted TO. ypti
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