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

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Taken in the Contested Congressionia, Z
Election Case, Between jacob P.
e. RReed, and s.. L. Hogs, be.
fore William Hill, "''
Judge. Of '' p .'..
f. g., Probate. go
The State Of South Caroline, AJbev:;le'
....... County. " .-s.''''. !
Deposition of Robert Jones to In
terrogatories propounded before VIM.
Hill, Judge Of Prob2te for AbbeviIl.
County, South Carolina, in the matter
Of the contested ELECTION of the Hon,
J. 2: Reed, as ! member of Congress
from the Third Congressional Distric,
Iof South Carolina, propounded at
Abbevil!e CURT House 18th February,
1869. -.y
First Interrogatory answered:
l am a native citizen of Abbeville
County, South Carolina, md voted at
the election held for. Congress on the
Sd day of November last, and voted ut
Abboville Court House.
Second lnterrogatory answered:
lwas one Of the mapgers at the
Abbeville PRECINCT. James A. McCord
and Charles H. Wilson were tho other
managers. .u..', ,', '
Third lnterrogatory answered:
The managers at the Abbevillo pre-.
cinct were duly al regularly sworn
before NJ. Mcdonald, Clerk of tho
Court Of Common Pleas and General
Sessions forsaid county. Said election
was conducted according to law.
Fourth Interrogatory answered:
We, the managers, did not. receive
the votes of any persons not regularly
registered. No nonresident was
allowed to vote, nor did any attempt
to vote. AS each voter presented
himself the books Of registration wore
examined for such voters name; il
found upon the books he was allowed
to vote, and mono were allowed to vote
unless his nane had been duly regis.
tered and could be found upon the
books.
Fifth Interrogatory answered
We, the managers, at the Abbeville
precinct did not refuse to recoive the
legal vote Of any citizen found to be
regularly registered. The name OF
each was carefully searched for on the
registration books, and checked on
said books rs each voted. :..a.,. .f-.
| Sixth 1nterrogatory answered
The said election was conducted at
the Abbeville precinct with ,eood
order, peace and quiet, and to secure
this, Of the request Of the authorities,
We occupied the court room. Officers
or marshals were appointed to divide
the crowd Of voters (wbits and
colored,) } into patches Of ten in nun.
ber. The tens ,weie sent UP to vote
at the polls alternately. Thus, ten
whites wero introduced By one flight
Of steps, and then after they voted
and returned from the room, ten
colored voters were introduced BY a
different; flight Of steps to o? the same.
polls, and thus prevented any collision
. ~ H-.
OF color or party, aud preserved good
order and quiet throughout the entikA
election at Abbeyille. There vas vas alitiioo iiioo
show to! prevent Or deter any
person from voting 2 All Of every
class, colpr or party, were encouraged
70 vote Each party had It's own
tIcket and distributed them as the;
could. Thers was no duarrreiine ri
riotous clamors or CONDUCT about os
near the: polls. Colonel FRANKS ten,
dered the use bf bis garrison, If nee:
sssary, 70 preserve ,goodnn ordsr,5 yaa
there was 40 occasion tor him to Inter.
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