The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-08-15
REGISTRATION IN RRAXTON
A Registrar AgBrslcd nv Il. >.
U. =. Commissioner. '"e
ELIAS CUNNINGHAM IN cUsTon,
A VILE CONSPIRACY.
tsurrattD DR.. I,a,,,,

aud common dsceney. more shocking 10
tho sensibilities Of mankind than An,
thing Of the kind 40 ever knew. Eli.
Cunningham is tho Registrar Of Oh,
Township in R'a1 ION county. A young
man last week called upon this ReRi,,,,
70 take al "tcst OATH" and an.ws, All
questions. Wheseupon the following
in.erroga.oriss were propouaded and az.
sw@ed: as
Regisrsr-ws.s /. yow .g.,
An,rer-l am sveary-oss year, and
three months Of sgs-
Regi,sar-Wers yos in The Cs,f d..
ate Army, or did yos gire lid or wi |,
ance thereto I
Ansrey-No.
Regisrr-was yo~ father in u.
Confederate Arny3
1insrtr-yes.
Regisrw-Whst became u your Alb.
cr7 ~ eia'-s>' Z.
An.eer-sIs returned home ,isk md
died at homo during .ha w.r.
Rsgiarar-Hos old was yos whom
your father &edt
Ans.,e,-B..xeen u and 10 years #
Rtgiixos,-wbo somtOr.ed, fed aud
clothed youJ father while on hi, bel Of
,i:knsss I Il. B AS
An,rsr-Mo.ser and IN th. children.
R,q:srar-What ! did you give bin
81 aud comfort?
An,3r-Ya, ! did. did svery,bip,
in my pow q 70 soo.hs bic ,uaeriugs.
,mi.ted ne.hing calculated TO restore hin;
but all my efforts vero unavailing. 10
died. and I followed hin TO The grave,
and l yet weep over bis ls~.
Regiarar-You can ,s,nd aside; your
conduct. thus indicated BY you. proves
you TO have been guilty Of giving .id nd
eo,ator. to the rebellion, and you cannot
DO resis.red.
Astl.is june.ure Of Affairs. tho yousl
man repaired TO The United States Ceu.
missioner. and made OATH to the facts u.
fore detailed. Whcreupon tho COMM.
sioner inuel bis order Of arrest ,gliDs
the Registrar. sud appointed on..slus
Federal soldier. sud otherwise eOr.n
over with scars, to s1es.ss the warns
lie repsirsd to Cunningham, hOu"
midnisla in order to make sure efb
prey. and .o.k bin from hi. led, ,nd' ID
last We heard ofhim ho Was oeeuYingh
criminal box 10 .he court room Of "
United States Commissi0asr, and to u
great agitation hc found ten or twelve y
ditional warrants Of arrest ready 10 Y
served on him. 2
We regret ,hts. things. 10 our count
We have 90 far bad no troablc; and I"
suspect ,ha. no difficulty would h'n
arisen 10 Braxton but for the insersefene'
Of Dr.. T. NJ. Harris. better known u
Suir.tt Harris. He eanrassoi Br,1'oa'
and distributed l,oreman's letter, aud aa
A.s,rnoy Generals opinion, and urge
defiance 10 lhs United States authorize
The foregoing is the result.
p. Sit is said chat Cravea b'l|
has mounted bis eh,rger, put on 'l
paint, and |, new on tie War.Path.
IDEAL g.n.ly with The erriug ones
.s
Tho CsveYnoY IN the wreng Pow
burrows. August II. 1s7V'
ED,ron Dsaoc.Ar:-1 did, 90 'h
18th day Of July. 1870. write ls''"
Governor VIM. 4. Stevenson, at Ch'is
ton. Ilneu well thu. Elias Cunning
ham stood at tue head Of the rank y
flc Of tic black and yellow tan r :, az
party Of this county, and snph
ing my chanss pretty good 70 l0Il :,
Governor. ! rsid in my letter sha, - ~ :.
pected to register The voters Of ny low,
ship. and that lhc Law Of Congress 10.
force The rirb. Of citizens to vote ., =,
caused good deal Of e1oissuens-:an
there we're various opinion. on Tho Ps' =,
Of tha. law-and a. 1 wished to 90.
duty IN ali business I undertook 70 +
form. and did did MOI wish 70 ln.v Nv.
my.elfi 10 aifieulty in the di'sn'1ss
Cd on. or two more question. thai ~
not mention at this lime, Is ! am i, un Ga
pledge Of honor since I fooled ne T., y,
ernor-to keep them to myself. =" ,sst
swered al enquiries; and ! nov ~ ~
that | did not make few moro; -. al
ed my,slf an. Cunningham, M ~,
reply w.s indorsed M. GuDniOs''
Registrar .4 ., ,.,.h
statements Is That 1 pledged myself
tho main poin's Of tho Governors RI Il. y
should Tho ,, not to male public. ,ThfG' e.
gentlemen; take these few words ,p'
snd Il the friend. Of. Of , Mi
venson bro, me Dissatisfied WIN . D5y
whols thing will appear 10 u. ,a,xl
Graf. MoeEs oV''