The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-13


p,"oe, ou' Tue Judges still reused to allow me
W ,p'e.
NfoSs-rSan'heo oy Mr.. Lyon: Before the
""' oc'onscu 10 man named Duriy.
was sometimes caiieu fatrlck Bryer, some
times rat brler. and by some was called
ta'rich ouriy. nave worked on the Atlan
t'r, MISSISSIPPI anu Ohlo rallroad since wa:
irte lil;,n;
IloM uio you ura" your money!
"lnes>: Always drew my money under
tue name OF fatllch Duriy, though That wa:
not my name; worried on the Atlantic
Mississippi anu OHIO railroad for three OIL
four years, and always drew my money un
der the name Of Duriy.
Mr.. Lyon: Do understand you to say
that you are registered voterI
Witness: Yes.
Nir. Lyon: You sworc before Greene anG
Stowcll that you were no! registered. Which
is right?
Witness: intended to say that l was
registered.
Mr.. Lyon: Then, if they made you swear
that you were not registered they imposed
upon you.
Witness: intended to say that / TOLD
themto register me, and made the oath al
the place of registration. cau't read, bu,
what was written in the affidavit was read tc
me. and made my mark to it.
Mr.. Hundley: Did you give your name to
the registrars as Durfy or Bryer:
Witness: AS Brver.
Mr.. Hundley: Who registered YOU?
Witness | don't know; several were
there, among them Mr. Justice. Mr.. Wake
field, and Mr.. Thayer. A little curly-headtu 81
fellow was there, too.
Mr.. Hundlcy : Well, tell US to whom you
gave your name for registration
Witness: don't know; some say it wa:
4 man named Jarvis.
Mr.. Lyon: Look at MIR. McCleyy, ana say
II You ever offered this alhdaVlt you SPEAK
OF to him.
Witness No; l must explain. went to
the door with Mr.. StoWeil, ana some one al
the door asked If that hallot" had not been
offered before, and Mr.. McClevy said il ii
had why was 1t offered again.
Mr.. Lyon: Then the affidavit was never
really presented to MI. McCleVy:
Witness: NO.
MIR. Hundley: Who tolu you TO 50 TO the
custom. m.house:
witness: Mf. justice anu Se'eril otners.
The District Attorney Did you tell Mr.
McClevy the subject OF the afhdavlt!
Witness: / told him it was IN affidavit.
District Attorney Did you tell him what
was i'll the a1lldaFlt:
Witness: No; told them, when !! was
stopped near the door, that the paper he'a
in my hand was an affidavit and not bal
lot.
EVIDENCE OF HENRY F. FoRCf.
Henry F. Forcy (colored) sworn: live in
PETERSBURG Z, ana ni'e iiVeo Ineie eFel Sn1Ioc I,I
the second year after the evacuation: Was
born ana ralseu III oies'eIheIu' Tncu L
went to vote they asked me where lived,
&c, just the same as when registered. When
they got TO my age tOid thenl tuat was
between A and 45. They said cold man,
that won't do; you VIII nave 10 nnu ON
your age better" then went ott to study
over it. They had put it down on the re-
giStration books that was born on the 4th
day of June, 1871. Went ana GOT an . aI'-
davis and gave it to them. They kept the
"atiadaviS, and Sald they "ouio see apouI IL
when Judge Mann came down.
District Attorney: Upon What grouhd WAS
your vote refused:
Witness: Because my answers didn't cor
respond with the look.
District Attorney: Because the answers
did not correspond WIN Tie nook' III
Witness: Yes. ! knew what was talk
ing about, but didn't Know VIVA! Tie booK
was talking about.
District Attorney: What did you swear
to in that affidavit?
Witness: don't know exactly.
District Attorney W nat uio YOU s"e"i
to thing without knowing what II was !!
Witness: l thought it would get my vote
in.
MFR. Lvon: When you went of, who told
rou YOUR age?
Witness: l met white man anu toiu nun
when was born, and he calculated how old
/ was,
Mr.. Hundley: Who told you to so to the
custom-house?
Witness: ldon't remember. IL was u, 'a'Seu he' u
about that if man couldn't vote, al ne nau
to do was to go to Mr.. Greene and get the
papers.
Mr.. HuDdley: Dld you get your ainua'it
Witness: No; left it with the judge OF
election. ,.,
District Attorney: l would like very
much for you 10 tell me "naI you s"orc u
in that a1hdavit! ~,
witness IDat Is ihole 'n'l' L ean te''
you. 49,, ~, uo ,u,,,- o.. :,
Juase Meleu,i" u,n, ~" had deriGod 'Iu ~ ron li ~ .
quire If Judge Mann naa oecioeo you n"' =
right to vote: ..,ou ,,,. 1,,3,,
Witness l s.aseu w aoou' 'lSie' '''' Z ''07'
Mann dldht c0rie uomn; ,'di war, - oon,a ov,,
MI. Lyon: W ~ ''Ae" ~" "
mere as Hi.ue Vii
n;str;ct Attorney. 7 object to that Gucs
wv. 1pou thon viII ask him how
Mr.. Lyon: "e!'' Inen' ~ w, =, n,"ia ovar