Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

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al the time Was there when Proctor
offered to vote. Moore sad he mad
the right to vote, AID Was excited as
others were He was at the window
with hands III the window, but / did
not seq lin with his hands across the
window. There was Cessation from
voting uutll this question was decid ID.
Moore was demanding the right of the
man to vote. At this tine there wa
crowd SO that yOu had to work your
way through to the window to vote.
Cross examined by Colonel
Strange-I have been speaking
of the time when Proctor offered to
vote. l was absent several tunes from
the window, but was il the building,
Edward Cantwel i know the de-
fendant, w. II. Moor. Know of no
disturbance whatever that took place
at the election III the 2nd ward Was
| invited inside to give opinion as to
the law. While inside there. w,.s loud
talking outside. Moore came to tie
window, with his hand ON the ;ntel of
the window, and claimed that the ma1
had he right TO vote.
| Cross exHniued by Coionel
StranGe-l was present Ger
taiuIy not more than twenty min
uttS
James Heaton by Mr.. Em2ie-l
| was present al IT,. 2nd ward polls,
when Proctor offered to vote. Was
| inside, and saw Mr. Moore on the
| outside with his hand on the window.
| But did not hear N use any oaths
or anything of the sort. [ was not
there when Douglas offered to vote
There was a colOred man, whom now
J. don't know. Mr.. Holmes settled tue
question as to the law touching his
right to vote. There was not the least
Obstruction to any one who wished to
60 to tha window to vote
By Col. Strange-I was in the room
about 10 or twenty N uute~. [ was
here three different TIM s, at no time
longer than 5 or % minutes.
PrOctor-I am the man who voted
on that day, L went off to get some
evidence of my right to vote, and went
Inside the room. When | returned Mr.
Holmes, Mr.. Lumsder, Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. Cantwell. who gave me my ticket,
werr inside the room. Moore was
standing at the window when / voted
Samuel SterlIng-i was present at
the election MS special police to pre-
s"'ve order. [ saw the defendant
Moore that day. He came up to the
HihuOW, huu Sdlu GDtb DOuSlGS
was entitled to vote, and ought
was no di> i>turbauce. l was about five
feet from the window all day, for the |
purpose of keeping the way open to
the window. There was no distur-
bnuce. [ could have arrested any one
who disturbed the election.
By Col. Strange-I went there at 7 |
o'clock and remained ali day. Moore
said the man had right to vote and |
ought to be allowed to vote.
David 6. Sampeon-I was pres
ent when Proctor offered to vote. |
There was no distur Dance created by |
Moore, who was leaning against the !
window, and stated that the man was
entitled to vote and ought 70 be allowed |
to vote.
BY Col. Strange-I was there about |
half an hour. [ was p,il-holder at
another ward, and came down to this |
ward to get some tickets
THE STATES REPLIES.
Mr.. Richard w. Andrews and Col. |
Roger Moore wei sworn.
Mr. James F. Post eXam!ned-1 was |
present at the election ias inspector OF |
the elt ction all the while, never ab
sent.
Proctor was challenged on account
of his age. Moore came as one OF |
Proctor's principal witnesses. [ ex
amined him as to how he kn, W Proctor
was of the right age. Moore became
very much excited and angry under
my examination. After wards Douglas |
came up to vote and was challenged. |
He was refused until be brought evI-
dence OF his qualifications to vote. |
excited manner and put his hands aud |
arms across the window, and said he |
be damned if another vote should be |
poiled until this man Douglas voted. |
[ ordered the window to lac closed |
which was done. The election was |
stopped about u minutes.
/ hen u crowd collected around the |
windowlin such boisterous manner that |
[ expected to see a riot aud very Sc
riOus one. Mr. HeatOu was not press |
ent when Douglas right o vote arose |
Judge Cantweil was not there either. |
Mr. Holmes was there just before, and |
Just after the difficulty about Proctor. |
1t was Is or % minutes after this time |
that Douglas of-red to vote. It was |
theE that Moore obstructed the window
using the language given. This man
Douglas had two ar ms, and there WAS
but one Douglas as the registers books
show.
By Mr.. Empie-Moore kept bis
hands across UHe window not II ore
than half minute or a minute. 1or-
dereG the window to be put down as
soon as he came to it-remalned down
or 10 minutes. The window was
shut down not to decide the right OF
Proctor or Douglas to vote, but be-
{ Iva Nd Ion
1t was inside of an hour 20 to 30 min
utes after the question arose as to
Proctor before he voted.
There was difficulty in getting to the
| polls to vote. I would not have
risked myself to get through the
crowd 70 the polls. saw no knives
drawn. think it would have taken
Il considerable physical strength to
have gotten through the crowd to the
polls.
Bv Col. Strange:-Proctor had let
the. room to hunt up his witness
Douglas left with Moore-and Moore
came to the window and stretched
| himself across the window as desc lbcd.
saving this thing was getting too thin
! a stop must be put to it. and before
| he would submit to it, his blood should
run through the streets of Whining
! ton. The crowd at his back was dense
and boistrous-and the election was
staid Is or 20 minutes.
J.C. III msdeu was there as iLspec-
tor. Proctor was challenged. and SEM
away.
Afterwards Douglas came and it was
decided he could not vote. Then
Moore came to the window aud
stretched his arms across it and sad
this was getting too thin. That he be
damned if another vote should be
polled until Douglas voted. 1t may
lave been two minutes. He was very
uoisy, with big crowd around his
me at Mr.. Posts request. It was i5
to 90 minutes that the election was
staid. No one could get to the window
with, ut ulliug Moore away or getting