Wilmington journal., 1876-03-24
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Examtnation-Ehe Testimony
continued.
u,bo ocommissiontrs court cOmmf need
,ts session few minutes after el' ven
o.ciork. Z. 5. Commissioner Chssidey
,s;linc. The district attorney. Maj.
. n BADGER, appear d for the UnItod
c..+,o and Cnl. W Foster French for
the Defendants
large number of witnes ses who
INA into court this morning under
.,,,onas issued Oh last Saturday were
sworn.
Az r K. Proctor took the stan dand
.oa5f.d: was register at Lumberton
...,rct presided at the election and
s;aned the returns. l wasin the room
n,if,, the con- oTmissioners on Saturday
of,ar the election, having gone there
., ;nformation that they were about to
throw cut a uunb"r of precincts
informed them they ought 10 let Dr..
N,rment know. When | returned they
hal made tie motion To throw Them
ont Col. \. 4 Me- .ean, who advised
+ham vas drunk. He said it took
great many men to ho'd the election
i'm. he had carried it IL twenty mIn-
rtes never heard the commission
ars make any dec caratiops about it.
was not il the room when the advice
was given by Mclean. i think the
,,,tiup was made and carried when /
first went. I was there when Nor
ment's counsel appeared.
Answer to Col. French: During Co.
MaLIenn's sprees lie II ca'"1!e OF. b.
Jag employed and Is employed as couL-
sci Ill crzes of Importance by those
who know him and lis habits ldOn't
know that Lo was empiuyed when tie
was not peri, city sober. When b"
appeared drunk before my COurt /
don't know whether he was EN- poy=,i
b fore or whilst ile WA drunk. / tiI.rh
he has appeared b for my Court "a
counsel since June. He is Il man OF
fue mind As register L sent ali the
poll books to the commissioners. [
was not satisfied as to the manner Of
sending them up under the statute.
can't say that those books were sent to
the commissioners or to the register Of
deeds [ sent then ont of caution.
Answer to Maj. Badger: sent & re-
turn of the election in addition to the
poll books.
Answer to Col. French: What I mean
is, the return contained the names 0
the candidates with the number of
votes each received, and in addition
thereto the poll books were sent. i
Fletcher McNelli, colored, next took
the stand and testified: Last August L
lived i'll Lumberton. ! am black
smith. | saw Mr.. \. A. Mclean that
day, about IL or II O'Clock. just after
the result of the election was declared.
When | first saw him he was in the
court house with book in his hard,
saving something to the cOmmIs
biOners.
The declarations of Col. n. 4. Me |
Lean were offered but objections were
1nade-by Col. French, and objections
were Overruled.
Witness Col. Mclean said 10 an
other man i'll my presence that You
boys ain sharp. L am working for
money" He was acting like he was
drunk 1 heard Mr.. Morrison say +
something about this matter a short |
time afterwards to the effect that as
long of they had made fight about it
(meaning the Republican party), that
they intended to fight them to the
bitter end.
Answer to Colonel French-At the
time Mclean said something about |
money he was drunk aud running on.
This conversation of MIR. Morrison |
was after they had talked about taking
them in irons. This was two or three |
weeks after. / think this was about |
the meeting Of the board. He said as |
long as they had done with linn as they
had he intended to see them out to the |
bitter end. l am confident this was at
a meeting of the board.
James Oxendine-I live in Burn |
Swamp township and was d poll |
holder. [ was present when the re-
turns were made. They represented |
the votes cast. Tney were signed and |
given to Mr.. Buie to carry to Lnmher-
ton. There WIS a return made cut |
that l thought represented the vote |
cast. We counted all the boxes.
Al swer to Col. F.ench: [ helped |
hold the election. [ am not able to
say whether the poll book, were sent !
think these two papers (ho!ding the |
returns IN his hands, were ali that WE
Sent. The poll books were not sent.
1 can't say whether the poll book has
ever been sent TO this day. 1 Go1't
know whether [ ever signed one 70
send or rot. There never was any
understanding between the county
commissioners or Col. Mclean ana us
not to send up those poll books, Lot q
bit of that Ihave never heard any
thing bad spoken Of Mr.. 81. f. Pitt
mau.
J. A. P, Connolly took the stand and
testified: | was poll holder at Lum
Der Bridge township. This paper
(holding the return in his hand) is q
statement of the result Of tie election.
never heard Mclean or the commits
sloners say anything about throwing
out the townships.
Answer to Col. French-There was
something said about sending up the
names OF the voters. Some said it was
not necessary. There was difference
OF opinion. We were not advised hy
any one that it was necessary. On the
DAY Of election l received letter
from Dr.. r. ii. Norment. It had 10
connection with the election or the re-
Turns, but only to the speaking The
ly,