The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-03-02
NTREEILLE.

4 SUPERVISOR WHO EXCUSES Ills FAIL
GENES INSTRUCTIONS FROM tNAU
THORIZED rEEsONSS-aND WOULD NOW
RAISE "oLD CAM
b. +. donaldson. Antrcvillc, sworn. Exam
moi by Captain Eaton.
q. Where were You Oh the day of election .
4. .AntIcvil!c.
q. Whit Office did you hold: y. Supe:
visor.
9. Was yon or was YOU not allowed to keep
y pull lit: y. waS not allowed: Mir. sam
DAVIS. one of the managers. ohjrc;'L 50 dill
Mr.. Erwin, Il Supervisor, of the Democratic
purity.
q. In consequence Of not Keeping Il poll list
were You prevented nom knowing how many
votes Were cast: y. Yes.
.. liav"yo then any official KNOWLEDGE OF
the result of the election? \. Not much
because they wOuiuu't let me see the count.
ing.
q. d. you know how many Republicans
voicsl that day? \. ! Counted -, aud there
were more that voted.
y. How many do you suppose Won didn't
count A. l will say - or 81. maybe liorc
Cross-cxamineI by Colonel Calhoun
Z. Tan you wIltc" a.. Yes. a little.
, q. Write my nam" urvilie +. Calhoun. 4
The witness wrote this in Il roanl &ad lcsib!C
hand.
q. How were yol prevented from keeping
, n poll list? \. They said there was but one
pol list there. and that was theirs. ,
q. Did you make an attempt to keep Il poll
list: A.. Not after t.ury told me that.
q. Did you attempt before t!a. to keep Il
mol list: \. No: l asked their permission
the first thing | did.
q. Were You in the room where the voting
was guin" on: y. Irs, sir.
q. Mas itin Il room: y. 1t was in Il car
riugc shop; YOU might call ii II ROOM.
q. How came you TO count these 80 Rcpnh'
3 ltr,, -..t.I . 4 ~ bS Z \ ltIs a an idea ~
it afterwards.
q. How Il you know all of these were Re
pub!icanS. If you were not In the room: y
/ WAS standing beside the door where the hon
WAS ard saw the tickets As they put tlicil III
the ballot box.
.. Was the ballot box right at the door:
\. Yes, sir.
Q. And you could sec all this voting going
q. Where were you when the count took
place: \. | was still Standing hy tie door.
9, Could you sec the counting going on"
! 4. No.
9. Why note A.. WAS outside and tho
crowd pushed me Off: ! asked ;hcm to let M(
cone inside and they objected.
@. Who did yUua>k? y. asked Mr.. San
Davis: lie WAS i manager.
9. How did You Try TO so in? 4. lust b.:
asking permission.
Q. Was the door open: y. They had q
plant; nailed across II.
Q. coul,l you have gone urdcr: 4. YcS.
.. lo yuu know any cuIoreu Democrats
A.. Yes; | know some.
.. Did they vote there tina day? A. Yes
z. Didn't some Republicans vote the Dem
~ocratic ticket that day? y. Nonc that
KNOW OF.
Examination resumed by Captain Eaton.
Q. Was you admitted inside that room
where the voting was going on that day: y
No, sir.
Q. What reply if any was made to You ny
the managers. when you asked for permits
sion? \. in"y made no answer nj all.
! q. What prevented you from going intotht
room y. Mr.. -Ab. IIamblin told me
couldn't come in.
Q. What position did Mr.. IIamblin hold
a.. Zone t all that ! know OF.
| q. Did the managers say tina you shOult
come in: A.. They said nothing: I asked
Mr.. sam Davis one Of the managers and Mr.
l1aIaUliu answered for him..