Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-24

ments for votes for tho other tick
ct, ifso, from whom and to whom
did you carry such message, and
what was the message.
A.-Mr. Israel Allen told me to
tell Mr.. Solon Ward that if he
would vote the democratic ticket
he would give him two months
house rent.
Odd you deliver the message?
Al did.
And further depOnent saith not.
his
GEO. J.. 4 GRIM.
mark
Solon Ward being duly sworn
deposeth and saith as follows:
Q. State your age, residence and
occupation.
a. Twenty-seven years old, near
Mt. Jackson, cooper.
Q. For whom did you vote at the
late electionI
A. G.d not vote.
Q. Did You, or did you not, re-
ceive a message from Israel Allen,
through Lemuel Grim, and if so,
what was that message!
A. did. He said if / would
vote the democratic ticket he would
give me two months house rent.
Q. Have you, or have you not,
had a conversation with Mr.. Allen
in regard to this two months house
rent?
a. had not.
q. Was not the message writ
ten one?
a. No sir.
And further depOnent saith not.
his
SOLoN% WARD.
mark
Wesley Rankin, colored, being
duly sworn deposeth and saith as
follows:
Stateyour age, residence and oc-
cupation.
l am twenty-five years old, Mt.
Jackson, farmer.
For whom did you vote at the
late election
Grim and Grandstaff.
State whether or not any induce
ments were offered you to vote the
other ticket, and il so, what were
the inducements, and who offered
them?
John Scothron offered me one
dollar to vote the other ticket.
Did you, or did you not, receive
the dollar:
did not.
And further deponent saith
not. his
WESLEY 4 RANKIN.
mark
Ashby Pence being duly sworn
deposeth and saith as follows:
State your age, residence and
occupation.
am twenty.One years old, near
/ Mt. jackson, | am a farmer.
For whom did you vote at the
late election
! For Grim and Grandstafl.
State whether or not any induce
ments were offered you to vote any
! other ticket, and if so, what they
were, and who offered them a:
Will Jones offered me two dol
lars to vote the democratic ticket.
State your conversation with Mr.
Jones.
He asked me how | was going tC
vote. | told him was going tC
vote the readiuster ticket. He says
you are not going to vote tina
d - dblack republican ticket. | told
him | was-all HI couldn't
change me. He says you had bet
ter take two dollars; that is more
| than the readiuster party will d'
. for you. told him by God tw'
thousand dollars would not buy IN,
vote.
CROSS EXAMISATlON
V as Bill Jones voter?
Yes sir; he was.
What business is he engaged I'M
A carpenter.
! Did Jones have two dollars wit
him:
| do not know whether he ha'
o or not, | did not see it.
l And further deponent salt
q not.
= AsnBY PENCE.
: Abraham Reynard being dnlN
. sworn ,deposeth and saith as 70
= lows:
State your age, residence ant
{ occupation.
4 am twenty-four years old.
/ live near Edinburg. My occupation
t farmer.
;. For whom did you vote at th
O late election
q Grim and Grandstaff.
0 State whether or not any induce
d ments were offered you to vote an
4 other ticket, and if so, what tho'
It inducements we're, and who offere
r. them?
r. None offered to me, sir.
Il Did you or did you not, hea
some one offer another any induce
ments to vote thedemOcratlc tlcl