Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-02-08
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The Evidence. The following Is some =,
the testimony taken on Tuesday and w.dna.
day Of Last week in the Mud aaa Connie,
contest If the Third Election District Of Anna
Arundel county and is fair sample or m
that has been taken. s~,
Wesley A. Turner, colored voter !, u.
first precinct Of the Third district. got e;,b;s
the third man Of the window. lie saw
small man shove out Mr.. Hail. who was Inc,
ahead, and tear bis ticket ia two. Tu,na-
upon hearing that thev would not lei him
vote, departed.
Thomas Stewart said he could not get mn A.
the window on account Of the scrinmage
lie said a man told them that they had l,et,a.
get away, as there were a couple Of loaaed
guns there for them. lie saw Andrew sim.
son pulled away from the polls.
Henry Spriggs, 20 years old. understood
that some one said none Of the colured p,onls
should vote. A mar from town, wear;rs :
red badge, said he was deputized 10 protec,
tie polls, and If he could do ANYTHING H.
wonld do it, but he advised the colored na,,
not to vote.
Edward Brady. who has lived IN a place
called Little Merely Patch since the war aid
not care to get into any ditFiculty. He cot
within three yards Of the polls. hut left som
after the rough handling Of Hall and Simn.
son. lie saw two strange wagons at the polis
Alpheus Curry heard them say no black
could vote there that day. lie went
TO the polls, but did not propose to venture
his life on vote. He saw the guns.
George Canter, II years Of age, went to zee
If colored men couldn't vote. A white man
met him and said: ''No niger can vote here
this day, you had better go home" Canter
went home.
James II. Cook got within twenty yards Of
the polls. lie saw five or six strangers and
several guns in theil dayton.
Thomas j. Cook was told by friend that
he could not vote. One Of the strangers also
told him the same thing
Columbus FRANKLIN, Of Freetown, heard
some one say at the polls that Tin ten Years
time not a d-n niger should voten Frank
lin did not vote, but sat on the fence opposite
the polls.
Iezekiah Fisher said the strangers were
Loyish-looking. He heard Que man say.
"Boys you had better get away from here
There are % or 30 ruiiians here and there is 90
ing to be hell directly" Jacob Franklin,
who bad served 10 the war, said he took this
advice and went home.
Henry Franklin found his vote would be re-.
jected, and did not get within ten feet Of the
window. He saw gun. lie wanted 10 vote
the Republican ticket, as near as he could
come at it. Instead Of voting be sat on the
fence.
Samuel Gather said the Baltimore gentle
men t?) objected to his going to the polls to
vote
Benjamin Howard got up TO the window,
and the strangers kept him from voting
Charles Edward Henson started TO the polls,
but hearing such bad reports on the road, and
having a sick mother, he took heed and turn
ed back lie was four miles from the polls
James Hammond, a laborer, who has lived
in the district 20 years, dill not vote. He
was right at the window, and was offeringhis
ticket, when the fuss was kicked up. They
were pulling and hauling a man he dijn' /
know, aud Mr.. Hail came up, aud was sefred
the same way MIR. 14ll said: ''AIen, your
tickets are rejected, and you can't vote -
"Mr. Hall then told us TO go away, and we
all went away. went home
John Parran said 81 have lived in the dis
trct 20 years | did't vote, because Twas
afraid to go up to the polls. ] saw something
couldn't stand | saw guns
John jackson got his vote in about 90
o. clock without ary trouble lie voted for
Cleveland and he said he got nothing for go;-
ing 1t was his sentiment
Huston r. Hall went up to vote and fuss
took place. lie saw man put his hand be-
hind him and take hold OF his pistol, and Hall
vent or
There we're in all sc witnesses examried.
Mr.. Charles W Whittemore, white IiFphb.
licdn, over 20 years Of age, testified thst he
voted at the fret precinct, Third district, in
1887; but last fall his vote was rejected. the
DIRECTORS claiming that his name was not on
the polI books 1t was the FIRST time in his
life that his vote was ever refused, andit Was
very notifying to him He said he felt as i
he could bite a ten-penny nail in two lie said
if any one had troubled him outside, there
would hare been some kind ofa fight. Mr..
Rose fled with the examiner certified copy
OF the registration list, showing that Mr.
: Whittemure bid registered. 1lr. Rose also
said that he could prove that Mr.. White
more's name was on the poll-booNs.
Andrew Sampson, a .aborer AT Sparrqws
Point. moved from theGislricl on election day
lie went up tu fHewiadow tesvote, sssstta s,6e "a
the strangers pulled him away. and sad he
al not belong in the district. Ainlrew stood
tv aud saw several Others pulled from the
polls. He aud Others were also met lii The
road by man, who said. "Boys don come
auy closer Nota d n niger e,h-vet-l''
NahlonTurner, Who had v0lei ia ihe dis
triet before. did not get within six icetsof the
polls lie said Mr.. Pumphrey told him he
could not vote, and he heard Tip Wells say:
''If wr keep the negroes down this way, they
won be able To vote for ten years Think
Ing Mr. Pumphrey was an officer he ,ook his
advice.
George Washington Dorsey went up 10 the
polls and the window WAS surrounded 0l the
strangers, and they would not let him vote
Terrace Edwards got within FIVE miles Of the
polls, aud turned back whea told Of the .roli,,e
Htztki4h Jacobs said he was told by a de-
tectivc that he would get into trouble il be
4 tried to vote. llezekiah did not want + get
hurt, so he did not attempt to vote
Arthur Wright saw several coloreI men
r pushed away FROM the window. lie Heard a
stranger say: mot d-n Niger shall vote
here to day" A stranger also told him not
, to vote, as he the stranger already had three
: men locked up. MIR. Humphrey told him
s there was going to he trouble.
Charles II. Dennis vas in the crowd at the
- window When the trouble occurred. and he
1 said he thought he might do himself niafy 10y
h staying to vote
r Emory Howard said be went up to the coils
between and o clock, and was told that
9 no d-n Niger should vote there. Hesaid
e Mr., Mr.. Humphrey also told him he could not
vote, but had better go home.
Elijah johnson, who said he worked at any
thing, except stealing, to pay his debts got
I. within quarter of a mile of the polls. and,
!, hearing OF the difficulty and there having been
J. fight at the same polling place several Years
: ago, decided to turn back.
+ Abraham Lincoln Gaunt went up to the
f window to vote. He said Mr.. VIM Chairs
took him BY the back Of bis coat-coIlar aud
said mot a in niger shall vote here to.
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