The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-23

Atlanta 5 weeks; he went from Allan
ia to Charleston and worked there;
came back here in March, '88; stayed
here until summer of 'S9; from Charles
ton he went to Wadesboro; wrote to me
from Wadesboro several times.
Cross examined: Bethel is now in
Washington; he w.nt home to Char
lotte last Christmas; his "home" is GER
tainly in Charlotte; I know he was
raised in Charlotte and lived there.
Erastus Light, sworn l knew
VIM. Maxfield; have known him A or
5 years; he lived at Waughtown; l
was overseer of roads; Maxield was
ON my list and worked road 2 years;
he was called "Max6eld," not "Max-
we'll"
Anderson Bingham, sworn: I live
in Winston; have lived here 8 years;
came here in April '87; came from
Wentworth here to work in factory;
went home following winter and came
back in January '88; next fall went
off again and returned in Feb. 80;
never paid any tax here; have always
paid my tax in Rockingham county;
didn't list my taxes last year.
e. F. Coble, sworn live in Win
stem; know Tony Mitchell; he came
TO rent q house from me in June 'S8;
been living in that house ever since;
never saw him before June 'S8; /
have been living here Is years
Mitchell payr me his rent every one
or two weeks.
Wesley Morgan, sworn: I know
Anderson Bingham; first knew him in
summer of '8S; generally see him on
Sundays; think he was here in Jan
uary 'S9.
Nelson Scales also testified IS 10
Anderson Bingham, saying he knew
him here in spring of '87. Scales also
testified that he knew Dennis Penn
having first known him here in sum
mer OF 81. -
w. II. Clark, sworn: | know e.
R9.Howell; lived in house Of mine in
ST and IS; he lived there in Oct. So
Fdon' { know where his wife was or is
haven't seen him, that | remember
Psincei Oct 'SS
I VIM. Bass, sworn: have been
Living in Winston 3 years; work ii
factories; came here from Reidsville
i know Dennis Penn; first saw him
ahere in''S7 or 'SS; last time | saw him
was about 3 months before Christmas
he went home in fall of 'S7 and die
not come back here until spring OF
'SS; he tried to go off without paying
his stemmer and got into a difficulty
Ed. Penn, sworn l live in Win
ston; knew Willis Reed; met him al
train when he came here in April 'SS
his wife came soon after he did; saw
him week or two after election and hi
asked me if voted; I was challenged
by Bessent and not allowed to vote;
married in March '89; from that time
have considered this my home; up te
LAST March considered my mothers
home my home; my mother lived in
Reidsville.
John Reed, sworn 1 am a brother
of Willis Reed; came here in Apri
'88; Willis came week after I did; he
stayed here until election; his wife
stayed here, too; after election he and
wife went back to Reidsville and have
been there ever since.
Lawson Patterson, sworn: My
home at last election was in South
Fork township; have been making
that my home for Is years; never liv.
ed elsewhere; my wife left me years
ago of her own accord; my children
live in South Fork.
Cross-examined l live in one Of
Mr.. Fries houses; I have worked fol-
Mrs. Patterson, who lives in Salem
precinct, all my life; sometimes I SLEPT
there; I stay at Mrs. Patterson's all
the week and go to South Fork every
Saturday night.
Wesley Fries testified as to Lawson
Patterson.
Jacob Burk swore that he lived in
South Fork at last election; went there
in II or rs; never voted elsewhere.
Tish Stafford, sworn: I am Lee
Staford's mother; Lee was born 8
years after the war; can tell his age BY
Ramon Hairston's; both born same
month. i
Cross-examined: Lee is my THIRD
child; I was married a good while be
fore the war closed; don't know when
Lee first worked the road.
J Bethel Smith, sworn; My father
and mother say I was "a years old last
Christmas; I showed Messrs. Stedmau
and Albea two Bibles with my age in
them; we have had the books about
eight years.
> Pleas. Smith was also examined as
to Bethel Smith.
,as Geo Dulin, sworn: / live in Win
ston; voted here for Mr.. Boyer fol
sheriff; voted. for the Republican IN.
inees for other Offices.
nOross examined: Officer found me
in Davie county; ! went bact, there
last fall and fall previous; I told Mr.
Bailey that voted Republican ticket
/ Lewis Cobb was examined as To
iIshac9 Winchester; had known him
years; Isaac had been living with
him 3 years; slept at his house part OF
the time; he (Isaac) worked for Cicero
Knott; sometimes slept at Knott's and
sometimes at his (Coble's) house.
- Charlotte Matthews was examined
as to John Matthews, saying that
John, her sen, was born second year
after surrender ~
- Lewis Williams, sworn Lived in
Winston at last election; I did not
vote; know Tom Hanes; his home
was in iDavie county.
Robert Hall testified that he tried
b vote and was not permitted to do
30; that his vote was challenged and