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

| ut Was uob lkeNcA " tOLGbL III E3sst
Abe billiard. sworn said: i uas here
and voted on :electien day; voted for
Boyer for sheriff 4oaT OF za! ~ Eias
Cross examined: X live here; lived
here in rNov.,I '8S; came Chere from
Reidsville; lived the winter before
election in Reidsvilie; came here to
work in spring of 'SS;i 1 got in the
line and voted; my vote was challeng-
ed by Mr.. Bessent; got out ofiine and
afterwards got back in line afterimy
case was heard; voted for all the Re
pubiicans except league and Staun.
| ton. r
VIM. II. Maxfeld sworn: I voted
in Salem; was registered there; moved
to Salem first of October; had been in
this county 6 years before last elec-
ton; | offered to register in Winston;
said l wasn't old enough and would
not register me; reason offered to
register in Winston was because I
lived in Winston, at Mr.. Henry Bar
rows, when [ tried to register here;
live in Salem now; have been ever
since Oct. 49,
Cross examined: I am % years of
age; was born in Mocksville in 1867;
had moved to Salem before tried to
register il Winston (witness after
wards "tOok that back don't know
what day l moved to Salem; it was
first Of month; [ voted for league.
NJ. S. Hamlen testified that he is
sued certificate to Samuel II. Bolton.
John White and his father, Henry
White, testified that John lived in
Broadb dbay, and not with his sister near
Belo's Pond
!, Wallace Doub and mother produ.
ced family records as to Wallace's
age. ..-.....f sa-
| Thos. Bailey testified that Wallace
was born in '66 or '67.
Lewis Morton testified that he had
been here ever since '86 had voted
at three different elections; never chaf-
lenged till the last. He was the
fourth man whose challenge was
heard; only six in all heard and all
; were allowed to vote; Boyer did not
garnishee me for taxes, but he did
others; | took the oath of registration
before Young, but learned that my
name was not ON the book and came
and had Mr.. Bailey to enter it on
Saturday, before election. zsao sae-. =
FRIDAYS SESSION. '''l .,
Court met at 10 O'Clock, and the
following evidence was produced ::
w. I. Butler, sworn, said live
in Waughtown; been living there "a
years; know VIM. Maxfield; he lived
with me some years; in 1885 he went
| to work for DR.. Ector, in Winston;
don't know his age; he claimed in 1888
to be little older than my son; my
son was born March 26th, 1866; in
!. !. 'S5 Maxfeld signed school register as
19 years of age; don't know when he
!. was married exactly, about 8 or q
! years ago. | think. - - -
Cross examined: Knew this voter
!. as "Maxfield,' not as "Maxwell;"1
I knew who | was to testify about
= talked to counsel for defense this
). morning; don't know whether Max
> field was born before or after the war
4 never saw him before 1872; dom
q know anything except what l heart
4 talked; worked on road in '83; I tole
7 him he'd better marry the girl o.
II make tracks; officers caught him ano
. he married the girl; l don't know
whether his name is rightly Maxfelt
: or Maxwell; suppose she is his wifi
=. still-heard some time ago they hat
twins; has had mustache ever sine
!. he came to work for me.
>. Floyd Mason, sworn know Lew
n is Norton; known him about 20 years
o. knew him in South Boston, Va, b
q q ana / came from there to Winston
e about 6 years ago; he is a single man
, boards with me; he claims Winston a
- his home; we went to Bristol, Tenn
a winter before last; went to Roanoke
% Va, from Bristol; left here just afte
a election and came back in February.
a Cross-examined have been mai
ID ried 10 or IL years; stayed in Briste
about month; didn't stay in Roar
n. oke but about Is minutes; went ON
m to Lynchburg; went back to Roanok
4 aud stayed there, don't know ho'
6 long; left there in Feb. and came
3. Winston; I voteG here at last election
I 1 am league and Boyer man;
I voted for both Boyer and league;
q voted the ticket most the colored PEI
pie voted; amt no fighting maj
don't know Joe Jameson; yes, sir,
e. e. drinks Ticker" and "gits on sprees. y
~ VIM. Webster, sworn: Shown CO
ie n' tificate of removal and identified it {
~ the one he produced at Presidenti'
= election in 1888; gave the certi6ca1
Ia. to you. SO .41 ba-
40 Cross examined: Lived in one
- - Mr.. Buford's houses before I move
~ ~ to Salem got this certificate 50
~ could vote in Salem at PRESIDENT
II election; never voted for, county of
- GERS at Salem before 1888; now Ii,
u outside corporate limits; moved the
81 this year. 0saa adi 4.3 e
sI 81 John Reynolds, sworn I live j
-. Broadbay know w. 81. Hamlil
115'' known him all my life; re has lily,
-. -. in Forsyth about years in my tow
- ship; he is married man; marri,
- last fall; he works for me aE averai
from 6 to 8 months during itobac
* season; he goes away; some years !
'us stays months, sometimes not =
'as long; he.paid taxes in '88: - y :
oss 1 know Geo. Miller; known him i,
his life; lives in my township; be
nd living there about 8 years; is q nj
his ried man; he and his wife do npt, Il
na- together, his wife rahi away, With q
,ril other man; his wife fs .h6w IL Lsal
nd vile; have hisdrecefpt f6r taxes ps