The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-25
MIR. BOYD's ANSWER.

| II. M. MCCULLOUGH,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
MIR. BoYD's ANSWER.
Clinton J.WEite VS.. John Albert Boyd
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county.
To tile Honorable, tile JudgeS Of said court:
The answer of John Albert Boyd to
the petition of Clinton J. White, hereto
| fore filed in this court against him,
| respectfully shows:
First. That this respondent denies, as
alleged in said petition, that at the
election held ON the 7th day of Nov.
| 1898, in Cecil county, the said Clinton j.
| White received majority CT the legal
| ballots cast at said election, and was
duly and legally elected sheriff OF Cecil
county, but, on the contrary shows, that
this respondent at said election received
majority of the legal ballots cast at
| said election and was duly and legally
elected sheriff of Cecil county for the
term of two years from the expiration of
the term of his predecessor in said office.
Second. That this respondent admits
that the chief or presiding judges Of said
election met at the Court House in the
town of Elkton, as required by law, on
the 9th day of November, 1898, and did
declare aud certify that the said Clinton
| J. White received at said election for the
office Of sheriff two thousand five hun
| bred and thirty one ballots and that this
respondent received Two thousand five
hundred and thirty nine ballots, and that
certain William T. Mccullough re-
| ceived one hundred and forty soven bal
lots, and that this respondent received a
plurality of the votes cast at said cleo
ton and was duly elected sheriff of Cecil
| county, but, this respondent denies that
said declaration and certificate were
made by reason of sundry errors i'll the
election districts of Cecil county, but on
the contrary alleges that said chief or
presiding judges by their said decara'
ton and certificate did declare and GER
tify the result of rue and accurate
count of the legal bal lots cast at said
election, whereby it appears as certified
by said judges, that this respondent vas
at said election duly and legally elected
Sheriff of Cecil county.
Third, That this respondent specific
ally denies that in the Fifth Election
| ~ hn
election refused to count any ballots
which ought to have been counted for
said White, or that the judges of the
| Fourth election district of Cecil county
enormously counted any ballots for this
respondent that ought not to have been
counted for him, and denies that any
legal and proper count of said ballots in
the Fifth and Fourth election districts,
or in any other election district of Cecil
county or in all of said election districts
of said county will show that said Clinton
J. White was elected Sheriff, but on the
contrary insists that the true result of
said election as announced by the certifi-
cate of the judges of election in all
respects according to law is that this
respondent was duly and legally elected
Sheriff of Cecil county.
Fourth:-That this respondent does
not admit that all the ballots cast at
said election in the several election
districts of Cecil county have been
deposited by the Judges of said election
with the Clerk of this Court but requires
strict proof that the ba llots now alleged
to be in the custody of the Clerk of this
Court are all of the ballots cast at said
election, and are the identical ballots
cast at said election.
Fifth-That this respondent alleges
that the said election was held with al
the safeguards provided by law, and that
from tie beginning to the end of sale
election the proceedings were in strict
conformity to law. That the said petit
iouer does not allege that there was any
irregularity, fraud or corruption in tht
conduct of said election, and this res
pondent shows that the result OF sale
election as declared by the duly appointed
Officers of said election charged by the
, law with the duty of receiving and couu
ing said ballots is that plurality of Thu
legal votes cast at said election wei
cast in favor of this respondent who wa!
duly and legally elected sheriff of Ceci
l county at said election. That the petit
Toner now attempts to iuvalidate th'
said election of this respondent by
> Allegations founded only upon vagu
and uncertain rumors and surmises.
Sixth-That this respondent denie
- that the petitioner is entitled to hay
said ballots recounted under the order
of this court as prayed in said petition
but saws. that if the petitioner is entitle
to any relief, which ibis responder
denies, the only order which this cour
can now pass is for the appointment o
O an examiner to take testimony IN th
:, manner provided by law. And as
duty bound. etc,
JoHN S. WRIT,
q G. MCCULLoUGH,
q Attorneys for John Albert Boyt
n State of Maryland, Cecil county, to "
70 hereby certify that Oh this 22nd da
% of November, in the year eighteen hui
20 dred and ninety three, before me, tt
is subscriber, Justice of the Peace, of IL
l. State of Maryland. in and for Geo
in county, personally appeared John Abe
IN Boyd, and made oath in due form of la
es that tue facts set forth i'll the foregoir
Z. answer are true to the best of his kno'
"a ledge and belief.