The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-08

your testimony might help to put him out of
the office which he now holds?
Ans.-I don't feel that man like that ought
to hold office.
Ques.-Did you support Mr. White for
sheriff when he ran in 1889?
Ans.-I did,
CUES. you at that time consider Mr.
White Democrat?
Ans.-No, sir.
Ques.-Don't you know that John Il. White
was an earnest supporter of Governor
Lowndes for the nomination for Governor in
1898. and did run Il delegation in that district
that was understood to be for Lowndes for
Governor and for Mr.. Davis for States
Attorney? (Mr. Mccullough objected to the
question as being irrelevant)
Ans.-That is the first | heard of his run
man.
Qucs.-Did you vote at the Republican
primary in 1895?
Ans. Yes, sir.
Qucs.-Did you vote for Whites delegates?
Ans.-I did not.
was an earnest supporter of Baker, Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in 1894?
Ans.-I did not know it.
CUES. you know that John Il. White
has been an earnest supporter of every Re-
publican candidate for President since he has
been voter!
Ans. don't know-do not know of his
h,,,.;
tial candidate.
CUES. Do you mean that he frequently
votes for local candidates on the Democratic
ticket?
Ans. Yes. sir; that is what mean.
CUES. you Il Republican?
Ans.--I am.
CUES. you ever voted for Democrat
in your life?
Ans.-I can't recall ever having voted for II
Democrat.
Ques. you should vote for Il friend on
the Democrat county ticket would you think
it proper for anyone to say that you We're
Democrat and not a Republican?
Ans.-I have always voted the Republican
ticket straight through.
Ques, personal knowledge have you
that Taylor Rawlings acted with the Crothers
faction in 1894?
Ans.-Nouc. inferred from his coming to
get Stephen McLainc to leave the State that
he was working with them.
CUES. Do you think that White ought to
be removed from an Office which he holds
under Il Republican GOVERNOR
Ans.-I don't think that any man ought to
hold Office when he buys votes. 1t would not
alter my opinion if he bought votes Tor the
Republican ticket.
CUES. You don't know anything Of Mr..
Whites buying votes except what you have
been told by men who are his enemies
Ans.-l don't know that these men are his
enemies.
CUES. Don't You know that DR.. Roman
and Lewis T. Logan are not friendly to White?
Ans. don't know that they are bad
friends.
CUES. Haven't you heard that they are
unfriendly?
Ans have not heard that they are bad
friends.
AFFIDAVIT OF II. Il. GILLESPIE.
Yesterday, Friday. morning the defence
took up their cast" John $. Writ. ESD.
Offering certain written evidence among
which was the the following affidavit OF RoE-
ert Z. Gillespie. II witness residing in Wash
ington.
Be 1t RENE mbercd that on this 9Th day of
- IN bn LnF -,
scriber. IA Notary Public of the District Of
Columbia, personally appeared Robert L.
Gillespie and being by me duly sworn de-
poses and says as follows:
That he has been informed of the state
ments made by Stephen McLaine concerning
the alleged offer 10 him, etc. on the night
preceding the election in the Eighth district
in 1898. This deponent says that he was at
Mcluine'> house on the night before the
election i'll company with Mr.. John r. White
that Mr.. Austin l.. Crothers was not with
them and was not at McIaines house but was
electioneering in company with David c.
BcntH; that deponcnt was sent out by A. l..
Crothcrs to distribute sample ballots and on
the list to whom he was to deliver samples
was stephen McLaine: that before he got
through with the distribution and before he
saw McLaine, met Mr. White who accom-
panied him TO several places; that White was
working against Logan who was Il candidate
on the Republican ticket; that together they
went to the house of Stephen McLaine; that
deponent called McI.ainc who was in bed and
gave him the ticket which deponcnt told him
was sent him by Mr.. Crothers, that to the best
Of his recollection it was marked for one
Democrat only.
That Mr.. White then had some talk with
McLaine all OF which depoAent could not
hear.
He did hear some talk about Logan and
heard McLaine ask for money to pay to
Logan.
Mr.. White afterwards told deponent that
McLaine was afraid to vote against Logan
because he owed him and that he had to let
him have money TO pay him.
r. L. GILLESPIE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Nth day Of August, 1896.
JOSEPH HARPER.
LsEAL Notary Public.
before examiner McNey on Wednesday. The
testimony OF John l.. Crothers was taken at
his home unar Zion that nynIin., bn bnin,, nm