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

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filed the charges with the Governor. Witness
turned them over to Webster White. II was
arranged that the charges should be Jumped
with those growing out of the Grove school
trouble. Witness read the charges but had
do clear recollection of their tenor. Witness
when he signed them had no personal knowl-
edge of their truth. and did not know who
had framed them. Prior to 1893 White had
considcrabl" influence among the colored
voters of the district. David Young. the only
colored teacher in the Eighth district, is not
voter there. He and Il brother teacher from
the Sixth district worked with White at the
primaries when White made fight When
asked how they worked together witness said
he was unable to state how they did so. Wit
hess had no personal knowledge of Whites
using the coored teachers ior political pur-
poses. Witness was asked ii he knew what
was meant by personal knowledge" and
replied that he did not know thnt he did.
Witness knew that White had charge OF the
only colored teachers institute held in the
county.
To Mr.. Mccullough:
Ques. Are not the allegations in the
charge as to the altered freight bill correct
and true!
Ans.-White stated before the Commission
ers that the bill was originally 81 cents and
that he received 5l.Si in repayment of it.
White looked at the bill when John l.. Croth-
ers submitted it with his report and said it
was correct. On the night before election in
1893 after the meeting at Mt Zoar. Logan and
Sherman Grambling were going home and
while on the way encountered White who
rose suddenly out of the bushes. White i'm
mediately had business down the road"
Farther on Il buggy was met. The driver
was A. l.. Crothers. who turned his team and
drove off. 1t was suggested by Mr.. Writ that
Mr.. Crothers was returning from prayer
meeting Logan changed McLaine's SO bill,
giving him two llvcs but could Il tell what
became of the money as no one ever
claimed ii.
stephen McLaine, colorcd, testified that on
the Friday night before the election A. l..
Crothers met him at his house and asked if
he knew Tuesday was election day and told
him not to forget HIM (Crothers) on Tuesday.
and said he would call again with some
other fellows the next night and asked him
when he went to bed. He did not return till
Tuesday morning when he came in Il buggy
between 3 and O'clock. Mr.. Crothers said,
"this is Austin.' Mr.. White came in. Wit
ness presumed that White came with Mr.
CrOthcrs. Witness went in and shut the door
White prolupnI and marked a Sn,nnla bol Hot
which he wished witness to follow when he
voted, and urged him to come promptly to
the polls. White then threw down Il 80 bill,
said goodnight" and went out. McLaine
put on his shoes and also left. following
White who left in the buggy with Mr.. Crothers.
They stopped at Lew Fishers house where
Mr.. Croth RS got out and went on the porch
and called him out and gave him IL bottle.
Fisher took Il drink: Crothcrs and White
drove off. McTaine went on to Rowlandville
and called on Logan and told him of Whites
leaving the SO bill at his house. Logan told
him to bring the money to Oakwood the next
day. Witness said several parties handled
the bill and took its number. Logan took
charge of it and also the sample ballot
Ballot shown and also Il piece torn from it
by McLaine which lifted the ballot White
was at McIaine's house on the Sunday night
before the election He came with Mr.. A. l..
Crothers. White showed him the sample
Sunday. Young Riley drove up in Il dog cart
and White ran around the house and over or
through IA wire fence. Crothers drove on
down the road. When White left the SO
with NIcLaine the latter made no promises
Lewis 7. Logan, Hall and kennard were at
McLaine's house the night before the election
and stayed till l.30 o'clock to watch for the
visitors whom Mr.. Crothers had told him
would call on him. McLainc spent two days
in Elkton during the September court term of
1891 trying to bring the matter before the
grand jury but could not succeed He voted
the "Pubican" ticket in 1898 Texuct answer
insisted uponI
TO Mr. Writ MrLainc could not recall who
urged him to so before the grand jury. DR..
Roman asked him if he was going to do so
and Logan also. and he said he was. Witness
paid his own expenses on the trip. Witness
always voted the Republican ticket and had
never sold his vote, and never offered it for
sale. Did not vote nor offer to vote for DIR.
Crothers or A. l.. Crothers or G. G. Crothers.
DR.. Roman and witness had talked over the
so bill affair but not frequently McLaine
had told Logan once or twice what he would
swear to but had not told anyone else. Wit
ness was positive that Crothers was outside
when White left the $40 bill with him. They
came in II buggy. Witness did not promise
to do as White wished, although he left the
money. Earle Gillespie was not with White.
The man in the buggy said. this is Mr.
Crothers" Witness had said at first that the
man said "this is Austin.' Gillespie did not
ask him to vote the Democratic ticket or give
him the sample ballot.
Witness does not know Gillespie. Witness
did not owe George G. Logan n bill at that
time. White marked the ticket and did not
ask him to vote simply against Logan. White
said he was doing business for Austin Croth-
ers.'' Did not say that he was afraid to vote
against Lewis 7. Logan because he owed
George G.. Logan II bill. Nobody prompted
him to tear the piece off of the sample ballot.
He did so in order to identify the ticket il
called upon to do so. He gave the ballot to
Logan or somebody else. Logan did not tell
him to tear the ballot. McLaine kept the