The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-01
THE WHITE
INVESTIGATION,
Continued from Page I.

did not offer to vote at the last primary
White had said that it would not do to elect
Henry Mccullough Safes Attorney.
THURSDAY.
Lewis L. Logan. Has lived in the Eighth
district since 1850. Knows John Il. White.
Was trustee OF the Rowlandville school for
some years up t. june, 1895. Has known
John l.. Cr"ther- ior many years. Crothers
was teacher at hnwandville for some years
and gave satisfaction. having Il very large at
tendance Of scholars. Several parties had
declined To serve as trustees for the school
allcgin, that they would not be parties in any
schr uc to remove Crothers as teacher. Wit
ness was assistant postmaster at Rowlandvile
and identified IL letter mailed by John T.
White, son OF John Il. White. A petition was
circulated protesting against the removal Of
Crothers from the Rowlandville school. Mr..
Writ objected in the absence of the petition
itself to any discontents. Logan signed the
petition. but Crothers was discharged Logan
told of the much discussed freight bill which
was originally drawn for 81 cents but which
IL was ClHlllltu WAS IulScu W '-l.of. lHt bil
reached John l.. Crothers on April IL, 1895
in the mail at Rowlandville. The envelope
was postmarked lockwood" John II. Whites
post office Crothers remarked to Logan that
the bill was wrong as it was for s1.Si instead
of 81 cents. Crothcrs wished to so and see
White that evening but Logan could not take
him. They went the next evening. Crothers
handed in his report with the freight bill and
another. White said the bills were correct.
Crothers then paid the bills. White did not
swear Crothsrs as to the correctness of his
report. Crothers could not have altered the
bill in the post office between the time he re-
ccived it and told Logan of its being too
large. Crothers' report bears the certilca-
tion of John r. White that Crothers affirmed
its correctness as also that of the two bills
enclosed.
Logan stated that there was no Logan fac
ton in the Eighth district. He Gid not pose
rs Il leader and WAS always ready to defer to
older Republicans. John r. Whites vote
was refused at the primary in "a because the
judges Of the election. Atwood Montgomery,
Mitchell kennard aud John Reagan, denied
that he was Republican. There was always
minority representation on the School Board
while the Circuit Court had the appointing
power Logan had never heard any criticism
Of Crothcrs' management of the Rowlandville
and Pilot Town schools. For the past four
or five years John r. White has worked
against the interest of the Republican party.
In 1893 when Logan ran for County Commits
sioncr White and the leading Democrats of
the district. A. l.. Crothers. David {. Bent
and Robert T.. Gillespie. were travelling about
in company at night. stephen McLaine, col.
came to me and said Messrs. White and a. l..
Crothcrs were at his place and asked McLainc
to vote the Democratic ticket. He told them
he didn't know what he would do. on the
Sunday night before the election White came
to McLaines house and said there would be
ten dollars in it for McLaine. McLaine said
it was Sunday, that he and his wife both
belonged to church" aud he would not do
business on that day. Mr.. Davis objected to
this testimony on the ground that it was
hear say and the occurrence alleged took
place before Whites term as School Commits
si1ncr began. The next night there was Il
meeting at Mt Xoar. White was there and
ST W McLane. McLaine spoke of the offer
made by White and it was arranged that
Logan and others should watch McLaines
house to see what would develop. Watch
was kept till after midnight but nobody
showed up. About IL. IN. Logan heard IL
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McLaine who said those fellows had been at
his place and that White came in and laid II
sample ballot on the table. marked the Names
placed ten-dollar-bill on the table Sample
ballot was offered but its reception was OBJ
jected to by the counsel for White and said
this is yours if you vote us | want you to-
McLaine made no reply hut told Logan he
had left the money lying on the table. Logan
told him to bring the money to lakewood the
next morning which he did, handing it over
to DR.. Roman. Several took the number of
the note Ga $40 greenbank) which was finally
given to Logan for safc-keeping. White was
at that time Republican Supervisor of Flee
tons. Witness did not consider White the
leader of Il faction. The only influence White
exerted SO far as witness could see was
among the colored school teachers. Before
this years primaries meeting was held at
Mt. Zoar to talk over the subject of delegates
to the county convention. The only opposi-
ton to the delegates agreed upon was from
colored school teachers and two of these
appeared to have had Il consultation with
White at his house on the day Of the primary
McLaine tried to bring the matter of his at
tempted bribery before the grand jury OF
which Logan was 4 member at the term OF
court but could not or did not succeed in do
ing so. A. l.. Crothers was then States At
torney.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. Friday.
FRIDAY.
Mr.. Logans testimony in chief having
closed on Thursday Mr. Writ asked him;
You were a candidate for County Commits
sioner in 1893. Had you not Il contest in
your district, and was not the opposition to
your candidacy led by Mr.. White?
Ans.-l cannot say whether there was a
contest or not don't remember.
CUES. Wasn't that the first time in years,
when Mr.. White did not control the Eighth
district delegation to the county convention?
Ans. i do not know.
Qurs. You were candidate that year for