The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-03

but IL was during the campaign, pre-
vious TO the election, at the opera house
in this city, by Colonel waddell.
Was h meeting largely attended?
Answer: Yes.
Was the audience composed more
largely OF ladies or gentlemen?
Answer: Gentlemen.
Was IL composed most largely by
| white or colored people?
Answer: Whites.
Were there any colored people pres
ent? =
Answer: I did not see any. They al
ways occupy the gallery and I was
where 1 could not see.
What was the expression OF senti-
ment given TO the speaker-approba-
ton or disapprobation?
Answer: Why. of course, approba-
ton II was a white mans meeting, TO
hear a white speaker, and it would not
be supposed that they would disap-
prove.
Was not the appreciation given this
statement made by Colonel Waddell
unanimous.
Mr.. Peschau, of Mr.. Bellamy's coun-
sci, objected On the ground hat the
question was leading and irrelevant.
Mr.. Davis also objected, adding that 1t
was Incompetent because il was impos-
sible for anybody to answer it.
Mr.. Spears did not pursue the ques-
ton, but asked:
Was the applause great or small?
Answer: There was considerable ap-
plause. 1t was towards the end of the
speech and as is usual with campaign
speeches, it vas applauded towards the
end.
Mr.. jacob, did not this statement
Of Colonel Waddell receive great re-
sponsive applause by the audience?
Mr.. Peschau objected on the ground
that the question was leading.
Mr.. jacob told Mr.. Spears that he
had answered the question before.
Mr.. Spears said: Mr.. Jacob, l am
not trying to take the advantage of
you"
1T seems TO me that you are the
witness retorted.
Mr.. Spears the rendered the wit
ness to the other side and they stood
him aside.
MR.. c. D. FOARD ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Charles D. Foard was called to
the stand, and to questions by Mr..
Speares, gave his age, and place of
residence and business that of hard
ware. He had been engaged in bust
ness for two years for himself under
the firm name of "Chas. D. Foard,
Hardware"
Have you been engaged in the bust
ness of selling firme-arms?
Answer: 1 have.
What kind of firearms have you sold
in the last six months?
| Answer: The kind that 1 have al
, ways sold-shot guns, and pistals and
a general line of guns.
h kind, if any, repeating fire
arms did you sell in the month of Oc-
| tober and November, 1898?
Answer: l sold breechloading shot
guns, pistols, muZZle-loading shot guns
and some rifles.
How did your sales of firearms
| during the month of October and the
first week in November, 1898, compare
with previous sales of a like period?
Answer: / sold more from the fact
that my business increased during the
year, and from INV experience as a
clerk ten years I know that more fire.
arms are sold in election years thar
any other period.
But did you have unprecedented sales
| during the period mentioned?
Answer / don't know that l did. ]
| did not keep an account of what I sold.
Was the demand for repeating rifles
so great that you felt a difficulty and
trouble in supplying the. demand?
Answer: I would like to say that
found difficulty in securing what guns
I needed for my business in the latter
part of November. I had no difficulty
in supplying the demand in october
and the first week in November.
About how many guns did you sell
including pistols, during the month OF
October and the first ten days in No
vember?
Answer: 1 really could not say, as
did not keep any account of the num-
Der I sold.
Ah0I1f how Yo11oh in ovnoSC Jvn1111 he
the sales Of fire arms in October anC
November over a like period in other
years?
Answer: For myself, my business
increased, but 1 could not say O
much.
Is it not a fact within your knowl.
edge that the demand for firearms il
the city of Wilmington and adjoining
country, was unprecedented during DC.
tober and the early part Of November
1898?
Answer: I can't answer whether il
was unprecedented or not, to previous
years.
To further questions Mr.. Foard SAID
he sold during October n November
twenty to twenty-five guns, and no
over thirty.
He also stated that he had two color.
ed employees, n a minor, and that NJ
one to his knowledge, told them if they
registered they would be discharged
Neither did he know of n plan OF
purpose Of the White Government I'm
ion Of this city Or Of any precinct
where influences Of this or like char.
acter were to be used for the purpose
of preventing the registration of sup
posed republican voters. He said he
never attended of the meetings .ot
the White Government Union.
Mr. SnaarS asked.
Were you present on the occasion
that Colonel Waddell addressed an au'
dienc composed Of white people OF
Wilmington mainly, in which he stated
substantially that the white people rep
resented by the democrats would car
ry the election if it required the Cap,
Fear river should be filed up with thu
bodies or ~carcasseS of negroes?
Answer: / was not present.
Who was the recognized leader Of tn.
democracy Of the city during the cam
paign and election following Novembel
8, 1898?
Answer: / can say who / think. A
n time Colonel Waddell a