Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-29

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balance Of the season? Think that more
than paid for the blind.
All you got from her for the privilege
for the balance of the scason-givc II
10 her as a pure gift9 We wanted tc
deal fairly with your family. We felt
that you are a widow and we wanted 10
give YOU something. We would present
to you 500 for the two months.
Was she in need of change ! don't
know.
Wasn't she a woman of some means
/ never entertained any other only than
that she was a widow The material in
the blind is worth nothing outside of a
The spot is what we wanted. We
don't want the blind. We would give a
dollar TO getIt away. II costs US $ 90
10 put blind there.
James Small. Were you a constable
on the and of May? Yes sir.
Did you serve copy ofthat on Charles
Crandall? Yes sir.
DANIEL THOMPSON Were you in the
clerks Office on the morning of the Ist
May? Yes sir.
Who was the first person applied for a
license? Charles CTandall.
Tell what was done and what you saw
Brady was at the desk and refused to is
sue the license. He said il has been al
ready issued to Robert WEIGH. And
then he went up to see Judge Revell and
wouldn't issue it. He then saw DR..
Wells and he did issue il.
Did you see any license come from
any placer After he came from DIR.
Wells he asked for the license, he said he
would have to issue the license on the
book as application forms - He said to
Ernest Duvall TO give them to him. He
began TO write on them. Ii was a half
or three quarters OF an hour before Mr..
Brady-and then he finally issued Mr..
Crandalrs. | don't know whether he
issued them or not first
Did he-the license or license blanks1
don't know whether he had the license
blanks or not. don't know. | didn't
examine them.
DO you know who made application
for Mr.. Welch No sir.
All you saw was some writingf
didn't see any sealing. | did not see
any seal put on them.
How do you know that they were
licenses | don't know.
Did you see Mr. Brady write the
license granted to Mr.. Robert WEIGH
was there by accident. ! didn't know
that there was anything going on until
got up there There is some conspiracy
going on here. You are so early here in
the morning Then the clerk came and
we all went into the Office.
Did you hear Mr. Crandall or Martin
ask for license? He asked for license
s. L. side of Hills Point He said he
would not issue it as il had already been
issued to Mr.. WEIGH.
Charles C,aAdaH. You live in An
napolis and you applied at the clerk S
office for license. Yes sir.
What time did you so there' On the
Ist of May.
Were you there at the beginning
walked up there II.4s, April goth.
From that time on (April 3oth,) until
the list day of May. when Brady walked
into the office, who was there! Ernest
Duvall.
Did any one else go there? What did
you ask for1 | said, Mr.. Brady are you
going to issue license this morning.
Did you say anything about the blind
occupied by Sheckells3 No, | said
want those licenses. demand them
He went to the desk and opened the
book. He handed over four licenses to
Ernest Duvall.
Where did he get them? Out of his
pocket he - and then passed them over
to Ernest Duvall and put seal on them
and put them i'll an envelope and fastened
them up.
Did you have your eyes openedi Yes
sir.
Did he issue your license after he is
sued theml Yes sir. He left the Office,
that is he went down 10 see DIR. Wells
and then came back and issued my
license right away, and paid for it. |
got in my buggy and drove to South
River, and began to locate my blind.
There was blind there with a piece of
planking there with red paint over
George Gamers.
Did you know whether a license had
been issued to George GarnerI No sir.
When does the ducking season open
Ist of November.
There is nothing of the blind to fit it
for shooting, it is just located.
You received a notice and then was
arestedi Yes sir.
Do you know what licenses Mr. Brady
issued? Herbert c. Humphrey, Robert
WEIGH, James Brashears, Joshua Linthi-
cum and mine next
Did you see MIR. Duvall put the seal
on all Of them3 No, am sure he used
a seal on three or four.
Do you know who made out Mr.
Welch's license2 Ii was already written
out. OF course they we're on the book
and on the license. The one that was
made out was in whose hand writingI
can't say that know Mr. Brady's hand
writing.
Were they all in the same hand writ
ing1 don't think they were.
Why did you drive your stakes and
erect your blind1 put them stakes just
where wanted them. S. Z. side of Hill S
Point.
Robert USlck: Did Mrs. Sheckells,
after the Ist of May, ever apply for this
place? Was the license issued? Yes, sir;
for George Garner.
Charles Z. Martin What time did
you reach the clerk office? A little before
IL o. clock staid there until about eight
or halt past eight next morning.
Who was the first person you saw
Ernest Duvall
What time was that2 Twenty minutes
to six o'clock Mr. Brady and Crandall
followed him in.