The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-07
THE TESTIMONY.

day before the election? 1t Is pos
sible that he voted on 1907 tax re-
ceipt? A. They may have handed it
in in rush, there were two or three
times that there were good many
voting at the same time, but have
my doubts about any one using a
1907 tax receipt.
Had Two Registration Certificates.
JEFF. Buyck being duly sworn, tes-
titles as follows:
@. What part Of Orangeburg Coun-
ty are you from? A, From Cal
houn County.
@. What section of Calhoun Coun-
ty? A. Lone Star.
@. Who were the managers at
Lone Star? A. I was and Mr.. Haig-
ler and Mr.. Shirer.
@. What was your method of con-
ducting the election? A. We requir-
ed all voters to produce their regis
tration certificates and tax receipts.
@. Was there full vote cast at
your poll? A; We got sc votes.
@. How did they vote? A, Solid
for the new County.
Cross examination by Col. Herbert.
@. At general elections our people
don't turn out SO well? A. No sir,
@. Eighty-six votes is not your
full strength? A. There were four
or five that did not vote, there are
some at Fort Motto who are on our
poll list who did not vote.
@. Do you know ]. R. Fairey? A.
Yes sir, Jake Fairey.
@. Did he vote at Lone Star? A.
Mr. Fairey voted at Lone Star, he
said that he usually voted at St.
Matthews. but in order to have it
right he voted in this election at
Lone Star.
@. Look at your poll list and tell
whether J. R. Fairey voted at Lone
Star? A. Yes sir , did.
@. Is he the same one that is reg
istered on the st. Matthews poll list?
A. Yes sir the same one, he has two
tickets.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Welch.
@. When he voted did he produce
his certificate for your poll? Ayes.
Rufe Rucker being duly sworn,
testifes as follows:
@. Were you one of the managers
in the recent election? A. Yes sir.
@. Where? A. At Advance.
@. How did you conduct this elec-
ton with regard to registration GER
tificates and tax erceipts? A. We
required all voters to produce their
registration certificates and their
1906 tax receipts.
@. What was the vote at Advance?
A. Forty-five to seventy-four.
@. Is there anything else you wish
to say? A. No sir, only a good many
darkies voted.
@. How many Of theme were
there? A. There were twenty or
twenty-five, most all of them voted
for the old county.
G. Did you have full vote there?
A. Yes sir.
Nv. D. Wannamaker being duly
sworn testifies as follows.
@. Were you one of the managers
at the new county election? A. Yes
sir at Fall Branch.
@. Did you require the production
of tax receipts and registration GER
tiflcates? A. Yes sir.
@. How many voted? A. Ninety
five all for the new county.
@. Was that full vote? A. Yes
sir there were four or five that did
not show up.
I. H. Zimmerman recalled testi-
fes as follows:
@. What box we're you a manager
at? A. Cameron.
@. What was the vote there? A.
Ninety-three.
G. How was that vote? A. Sixty
nine for the new county, twenty-three
against and one scattering.
@. How did you conduct that elec-
tion? A. The same as any other.
Q. You required the production
of tax receipts and registration cer-
tifcates? A. Yes sir.
G. Did every one produce them?
A. Yes sir, all except two old Con-
federate soldiers who did not have
any taxes to pay.
@. Did you have full vote there?
A. Yes sir, there were about ten
that did not vote.
Cross examination by Col. Herbert.
@. What do you mean by a scat
tering vote? A. 1t was vote that
had no in the wrong place and we
threw it out.
@. You say that you required all
to produce their tax receipts, how
about the two that You told about
Yesterday: A. They were two others.
Col. Herbert: You did not make
that exception yesterday when you
were on the stand.
@. There were these two and then
Willie Felkel and Edwards that you
phoned to the treasurer about!
A. Yes sir.
Col Herbert: You should not
make such sweeping statements.
O. X. b. Holman being duly sworn
testifies as follows:
O. What township are you from?
A. Lyons.