The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-07
@. There are no colored folks
down there? A. Yes sir but they
did not allow them to vote.
They Were Shut Out.

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did not allow them to vote.
They Were Shut Out.
A. G. Smith being duly sworn tes-
titles as follows:
@. You are a citizen of the United
States and of South Carolina and OF
Orangeburg County and tax payer
are you? A. Yes sir I am.
@. You are registered elector? A.
Yes sir at Dantzlers Mill.
@. What township is that in? A.
That is in Goodbys sir.
@. Do you live in or out of the
proposed new County? A. Inside sir.
@. Did you have an opportunity to
vote at the last election? A. No sir.
@. Because your voting place was
outside of the County? A. Yes sir.
@. Was there any election held at
Dantzlers Mill? A. None that I know
Of
@. Did you go to Dantzlers Mill
the day of the election? a. NO sir.
@. Maybe there was box open
there? A. I did not go there.
@. What township are you from?
A. Goodbys.
@. Where do you live? A. About
five miles west of Elloree.
@. Was there any place open with
in the lines of the new County where
you could vote? A. No sir, none
where they would allow me to vote.
Q. Did you 60 to either OF the 9TH
er boxes? A. Yes sir to Cameron.
@. What did they say to you? A.
They did not say anything, I did not
get any further than the door,
there met my brother and two or
three others who we're turned down
and I did not go any further.
@. Did you try to open a box at
any place in Goodbys and vote? A.
Not that I know of sir.
@. AS a matter Of fact they did
not open any place there, you did
not hear of it did you? A. No sir.
@. You would have heard it if they
had and would have gone and voted?
A. Yes sir if I had had the oppor-
tunity.
Voted Without Tax Receipts.
T. A. Merritt being duly sworn
testifies as follows:
@. Do you live in St. Matthew's
Mr.. Merritt? A. Yes sir.
@. You were one of the managers
at the election on the question OF the
new County? A. Yes Sir I was.
@. Will you examine this ticket
and tell whether tickets like this
were furnished you and used at tne
alection? (Yes tickets shown A.
Yes sir, we had both kinds there.
@. Were you present all day at the
POLLS? A. No sir, you see we opened
the polls at seven o'clock and l was
at breakfast probably a half an hour
and a half an hour at dinner, was
probably away for an hour altogether
o. What was the rule adopted by
Won as manager? A. We followed
the law as near as we could IN the
presentation of registration certin-
Gates and the payment of taxes.
o. Did any person vote on the pre-
sentation of tax receipts for l9o'.
A don't know about that, was
doing the writing and Mr.. Loryea
examined the tax receipts and regis
tration certificates, I wrote the poll
list.
q You did not see all the tax
receipts? A. saw the receipts but
7 did not look at the dates except a
few when Mr.. Loryea was at dinner.
@. You are prepared to say that
tax receipts for 1907 were not used!
A. If they were I did not know 1t.
O. You did not see any for 1917!
A. No sir I did not.
@. L. L. Chartrand is Lewis Char-
trand? A. Yes sir.
@. DO you know gentleman there
NV the name of Massey? A. Yes sir
@. How long has he been living
there? A. He has been teachlns up
there for three or four years. MS
home is in Cherokee.
a You say that he has been teacn-
ing there four or five years? "A. Yes
sir. four or five years.
n How about Mr.. P. Z. Barron
how long has he lived there! a. ne
has lived there since October over
q vear 7 think sir. He has been
working Insurance.
a How about Z. n. Cousins? A.
He came there last fall some time
he has been there about year
O. Mr.. II. G. Maloney? A. lie
came there from Rowesville, IN July
probably. .,.o
O. You are not sure of that? A.
No SIR. I know that he was there
working for Mr.. Wimberly.
@. How about C. z. Clay, does ne
live in town? A Yes sir.
O. How long has he been there
A He has been there two or three
years. ~
O. D. H. Hungerpillar, does ne
live in town. A. Yes sir.
O. How long has he been thele ,
A. He has not been in town put
about a year, he moved in from OUT
of the country.
@. b. A. Bridges, 40 you k''o"
him? A. Yes sir. he has proDapls
been there year and half.