The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01

nation under which YOU we're acting.
Shows witness Proclamation IL Mao
ming Times. \. Yes.
Re-Cross, by Nix Lesesue.
/ =. Mr. McFaddin, you had the tick
cts printed under this Proclamation and
the Law requiring it? a. Yes.
Mr.. Lesesne introduced tickets il
evidence. Tickets marked EX. ''B
r. <. MCFADDIN.
Sworn 10 before me this 9th day O..
August 1909.
z. 8. BROWN,
Secretary.
Mr.. j. II. Baker. sworn, says:
! Examination by Mr.. Welch.
Q. You live in Sandy Grove town-
ship: y. Yes.
| Q. You were one OF the managers Of
election held on the !.th day OF Aug
uS,? y Yes
/ 9. At what place in Sandy Grove
township wes election held: y. At Nc
FaGdin's store.
@. Was there any other voting place
IL .ha, township. y. No, this was only
bo..
9. Mr. Baker. Is this the oath that
you administered. the oath that YOU ad-
niniStercd 20 voters 1t polls indicating
on back OF book') y. Yes. i, IS my own
hand writing.
.. Wha. are those marks II bottom
Of that shee; of paper? Sheet OF paper
introduced IN evidence and marked tS
c. 4. When polls were opened. for
project. tailed the votes rs they were
voted 10 see how near | could come
right with the votes when they were
counted in box.
9. Wat does your tally show the
No" vote was? A. Twenty-Five.
| @ What does your tally show the
Yes" vote was: Forty-six.
! Mr.. Welch hands witness o'hcia! re-
turn.
| Q. Wha, does official return SHOW:
mo" vote? 4. Twenty-Five.
| Q Wha, does official return show
"Yes" vote was. A. Eorty-6ve.
Q. How were you enabled TO keep such
au exact tab on how the vote was cast:
| ~ The difference in tickets.
Q. What difference in tickets Go you
mean: y. One ticket is darker than the
other.
! Q. Will you explain TO the Board Of
Canvassers now you could designate
which way . voter voted? \. Wei! any
one with good eye-sish, could tell the
difference in those two tickets that had
seen the tickets.
Q. Where was the ballot box located?
y. Under shed, not rallied of and no:
enclosed.
.. When voter came 20 vote, isn't IL
7 fact that the friends OF the new county
as we'll as opponents OF the new county
would com& up around ballot box. y.
They jid.
Q. Isn't it fact that the friends and
opponents OF the new County were
around the ballot box ali day? a. They
were. were there when got there and
were there when the box closed.
Q. Each one could see how the other
was voting? a. Yes sir.
Q. Do you know Mr.. James Worshan:
4. Yes sir.
Q. The poll list shows that James
WorshaEa voted as voter No. ): did his
registration certificate read as J. J..
Worsham? A. Yes sir.
Q. Do you knox how Mr. Worsham
voted? a. Not To be sure.
Q. Did you know tha. day how he
voted. when you made your tab: a. |
tailed him from color o; ticke; like
everybody else.
Q. how did you tallie Mr. Worsham,
US yes" or ''no" vote? a. I could pot
tell: can, remember now.
Q. Do von know Mr.. John F. McFad-
din? y. Yes sir.
Q. He voted e; this election did he
oo,2 \. Yes sir.
Q. Where does bis family reside? a.
4, Kiogstree.
Q. How long have they been residing
there? a. Some Two or three years.
! Q. Where IS his farm: 4. IL Sandy
Grove.
Q. Do you know George Thigpen? a.
Yes.
| Q. Where does he live? y. Florence
county.
! Q. When did he move to Florence
county: 4. Some time the Ers: Of this
wear, can't tell when.
Q. Did Mr.. Thigpen vo;e az this cleo
ton? 4. Yes
Q. Wha, number on poll list: =.
For,y-fire.
Q. Do you know 4. B. Dr:ssers: y.
Yes.
Q. Where does he live? a. Near
Lake City.
Q. 10 wiz, county: y. Williams
burg.
| Q. Did Mr.. Driggers vote in this cleo
ton: 4. Yes.
Q. Do yoa remember how Mr.. Orig
gers. Mr.. McEaGdin and Mr.. TaiSpen
voted? ~ can for Driggers and Thig-
pen.
Q. How did they vote: y. Drisgers
voted ives" Thigpen voted 10
Q. How could you tell this. y. BY
looks OF tickets.
Witness was handed registration book
| for Sandy Grove township.
Q. Wha, name do you fnd on regis
,ra,ior book: a. Jamie WorSham.
Q. What ticket did ne present? 4.
J. ]. WorSham.
objection 20 above by Mr.. LeSesne,
upon the grounds :hat the registration
certificate is not 10 evidence and the
witness cannot testify rs 10 its contents J
Q. Do you know ". Il. Thigpen. S-.:
a. Yes ! know TWO X. II. ThigpenS:
| the old man and his son.
Q. Did those two vote: 4. Yes sir.
| 9. How did young MIR. Thigpeu vote:
\. canro, say don; recolec;.
Q. How did the old Mr.. Th!spen Vote:
a. carno, say. doE't recolect.
Q. Do.you remember or not thew vot-
ed on the same registration certificate:
a. cannot say. don: recollect. They
both presented 4 registration certificate.
| canuo, now say whether it was same
one or not.
Q. Was everybody who voted requ!r-
ed 20 produce tax receipt, or the treas
urers certificate that he bad paid taxes
for las, year A. They was. Every one
who had voted showed Us lax receipt,
or his name was on list showing tha,
he had paid MS taxes.
Q. Do you recolec, what proportion
was on lis: and did GO; show tax re-
ceip,? y, y very few. Most o! them
had TAX receipt
O. Do you remember Mr.. McAllis-
Ter who voted there: did he show his
lax receipt: A. Yes. cauco, say
| ..A .,,o, no Sbowet his ray recpipt or