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A. Anybody and every body that spoke of his disloyalty—
that witness satisfied the Board that he was disloyal.
5th, If I understand you correctly, the witness is called
" Public repute?"
A. Yes.
6th. Was lie sworn?
A. No, sir. No individual was sworn; it was only by
public repute.
7th. In any case of public repute did you swear any wit-
nesses?
A. No. Swore no witnesses in cases where we entered
public repute.
8th. What particular act or word against the United States
Government, or in favor of those in armed rebellion against
it, did public repute charge against Mr. Harris?
A. I don't know, more than that the Board heard him say
he was a Southern sympathiser. That, in addition to public
repute, caused, us to disqualify him the first day.
9th. Did yon regard, the declaration that he was a South-
ern sympathiser as evidence of disloyalty?
A. As I said, in connection with public repute, I did.
10th. What, did Mr. McCready say of Mr. Harris?
A. I can't state the exact words, but what he did pay
changed the majority of the Board from their first decision. '
11th. Whet did public repute say of Mr. Harris?
A.. Public repute said of Mr. Harris, that, he in sentiment
was an. enemy to the United. States and a friend to the rebels,
as we, the officers understood public repute.
12th. Did Mr. Melleady say such was not the public rep-
utation of Mr.Harris ? '
A. Yes. I before stated I don't remember what he did
.say, but, what was said satisfied the majority of the Board of
Registration, so that they changed, their minds.
13ith. Who had spoken of Mr. Harris as an enemy of the
'Government, to you or any other member of the Board?
A. I don't remember; but I had diligently enquired, and
had been told by many that he was a disloyal man.
14th. How did it happen that Mr. McCready's statement
should outweigh the s ateroent of so many people of whom
you had so diligently enquired, who said he was disloyal?
A. It did not with all the members, but it did with a ma-
jority, because the lived, in the neighborhood of Harris, and
was a mail of very high standing for truth and veracity—

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