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203 A. Twenty-one years; been a voter 21 years; resided in 1865 in District No. 6. 2d. A. Did apply; took the oath; no charge; no witness ; answered all the questions, which were that, fist: If I ever subscribed to a subscription to get money to aid the Southern prisoners in Fort. Delaware? I said no. 2nd: Did I ever see one of that kind ? I said no. 3d : Did I ever hear of one ? I said, sometime during the year 1864 there was a fes- tival held in the Baptist, churchyard at Rehoboth, and a lady there read a letter to that, effect, but it was not presented to me. Smith Lankford subscribed to it, and said it was a good cause, because it was going into a Federal fort. 4th: Did I ever aid in blockade running ? I said no. 5th : Did I ever Lave any goods and deliver them aboard a boat that I believed was going to the Confederate States ? I said no, I had never delivered goods aboard any boat. These were all the questions they asked me. I was there several times afterwards, served process for them, but they made no charge against me. When the list was published I was not on it, though I supposed would have been. 3d. Waived. 4th: A. The last day they ,sat for review 1 went there, after sit- ting for some time and hearing their proceedings, I asked the Registers what their charge was against me, their clerk examined and reported "public repute," I asked them what public repute was, they said public opinion; I then asked them who public opinion was; that they would not tell me, said some two or three had been talking; I then told them to swear Colmore McCready, and he stated to them that he had lived by me long before the rebellion and during the rebel- lion, and he had never heard me say " Thou," either one way or the other, and he believed I was a Union man, and that lie rather believed I had voted other way most of my time and was elected by them; said no, I was appointed to fill a vacancy, was not elected; the Register then said I was appointed by the commissioners of the same party; I then asked them how Mr. Bradley was elected; I then said had it not been for the Democratic party Mr. Bradley would not have been a constable; the reply was—that made no differ- ence, that one- of the commissioners was registered; after they were through with me 1 started to go out and Mr. Conner, a Register, called me to him saying he wanted a word with me, and, said he, if you will vote with us, our ticket, you cer-. |
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