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South was right. One of the Judges said he heard me say
so.

Cross-examination by Dr. Ohr.
Question by Dr. Ohr :

Did the Judges of Election demand of you to take the oath
prescribed in Article 1, section 4, of the Constitution, before
deciding on your right to vote ?
Answer. They did not.

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JOHN J. WHIRREL.

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Witness.—M FALLON.

Deposition No. 15.

WILLIAM ARNOLD, having by me been duly sworn, deposed
and said as follows, to wit;

Question by Mr. Spates .

What is your name, age, occupation and residence, and how
long .have you resided there ?

Answer. My name is William Arnold, age 36 years, occu-
pation farming, and reside in Election District No.10 in
Allegany county, Maryland, and have lived there all my life.

Question by Mr. Spates:

Were you registered as a voter prior to the election held in
said county, on the 6th November, 1866 ?

Answer. I was.

Question by Mr. Spates :

Did you or not attend at the polls in said election district
on the 6th day of November, 1866; if so, did you then and
there offer a ticket to the Judges of Election at said polls as
your ballot, and was it received or rejected; state, also, the
name of the person printed on said ticket for State Senator
far whom you desired to vote; and what reason did the said
Judges assign for rejecting your vote, if they did so reject
it?

Answer. I went to the polls in my District, on said day,
and could not get to the window, on account of the crowd
there, there were armed men standing there on one end of
the porch and men coining in on the other. I saw there
many good Constitutional men, who could not get to vote ;
their tickets being refused by the Judges, and I therefore
turned off and went home without voting; The name of
Alfred Spates for States Senator, was printed on the ticket I
had and wished to vote.

Cross-examined by Dr. Ohr.

By Dr. Ohr:

Question. When were you registered as a voter ?
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