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Interrogatory 2nd. As No. 5, in Schedule D. Did attend
the polls on said day, I saw the ballots read, tallied and
counted, they were carefully and correctly read by the judges,
they were correctly tallied and counted by the clerks, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, and do not think it could
have been done more correctly, was looking over the reading
and tallying at the request of one of judges, one of the judges
took the ticket from the box and opened it and passed it to the
other judge, who read the ticket carefully, and then passed it
to the 3d judge, who strung it, some of the tickets were
strung by M. Sherry, at the request of the judge; I am a
Radical, and voted for Dr.- C.' H. Ohr.

Cross-examination of J. J. Hoblitzell ly A. Spates.

Interrogatory 1st. Did you or not keep a tally of the bal-
lots as counted out by the Judges of Election ?

Answer. I did not keep a tally.

Interrogatory 2d. Were the tickets counted out, that night,
and state, if you know, what was done with them, and was
Michael Sherry one of the Judges o,f Election?
Answer. The tickets were counted out that night, but I do
not know what was done with them; Mr. Sherry was not
one of the Judges of Election, but I saw him stringing the
tickets during a portion of the time.

J. J. HOBLITZELL.

MICHAEL SHERRY, (Sworn.)

Interrogatory 1st. As No. 1, in Schedule D. My age, 53;
occupation, Justice of the Peace, residence Frostburg,|Allegany
county, Maryland, and have resided there 30 years.

Interrogatory 2d. As in Schedule D. He answers and

says:

Answer. I did attend the election on said day I saw the
ballots read, tallied and counted, as far as I could see, they
used a great deal of care in counting and tallying, the names
were separately read, tallied and counted, one judge took the
ballot from the box and opened it, and passed it to the se-
cond who read it, and then passed it to the third, who strung
the same, except for a portion of the time when, at the request
of one of the judges; I strung a portion of the tickets, I be-
long to the Radical party, and voted for Dr. C. H. Ohr, for
State Senator; and I think that they were correctly read and
tallied.

Mr, Sherry cross-examined by A. Spates.

Interrogatory 1st. Did you not keep a tally of the tickets
you saw counted; what was done with the tickets after they
were counted, were they left in your office, and who had
charge of them, while in your office, and who had the key of