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and identified—he was disfranchised for disloyalty by the tes-
timony of Michael Twigg and Thomas W. Athey; he was
not registered as a qualified voter.

To the first cross-interrogatory on the part of A. Spates he
answers and says. We took the testimony in pencil writing ;
I think he did not apply for registration; he did not refuse
to take the oath, for he was not present; the witnesses against
him were Michael Twigg and Thomas W. Athey; Diffen-
baugh was not present at the time; I can't tell what was
taken down as testimony against him; I do not know where
the testimony now is—I think it is in the hands of Squire
Hartley; we did not summons any of the witnesses, nor did
we give notice to Diffenbaugh that we were about to take up
his case under charges; John Hartley was one of the regis-
ters with me.

JOHN H. STALLINGS.

GRIFFIN TWIGG, (Sworn):

Interrogatory 1st. As No. 1 in Schedule B. Griffin Twigg,
age 47, occupation farmer, residence Election District No.
7 of Allegany county, Maryland, resided there over one
year.

Interrogatory 2nd. As No. 2 in Schedule C. I did attend
said polls on the 6th day of November, 1866; I was regis-
tered; I did not vote.

Interrogatory 3d. As No. 4 in Schedule B. John Carder,
James Carder; they appeared to be the foremost at the
polls; they ordered the Judges to take a vote, as they hand-
ed it in at the window; they made threats against any man
saying anything against voters or challenging, and I under-
stood these threats to be to the Judges; the vote offered
was that of Samuel L. Wagner; do not know whether the
Judges took the vote or not; Christopher Kelley talked pret-
ty rough to me, and said if I interfered or challenged, and
that no damn man dared come there to challenge at the polls
that day; I had just challenged the vote of Samuel L. Wag-
ner.

Interrogatory 4th, (Special.) Why did you not vote, and
for whom would you have voted for State Senator ?

Answer. I did not thiink that I was safe in going up to
the polls and letting: them surround me, and there was no
other way in getting there, because I thought they would
mob me if they could do it; I would have voted the full
Union ticket; don't know to my own certain knowledge to
what party they belong.

The 1st cross-interrogatory to Griffin Twigg by A. Spates :
At what time did you return from Pennsylvania to Maryland :
naming the day of the month; how long did you live in
Pennsylvania; when were you registered, and by whom ;