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nold, Geo. M. Mosser and say the twenty more or less, vote
on that day ?

Answer. I am not able to say whether any of them did or
did not; I think the most of them did not.

Interrogatory 2d. Did any of the said parties mentioned
have arms with them at the polls; how many, and who, and
how do you know they were Conservatives ?

Answer. They did; I cannot recollect how many; Liller
had a gun, and I think Mosser as well as Arnold, but I will
not be positive about it; they called themselves Democrats and
I heard some of them say that they wanted to vote that
ticket.

Interrogatory 3d. Did you see any persons who called
themselves Radicals or Unionists, at the polls with arms', and
how many, and did all such vote.

Answer. I did, I don't remember how many, say from 5 to
to 12, they all did as far as I know, at least the most of them
did I think.

Excepted to by A. Spates.

WM. HARVEY.

GEO. W. WILLSON, (Sworn.)

Interrogatory 1st. As No. 1, in Schedule B. G. W. Will-
son, age 30 years; occupation, farmer; residence district No.
10, of Allegany county, Maryland, have resided there 7
years.

Interrogatory 2d. As 4 in Schedule B.

Answer. I did not more so than usual.

Interrogatory 3d. As 5 in Schedule B.

Answer. It is custumary for the people of my district to
carry their guns to public gatherings, more particularly at
that season of the year, I cannot say whether there was a dis-
play of more guns than usual, perhaps there was; it had been
currently reported for two or three months, that the Conser-
vatives were coming there to break up the election and the
ballot box, unless they were permitted to vote, and that there
was to be a party from West Virginia to assist them, it was
stated that Wm. Kitzmiller had written a letter to Peters-
burg, and that they expected a party of roughs from there,
there was a protracted meeting at Ryans' Glades, some three
or four weeks before the election, a party came there from
West Union and Chisholm's Mill, in West Virginia. They
came there at an unusual hour, one of them had fire arms,
and they commenced fighting, but don't know which party
commenced it, they were whipped out at the religious meet-
ing, and then said they would have satisfaction at the polls,
a part of them had been in McNeal's gurrilla company of the
Confederate Army; Wm. Hoye, of Md., Wallace Chisholm,
Peter Chisholm, the two Chisholms live in West Virginia,