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and a young man by the name of Mason, from West Vir-
ginia; I was clerk on the day of election, and could not see
the armed men.

1st Cross-Interrogatory by A. Spates,

Are you well acquainted in West Virginia, near Chisholm's
Mill and West Union.

Answer. I am only partially acquainted, I suppose there
was between twenty and thirty-five guns at the polls on the
6th of November, 1866, the Conservative party had left be-
fore I came out, and there was that many I saw, when I did
come out; I have seen at previous elections, as many guns as
at that one, at the first election of Lincoln, I saw as many
guns in the year of 1860; I have no personal knowledge of
the truth of the rumors, as testified to by me about a party com-
ing from West Virginia, or a letter written by Wm. Kitzmil-
ler, to Petersburg,-about a Conservative party going to break
up the polls and ballot box, among the party who came to
Ryan's Glade, at the time of the protracted meeting, Wm.
Hoye was the only armed one that I know of, about mid-day
when they came, and the service was over, I did not hear
them make the threats about making it all right at the polls,
nor do I know that they were in .the Confederate Army, ex-
cept by heresay.

Cross-Interrogatory 2d. Was there an organized, armed
company at the polls Novemver 6th, 1866, in District No.
10?

Answer. There was a sort of an organized company; it was
organized at a meeting held at Ryan's Glades a week or two
previous to the election, by the citizens of the district; Benj.
F. Harvey was elected Captain, 1st Lieut. Jas. W. White,
in organizing the company, we selected such men for officers
as we thought would keep one party from interfering with
the opposite political party, as well to resist an attack should
we be attacked by a party from West Virginia, as we were
threatened, it was a cautionary measure.

Interrog'y 3d. Was there or not, by a resolution passed at the
meeting, a certain number of persons then named, to go to
the polls on the day of election with arms, for the protection
of the judges of election ?

Answer. There was not.

Cross-Interrogatory 4th. Was or was not an armed force at
the polls on the day of election ?

Answer. There were men there with arms.

Cross-Interrogatory 5th. State the object of those men be-
ing there armed, and the name of each person so armed, as
far as you can recollect; and had you, yourself arms there on
that day ?

Answer. It was in accordance with the general custom-
and to resist an attack, as it was rumored we were to be at,