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Answer, There Were a good many; I offered to Vote and.
the Judges said I must take the oath; that it was law; I de-
clined to take it; the Judges and the armed men were all
radicals. I can't tell if the armed men intimidated voters,
I was not there long enough to judge; I was not there over
twenty minutes.

Cross-examined by Mr. Brown.

1st Question. Why did not the Judges let you vote?

Answer. They said I must take the oath, and that it was
law; I declined to take it, as I had done so before the Reg-
ister.

2d Question. How many armed men did you see?

Answer. About fourteen; some had guns, and some had
both guns and revolvers; they fired no shots, nor presented
their weapons whilst I was at the polls; the armed men did
not prevent me from voting, nor any one else that I saw; I was
present only twenty minutes.

3d Question. Is it the usual custom for people in District
No. 10 to carry arms ?

Answer. It is; they had more guns on this occasion than
I had usually seen at such places.

4th Question. What side did you take during the war ?

Answer. I took the Union and Constitutional side, and did
not side with Secessionists or Abolitionists.

5th Question. Why did you not register before September
last?

Answer. Because I did not believe it was right to go there
and tell on my neighbors and create enemies; when I regis-
tered I took the oath and answered questions, but don't know
how many or what they were.

FREDERICK P. SAUCER.
Deposition No. 6.

DAVID E. HOUSE, being duly sworn deposed and said as
follows, to wit:

By Mr. Devecmon :

1st Question. What is your name, your age, your residence
and your occupation ?

Answer. My name is David E. Houser, age 85, reside in
District No. 10, Allegany county; lived there all my life,
and by occupation a farmer.

2d Question. Were you a registered voter prior to Novem-
ber 6, 1866 ?

Answer. I was registered last September.
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