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Deposition No. 9.

E. C. TABB, being duly sworn, deposed and said as follows,
to wit;

By Mr. Devecmon.

1st Question. What is your name, age, residence and occu-
pation ?

Answer. My name is E. 0. Tabb, age 40, reside in District
No. 10, Allegany county, and by occupation a farmer. Lived
in District No. 10, some seven years.

2nd Question. Were you registered prior to November 6,
1866.

Answer. I was registered in September, 1866.

3rd Question. Did you attend the election held in District
No. 10, Allegany county, on November 6, 1866; did you
present a ticket as your ballot to the Judges of Election; was
it accepted or refused, and whose names were on the ticket as
candidates for the House of Delegates ? .

Answer. I attended said election, offered to vote, ray vote
was refused by the Judges, the names on my ticket as candi-
dates for the House of Delegates were Patrick Hammil, Wil-
liam A. Bryden, George W. McCulloh. John McElfish and
William Devecmon.

4th Question. Were there any armed men at the polls in
District No. 10, Nevember 6, 1866?

Answer. Plenty of them, more than I ever saw at any elec-
tion before; don't know if any voter was intimidated from
voting by them; some had guns and some guns and pistols ;
all armed men except one, belonged to the Radical party; I
don't know what those men went there armed for.

Cross-examined by Mr, Brown.

1st Question. Did you see the men make use of the arms.

Answer. I did not; was there only about fifteen minutes ;
did not see the Radicals make any assaults on any one"; one
armed man stood at the door, and two or three near by him ;
I saw no disturbances of any kind; I have seen guns at elec-
tions before, but not so many; never saw pistols before at elec-
tions; I never tried to register before last September, I had
no particular reason for not registering before, only I did not
think the Registration law was constitutional, and politics
were high; I never took any part in the rebellion in any way
whatever, afforded no aid or comfort to the enemy.

E. C. TABB.

Deposition No. 10.

HENRY HAMMIL, being duly sworn, deposed and said as fol-
lows, to wit: