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2d Question. When did you register ?
Answer. On the 11th day of September, 1866, in District
No. 10.

3d Question. Did you attend the election held in District
10, Allegany county, November 6th, 1866; did you offer to
vote; was your vote accepted or refused, and whose names
were were on your ticket as candidates for the House
of Delegates ?

Answer. I attended the said election, and offered to vote,
but the Judges refused to take my vote; George Lee, one of
the Judges, so deciding; the names of the candidates for
House of Delegates on my ticket were, William Devecmon,
William A. Bryden, George W. McCulloh, John McElfish
and Patrick Hammil.

Cross-examined by Mr. Brown.

1st, Question. Did you try to register in 1865?
Answer. I did not.

2d Question. Was any oath presented to you by the Judges,
and what reasons did they give for refusing your vote ?

Answer. They presented no oath, but said I had said in
1865 that the South was right; I did say so, because the
Judge asked me if It bought so; that was my opinion, and
is now.

(The above excepted to.)

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Witness :—J. B. WIDENEB.

Deposition No. 18.

A. C. HAMMIL, being, duly sworn, deposed and said as fol-
lows to wit:

By Mr. Devecmon:

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

Answer. My name is A. C. Hammil; age, 30; live in
District No. 1, Allegany county, Md.; occupation, a farmer.
2d Question. When were you registered ?

Answer. In August, 1866, in District No. 1, by Jonathan
H. Willson.

3d Question. Did you attend the election held in Allegany
county, in District No. 1, November 6th, 1866; did you offer
to vote; was your vote accepted or rejected, and whose names
were on your ticket as candidates for the House of Dele-
gates ?