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questions, and asked me to sit down and write out my an-
swers, which I declined to do; they refused to ask me by word
ot mouth any questions; the election was held at a place un-
usual for holding elections in District No. 1; the Judges in
my presence, solicited men to vote the radical ticket inside
the rooms where the Judges were holding the election; they
brought such voters inside the room with them and gave them
radical tickets.

Cross-Examined by Mr. Brown.

1st Question. Are you a candidate and contestant in this
question ?

Answer. I am both a candidate and contestant.

2d Question. Did you offer your vote more than once that
day?

Answer. I did not; I knew before I went to vote that it
would be refused; because it was generally understood in the
neighborhood that the Judges would refuse my vote.

P. HAMIL.

Deposition No. 20.

JAMES F. LILLER, being duly sworn, deposed and said as
follows, to wit:
By Mr. Devecmon :

1st .Question. What is your name, age, residence and occupa-
tion ?

Answer. My name is James F. Liller; age 28; reside in
District No. 10, Allegany county, Maryland, and am a farmer.

2d Question. When were you registered ?

Answer. In September 1866.

3rd Question. Did you attend the election held in Dis-
trict No. 10, Allegany county, November 6, 1866; did you
offer to vote; was your vote refused or accepted, and whose
names were on your ticket as candidates for the House of
Delegates ?

Answer. I attended said election and offered, to vote, but
it was refused by George S. Lee, one of the Judges. The
Judges never asked me to take any oath. The names on my
ticket as candidates for House of Delegates were Patrick
Hammil, William A. Bryden, William Devecmon, John
McElfish and George W. McCulloh. The Judges of Elec-
tion merely said I could not vote. The reason I did not reg-
ister in 1865 was because I did not believe the Registers had
any right to ask the questions they did. I did not think
the questions constitutional.

JAMES F. LILLER.