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District No. 10, Allegany county, Maryland, by occupation a
farmer.

2nd Question. When did you register?
Answer. In September 1866, in District No. 10.

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

Answer. I did attend said election, offered to vote, but the
the Judges refused my vote because I would not take the oath
they presented me. The names of the parties on my ticket
as candidates for House of Delegates were, John McElfish,
William A. Bryden, William Devecmon, George W. McCul-
loh and Patrick Mammil.

Cross-examined by Mr. Brown.

1st Question. Did you offer to register in 1865?
Answer. I did not, because I was not old enough.

GEORGE H. GOWER.

Deposition No. 25.

PEPER KNEPP, 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 Peter Knepp, age 34, live in District
No. 10, Allegany county, Maryland, and am a farmer.

2nd Question. When did yon register ?
Answer. In September, in District No. 10.

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

Answer. I attended said election, offered to vote, but the
Jndges of election refused twice; the first time I offered, they
said they had no time to attend to me; the second time I
offered, George S. Lee, one of the Judges said he would not
take my vote, and also said there were no charges against
me; the names on my ticket as candidates for the House of
Delegates were William Devecmon, William A. Brydeu,
George W. McCulloh. John McElfish and Patrick Hammil.
When the Judges saw I was going away, they called me
back and asked me to take the oath, and I refused to do it.