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4th Interrog. Were any voters intimidated or prevented
from voting by the armed men above mentioned ?

Answer. Not to my knowledge.

5th Interrog. Has it been customary heretofore for persons
to go the polls with their guns ?

Answer. It has been customary.

GEORGE S. LEE.

WILLIAM HARVEY, being sworn and examined by interrog-
-atories, deposes and says :

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

Answer. I am 62 years old, a farmer, and reside in Dis-
trict No. 10, Allegany county, Maryland.

2d Interrog. Did you attend the election in District No. 10
on 6th of November last; if so, did you see any armed men at
the polls, and what use did they make of their arms, and what
was their geneaal demeanor ?

Answer. I attended the election in District No. 10 on the
6th of November last, and saw a number of armed men of
both political parties. The Union men were armed with guns
and pistols; the Conservatives with guns and clubs. Neither
party made use of their arms and the election passed off as
quietly as usual.

8d Interrog. Did you hear any persons say they had re-
fused to take the oath required of them by the Judges; if
so, who were they; what did they say ?

Answer. I heard Henry Thompson say he had refused to
take the oath because he had been registered; also James
F. Liller, William K. Kitzmiller, John Gower, Sr., and
George Mossey stated the same.

4th Interrog. Do you know of aay other matter that would
be of advantage to the respondents ?

Answer. At a religious meeting in District No. 10, on a
Pabbath, three or four weeks previous to the election, per-
sons from this District and from West Virginia had a dis-
turbance and fight, caused by parties who had been in the
Rebel army coming there. After that time threats came from
the parties that they would come armed to the election in
November last, and the Union men, to protect themselves,
took their arms with them. The threats had been the gen-
eral talk for a week or two before the election.

WILLIAM HARVEY.

NOAH HARVEY, being sworn and examined by interroga-
tories, deposes and says:

1st interrog. What is your age, occupation, residence and
time of such residence ?
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