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TESTIMONY-Continued.

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Witness acted as commissioner for the county in 1833, and has
examined the books to find the names of the persons named
in the deposition of William S. Scott; he did not find them
on the commissioners' book, and has no knowledge of their
residence in the county; he is not able to say, of his own
knowledge, that they are illegal voters. From his intimate
acquaintance in the county, believes, had they lived in the
county, he would have known them; acted under oath, and
took great care to take in all. Pages 29, 30. No. 18.
Knows William Sutton moved to Fayette before the election,
and now lives there. Evans is keeping school; single man.
Witness is a constable in the county, and is well acquainted;
has examined the commissioners' books and poll books, and
gives substantially the same testimony as Mr. Livingston.
Sutton a constable; moved to Fayette.

Witness went to inquire about the age of the voter; was told
by his mother that he was under age at the election. She
showed witness the original family record, and voter was
recorded as born 7th August, 1813.

Knows that these voters were both before, and at the time of
the election, residents of Jessamine county. P. 33

Knows a man named Charles Cosby in Nicholasville. Witness knows that voter lived in the county at the election; he was at work at Mr. Currency Crowder's, and told deponent he intended to vote in the county. P. 34.

Voter frequently came to Nicholasville on a visit; told witness he lived in Woodford county; was at work eight or ten days

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before the election in the county; said after election he was
going home; never knew him to reside in Jessamine. P. 36.
Witness states that voter was at work for him before, and at the
time of the election; voter had his washing done in Madison
county; claimed that as home, and told deponent if he voted
at all, it would be in Madison county. P. 37,

Witness knows voter has land and slaves in Woodford county;
does not know whether he resides there; has frequently
heard him speak of his coming from Woodford, which he un-
derstood to be his home. P. 38.

Has known voter since he was a boy; that he is a plasterer in Garrard county; that on the first day of the election in August, he saw him in Nicholasville; told witness he lived at John Jolan Scott's, in Jessamine, and intended to vote there; Scott VI. told witness Harris did not live with him; deponent never saw Harris in Jessamine before or since the election; finds

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he told witness he had engaged to work for a month; he is an unmarried man between twenty and twenty-five years old. HuPage 34. nas orange Legend to the States he sees from the poll book that William Coleman voted for T. P. Moore at the August election; that he has known him from his birth, and knows that he was not of age at the election, and not until the 18th or 19th November last; voter is his nephew, and his name is Wm. W. Coleman; does not know that he is the same person whose vote is recorded Wn. Coleman; his nephew did not tell him he had voted; there ers was another William Coleman in the county, and he does not know that he has left it. Page 35. G. T. Chrisman's deposition, page 36 to offct GOLRO DAGL the compra States that voter lives near him in Jessamine county; he made a crop there last season; does not know how long he has lived there. Page 36. pin coat pe parte States that he has known Wm. W. Coleman since he was a boy; he was present at the election, and saw him vote for Thomas P. Moore; he is the nephew of William Wade; witness knows no other William Colemano in the county; voter is sometimes called William Wade Coleman, and sometimes William Coleman; witness was a judge of the election, and, to the best of his recollection, no other person of that name voted at the election. Page 37poq tajnou pocet c States that when about sixteen years of age he went to reside in Lexington; and, after living in sundry places, returned to his father's in September, 1831; he continued there till November, 1832; in November, 1832, he went to Lexington again to attend the law lectures, and continued till March, SVC, 1833, when he returned to his father's; in April he returned to Lexington, and continued there till the cholera broke out,

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ABSTRACT Continued.

when he returned to his father's; when the cholera ceased,
he returned to Lexington in July, to attend the law lectures;
his father told him to make his house his home, and so he con-
sidered it; his father paid his board, tuition, fees, &c. in
Lexington. Pages 41, 42, 43, &c.

States that he believes voter's residence was not in Jessamine;
Rew told witness at the election that they required him to
swear, and that he did not wish to do so; does not know, of
his own knowledge, that Rew voted, or that he did not live
in Jessamine county. Page 48.

States that he tried to prevail on George Dyer to vote for
Letcher, but was informed by him that he had lived in Ten-
nessee till the spring preceding the election. Upon exam-
ining the poll book, he finds that said Dyer voted for T. P.
Moore; knows of no other George Dyer in the county.
Page 58. See Berry's testimony.

States that he came to Nicholasville a short time before the

election, and conced work with James McCabe as a

journeyman saddler, and becoming dissatisfied left the town
shortly after the election. He told deponent that he had
been born and raised in Woodford. He is a young man.
Page 62.

Has known him about four years; knows nothing about his age
or residence at August election. Page 62.

Has known these voters and their residenco for the last four
years has been in Jessamine county; he knows nothing of
their ages. Раде 68.
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