An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting, at the Presidential Election in Nov., 1872, and on the Trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh, and William B. Hall, the Inspectors of Election by Whom Her Vote was Received.Anonymous
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An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting, at the Presidential Election in Nov., 1872, and on the Trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh, and William B. Hall, the Inspectors of Election by Whom Her Vote was Received.
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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Election law -- United States; Women -- Suffrage -- United States
THE COURT: That is not important.
Q. Do you recollect seeing any others register except those you have now
mentioned?
A. I think I saw Mary Anthony.
Q. Any other?
A. Mrs. Chapman.
Q. Can you recollect this without looking at that paper?
A. Well, the object in looking at that paper is to try to refresh my
memory on which day they registered.
Q. Does that paper contain dates?
A. No, sir; it contains the names of all those who registered.
Q. You copied that paper from the registry, didn't you?
A. They were copied by Hall at the time of the election, and handed to
me.
Q. What was your business at the registry at that time?
A. I had a poll list; I was checking parties that I supposed had a legal
right to vote.
Q. What sort of a poll list?
Objected to as immaterial.
THE COURT: It is only competent as a test of his knowledge.
A. I had canvassed the ward and taken a list of all the voters in the
first district; all those that I supposed would be entitled to vote.
Q. You had canvassed the ward in the employment of somebody?
Objected to as immaterial.
Q. How many of these people did you see vote?
A. I think I saw the whole of them vote, with the exception of Mrs.
Hough and Mrs. Cogswell.
Q. Who took Miss Anthony's vote?
A. Mr. Jones.
Q. Were both the other inspectors present when he took it?
A. I believe they were.
Q. Did Jones take all of the votes of those persons whose names you have
on your list?
A. I don't think he did.
Q. Who took any others that you saw?
A. I saw Mr. Hall take some of the ballots.
Q. How many?
A. I couldn't tell how many.
Q. Did you see him take more than one?
A. I don't know as I did.
Q. Do you know whose it was?
A. If I recollect right, it was Mrs. DeGarmo's.
Q. At that time was Jones there?
A. No, I believe Jones had stepped out.
Q. Hall received the vote on account of Jones being absent?
A. I believe so.
Q. Jones' position was at the window receiving votes?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who put them in the boxes?
A. Jones and Hall.
Q. You were not near enough to see what these ballots were?
A. No, sir.
Q. How many ballot boxes were there?
A. Six, if I recollect right.
Q. And six tickets voted at that poll?
A. Six tickets altogether; there was the Constitutional Amendment voted
at that election.
Q. Did you observe which boxes the tickets of these persons were put
into?
A. I did.
Q. Which were they?
A. I think that the ballots that these ladies voted.
Q. I don't want what you think; I want what you know.
A. Well, they went into those boxes; Member of Congress, Member at
Large.
Q. Were there two boxes for Congressmen?
A. I think there was; I am not quite positive; I rather think I am
mistaken about that.
Q. Well, give us what you know about the boxes?
A. The most that I know about is, that the remark was made by the
inspector that they voted the four tickets.
Q. You heard the remark made that they voted four tickets; who made that
remark?
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