This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...Oh, I will take that back: there was two other gentlemen that was appointed out there, and one of them--in fact both of them--seemed to know the neighborhood so well that they had some excuse to get away. They said. ' there seems to be trouble here and I don't want it"--that was one--and he got away pretty early, about 7 o'clock: and he was pretty sensible, too. The other fellow stayed with me until about 12 o'clock, something like that, and he said, "thereis trouble here, and I ain't going to stay here and see trouble, I am going to leave: " so he did leave me. and that left me all alone. Q. There was nothing done to you, was there, besides being arrested?--A. Yes; first they stoned me. Q. You don't know who threw them?--A. No: I don't know who threw it, but i came down smack at me: but I dodged it. you know. Q. One stone was thrown?--A. There was two. Q. You dodged one?--A. I dodged them both: if I hadn't dodged them both I wonld have been hurt, perhaps. Q. You don't know whether any other parties interested in the election out there threw those stones or caused them to be thrown?--A. No. sir: I don't. Q. That was the only evidence of danger that you had during the time you were there?--A. That and the fracas with the precinct committeeman and the saloon man: that is all I saw. Q. Now, this precinct committeeman: you don't know who he is?--A. I don't know who he is; I don't really know his name, and can't think of it. Q. You don't know that he was a precinct committeeman out there, do you?--A. Well, that was told me. Q. When?--A. That day. Q. Who told you?--A. Some colored fellow that lives out there; and in fact I think the man himself told me that he was precinct committeeman. Q. He had a difficulty with a saloon man?--A....
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- 26 Jun 2012
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- Miami Fl, United States
- English
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- 9781236484444
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