Q. 115. Is that the number that you have understood that had Frederick's name erased and Wilson's written in ?-A. Yes, sir, it is.

Q. 116. Who examined them first, Democrat or Republican?-A. To my best recollection, Democrats.

Q. 117. It was mentioned, this one that examined them, that there were 23! (Objection, immaterial, not proper rebuttal.)

A. Yes, sir.

Q. 118. Now, when the Republican party mentioned them, did they mention 33?— A. Yes, sir, they did; but it seems to me that one time when Cone and I counted them that Frederick lost one vote; I would not be positive about it.

Q. 119. That was the second time?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 120. Cone was Wilson's attorney?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 121. None lost after Cone examined them?-A. No, sir, not that I know of.

Q. 122. You think that Frederick lost one?-A. It seems that the last time we counted them there was one behind.

Q. 123. You may take one of these ballots written with a pen and one written with a pencil and make an exhibit of your testimony.

(Objection that the whole 23 shall go.)

Cross-examination:

Q. 124. Did Cone handle the ballots?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 125. At the meeting that you did the counting?-A. I think that Mr. Clark handled them.

Q. 126. What Clark is that?-A. I think that Mr. Clark is one of the trustees.
Q. 127. What are his politics?-A. Democrat.

Q. 128. Did Cone tally?-A. Yes, sir, and looked over them.

Q. 129. Are there any other names written in pencil and the tickets scratched ?— A. Greenback ticket there.

Q. 130. I mean other names on the tickets besides Frederick and Wilson. How many tickets cast at the election?-A. I don't know.

Q. 131. Let me ask you to look at the ballots and see whether there are any names besides Frederick that are scratched?-A. Yes, sir; there are.

Q. 132. Didn't you see any in which Wilson's name is scratched, and Frederick's is written in? Also, tell me how many there are like that so as to tell the number of Republican tickets scratched with Frederick's name written in ?

(Witness examines the ballot-box.)

Q. 133. Are there not many ballots in the ballot-box that have different names scratched, both Democrat and Republican, and other names written in with a pencil? A. Yes, sir; there are.

Q. 134. In the State tickets, isn't the name of B

Yes, sir; several times.

-scratched frequently?-A.

Q. 135. And the name of Cavanagh, district judge, scratched?—A. Yes, sir; frequently.

Q. 136. And the name of Mr. B

inserted on some Democratic ticket for supreme

court reporter?-A. Possibly; I didn't notice in particular.

Q. 137. At the election wasn't there an unusual number of scratches on both sides ?A. Yes, sir; considerable of scratching.

Redirect:

Q. 138. Didn't find Wilson's name erased on any tickets?-A. No, sir.

Q. 139. In the canvass for district judge, Mr. Boal was local man here?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 140. And there would be natural scratching ?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 141. How was district attorney?-A. The same in that case.

Q. 142. You carry the key of the ballot-box with you?-A. Yes, sir; I do. I think

that even when I gave him the box that I put the key back in my pocket.

Q. 143. Are these men the only men that have seen the box?-A. Yes, sir.

Q. 144. Men of honest integrity?-A. Yes, sir; I think so.

Redirect:

Q. 145. You say that you thought they were at the time?—A. Yes, sir.
Q. 146. Yon would not be willing to vouch much for the same?

BROWN. We are all willing to admit for the purpose of this examination that the Republicans that examined them were not honest.

A. Yes, sir; I had confidence in all of them.

Q. 147. Have you told the names of all those that have examined the box?

(Testimony of this witness objected to for the reason that it is not proper rebuttal.) A. Possibly not.

($0.85 paid as fee by contestant.)

L. A. ALLEN.