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A. They were the most of the time.
Q. Receiving the names of persons who claimed to be ent.i.tled to vote?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And taking a registration list?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you see Miss Anthony and other ladies there upon that day?
A. I saw Miss Anthony there on the first day, and other ladies.
Q. Did you see there, upon that day, the following named persons: Susan B. Anthony, Sarah Truesdell, Mary Pulver, Mary Anthony, Ellen S. Baker, Margaret Leyden, Ann S. Mosher, Nancy M. Chapman, Lottie B. Anthony, Susan M. Hough, Hannah Chatfield, Mary S. Hibbard, Rhoda DeGarmo, Jane Cogswell.
A. I saw a number of them; I didn't see the whole of them.
Q. Do you know by sight, any of those persons whose names I have read?
A. I know a number of them.
Q. Did you see a number of them there?
A. I did.
Q. Did you see any of them register on that day?
A. I did.
Q. Have you a list of those that you saw register?
A. I have, (producing a paper.)
Q. Please state to the Jury, those that you saw register on that day.
A. I can hardly recollect which day they registered.
Q. Either of the days preceding the election, when this Board was in session.
A. Rhoda DeGarmo, Mary Anthony, Sarah C. Truesdell, Susan M. Hough, Mrs.
M.E. Pulver.
By MR. VAN VOORHIS:
Q. What paper are you reading from?
A. From a memorandum I made at the time--No, it is a paper that was given on the last day of registry.
Q. A paper that you made yourself?
A. The names that I took.
Q. On the last day of registry?
A. Yes, sir.
By MR. CROWLEY:
Q. State them.
A. The names of the parties that I found on the poll list as having registered; I didn't see them all register myself, but I did a good portion of them.
Q. I am asking you to state who you saw register. I don't ask you who were registered before your attention was called to the list.
A. Well, I saw Rhoda DeGarmo register; Miss Mary Anthony, Sarah C.
Truesdell, Susan M. Hough; I think I saw Nancy M. Chatfield register; Mrs. Margaret Leyden, Mrs. M.E. Pulver; those I recollect; I was better acquainted with those than with the others.
Q. At the time you saw these ladies register, were the three inspectors, Hall, Jones, and Marsh present?
A. Some of the time I saw all three, I think, there; at other times I saw but two of them; sometimes Hall and Jones, sometimes Marsh and Jones, sometimes Hall and Marsh; I think they took turns when they went to dinner.
Q. On the day of election were you at the polls?
A. I was.
Q. Did you see any of these women vote on the day of election?
A. I did.
Q. Were these defendants present when their votes were received?
A. They were.
Q. And did they receive their votes?
A. They did.
Q. Who did you see vote, or offer their votes upon the day of election?
A. Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. McLean, Rhoda DeGarmo, Mary Anthony, Ellen S.
Baker, Sarah C. Truesdell, Mrs. Hough, Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. Leyden, Mrs.
Pulver. I recollect seeing those ladies; in fact, I think I saw the whole of them vote with the exception of two, but I will not be positive on that point.
Q. But you saw those whose names you have given?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know how many tickets they voted, or offered to the inspectors?
