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Mosher, Mrs. Lottie B. Anthony, Miss Mary Anthony, Miss Baker, Mrs. Chapman. Q. Did they all vote on that occasion? A. They did. _Re-Cross Examination by_ MR. VAN VOORHIS. Q. Mrs. Lottie B. Anthony is the wife of Alderman Anthony? A. Yes, sir. _United States rests._ Case opened in behalf of the defendants by MR. VAN VOORHIS. BEVERLY W. JONES, one of the defendants, having been duly sworn as a witness in his own behalf, testified as follows: _Examined by_ MR. VAN VOORHIS. Q. Mr. Jones, where do you reside? A. Eighth ward, city of Rochester. Q. What is your age? A. Twenty-five last spring. Q. Are you one of the defendants in this indictment? A. Yes, sir. Q. Were you inspector of election in the 8th ward? A. Yes, sir. Q. Which district? A. First district. Q. Were you elected or appointed? A. Elected. Q. By the people of the ward? A. Yes, sir. Q. Were you present at the Board of Registry when Miss Anthony and others appeared there and demanded to be registered? A. I was. Q. Won't you state what occurred there? A. Miss Anthony and two other ladies came into the room; Miss Anthony asked if this was the place where they registered the names of voters; I told her it was; she said she would like to have her name registered; I told her I didn't think we could register her name; it was contrary to the Constitution of the State of New York; she said she didn't claim any rights under the Constitution of the State of New York; she claimed her rights under the Constitution of the United States; under an amendment to the Constitution; she asked me if I was conversant with the 14th amendment; I told her I had read it and heard of it several times. Q. Before you go further, state who was present at that time? A. William B. Hall and myself were the only inspectors; Mr. Marsh was not there; Daniel J. Warner, the United States Supervisor, Silas J. Wagner, another United States Supervisor, and a United States Marshal. Q. State which one of these was Republican, and which one Democratic. A. Silas J. Wagner, Republican; Daniel J. Warner, Democratic. Q. Now go on. A. She read the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States; while she was reading the amendment and discussing different points, Mr. Daniel J. Warner said-- MR. CROWLEY: I submit to the Court that it is entirely immaterial what either Warner or Wagner said. THE COURT: I don't see that tha
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