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Q.- liotwithFltaLlin,s that, ron skewi bein apreacherto be a po7.5ular nt1; the fact that he hal Indian blood lidnot Affect hit, populAritzo much him, •as his offs -ori14,!.., in. ;,.:7 Ch0 0 1The fact that he was a preacher kept him fratiiioularfr3 e he w7 -1.s. coilidered :'..)oor maii and honest and thatwa 7.1,-b ,:::)ut all the ioou1ari ty there was about it'You say that when he wa elected to -Li.. 9 0.: fice he was, requLr i to lize a heavy bond.A e -""don' t t i1i they Ii d; U I not re gill re it of anybody; thatIT,Tic, ter., ye 'Ts • before the WarDid you create the imuression on the min ,J.s of theCourt a while thrl,t Aaron Askev was elected to0 office,that his bond 17 ,,s less tL.1.11 othert.L. No, sir, we had rxil, 'oho held the office ho hd as cheap aboil:- ac he did,- You statci a while 7 ,,,3)U t they dli not rnrike him ie acry heavy bond, rEn:t lid you mean by that,that he was considere•1 an honest riPlito-Di, 1 you mean that he Wa re.deved from the operation of theTrur?A. No, sir..r*,you nean when you stated to the Court that he wasnot r e qui rel. to 4vc a heavy bond?2 .10011.1 was Ii • iU compared with the pre sei•lt dat ek) 11.7 o you know -U.i.,-Lt?C hear .' -Deo -..ole sly that Aaron Askew was not required to:ivc more thin a three hundred do 1 1 ar 'bond ?lid when I runbr office mysclf, I found out that the bond was a good dealthan that.