Defendant's Response to Interrogatories, James D. Taylor

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February 26, 1986

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- Political Participation
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- Voting Rights
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- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
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- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
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- Alabama
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- Case Files
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- 50105aba-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs, 

VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, 
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Defendants. 

  

RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES BY DEFENDANT, JAMES D. TAYLOR 

Defendant, James D. Taylor as Circuit Clerk of Escambia County, 

Alabama, responds to plaintiff's interrogartories as follows: 

T. I have no personal knowledge, however, on information and 

belief I adopt the answer to this question submitted by Martha 

Kirkland, Probate Judge of Escambia County. 

2. I have no personal knowledge, however, on information and 

belief I adopt the answer to this question submitted by Devon Wiggins, 

Chairman of the County Commission. 

3. I have no personal knowledge, however, on information and 

belief I adopt the answer to this question submitted by Devon Wiggins, 

Chairman of the County Commission. 

4. I have no personal knowledge, however, on information and 

belief I adopt the answer to this question submitted by Devon Wiggins, 

Chairman of the County Commission. 

5. 1 adopt the response submitted by Martha Kirkland, Judge of 

 



  

Probate. 

6. Not to my knowlege. 

7. On information and belief 1 adopt the response submitted by 

Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County Commission. 

S. On information and belief 1 adopt the response submitted by 

Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County Commission. 

9. On information and belief I adopt the response submitted by 

Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County Commission. 

10. On information and belief 1 adopt the response submitted by 

Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County Commission. 

117. Not to my knowledge 

12. 1 adopt the response submitted by Martha Kirkland, Judge of 

Probate. 

13. A. See records and reports attached to the response by 

Martha Kirkland, Judge of Probate. 

B.. : None, 

C. Holly Gilmore $50.00, Joe Everette $25.00. 

D. See record of contribution attached fo response by Judge 

of Probate. 

E. Note campaign literature attached. 

F. I attended the ADC meeting at the Southern Normal School. 

(1) I attended and sought votes. 

(2) All other candidates were there. 

G. None. 

H. 1 made no speech regarding any particular issue directed 

 



  

at black citizens"but at’all citizens. 

Ll." None, 

J. 1 made an appeal to'all citizens. 

K. "None, 

L. None, 

M. Not known. 

N. Not known. 

O. ii None, 

P. See reports of campaign expenditures attached fo response 

by Judge Kirkland. 

14, I was assisted by my attorney and by the records of the Judge 

of Probate, 

15. 1 have no personal knowledge, however, on information and 

belief I adopt the answer to the question submitted by Devon Wiggins, 

Chairman of the County Commission. 

16. I know of no election characterized by racial polarization. 

17. Various candidates have sought and received the ADC backing 

for many years. 1 know of no elections that have been characterized 

by racial polarization. 

18. This depends upon your definition of the "recent past?., The 

school system to my knowlege in the recent past has been racially 

integrated. 

19. I do not maintain documents and have no personal knowledge of 

the names of witnesses regarding this fact. 

20. + I'.do. not know theTanswer fo this question. 

 



  

2). <1 7 have . no ipersonal 

belief I adopt the response submitted by Devon 

the County Commission. 

knowledge, however, on information and 

Wiggins, Chairman of 

22. 1 am a member of the Alco Methodist Church and the American 

Legion. 

23. "On information and belief 1 adopt the response +0 this 

question submitted by Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County 

Commission. 

24. On information and belief 1 adopt the response to this 

question submitted by Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the . County 

Commission. 

25. On information and belief. I. adopt the response to . this 

question submitted by Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the. County 

Commission. 

26. “On information and: belief 1. adopt . the response to “this 

question submitted by Devon Wiggins, Chairman of the County 

Commission. 

27.  Onidnformation and: belief: :. 1 adopt the response” to. this 

question submitted by Devon Wiggins, . Chairman of: the County 

Commission. 

28. 

29. 

30. Not known at this time. 

I adopt the response of Martha Kirkland, 

I adopt the response of Martha Kirkland, 

Judge of Probate. 

Judge of Probate. 

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SWORN to and SUBSCRIBED before me this the <0 gay of = ll 

NOTARY PUBLIC 

1986. 

  

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Jame s W. Webb 
Attorney for Escambia County 

  

OF COUNSEL: 

WEBB, CRUMPTON, McGREGOR, SCHMAELING & WILSON 

166 Commerce Street 
P.O. Box :238 

Montgomery, Alabama 36101 
(205) 834-3176 

OTTS & MOORE 
P.O. Box 467 
Brewton, Alabama 36427 
(205) 867-7724 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing response 
to interrogatories by defendant, James D. Taylor, have been mailed to 
Larry 'T. Menefee, "Esquire, James U. Blacksher, Esquire and Wanda J. 
Cochran, Esquire, Blacksher, Menefee & Stein, 405 Van Antwerp 
Building, P.O. "Box 1051, Mobile, Alabama 36633, Terry G. Davis, 
Esquire,  3eay .& ‘Davis, 732. .Carter Hill ‘Road, « P.O, ‘Box 6125, 
Montgomery, Alabama "36106, Deborah Fins, ©“ Esquire and Julius L. 
Chambers, Esquire, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 99 Hudson Street, 16th 
Floor, New York, New York, 10013, Jack Floyd, Esquire, Floyd, Kenner & 
Cusimano, 816 Chestnut Street, Gadsden, Alabama 35999, Alton Turner, 
Esquire, Turner® &: Jones, P.O. Box+207, Luverne, Alabama 36049, D.L. 
Martin, Esquire, 215 S. Main Street, Moulton, Alabama 35650, David R. 
Boyd, Esquire, Balch & Bingham,” P,0. Box 78, Montgomery, Alabama 
36101, W.0. +» Rirk,. Jr.,” ‘Esquire, . Curry & Xirk, Phoenix Avenue 
Carrollton, Alabama 35447, Barry D. Vaughn, Esquire, Proctor & Vaughn, 
121 N. Norton Avenue, Sylacauga, Alabama 35150, H.R. Burnham, Esquire, 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, Jones & Cater, 401 SouthTrust Bank 
Building, P.O. Box 1618, Anniston, Alabama 36202, Warren Rowe, 

 



  

Esquire, Rowe, Rowe & Sawyer, P.O. Box 150, Enterprise, Alabama 36331, 
Edward Still, Esquire, 714 South 29th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 

35233-2810, Reo Kirkland, Jr., Esquire, P.O. Box 646, Brewton, Alabama 
36427, and all defendants not represented by counsel by placing copies 
of the same in the United States Mail, postage prepaid this the AO 
day of February, 1986. 

  

\ James W. Webb

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