The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-29
TELEGRAPHIC.

NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 20-Evening.
Cora Williams, coIored, of Ouachita,
testified i: Saw Henry Pinkston at a
Republican meeting shortly before elec- /
tien. y party OF whites whipped her
the same night Piukston was killed !
whipped llcr with buggy traces, because !
she refused to tell where her husband
was Hidden. After the party went off
one returned and violated witness.
Later she heard firing in tile direction
Of PirkSton's. Heard of negroes being
whipped. The same night she saw by
moonlight this band carry off negro
man wounded IN the stomach to the
bayou. She then heard noise like
something rolling down the bank of the
bayou then saw q man with sword
going tllither next day she found
hole in the bank, but didn't examine
whether it contained hody. The men
belonged tn rifle clubs Had seen them
turn out afterwarl under Bill Theobald.
They organized August 1St. The blacks
Isl her Iseighborhood were Republicans
bus afraid to vote, Democrats being
armed aroaud the polls. Theobald
Threatened 60 cripple every male child
in the Irarisi, If the Democrats were de-
teatel. Witness father was whipped
and beaten. They said they wanted
witness husband because he would not
join their club. Theobald and his COM
pany were at the polls election day, also
other armed men. Wita4ess was closely
interugate,l about affidavit ia Sherman'a
report, and stated she had given the
answer contained therein with insignifi-
cant exceptions. Hugh Young had
threatened her life since she came here
IN case she told who whipped her.
Other Ouacliita witnesses testified te
brutality of bull doSers, some having
been sufferers themselves and all being
fully eognizant of outrages. Andrew
Mcleod was the lOost important one
lie lad been threatened to be shot, forced
to flee from home ALI I urged to join the
Democratic party.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 21.-The Sen
ate investigating committee met and al
effort W,4s made by Senator Mcdonald
: to have members of the returning board
subpelGaed, action ON which was post
poned Gil tomorrow. The question o
taking lle depositions of f.liza Pinks
ton was postponed uutil tomorrow
Counsel for the Republican sioe sale
they had some 42 more witnesses tf
testify ia regard to Ouacllita parish
The, whoie number of witnesses to tes
tify III regard to Ouachita parish and
the whole pambcr ot witnesses from al
parishes would reach 500. Senator
salisbury Thought It best to have 81
understanding IN reference to fixing tht
limit to the inquiry. as five hundred
witnesses on either side would consun,
all the time tiIl the lst OF March. Tn,
chairman thought evidence might b,
abridged by counsel OH either side
Discussion ensued in regard TO the bes
means Of reaching the object aimed at
viz..s whether or not there was a full
free and faiF election in the conteste,
parishes. 1t was the general opinio
that this could be best secured by ex
atnining and completing parishes sepa
rately, and that the respective eou.lSe
might sift the testimony of their vii
nesses and leave out all except the mos
inportant testimony, and thus avoi
much labor and waste OF time. As
appears from tabulated statements fu
nished by the returning board that mol
have been rejected'in % parishes. ii
labor necessary to determine the fairne
Of the election in these alone would
very great. It' was finally agreed
proceed with Onachita parish.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 21.-The Tim,
special says: The Attorney Gener,
in his testimony before the Senate Coz
mittee, fully sustained the Florida
turning board il its exercise of judici
functions, aud stated that be agre
with themin many cases on the app
cation Of the law to tacts, but differ
in some instances.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec.2l Az the 5
sion DC the committee to-day, tprti