Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-12-06
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against the family Of Henry PINK
atom. Republican In Louisiana, as
narrated by the wife herself s Wit
nesa before the election returning
hoard OF that State at New Orleans
on Tuesday oflast week:
Eliza Pinkston lcoloredj, one OF
the witnesses, was brought On the
stand In a chair, by couple OF color
Cd men, attended by coloresi wo-
man.
The witness was sworn, and III an
swer to questions testified that she
lived 10 Ouchita parish, near Hugh
Young's place; her husband Henry
Pinkston, was killed about day
light; was in the house and in bed
when his murderers attacked him.
DIR. Young was tho first one that
Knocked at my door; they all rode
by, thirty or forty Of them, and they
said: SIS Henry In? A friend IL
come 10 guide him to Monroe" ]
said: "but, Doctor, you arc not
Henry's frlend;" peeped through
q crack and Earlar burst the door
open; Captain Craig cried out, "Gag
him; he votes no radical ticket, he
may vote II In hell. He has voted IL
thus far and he may vote IL no fnth-
err They came into the house and
gagged him--that IL when they cut
him on tho leg; | said, "Oh Lord,
don't kill my husband, that Is all ]
have got" One man struck me in
the facc aud on the head with his
pistol, using tho vllest epitleis. !
said, that Is my husband; ] grabbed
DIR. Young, and he struck me with
his pistol and knocked me down on
the hearth. The witness said there
were several others besides; | was
. stranger In that parish; knew
Frank Derms; ] knew him because
he had his nose off, he and Capt. Te-
boult were all that knew person
ally; they tied his legs together and
dragged him out OF tho door and
shot him seven times; they tied a
pocket handkerchief over his mouth;
every time he was shot he drew his
breath. Henry was an active repub-
llcan, and was killed on that account,
because he was republican. They
finally got him. Teboult said "givc
him hell, he will no more radical
tickets vote, he will vote in hell"
The doctor--the same man that shot
Henry--shot me once. Some Of
them, didn't know who they were,
had dealings with me, and one spoke
10 another, and said, 81 want some
OF that" They held my legs up and
jumped on me.
President Wells Did you SEQ the
men who shot you?
Witness Yes, sir. They shot me
twice. When they came in the
house they told me to put my baby
down; / told them no, sir; what do
you want to kill me for? j am no.
thing but woman. IT you kill me
kill the whole Of rs. They cut my
baby's throat from ear to ear; raised
my hands and let my baby fall;
they wanted to take something from
me before they killed me; two Of
them had dealings with me; | ran
under the bed when one shot me In
the leg; ran under the bed, and
they caught me by the log and pulled
me out and broke the Lel; they cut
me with an AK; one m IN said, "If
you are going to kill the woman,
don't be bothering with her." and
they wanted 10 kill me, and he cut |
me with knife; ] struck him and |
the knife flew up, and they never
saw II again; they got another one,
and they cut and stabbed me; and
they cut me on the legs with an AK,
and on the side.
At this point the woman unflsten-
I'd her dress and exposed her breast,
which was all cut up, and was
most horrible sight. Tho effort of
the examination caused her to faint.
and the examination was therefore
delayed for few minutes, until she
had recovered.
She resumed They threw my
rhild's body In the lake, and we did
not find IL in eleven days.
Q--Do you know Of any who were
iriyen away from home on account
II their politics. Ans,--I don't |
lnow, sir, what you call politics; ] |
lon't know who they drove away,
mt me; all / know Ii about myself.
Q.-Did not many voters have TO
leave their homes at night, through
lear Of these armed men riding over
he parish nj nigissy Ans. Yes, sir:
went TO heap 81 peoples houses
md they were lying out In the woods l
10 keep from ibe bniI-dO1ers: Two
started up to the gin house: 10th
we're women; when they threw my
husband down they put a knife
through and through him; ! could
near the knife grinding like you cut
,ew leather; Captain Tebouit told
onebody 10 jerk his arms out; he
vas cut down below lmeaning e,nas.
uIatedj and cut In the ear.
You stated in your answer that
hey had treated you improperly In
egard to your person, that they had
improper intercourse with You; was
bat before or after you were shot?
Ans. That was before 4 was shot.
hey did nothing but this, and they |
Ilfed the boys II any more Of them |
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