New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-29
THE RETURNING BOARD.
.oonrUupD IRON YHgT PAGE.

violence, intimidation and bloodshed that
occurred in your ward2 State as near as
you cane ,
Answer / think about 800; between 300
and 400.
President Wells-.-Then you have large
ward?
Witness-Yes, sir; very large ward.
President Wells-Are there many large
plsntationsl
WitDess-Yes, sir.
President Wells-Who are the largest
/ land holders in this ward!
Witness-Csptain Phillips, l believe.
President Wells-Do you know the num-
Der of co]ored men employ ed by him in cul-
tlyating the plantations?
Witness-No; but guess there were over
100
President Wells-Do you know the prin-
cipal leading men Of his plantations2
Witness Yes, sir.
President Wells. Are there any CROSS
interrogatories?
Colonel Zacharie- No, sir; we have none.
Will you allow Mr.. Stubs, of Ouachita, to
examine the witnessl
President Wells. That will be contrary
to the rule.
Judge Spofford-- But think in this case
it might be allowed.
Mr. Morey.- It was suggested by one OF
the counsel that the same CROSS interrOga-
tories propOunded to the other witRess be
propounded to this one. We don't object.
MIR. McGloin----There are several ques-
lions to each particular case.
Mr.. Morey.---They should have been
served en- US. We had right to know
these things. We have another witness
whom we would like to examine.
Eliza Pinkston, colored, one of the wit
uessee, was brought in on a chair by q
couple of colored men, attended by col
Ored woman. :.
Judge Spotford objected to proceeding
apy further until counsel for the defendant
had time to file interroga:ories OF witnesses
coming in on the train.
President Wells-It was said yesterday
that OK parte affidavits would be taken
from the record, and we WOcl0 pay no IuI-
Their attention to them.
Judge SpofEord--Bos we have no time to
write 1nterrogatories or cross -.nterrOgatO
ries. 1t is case Of uDtdlrnese, or we
should have the opportunity to crOss.exam-
inc and introduce our witnesses under the
rule.
Mr.. Morey-ls strikes me that there is no
such charge, in that copy OF those attida-
Wits have been served on counsel since the
fifteenth instant. We have been expecting
cross interrogatories, and they have not
been furnished to us.
Judge Spotford-In answer 10 that, l
at ate that we we're drawn OF by the an
uouneement that ex parte afhdavlts would
| be received, and it was stated that the nj
| ing of cross atfidavits would be allowed,
and therefore we dropped the idea OF filing
| interrogatories. and We were going to op,,
| nose the Ouachita case upon the filing OF
| affidayits. Upon this morning for the fret
time am taken by surprise by the bring
| in ~ nm Of the case in this manner.
| Mr.. McGloin-Besides that, we commu
nicated with Ouachita, and put our case 10
| the Pinkston matter in the shape OF atfi
| davits that have come down. This new
change of the rule has made it 80 We can
not get witnesses down.
| President Wells-We shall not delay.
| The witness was sworn, and the follow
ing interropatories were propounded to hel
| by General Anderson:
! Question do you live IN ward ore,
known as the leland, q the parish o.
| Ouachita.
! Answer--I DON: know nothing abou
wards. live in OCachi.a parish, at Hugt
Young's place.
| Question-~Do you know what has be-
come of your husband, Henry 'inkstonf
Question Was he killed IN the day O
| night time!
Answer-He was killed il the night-N
the morning, before day. :.
Ouestion-Was he in his house and Il
beu when bis murdereTs attacked him
| Answer-Yes, sir.
| Ouestion-Give the names OF those WI
attacked him, and the manner n which
was treated and killed.
/ Answer-Dr. Young was the Cres one ina
attacked at my door,
Mr.. Morey-Please propound shs Guef
| tion 80 abe NAV understand II.
General Anderson-Yoa say that ID
Young was there?
The witnese-He was the first one. The
all rode by, thirty or forty, and they salc
"Is Henry in! A friend OF Henrys Is com
to guide him to Monroe" ! said: "Bn
peeped through the crack, and Early our'
the door open. Captain Craig cried on
"Gag him!IHe votes no Radical ticket her
; He NAV vote it in hell. He has voted thu
far, and he may vote it no further" The
o.me in the house and they gage hin
That ia when they cut him in the leg.
said: "Oh, Lord! don't kill my husband
that is all have got" One man struc
me in the face, on the head, with his pisto
They said: Leave the damned son of
bitch" said: THAT is my husband"
grabbed DR.. Young, and be struck me- Wit
his pisto! and knocked me down On II
hearth.
President Wells-How many other b
sides DR.. Yonnei
The witness-There were several. WI
a stranger in that parish. l knowed I
, more than what each other called tt
pames-Frank Derms. l know him becau
he had his nose off. He was the only on
: and CAPTAIN Tebault, that knowed perso
: ally.
, Question-Why did those parties attat
| opu hill hint
Answer-They tied his legs together al
dragged him out Of the door and shot nj
seven times. They had pecke: handke
, chief over his mouth.
President Wells-How may shines
they shoot him!
Tne witness-Everv tin1s he was shot,
drew his BREATH They shos him sew
| times.
Ouestion-Ssate what those parties &c
D YOUR husband about tOoling them as TO l
7 ! Joining their Democratic club.
Answer-He told them that he had tool
them thus far, and he would TOOL them
Z further. One man said "hurcah for Brew
q ter" and he said, IL reckon by daylig
a Brewster would be damn sorry that he h
got in this parish
Question Was not Henry Pinkston
active Republican, aud was he not Kill
. on that account!
Answer-He was killed because be was
. Republican. They finally got him. Teball
p. said: "Give him he'll, the damn son OF
Il b, he will vote no more Radical tlck'
:. here; he will vete it in hell
Ouestion-State how you were treatt
ana who illtreated you!
Answer-I will tell you. The doctor, I
!. same man that shot Henry shot me on
f Some of them, l did not know who tn
we're, had dealings with me, and one spo
: to another, and said: II want some OF tina
), They held my legs up and jumped On me
@ President Wells-Did you see them tt
0 shot you' A.: