New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01

FIGHT he asked nv advice; remarked to
him ct that time, "Pinkston, heard Brooks
cay myself that he was going to kill yoo
and if I had sufficient evidence would kill
not let q man kill me; knowing he wse
threatening my life, he should not kill me;'
Brooke had q bad character; he was not
thought much Of in the country; he was
bad, QuarrelsOme, angry man; on the night
of the murder saw party OF coiored peo-
pie pass my hOuee, going down tue road,
coming from Onachita, but don't know
who they were; thought the election al
Ouachits was as fair an election as we
ever had; l did not see any wrong going
on; belong to the Democratic party; i
| have lived IN Ouaohita parish thirty tive
years; it was more s0clable than any cleo
| ton ever saw; knew Mr.. Parks when
he was living; he is dead; he has been
dead about three months.
Colonel Zacharie-Has the board refused
| to allow any further testimony in refutlng
this woman's statement i thought it but
an act of justice to these gentlemen from
Ouachits, who have been publicly accused
| by the reports of this woman, that they
| should be allowed to file tbs evidence in
their CAGES that q correction should be
made.
Presd snt Wells-We have nothing to do
| with it. They must go before the courts
and prosecute her if they seek relief.
Colonel Zacharie-We have dozen such
| to prove the entire falsity of tho charge
Judge Dibtle-Why don't you arrest her
Mr.. McGloin-We have DR.. Young here,
| and we tender him a. q witness.
President Wells-It is useless-it is USE
less. We have settled that you should have
but two witnesses to disprOve the 81 ate
ments OF this woman, and we can not vlo
late that rule.
To the witness-Did you sec the difficulty
between the colored men whom you men-
| tioned3
Answer-Yes. cir.
Questicn-You say that it occurred in
Answer-In Union parish; right across
the river; l was on the Ooachita side, and
saw the fight.
Question-Weil, sir, can you state pre-
passed your hOus.l
Answer-It was at night; l was standing
in my yard at the time. and had no cOmWu-
nicstion with them; l did not recognize
them.
Question-You said that the election was
poaceable OneY
Answer-Peaceable as l ever saw one.
QnestiOn-Did you have peace before
hat
went to Democratic clubs. There was
come disturbance ia the country.
QlestiOn-Hsve you attached them to
the Democratic club in the rifs company3
You must necessarily be in connection with
the Democratic clubs over theres
Answer-I think there was something of
the kind.
Question-What was the object of it!
Answer-1 can't state exactly; l can't
answer the question.
Question-Yuu had none in your clubs
Answer-Yee, cir. There were companies
that went out, but didn't 60 with them. l
don't know what the object was.
Question-They went QUIT
Answer-Yes, sir. They went ont once,
but they went out to quiet affairs. The
rumor was they were going to Monroe.
That was the only time they went out with
arme, and there was nothing done then
that was any harm.
Question-Wbar was the character of the
armed men OF which this organization was
mad.s Do you know what sort of men
they werel
Answer-I can't state about this; only
hea,say to me. didn't see the men at all
l can state the rumors.
Question: don't want the rumors, only
what you know of your own knowledge.
Then you say the rifle organizations were
attached to the Democratic clubs?
Answer-I have heard go, sir.
Quesrions-What is the object OF those
organizations!
Auswer-The only thing that 1 know
about it is that trey were to keep the
peace.
Queston-Who were the people that
were violating the peace7
Answer-It was the Radical party; the
ones going to Monroe was the Radical
party, and they went to keep them away;
they went to keep the Radical party out Of
Monroe.
Question-Could you not have arrested
anything like disturbance with the legally
constituted authorities Of the parish of
MOnrOel
Answer-I dent know. The legally con-
stituted authorities we're all out. The
Democratic party had nothing to do with it.
Qaestion-Th-n you think there is no
law where your party lie in power9
Answer-Well they had bad party.
Question-What, according to your con-
Answer-1 know when the Democratic
party was in power We had order. l can
recOilect that.
Qaestion-How long did that order lasts
Up to 1861
Answer-Yes. sir; as long as they had it
in their power.
QAestion-Then you had attached to your
pOjlIlC0l organization Iluo CUup0ulc6!
Answer-Yes, sir; both parties had them,
think.
Question-This was an armed partyf
Answer-1 can furthermore say that on
the day these men were going to Monroe,
my negrOes-they we're very stubborn-left
my place; they were on the road with their
guns, but they would not tell me what they
were going for; they were gone half day,
and could not get out of them at all what
they were gone for; l have twenty-five
men; eight out of that number went in q
body.
Que stion-You have stated that there
were other organizations by other parties.
Did you affiliate with the Republican party?
Answer-NO, sir; but there was an or;
gsnizsntion of theee men started out to or
ganize; these men that were in arms, that
Is what alluded to.
Qaestion-Then they were Only en- organ
liza ion for that time, tor specific purpose!
Answer-I can't say how long thsy in
tended to keep it up.
Ques tion-The organization commenced
at he same period, did it nO;s
Answer-I don't recollect the dstes; it
was before the election.
Qnestion-When did your organization
commenced
Answer could not tell when; if was
at home l could; it commenced two or
three months before the election, to see
how many Democrats we had, and to see
how many We could get together.
Question-I have reference to the mill
tary appearance of the organization to
which you have attached your partys
Auswer-I could not tell when it COM
menced.
General Anderson-Did you visit the
rooms of Eliza Pinkston yesterday or last
night at any time