Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-02
Terrorism i'm Louisiana.
THE ATRoCITY IN OUACHITA-DETAlLs OF THE
EVIDENCE WHICH so SHOCKED THE NORTHERN
VISITORS
,SpeciaE 10 The Mem York Tribune.


New ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-The following were
the proceedings before the Returning Board, in
| executive session, yesterday afternoon: Eliza
| Pinkston, colored one of the witnesses, was
brought in on a chair carried by two colored men,
attended by coored woman. The witness was
sworn and the following interrogatories PROFOUND
ed to her by Gen. Anderson:
@. Do you live in Ward One, known as the
Island, in the Parish of Ouachitai A. I don't
know nothing about wards live in 0uachita
Parish, at Hugh Youngs place.
Q. DO you know what has become of your hus-
| band Henry Pinkstoni A. Yes, Sir.
z. Was he killed in the cay night time
A.. He was killed in the night-in the morning,
before day.
O. Was he in the house and in bed when his
murderer's attacked himi A. Yes, Sir.
q Give the names of those who attacked him,
and the manner IN which he was treated and
killed A. DIR. Young was the first one that at
Mr.. Davy-Please PROFOUND the question so she
| may understand it.
Gen. Anderson-You say that DR.. Young was
there.
Witness-He was the first one; they all rode BY
20 or 40 Of them, and they said, 'ls Henry in A
| friend of Henry's is come to guide him to Mon.
| roe" l said, but, Doctor, you are not Henry's
| friend" Ipeeped through the crack, and Earlier
burst the door open. Capt Craig cried out, "Gag
him; he votes no radical ticket. He may vote il
in h; he has voted it thus far, and may vote il
no farther" They came in the house and gagged
him that is when they cut him in the leg. said,
"Oh Lord don't kill my husband; that is all /
have got" One man struck me in the face and
on the head with his pistol. They said. "Leave
band" grabbed DIR. Young, and he struck me
with his pistol and knocked me down on the
hearth.
President Wells-IIow many others besides DR..
| Yeungi
Witness-There were several. Twas a stranger
| in that parish l knowed no more of them than
what each other called their names Frank
Derms, know him because he had his nose off
He was the only one and Capt. Tebault that
knowed personally.
Q. How did those parties attack and kill him
A. They tied his legs together and dragged him
out of the door and shot him seven times. They
had pocket handkerchief over his mouth
President Wells-llow many times did they
shoot himi
The Witness-Every time they shot him he
drew his breath. They shot him seven times.
| O. State what those parties told your husband
about fooling them as to joining their democratic
club I A. He told them that he had fooled them
thus far, but be would fool them no further. One
man said, "Hurrah for Brewster" and he said, II
| reckon by daylight Brewster would be d-sorry
that he got into this parish"
Q. Was not Henry Pinkston an active republi-
can, and was he not killed on that ACCOUNT A.
he was killed because he wss q republican, they
finally got him; Tebault said, "Give him, the
=. he will vote no more radical tickets; if he
does he will vote in"
The witness here testified to being outraged By
two men. Her testimony was then resumed
Bv President Wels-Did you see them that shot
your
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"
z. What became Of your child lift was killed
a into tha hora
said, "Put your baby down." l said, "Oh, no,
Sir what do you want TO kill me fori am moth
| ing but woman. Hyou kill me, kill the whole
OF u.s.. They cut my baby's throat from eur to
ear; raised my hands; lei 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 he shot me in the leg |;
| they caught me by the leg and pulled me out and
broke the bed. They cut me with the AK; one
man said; ~ You are going to kill the woman
don't be botheriDg with her" and they wanted to
Kill me, and he cut me with q knife Istruck him.
| and 1t flew up, and they never saw it again they
got another knife, and they cut and stabbed me,
and they cut me on the legs with the Ak and on
| the side. -
At this point the woman unfastened her dress
and revealed the wounds, which were a horrible
sight to look at. The effort of the examination
| fore delayed for few moments until she had re-
covered.
Q, In your last answer you stated that your
child was killed. What became of your child's
bodyi A. Threw 1t In the lake, and VIC did not
find 1t again under II days.
q. Do you know of any one else being killed,
shot. or whipped on accounted their politics A.
don't know, Sir, nothing about it. walked
down to the river, and l seen Marion Rhodes
there with his guns out.
NEGROES DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
Q. Do you know of any persons who were driv-
ed away from their homes on account of their
politics A. l don't know, Sir, what you call
politics. don't know who they drove away but
ne. All know is about myself
z. Did not many colored voters leave their
homes at night through fear of these armed men
riding over the parish at night A. Yes, Sir.
were all living out in the woods to keep from the
| bulldozers. Two stayed up at the CLUBHOUSE.
Both were women. =
President Wells-You said that your husband
had been thrown down. What was the action of
| the parties that threw your husband down What
portion of his body did they cut Did they cut
| any portion of his bodyi
A. Oh, yes. They put Q knife through and
through him. You could hear the knife grinding
like you cut new leather. Capt. TebauIt told
somebody to jerk his arms ont
"A portion of this testimony is unfit for publ
BY President We'ls-They first chopped you
with an AK
| A. Yes, Sir; and struck me on the head with "a
pistol they killed my child when they were fool
ing with one after they had killed my child
| went to light them with all my might; then Logan
stabbed me here. (pointing to her breast y some
body Knocked out my jaw teeth did not have q
hollow tooth In my head. s'7'F E''h'7'F
by Mr.. Gauthreaux-Would we be allowed 10
put question TO the witness H0 fr.TI-
| President Wels-You ought to file your inter.
rogatories.
| Mr.. Canthresux-What we want lie the fullest
Investigation Of the case, and 1t seems to me there
| could be no objection on the part of the board TO
eny and oil questions that can throw any light on
this Investigation. would like to ask this uuev-
ton Of the witness If she did not, on the morn.