The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-30
LOUISIANA.
.roceedinrs Of the Returning Board.

following are the proceedings oI Tue he-
turning Board yesterday afternoon:
Eliza Pinkston, colored, one of the
witnesses, WAS brought in on chair by
q couple of colored men, attended by
colored woman. The witness was sworn
and the following interrogatorles were
propounded TO her by General Anderson:
Question-Do you live in ward known
as the Island, in the parish of Ouschito1
Answer-I don't know nothing about
wards; 1 livein Ouscbits parish, at Hugh
Young's place.
Q-Do you know what has become OF
your husband, Henry Pinkston A
Yes, sir
Q Was he killed IN the day or night
time? Ale was killed in the night,
or in the morning before day.
Q-Was he in the house and IN bed
when his murderers attacked him2 A
Yes, sir.
Q-Give the names of those who at
Tackled him, and the manner in which he
was treated and killed. A-Dr. Young
was the first one that attacked my door.
Mr.. Msrry--Plesse PROFOUND the ones
tion so that she may understand 1t.
Gen. Anderson-You say DR.. Young
was there2
Witness-He was the first one; they
all rode by, thirty or forty in number,
and they said sis Henry in; a friend OF
Henry's has come 10 guide him
to Monroe" l said "but Doctor,
You're not Henry's friend" l peeped
through the crack and Earlier burst the
door open. Capt. Craig cried ost: Gag
him; he votes no Radical ticket! He may
vote it IN hell He has voted it thus far
and he nay vote it no tartherl' They
come in the house aud they gagged him
that. is when they cut him in the leg.
/ said, ooh Lord, don't kill my hus oand;
that is all l have gotr One man struck
ne in the face and on the head with his
pistol. They said, "Leave the d-n son OF
q b-h." | said, That is my husband
/ grabbed DR.. Young and he struck me
with his pistol and Knocked me down on
the hearth,
President WeIls-How many others
besides DR.. loung2
The witness There were several
strangers in that parish; knowed no
more than what each other called, the
name Frank Derms; knew HIM because
he had his nose off; ne was the only one
and Capt Peboult that l knowed per-
sonally.
Q-Why did those parties attack him
and kill him? A-They tied his legs
together and dragged him out OF the
door, and shot him several times. They
had a pocket handkerchief over his
mouth.
President Well-How many times did
they shoot himH
Witness-Every time he was shot ne
drew his breath; they shot him seven
times.
Q-Will you state what those
parties told your husband about
looling them as to joining their Demo
cratic club. Ale told them he had
fooled them thus TAR and he would fool
them no farther. One man said "hurrah
for Brewster" and said, 81 reckon by
daylight Brewster will be d--n sorry
he got into this parish"
Q-Was not Henry Pinkston an ac
tive Republican, and was he not killed
on that account? Ale was killed be-
cause he was Republican. They finally
got him. Talbot said give him hell, the
d-n son Of a b-h; he will vote no
more Radical tickets; he will vote in
hell"
Q-State how you were treated and
who i'll treated YOU. Al will tell you.
The Doctor, the same man that shot
Henry, shot me once. Some OF them,
do not know who they were had deal
ings with me.
President Wells-Did you see them
that shot you?
Witness-Y Yes, sir; they shot me twice.
When they came into the house, they
told me to put the baby down. | told
them "No, sir
Q-Whst became OF your child? If
it was killed, who did it, A-They
came In the house and said, Put your
baby down" said, "Oh, no, sir what
do you want to kill me tor?
| am nothing but woman. 1t you
kill me kill the whole of Us. They cut
my bsby's throat from ear to ear. l
raised my hands, l 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 ne shot me in the leg. lhey
then caught me by TIT ieg and pulled
me out. and broke the bed. They then
cut me with an axe. One man said II
YOU are going to Kill the woman don't be
bothering with her, and they wanted TO
kill me, and he cut me with knife.
| struck him, and it 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 sn axe, and
on the de.
IAtthis point the woman unfastened her
dress and showed her breast, which wss
all cut up, and most horrible slght TO
look at. The effect OF the examination
caused her to faint, and the examination
was therefore DELAYED for . short time
till she had recovered.
Q-In your last answer, you stated
that YOUR child was killed; what became
of YOUR chIld's body? A-They threw
II IN the lake, and we didn't fnd it sCaln
under eleven days.
Q-Do you known Ct any one else be-
ing killed, shot or whipped on account
OF their politics? Al don't know moth.
inc about it. ] walked down to the river,
and seen Marion Rhode in there with
bis guns out.
Q-Do you know of any who were
driven away from their homes on account
of their politics? Al don't know, sir,
what YOU call politics. l don't know who
they drove away but me. All | know Is
about myself
Q-Did no, many coIored voters have
to leave their homes a! nigh. through
iesr o. those armed men, riding over
the parish at night. A-ies, cir. !
went 10 u heap OF peoples houses
and they were lying out in the woods
to keep from the bull-dozer. Two stayed
up At the gin house, and both were
women.
President Welis-You said that your
/ husband hsd bsen thrown down; what
was the action of the parties that threw
vour husband down; what portion OF his