, 1876-11-27

a. liars at a Republican mass-mcct-
Ing previous to tho election. Sheldon Ind rc-
fusct1 to Join Democratic club, md masked
men lad visited Ills i,ouao during his abnencc.
On Ills return Ills wife told him about It, and
urged him to join tho club. as nearly all
tho cotored fncn around there had done
no for fear Of losing their lives.
Lie left hons again, aud when he started back
be IVES met on The road by the man Howard. It
was dark night, hut tho lightning occasionally
made It bright. lie saw tho man f1ro into the
alr twice, and he was afraid. Tho man asked
lin who ho Was, and when he told him, he said:
"Dotitt kill inc, Nassa Howard. I'll 60 with
80 fright now and tlna tho Democrat club"
Howard
SAID NOTHING, NUT coMMHNcED TO FIRE
At him until be fell. When he revived 1,o !!
crawlcl to co!orcl mans house, who waa |
afraid to let lin come in, and when ho tainted |
ngniu he WIS laid out on tho back gallery for /
dead.
There arc several other witnesses In tho party |
whose cases are nearly rs hard, and there arc |
eorne parts OF the story Of Eliza pinkston too
horrible for publication.
nEN JAMES swoRA STATEMENT
is substantially Is follows: II have lived In
Ouachita about twenty-ono years. At tue Inst
election WAS appointed United statcs Deputy
Marshal at the Third Ward poll. AS Constable
Of the ward, to which position I waa elected ln
1874, had charge of tho bal1ot-box. 1frc at
Monroe, twelve miles from the polls. started
from home with tho ballos-box at o'clock In
the morning for tho polls, on.horacback.
srorrED.
"When got about two miles from town Was
limited at the end Of tho lane by two men. It
WIS bright moonlight night. These men
n1zn - ~hor T $r5I than 7
going to Logtown with tho box. They said they
lad better sec Mr.. Head. They called him,
aud he answered. Two other young men
ca.no up, and they had guns. The
name Of one mas Cook. Both wcrc
white men. Ncad then camc up. lie asked mo
where was going made tho same reply that
/ had to the others. flo said: You can't 60
ret nwh!tc' lie asked what had In tho box.
said 1 had papers.
STARTED TOWARDS HEADQUARTERS.
uc said: You will have tD 60 down to the
headquarters and hare tho box cxnmincd.' Head
ordered the two young men who wore armed
to get on their horses. They mounted aud said
to me: Nov let's 60 right ot1.' After We had
gone apiece, SOME ono hailed me, and said,
Hold on.' a man named Kills then came up
and sail: Ben, it ain't worth while for you to
take pistol down t!lcso.' lie ran his hand
round ms body aud took my pistol, md satd:
Il will hand It back to you when you get
bac1s' saia: 'Yc., would like to
have It, for mn Constable Rt the polls to-day
IIe sa!d: go allcad, that will bc all right
Wc rodc'on about fifty yards and were halted
| again, voice calling out, Haiti who comes
! thcrol' Ono Of The guards with me replied,
Scott Ono OF them went ahead and whls-
pcrcd to tho man who Ind halted us, who said,
| n NIL, TI.o~n f1vfs
| Of them md they were armed. We rode
on abort distance and wcre again .paltcd in q
similar manucr and similar rcsAonso was
| made, and q short distance further ontwc were @
third time halted, md, after tho countcrsign
Scott haA been agatn given, NC were told to
pass on. III front Of Joe Mitchcll's house VIC
catne upon .......-....-..
| We got of In front Of q fire. Some Of the men
wcro standing up, some lying down, and oil
wero with arms. There wcru about seventy
nine or eighty In sight around tho camp.
They whispered around q while, and ono
Of them rode Of towards Joe Mitchell'a
house and left Buck aIimtns standing With nlc.
Very soon Joe Mitchell and Bob Endom camc
IN within about twenty five feet of me, and they
talked together little while, and heard Joe
Mitchell say, 'AI riehtr and Bob Endom rode
oil. Joe Mitchell said: boys, get On youl
Lorscs' He came up to nc and said:
Il WISH HAD \ DouHLE-pARnELED auN,'
and then marched on down tho road. said
tshall ride or walkl' lie replied, 'You ma.
ride, or Let your pony bo there tnrlcd awa1
from the lire and got about ten steps. thcE
broke and ran, for know they were going tt
kill me by this conversation. I started fur ti'
wood. They then commenced shooting. Rut
Joe Mitchell was right after ME Oh horse
shooting d pistol ut inc. l got about thirty O
forty feet from Col. Pargoudt's fence, and Jo'
fired his gun at me and hit Mo in the right arm
! I don't know whether WAS shot before u
not ...-.-......
THERE WAS 10 MUCH SHOOTING.
Joe Mitchell, who was between the con,
many and myself, was calling out to tn
J ,ncn, Don't shoot INC! Do careful,
say!' I kept right OIL, md got over tn
fence, hut when got to the ditch fell in Il
I crawlcd up on tho further side and was
weak could 60 no further, and Joe WAS al th
{cnrc. He said, Hold on, boys!
TIL PIE MN, DAMN 1t1M!'
lie ellmcl over aud rnu round me, and place
hls pistol betwcon my hcad and tn
ground aud fred. became iusensiblo the
aul did not recover for some time,
don't know how long. The ball had glancc
from MY temple, but had not made doc
y wound. Altogether, have faYc wounds,-tW
!, in tue arms, ono in tho,luck Of the hca1, one
!. . tho temple, and one In the hip. Wien cam
to l could see no ono around, and startc
= away, but when had goue sho'
! distance faintcd from loss {
= blood and paiu. The blood from tt
wound In my temple run tnto my mouth m
:. nearly stranglcd me. / lald there until d.
- light
= IN DITCH.
y At 8 or o'clock In tie morning went ba<
= OF Col. Frank Pargoudis stnblc md called Il
:, Lawrence Dunmore, colored man. A pare
:. - Of women and children ca1ue out VT
- - knew NC. Frank rargoudl carno out Al
> askcu nc II knew who had done It. to
- linn did, lie said ha dill not wish to kno'
~ but had better nuke affidavit to 1t. CO
~ Pargoudiis
vHRr Liberal, HIND MAN