New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-01
TIE OUACHITA VICTIM.

THE OUACHITA VICTIM.
HER FORMER OWNERS OPINION or HER-CoSTRA-
DICTIoSs OF HER TESTIMONY.
NFw-ORIFANs. Now 3O.-Before G. . Returning
Board yesterday, Charles Tidwell of Ouachita,
witness IN rebuttal to the testimony of Mrs Eliza
Pinkston. was introduced by the Democratic Con
scrvative Committee He was Interrogated by Gen.
Anderson and testified as follows:
Ny name Is Charles Tdwell am farmer, and live
on the ouachita River about 20 miles from Monroe;
have known Eliza Pinkston for ~ or 20 years; her
character is very bad knew her in Alabama; she he
longed TO my family; knew Henry finks-
ton; did not know much OF him; nave
known him for about two years in a general way; be
was n very quiet negro; his wife came to my house
about o'clock on Sunday morning and told me four or
FIVE negroes had To her house and killed her nus
band and beat Ter nearly 10 DEATH and also Killed her
child after It got daylight went down there and saw
the deal body OF her husband atGcd what had been
done with the child; she said she had laid 1t IN the
cradle but the child was not there don't know any
thing about any threats having been made by Henry
Pnkston only what negroes said and what she said
Nv negroes told me there had been such cony,rsa-
lion In the field, but did not hear H. When lett
Allbama Mr.. PinkstOn was there In jail; l don't
know whether for stealing or lighting. Ihat
was the cause Of my lc6Sijs there Without
her. As / understood this matter iion the nlsgnrS'
Pnkston had bad fight with n "ngeer' called
Alexander Brooks. did not see the fight but have
been told that II very bad one-at least mat u
terminated badly for Brooks From what The " nig2ers
saw Pinston stated that lie wanted Ia renew ~ BrohS
stated that he had fought him the last time with bis istS
and that lac had his tune aud place fixed for him. That
is all hearsay with me know nothing Of II Of my own
knowledge, but think you will have witnesses here VINO
heard IT, had a conversation with Mrs. Pinkson as to
the murder OF her husband and she told me there were
five or six "niggers" who went TO her house, took
P;nkson out and killed him. and tried TO hill her and the
child She was in house when she made tins state
mcnt She came about o'clock and walked me MP.
She was bleeding pretty suppose II was about
Two hours from the first to the second conversation She
then told me il II was not BIoos friends from Oaacta
she thought 1t Parkss or Posey' ngsers; that
they were Radicals and she rahh Democrat, and
thought they came there for the purpose OF killing her
That was the idea she wanted TO give sent for
Doctor who came and waited on her. and after dinner
Levi Parks aud a man named Armstrong came to my
bousc After dinner wc up to her, and asked
her IN the presence OF them II she knew who killed PnkS
ton and shot her and she said there were ABOUT ID
or 20 white men who there and attempted To XIII
him. She went to other places and told Inherent
story; | understood she said william Parker was
one OF the killers, and he has been dead for
three months; abe attempted occasion to get rid
OF her child; she had been neighbours house aud was
coming home when she threw her child In the corner OF
q fence where there some bricrs; II was missed
and some of the "nggers" went 10 hunt for II TINS all
happcned since she gained her freedom 1t was neigh
bor niger" that found the child she refused TO
give itup suppose she threw Il there; she says she
d5 not but that "uigger" woman had stolen IL the
last one know little about only what wife said;
she said that Eliza had destroyed II she might have
done so, but don't know.
Mr. Tidwell continued-We all attended Republican
meeting at st. Jamess Chapel and sho was
there a mulatto man was there speaking from
n wagon and said n good deal about the Democrats;
she wanted TO DO In good favor with the
Democrats and she remarked TO gentlemen that
they would give here pistol she would shoot the heart
ont OF the d Radical" heard her say 50 myself MI
Pinkton took very little part In politics, and stood very
well with the white people. He sometimes got druHh'
but never saw him intoxicated TO such an extent as 10
make him imundent never heard him mention politics
IN my life nor never mentioned politics 10 him; took
very little part in politics myself After she received
the wounds she walked three-quartcrs OF mile 10 my
bose aud after that the doctor attended her. MI PARKS
and and the other up To her In me even
ing She was sitting OF mat mat shc bhd Dceh ylhg
on, with something spread over neT heau Sno 9hn ST.
pretty well, and the next day sue was uoTn IN
housc I dOnt think she was ever confined dy.
saw her sitting In the Kitchen, ana saw her Walkns
down the road have seen her have bark IN hrr aims
Mt least two days after she was hurt the 92d
OF the child found, bat no marks OF any knu
look ed as though the black part had been cut on
the body found about 200 yards from the iouse III
the lake rs attended to Eliza some time be-
tween daylight and sunrise, / down TO her house
and fond Henry Pnkston lying about 20 steps from the
door he Naked except lie had on his undersh.t
but II was slipped up about the back fOund nc ntu
ball through side Of his head. In the thg, one III
fine somach ard two in the legs, and In the fore
head he dead; he was not mutlated there WaS
not tie slightest scratch upon lin except the lnfbi
mad cloth thrown over him 10 II We could nos ger
sOupbody 10 apd something about 1T OF course
had him buried "a. , IT..
president wells-Was the notified OF his
DEATH , -. o,,,
don't know, Sir; don't know that there were any
attempts 10 ferret the nurdeers; there were rev
white men came TO my house and asked me about ~
but nobody knew anything about IT, there was no action
taken about the corpse that know OF; | don't KNOW
whether Eliza Pinkston knows John Logan or not, Dut
think she does not, he never at my bOuse put
once aud she was not there then; she never went 10
Monroe where he lives her reputation for truth anu
yerocity a about as bad as 10 can be don't know mar
Ale vcolI tell the ruth II she knew II; she IA perfect
tiger wien sLe gets mad she would nor could no more
control herself than anything you might imagine she
yo,id acht buzz saw, aud II In motion she would n6ht
dozen as quick she would one she would never hsht
,oe INF could stop her using bad language she
| looked like she was crazy.
The cross-examinatlon was continued at great