The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-30
1 HORRIBLE TALE FROM LOUISIANA
Southern Democratic Deylitries.
Northern Democrats Turn Away With
Disgust.

A startling scene occurred before the
Louisiana returning board on Wednes-
day last. Four witnesses were exam
ined. All had been wantonly shot be-
cause of their Republican principles two
were brought to the city on cots. Their
names are Ben. James, Eaton Long
wood, H. W. Burrell and Eliza Pink
ston. During the latter's painful recital
Of her wrongs, of her husband who was
emasculated and then killed before her
eyes, of her babe whose throat was cut
and limbs, and finally of the outrage of
her person by two white Democrats.
Ex-Governor Palmer, of Illinois, leap
ed from his chair and said in wrath:
''If this story be false those that pre-
pared it for this poor woman should be
hanged, but as 1 firmly believe it is true,
the wretches who can perpetrate such
atrocities should be executed without
mercy. 1 will spend ten thousand dol
lars to ferret out this case; it looks true
that this poor woman has been cruelty
wronged. The question is broader now
than the presidential, making as it is
one of humanity. If she has told the
truth, Sheridan should come back at
once and hold with a grip of iron, the
people who can see such infamy with
out remonstrance even in their public
prints" Gen. Palmer was greatly ex-
cited while making these remarks, and
astounded the Louisiana Democrats,
who tried in vain to pacify him. Gen.
Geo. B. Smith, of Wisconsin, also ex-
hibited much excitement, and turning
upon the local Democrats said. You have
deceived u.s." Subsequently Mr..
Trumbull, who was absent from the
room d~uring..the woman's recital, con-
CURED with Gen. Palmer. The demon
alization of the Democrats here is COM
plete. not only because of the facts dis
closed, but because of the names of
leading Democrats who are exposed in
detail as murderers and ravishers.
Other witnesses, men and women who
had cruelty suffered, are yet to take the
stand. Last night the chief of police
was compelled to station a force around
the domicile within which Mrs. Pink
ston lies Frustrated on her bed. Atur-
bulent Democratic crowd assembled
and they are with menances.
At last it is evident that even the
northern Democrats cannot return
home and sneer down the southern
Democratic outrages as myths. The
testimony which John Sherman,
Gen. Garfield, Eugene Hale, Gen. White,
Corlandt Parker, E. W. Stoughton and
Judge Kelley will furnish the north will
startle the whole country. The follow
ing is in substance Mrs. Pinkston's
statement:
On Saturday night Nov. 4th,
Henry Pinkston, a respectable colored
man who was known in the island dis
trict of Ouachita parish, went to his
cabin after, as is stated, having held a
consultation regarding election with a
number of Republican leaders. He was
known. in the parish as a steadfast and
somewhat demonstrative Republican,
but fearing for his life he
had recently joined a Demo
cratic club. According to the
sworn statement of his wife,
he went quietly to bed, on the
night in question, not fearing or
ap~prehending any danger. At about 8
O'Clock the next morning a number of
men, who from their voices were known
to be white, came to the cabin, and
knocking on the door said, ''come out
here Pinkston, your Yankee friends
want to take you to Monroe" To this
Mrs. Pinkston, who thought she recog-
nized the voice of the speaker, replied,
s'you are no Yankee, you are DR..
Young"
A man named Gogan, who was after
wards recognized by Mrs. Pinkston, i'm
mediately answered:
"Dr. Young is not in the parish"
After a few words more, Of n impor-
tance, had passed between the terrified
woman and the men on the outside,
Gogan broke down the door ofthe cabin,
and a number Of armed white men,
among whom Mrs. Pinkston recognized
DR.. Young, Billy Parks, Gogan, Frank
Durham, Buck Baker and Others, rushed
into the room. They went up to the
bed where Pinkstoh was lying, and
dragging him out on the floor, cried:
"You will vote no more Radical tick
| ets."
"Here" Buck Baker said, 1--WE must
tend to the woman too"
They then commenced firing their
pistols at Pinkston and he fell. His
wife screamed, and n Of them struck
her over the head with his heavy navy
revolver. She was cut and shot In sew