The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-12-07
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bfNno'Fhtic tcket trepiV AMI without
con-traintl Do you doub, tho genuine
nee. Of their conveision7 Behold the
afidavitS
warmer for this planter. A. one 81 the
swearing meetings" n rssolute black
msn (uhose name ! hrve.l after the
statement had Leen read over TO him
several times. said II DON'T want 10 sirn
that cant sign IL " The Justice told
him not to 10 IL then. This created
much additional prejudice against him
lie was reported ~ n hinderance 10 "nur
cause Presently delegation. mos, Of
them stranger. 10 him waited npau him
with lung statement Tor him % sign. 20
the effect that the election in that mar.
i-h wa. IN every wav psarenhl.s and Quiet.
thst there was no intimidation. and that
everv man voted hi- honest sentiments
lle firmly but politely refused 10 sign
They did not threatan him. hut there
was something in their demeanor and in
the verv sir which forehoded danger.
lie left the parish the same day. and
saws he will never return there io live.
lie fears nothing from bis immediate
neichhors They would not iniurs him.
and would rcrrrt To hHve him injured.
hat the brutal bulldozers 30 not respect
life. and Republican l. in danger lie
prefers TO live in n fr-@r atmosphere.
riLiNG uF AFFiBAvirs.
At the Custom-house n large number
Of men are constantly employed taking
and copying Hfiiavits made bv parties
from The bulld"zed parishes The Wit.
uesses are brought in nnder suLpsna.
each tells his story. and it is written
down. aud he swears 20 it
Yesterday ! spent most 81 the day
there, studying this branch Of business.
Mixing al allowances Tor exagseration
aud party colurinrs. IL l. plain enough
that there has been a lad state af aH.ir.
IN the five parishes. and that th. Demo
crat. will have hard work tn srt up
their ease against this mas of testimony.
arm glad, on one account. that mat.
ters have taken such q turn Ne 10 lay
these parishes bare tn the world IL
there have been NO such horrors there ne
the Republicans all-re. let us know it.
Let the truth cnni~ out I shall not
attempt TO hide anything from the r~nd.
ers Of the Commercial. no matter which
party the truth injuries. The fact l.. the
whole truth ahuut Louisiana j. not .
very good thing Tor either PARTY.
Among the stack. of nfiidavita IL one
from Ouaohua Parish. which sets out a
story which j. hatd TO btlisve Bot
names and particulars are given with
such dir,ctnsss that the story can be ~.
iutrd 81 not true In the name oi hu.
manity Let "a b. thankful that this hor.
rad story can be overthrown " false
The statement was made and -worn TO
at Monroe, and the woundsd woninn 10
now on her wav To New Orleans. Her
affidavit j. - follows:
state Of Louisiana. Parish of Ouachila!
Personally appeared before m-. the
under-irnrd Eliza Pinkston. who bring
duly sworn. say-. that she lived at Lid-
VILE. in the island. and that she and her
husband. Henry P,nksion. were in bod
nt their house shove. in th- above parish,
State OF Louisiana. on Saturday night.
November 4. 1870. aud about , or
% clock IA the morning. some men came
TO my door sud called Henry Pink.ton,
said they were his Yankee friends and
wautsd To take him To Monroe ! said
Doctor Young. you - No Yankee Mr.
Logan spoke next. aud said. Doctor
Young Is not Ia the parish. aud said
Yes h- j.. there BE- - jumping back
When ! said this. Mr.. Logan broke the
door opeu aud they came into the room.
d.. Young. Billy Parks aud Mr. Logan
The reason know him. ! rHw him ~
Mr.. L,d.yille's olteu-Mr Thstbold.
Frank Durham aud another Durham
Peter Cleveland. Hnd there was mors.
hut ! DID not know them. except Buck
Baker When they rusl'd in the house
the hrst thing that touk place they grab
l,,d Henry Pinkston, Dr. Young aud
Csptain Therb"ld said. You vote no
d--d Radical ticket here Logan said.
Pat a id veil over his face Buck
Baker said. she knows you. attend to
her, aud they commenced shooting aud
cutting nir. Dr. Young alter shooting
al the loads out 81 hit pi-tol on llrmy.
stIurk me on NV head with the pistol
! was shot in the breast aud IN The leg.
NY throat was cut sud ny JAZZ. snd was
cut ou the head with au AK in three dii
T. rent places; my heel strin % we're cut
into by Flank Durham They tied
handkerchief over Henry ftukstous
mouth. They cut 81. -- on. saying
weaken h,m. Cd Il IA hini. - w. eau
get him After that they touk him out
iu ths muoushin.' aud -nut him until h~
wss dead lie Lrrg. q them not 90 kill
him. aud said be would vote the Demo.
cratic ticket Bot they said, No, Cd
d--u you, when brewster spoke you took
"a yout hat aud hurrahed. We are 50
ing 10 make you hurrhh something else.
You have b,rn pretending 90 "a hong
enough. aud W. are going TO Kill you
lie had iuiutd the Democratic club 10
ssye his iil-. They cut my child throat
ifOm ear 90 ear. ! asked thrm 'Pisas..
don {. do not Kill nay baby, one year old
They tDuk NY bats aud cut - throat.
aud then shot me. aud threw nay L4by "a
the lake.