The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-01
Democratic Intimidation, Out
rage and N IgIrGicr mo- longer
denied im Louisiana.

nofrid outraSeS perpetTateu upon her, /
the murder of her husband aud the |
butchery of the infant at her breast, in
which ten leading white Democrats
of Louisiana participated, was SO con-
vincing that not only ex-Gov. Palmer,
Lyman Trumbull, Gen. Geo. i. Smith,
and others expressed themselves thor
oughly convinced, but even Southern
Democrats were compelled to acknowl-
edge that there had been outrages COM
mitted. But to enable our readers to
thoroughly understand the matter we
give the entire telegram, as follows:
NEW York, Nov. 29.-The Times /
New Orleans special says startling
to-day. Four witnesses were examined.
All had been wantonly shot because of
their Republican principles. Fourwere
brought to the city on cots. Their
names are Ben. James, Eaton Long
wood, II. Burrell and Eliza Pinkston.
During the latter's painful recital of
her wrongs, of her husbands emascula-
ton, and then killed before her eyes, of
her babe whose throat was cut in her
arms, Of her own gashed breast and
limbs, and finally of outrage of her per-
son by ten white Democrats. Ex-Gov.
John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, leaped
from his chair and said with wrath, eff
this story be false, those that prepared it
for this poor woman should he hanged,
but as l firmly believe it is true, the
wretches who can perpetratc such afro
cities should be executed without mercy.
/ will spend ten Thousand dollars to
ferret out this case. 1t looks trne this
poor woman has certainly beer cruelty
wronged. The question is broader now
than President making; 1T is one OF
humanity. 1t size has told the truth,
Sheridan should come back at once and
hold with a grip of iron tie people
who can see such intamy without re-
| n1onstramee even in their public prints"
Gov. Palmer was greatly excited while
making these remarks, and astounded
| the Louisiana Democrats, who tried IN
vain to pacity him. Gen. Geo. is-
| Smith, of Wisconsin, also exhibited
much excitement, and turning upon the
| local Democrats ami said, lyon have
| deceived u.s." Subsequently Trumbull,
who was absent from the room during
the woman's recital, concurred with
Gen. Palmer The decentralization of
the Democrats here IS complete. not
only because of the facts disclosed, but
because of the names of leading Demo-
Gratis who are exposed in detail as muir
derers and ravisEers. Other witnesses,
men and women who had cruelty suE
tered, are yet to take the stand. To-
night, the chief of police las been COM
| PEELED to station force around tile
.lomicile within which Mrs. Pinkston
| lies PROSTATE In bed 4 turbulent DEM
ocratic crowd is assembled and loud
with mcnaces. AT last it is evident
that n orthern Democrats cannot return
home and sneer down the Southern
Democratic ontrages as myths. Testi-
mony which John Sherman. Gen. Gar
field, Eugene Hale, Gen. White, Court
land Parker, E. W. Stoughton and
Judge Kelly will furnish the n ortl,, will
startle the whole country. Following
is in substance, Mrs. Pinkston's state
ment On Saturday night, the 4th,
Henry Pinkston, respectable colored
man, who was known in Island district
of Ouachita parish, went TO his cabin
after, as he stated, having held a con-
sultation regarding the election with a
number of Republican leaders. He
was known in the parish as steadfast
aud somewhat demonstrative Republi.
can, but fearing for his life he had re-
Gently Joined Democratic club. Ac-
cording to the sworn statement of his
wife, which is now before me, he went
quietly to bed on the night in question
not tearing or apprehending any danger
| At about three o'clock next morning, q
number of men, who, from their voices
were known to be white, came te
the cabin and knocking at the
door, said ttcome ont here Pinkston
your Yankee friends want to take you
TO Monroe" To this Mrs. Pinkston
who thought she recognized the vole'
of the speaker, replied: 'You are ne
Yankee; you are DIR. Young" A mar
named Gogan, who was afterwards rec
ognized by Mrs. Pinkston, Immediately
answered, t'Dr. Young is not in tn
pafish.'' After few words more of n
importance had passed between the ter
rified woman and the men outside
Gogan broke down the door, and |
number OF armed men, among whom
Mrs. Piukston recognized DIR. Young
Billy Parks, Gogan, Frank Durham
Buck Baker, and others, rushed int
the room. They went up TO the be-
where Pinkrton was lying and draggin
him out on the floor cried. "You vii
vote no more Radical tickets" Her
Buck Baker said. ssWe must tend
tho woman, too" They then com
menced firing their pistols at Pinkstol
He fell; his wife screamed, and one {
them struck her over the head with
heavy navy revolver. She was cut an
shot in several places. Her jaw wa
: broken but she did not die. When sh
had been tended to the men took be
husband, tied handkerchief over hi
v mouth, and carried his bleeding bod
out of the house. There they kiIIe
, him. Before he died he begged thel
,. to spare his lie, saying, ssI viii vote tt