The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
TIIE0UTRAGEIN 0UACHITA.
THE " URDER OF 4 COLORED DEMO-
CRAT by REPUBLIC1NS.
Dramatic Eject Created only TO RecoiI upon
IT. AuthOrs-rhc Full Testimony Of Chnrics
Tidweli Concerning the Pinkston Case.

Dramatic Eject Created only TO Recoii upon
IT. Authors-rhe Full Testimony of Chnrics
Tidweii Concerning the Pinkston Case.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 30.-As the Pink
ston murder case Ia given more importance 10y
the Republican press OF the North than was the
Custer massacre, its true history should he made
known. When the tragedy occurred and the
attendant outrages were committed. the New
Orleans Democrat was furnished with COM
rlete statement Of the case Ny telegraph from
Ouachti. II was known to all parties then that
Henry P,nkston. the victim, was q cOorcd DEM
orrat, aud that Eliza was particularly agvressiYe
in asserting Democratic PRINCIPLES, having on
one occ asion expressed freuzel desire to shoot
the hearts out OF Radical negroes. Her violence
was with difficulty checked by white men in
Monroe. Her husband was In open fcud with
brooks, "a black Republican desperate. whom
he had mutiated in fierce encounter. Brooks
then vowed future vengeance. On the evening
Of the murder Brooks was seen prOwIing around
pinkston's premises.
The morning after the murder was committed,
when tho news spread, several white citizens
went 10 the house and removed the wounded
woman. She then declared that ave negroes
broke into tho house shortly after mid
night, and dragged Henry out OF bed and shot
him seven tines shot her with a pistol, cut
her with knife aud with axes, aud outraged
her several times.
The Reuuhcan Coroner OF Ouaehta parish
failed 10 hold 10 inquest over the body of PINK
ston after notification aud twentv-tour hours
| exposure a Republican sheriff took no steps to
bring the murderors to Justice; a Republican
ward Justice refused to examine the ease not
n single Republican official bothered himself
about the II ir, and our Republican Governor
failed to take any cogniz,uce of the horrible
crime because II was then tacily held by all that
! Republicans. 1t WAS known by the Republican
Officials that PIukston openly voted the Demo-
cratic ticket IN 1874; that ne had been an active
member " Democratic club up 70 INC nisnt ne
was nurdcred that he attended this ciuhs
| regullr meeting on the night OF Nov. 4. went
| home alter the meeting. aud four hours alter
ward was a dead man. his BODY and that - his
wounded wife oeing licer ted IN manner con.
elusive ~ self To the atrocities we're dictated
by the frenzy 4 African burharity.
On the two following days white citizens tried
| TO discover the murdeters, as the Republican
officials refused 70 take any active steps In tho
matter. Their efforts were not stop Ell oy ths
! election. For some tiuc after tins outrage was
committed the Authorities paid 40 attention to
Il. Finding that some terrible case Of intimida,
Franz AoreS the latter elected rom his - It IN
Coneress Tor election Tauds tustigatcd %, htm-
| seif) were deputcd to work up tho Emission
! trnecdy into specimen southern outrage.
L. ia was brought to this city ten davs AGO and
the Returning board used her testimony before
| the n'tion.i committees. When those whom
! she accused were proved innucenf she mnhe
other charges against men she had never before
! mentioned or thought 81 10 connection with the
/ case. On lucsdHN night she charged Thomas
Lyons, respect ,hle colored farmer 81 Ouachi.
| H.
! N"uhc- IHN hlsht sho haue u Hhe charge
AZ inst Geo. \. Puiip-. "A white citizen Of
q Iuchitl, VINO came 20 the city TO testify IN the
| OIachita csse. Phillips at once surrendered
| himself Il tn demanded an instant trial the
Republicans wish 10 nos, pom the trial until the
| hctlrnlug Bp!rd has adjourned, as the truth ap-
| pareuilv viii he d m eins To their paitY, and
there re sever, hundred whi,e and colored
| witnesses now IN the city who could not hc pre-
! vented from testifying before the courts though
they can be before the Returning Board. As an
| expression OF the Republican desire, the follow
| Iug communication explains Itself.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 90.
Jrrusw. t. EvaSs-- D,ar SIR represent the statein
H. y nsn g,s II ny ne sos 10 "a, s,s"g TO II 1s
| the 'th p.o1imo. JONI RAY Attorney.
TIVE Democrats wish 10 force this trial AZ once I;
| the Republicans earnestly desire to postpone II
| until after the count. IL tins crime conid be-
proved against the Democrats would our Re-
incnt unfit the hoard got throuehY Charles
1idwel one OF the two witnesses allowed TO
testify before the board yesterday, said;
w cs1 1 i ,u IaR i@'r aa' S ~
twenty ye r. nef chirirter w odd sae~. oct
IA ,rine' - ~, oc9n ,, 10 "a, i11 AneT ~ a
known nln acou tMo yoars lna generel way lie wa a
o'cl. ,n SUNDAY m erinng ani toli me i.ur &c ave
aai beat 6e uc.rly 10 i,aia ard als6 iii mr. ii
A RI eoi aaylrii wc-t down "a r. and -it mo
will tlc I'D s6c ssii I've 6ai laiI it IN ne crldr.
tut tne chi 3 vas moi tnc-e. / don't IA " sa,lhns
sior only what ne negro sai aui What slo s'io Ny
NE ID 'ut idii uot 'a- IT, Wien icii Nis6,na
Nir Now r 1s,iSsr f5f s e'i Or ssauds qf a,;
VS. tie cause OF nv .eayns there wrhous
PA stln uan a had asht vii! Niger called A.eAan.
mai vssa very va oao y lel,t M! leTmaalel
tall f,r Brooss. IA v lat the niger. NY t..ik on
hc Dsi foukut an tne lat time WIN hs n't. ani tnul
I'm o. but link fi vii tagr wi n".lst ~ re y ~
Nt 1
TO te m4rler Of her nuiulad, aud she oq NE thcrt
Funston Ut and eillcd Inn. ami led 10 kh ner IN.
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sue tncn ioii ne q . Va, not BiDo,n, irieul. itaI
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Sers ana n4sa' ny cane .A.le IoT eG tgfpSse y
: sent Tor Doctor, VINO ctt ahu NAltu On hci, "a
came iDy nou.c Alter dinner Went ~ % see ner
snd .ssod her, ia The prr.cnce oil t.en II sue AncV
. here were apou, nnre. 9r twenty wans men wn'
Nea1 70 oi9er racvs aud ~ IA r,rs s'gerss
= one y ne hi err anu ne has zen de. t.
"a, in1nn, & @ ncen o Sv t n So
a ari rs comm. home wheu sne Threw rcnili ia IN
Q corner IT lfeuec ensrs lncre were slmc brilrs
II. Inis a happened slce 'he tAilrd ncr freedom |
fu,rd ~ plyrlt up. suppose snc threw re-. So
IN ial s SS shoS w On Nus soo4i onP What my VA
u said size SAID NET hn41 naa rol ed a. ) &C mign
' pub lean meeting Al 81 James, CnlppL ANA sle wa
9 " gon, aud smd good zeal ABOUT IN Democrats
1mos %an'ea ud ne Tcma1k f TO- some ina
= II tn,y Nynd gte h,f a pist9 ~, "o4I sso u,
SET NJ rnAsion to,k yuy lit,'e par! IN polite
snd stooH Vey yen "i'n tss "ns, uTvPT ne so''
i .ucn 20 extelt a. {, m'se nan impud ney,
n mysglf Ailer ", received ne souad' ,ns wal,e
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