The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
70 THE DAILY LNTRLLIGENOER
The Southern Contest
The Bashi-Bazouks of Louisiana.
Eliza Pinkston's Testimony Be-
fore the Returning Board.
A Detail of Horrible Atrocities.
Florida Still Canvassing Returns.
The soutl, Carolina situation
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The Bashl-Bazouks of Louisiana
a Detail of Horrible Atrocities.
Florida Still Canvassing Returns
The soutl, Carolina situation
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LOUISIANA.

NEW ORLEANS, November 29.-The
following proceedings took place before
the Returning Board yesterday after.
noon: Eliza Pinkston, colored, one oi
the witnesses, was brought in on chair
by couple Of colored men, attended by
colored woman. The witness was sworn
and tho following interrogatories were
propounded TO her by Gen. Anderson:
q 10. Do You live in Ward ], known as
the Island, in the parish Of 0uachita3
A. I don't know any thing about Wards;
I live in ouachita parish at Hugh
Yonng's place. " '~
Q. Do you know what has become OF
your husband, Henry PinkstonT A. Yes,
sir.
@. Was he killed in the day or night
timer A. He was killed in the night
in the morning before day.
Q. Was he in the house and in bed
when his murderers attacked him? A..
Yea, sir.
@. Give the names Of those who at
tackled him and the manner in which he
was treated and killed. A. DR.. Young
was the frat one that attacked my door.
Mr.. Morry-Please PROFOUND the ques-
ton 80 that she can understand It. I g
Gen. Anderson-You say DR.. Young
was there?
Witness-He was the frst one. They
all rode by, thirty or forty 10 number,
and they said, rs Henry in! A friend Of
Henry's has come 10 guide him to Mon.
roe,' said, but, Doctor, you're not
Henry's friend. l peeped through the
crack, and Early burst the door open;
Captain Craig cried out to gag him; be
votes the Radical ticket; he may vote ii
in hi, he has voted 1t thus far, and he
may vote il no farther. They came into
the house, and they gagged him; that is
when they cut him in the leg; | said, oh,
Lord, don't kill my husband, that is all ]
have got. One man struck me in the
face and on the head with his pistol; they
said, leave the d-ds-n Of a b--hi | said
that 10 my husband; grabbed DR.. Young,
aud he struck me with his pistol and
knocked me down on the hearth.
President Wells-How many others
were there besides Dr.. Young?
Witness-There were several strangers
in that parish. / knowed no more than
the names they called each other. Frank
Derms. know him because he had his
nose OF. He was the only one-and Capt.
Peboult-that ] knowed personally.
q. Why did those parties attack him
and kill him? .',"1
Witnes-And they tied his legsy to.
gether and dragged him out OF the door
and shot him several times. They had
a pocket handkerchief over his mouth.
President Wells-How many times did
they shoot him? - -
Wituess-Eyery time he was shot he
drew his breath. They shot him seven
times. ,1sl.s 80 --l. 40
Q. State what those parties told your
husband about fooling them as to joining
their Democratic club. A. He told them
that he had fooled them thus far, and be
would fool them no farther. One man
eaid "Hurrah for Brewster n and he said
~ reckon by daylight Brewster will fbe
d-d sorry he got in this parish"
@. Was not Henry Pinkston an active
Republican, and was be not killed on that
account? A. He was killed because he
was Republican. When they finally
got him, Teboult said, "Give him hell,
the damed son Of bitch; he will vote no
more Radical tickets, or he will vote them
in hell ~ --,---'i.-z-117. p. '''- 80 '''''