New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-30

gone threughout tho length and breadth Of
the land, and it was due 70 every ono that
had besn charged thst they should have IN
opportunity Of contradicting It.
fhs chairman oaid thSy might 20 far -
each wae coacesned. but -Ae o1Ght 70 say
that Elisa was wounded and Henry killed
were facts not to be believed or disbelieved
becsuse she said %.
Captain o. B. Steele, 20 Senator Sauls-
bury-Live in Ouachits city, in Union par.
ish. TEli.a's testimony read. Haven't
that; never heard Of It before; only know
Of Pinkston's death BY hearsay; don't know
bis house; have been BY tho Tidweu plan.
tation; there 10 no truth in tho statement OF
riding to his house, and dismounting; was
1T homo sick in bed Saturday, Sunday and
Monday before election; know Brooks;
Pinkstou had bitten his hand severely, and
Brooks, . violent man, threatened TO kill
the magistrate told him 1t would be NC use.
To Senator OglesbJ -Pinkston has been
called Democrat; Brooks voted the Demo
cratic ticket; Pi1kston and his wife were
present at tho Republican meeting at 81.
James Chapel Friday before election; he
was killed the next Saturday; never heard
of the charge read by Senator salisbury
Returning Board Eliza said I was there;
saw my name in print
To Senator Ssulsbury-Eliza was making
disturbance st the meeting; Henry seemed
to try and quiet her; Messrs. Brewster aud
G0rham made very conservative speeches;
Brewster was cheered by the Democrats;
there would have been NO interruption If 1t
''the white man 10 your enemy; Tom Lyons
colored Democrat interrupted by saying:
"It's die asked Captain Hale to
stop such speeches, and Captain The0balds
said that they should not mako such
speeches, - they were calculated to create
trouble between the races; ell. both par
ties came in columns together; can't say
whether those who came with Captain
Theobalds were armed; be was excited
when talking to Captain Hale, just - every
one else was.
The committee then took . recess till
hAlf.past seven o'clock.
EvENMG SEssIoN.
David Willisms was first called.
To Senator Sxulsbury-Restde In Qua
chits; know Captain Theobalds; live with
him; he was st homo tho Saturday night be-
fore election; slept in the next room to him;
be was At homo I'll night; called mo during
the night.
To tho chairman-W0rked for him and
slept in bis house from July to December;
was called about midnight to catch Q mule
that was in tho horse lot and put him In the
or lot; found him paving against the stable
door where there were eight or eleven
mulee; put him in the OK lot with J. H. Os-
born'e help.
know that Captain Theobalds was ct home
tho Saturday night and afternoon before
election.
To the chairman-WAs not doing much
during the day; was weighing. oott6n ct
night; don't know how much l weighed;
don't know how many hands are employed;
don't know how large the place If; don't
know how long it took to weigh tho cotton;
worked for Captain Theobslds two months
then; worked for Mr.. Oliver three months;
came from Alabama to him; Captain TheO-
bslds was on the plantation during the
evening; don't know where he was during
dag; slept in the adjoining room; went to
bed about nine 1T the same time; got mp
lust before day: he got up few minutes
after; spoke to him; about midnight he
called to have q mule caught; he did not
get out OF his room; caught the mule with
our room; know it was Saturday because
there was nary another Saturday before
election.
TO Senator Oglesby-Don't know where
he was the Saturday before; nor Monday
nor Thursday nor Friday.
To Senator Saulsbury-Know it was the
Saturday before election and that he was
ut home; weigh cotton every night.
Willis Scott, to Senator Saulsbury-Been
in Ouachits since 1887; always been q Re-
publican up to the present election; voted
the Democratic ticket freely and of my
own accord; Joined Captain Farmers Club
1t St. James Church; voted in Monroe;
ioined because l had been one of the lead
| ing Republicans; made speeches; never felt
that it benefited me any; that was my home
and - there was difference between me
sud the property holders thought We should
be united and would try them four years %
we couldn't be any worse; can't say about
any colored people except those who be.
| lonRed to the club; they al voted freely;
there were thirty-one members.
To- Senator Oglesby-Hsve always voted
1T Monroe; the property holders were our
enemies, caused BY their loss in our being
free; by working politically with them we
would destroy the hard feelings. ana %
| for they had al the capital: didn't expect
| they would gain the United States for four
| yesrs, because didn't think enough Of the
| colored people would join them to do it;
| only worked with them to have . friendly
| feeling, whether they won it or lost it.
l w. III Bakor-TO senator oo0JeOufy-he-
sided in Ouachits since 1857; was st home
| in bed the Saturday night before election;
was not With the party st Pinkstons.
Houston Pedrick, to Senator Salisbury
Peter Cleveland was ct homo the Saturday
| before election; slept with him.
To the chairman-He lives one-quarter OF
| q mile from Pinkaton'e; heard of the death
Sunday morning; E liza came and called
Peter; she came in and said Henry was
dead; stayed half an hour, and went away
don't know where; slept on the floor in
Peters room; struck light and made a
| fire; she said she was cold; she was bloody;
said she was shot, and throat cut; was
bloody on her bosom and back; she didn't say
how; said she was shot, and Henry killed,
and her child was dead, and she had put 1t
| in the cradle; didn't ask her any questions.
The committee then adjourned till to-day
st ten O'Clock.