The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-06

tuot tdc DciioStStrp hhO thNs
not deny, do try to explain it. Chas.
F. Tidwell, the planter on whose
place Pinkston lived, is now in this
city. He says that be raised Eliza
PInkston 10 Alabama. She has been
at work for him the last two seasons
and her husband q year. On the
Sunday morning before the election
she arrived at his house at about
$50 O'Clock. She first said that Ba-
ker and Paseys, Radical negroes, had
killed her husband and her child add
injured her. He went up TO the
house as soon as it was light, but did
not find the child. Pinkston was
dead, having been shot three or four
times. He did not notice that be
was otherwise mutilated Eliza re-
manned at the negro quarters near
his house until a week ago last Sun
day, aud was about the yard every
day. Subsequently she told Mr..
Tidwell that there were fifteen or
twenty white men present when Der
husband vas killed, aud that DIR.
Young was one Of them. The body
Of the child was found in the lake
four or FIVE days after the murder OF
Pinkston. DR.. Young and Mr.. Logan,
who are mentioned III Mrs. Pinkst0n's
affidavit, are here. and say that they
can prove alibis. They also say that
Mrs. Pinkston was a rabid Democrat.
but her husband was a quiet man
who had little TO DO with politics.
Another most important witness
was Benjamin James. He was n
of the constables appointed for cleo
ton day 10 O~uachita Parish. He
said that be started from his home
near Monroe at about | O'Clock to take
the ballot-box to Logtown. When he
had gone about two miles be was
stopped by men who took him to a
headquarters which had been estab'
lished in the road. He saw seventy
or eighty men armed. They took his
pistol away from him, and then told
him TO go CD ahead of them. lie
dismounted, and after going a few
steps. supposing that be was to be
murdered, be started o run. Then
the men began to shoot at him. After
be had once been shot ana had fallen,
as be laid on the ground one Of the
men placed his pistol against James
temple and fired. The shot stunned
him but did mol kill him, as 1t only
grazed bis temple. OF course no
election took place at Logtown, and
James said that be has not yet re-
covered his horse, saddle-bags or
pistol. This is an u%ndoubted case OF
an election outrage. The testimony
to-day has caused great excitement,
which is likely to continue until the
end of tho anyas of the votes.
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DR.. Redfeld Of the Cincinnati Com
mei cial, whose fairness iu treating OF
the current history Of parties in Lou
~isiana has gained the approval of the
Democratic press, says:
The next worst Ease u that oi
Pinkston's is the murder of two men
in East Baton Rouge, father aud son
They were killed the night of The
18th of April, at the commencement
of the campaign. Two weeks before
being killed they were warned. IN
writing TO move away within tend DAYS
They were frightened, aud, the wit
uesses say, applied to the merchant
where they did their trading. lie
advised them 10 stay AT home, attend
to their business, aud pay no atten-
ton to the threat. But death follow,
ed. A dozen men came in the night
and shot them to death. Two of the
family - mother and sister - were
preseDt, aud have made sworn state
ments, with all the horrible details
The testimony is co~rrOborated from
several sources, including certified
copies OF tho eoroner's inquest belc
on the bodies.
A more complete picture Of noe
never saw than these two faces-tb,
old oma who lost her husband anC
sen, and the daughter who lost il
them a father and brother. Theil
; faces haunt me, and | saw, eau thit
be true? Were there two men takei
t out Of bed at night and shot lik'
wild beasts? And, if not true, how
/; came these two women here? How
could they tell such Il straight story
with nothing TO base it upon? AnC
more than all, how could their poo.
faces assume that LOOK of settled, ter
t rible anguish
Men of the North and of th'
! Siuth. you who love your fellow men
2 and are opposed to murder as an ele
{ ment in the conducting of q campaign
. let Us have the truth about thi
, wretched business. Lay aside part,
, feelings No party can afford to pro
OF by such things "a this lfthese poo
E people have been treated a. alleged
J. let Us know it. If these parishe
| have been carried by murder let u
know Z
ei And when the truth is ou;-and
will cope OCT this winter, # wha
the Republicans here allege is tru,
the Democratic party must Dot, "a
II not. defend it The party will b
damned that seeks TO win pove
n through murder-eruel, eoxardl
cold blooded murder. Tie America
d people are Gid-:earing justice lovin
II people. They want none Of this.
n do not say that all The psrtiss
& Republicans allege here is true; bu
they ere Q~ertsinly making out
? siroOg case Z case that will requir
some effort Upoa the part Of to
=" Democrat, tc get over. Let u has
= the truth. If the Republicans see
i . profit by lying, let Us know 1t,
u the Democrats have carried FIVE pa
ishes with the shotgun, let US kno.
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