The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-02

Yards. i've Ia Oasei,ita parish, at
Hugh f,,ang,s place
q. do ya,i know What has become OF |
ienr iias'iand, Henry Pinkston2
A. les, sir
q Was DE illed in the day or nighl
imee
a. lie was Killed IN The night-in |
he morning before day.
@ Was he in his house snd in bed
shen his mHaerers attacked him?
\ Yes, sir.
q Give the names OF those who at
tarlesi him, and the manner ia which
ne Was treated and killed.
A Dr.. Young was the first that at
tackled a, NY door.
afr. Morrow Please propornd The
question So she may understand i'll
General Anderson You say that Or.
Young Was there
The witness He gas the first one.
They all rute by, thirty OF forty OF
them, anti they said, rs Henrt in? A
friead Of Henry's is come TO guide MIN
10 Moproe.n said, ..Bat. Doctor, you
are not Eeusyis frieni.n / pcepesl
through tbs crack, and Early hurst the
door opea. Captain Craig cries out,
Gag bin. He Votes no Radical ticket
here. He may vote in hell. He hiss
voted 1t thus far, AMI he may vote it
no taFthef.p Young came in the house
aud gagged hin; that Is when they
cut hiIn IN the leg. | said, "Oh, Lori /.
dan't xii my husband, That is all
nave GET Oue maa struck me on the
face aud on Tie head with his pistol.
they said Leave the damned son ut
bitch" said, THAT is i.ly husband. y
! grabbed DIR. Young, and he struck
me with his pistol AID Knocked me
town on tie hearth.
President W.ils-How many Others
were there besides DR. Young?
Wituess-Fbere we're several. Twas
stranger In that parish | know no
mere than what each other called by
the names. Frank Derms, know
him, because he has his nase or h
was the only one aud Captain Tedbaull
t.st ! showed personally.
Question Why did these partie.
attack and kill him?
Answer-fhey tied his legs togethel
and dragged him os.t of the door aBe
shot him seven times. The. had ;
pocket handkerchief over his mouth.
President Wells How many time,
I'D they shoot him?
Every time he was sho
be drew his breath. They shot bin
seven tiales.
! Question--State what these parties
told your husband. tout fooliBg then
a. to his joining their Democrats
club.
Answer He told them that he ha,
! fooled them thus far and he wouI,
fIol them no further. One man said
q Hurrah for Brewster" and he sai,.
i reckon by day light Brewster woul,
he dam sorry that he had got Ia thi
parish"
| q Was net Henry Pinks:on an nc
tive Republican, aud was he not kiile,
oa that account?
! 4, He was Killed because he was
| Republican. They finally got hin
f<,d5aait said: :" Give him hell, tn
dam son of u bitch; he will vote n
more Radical tickets here; he vii
vote it in hell"
! q State Low you were treated, an
.ho maltseated you?
| a. viii tell you. the doctor. Tn
same man that shot Henry shot m
once. Some OF them, | did not know
who they were, had dealings " it'll lnt
aud spoke TO another and said wan
some of that They held nay legs u
and jumped on me.
/ President Wesis did you see any
those inst shot you?
| WitDess-Yes. sir. they shot m
twice. When they came in the hous
they told me to pat my baby down.
told them no, sir.
/ Q. What became Of your .ehila9
IL was killed who did il?
/ a. They come ~ the house and sal
'put your baby down" / said sob
no, str, what do you want TO kill M
fore sm nsthing bur woman. |
you kill me kiil the whole of US. The,
cut my baby's throat from ear to ear
| RAISED my hand and let my baby fall
They wanted to take supethiug from
me before they killed me. Two a
them had dealings with me befor
they shot me. ran under the be,
when he shat me. They caught m
by the leg and pulled me out an
brokt the bed. They cut me with tn
axe. one man said ''if you are goin
to kill the woman doh't he botherin
With her." and he cut me with
knife. struck him and il flew III
aud they never saw 1t again. The
j got another knife and then cut an
stabbed me, and cut me on the leg.
aud on one side with an axe.
i Al this paint the woman unfastene
/ her dress ani exposed her breast
which was All eui mp, and was mos
i horrible sight e, look at. The effort
OF the examination caused her to faint
aud the examination was therefore de
iayed for q few moments until she ha,
recovered
/ q In your last answer you state,
that your child was killed. What be
came OF yons childs body i?
A. rhey threw il in the lake an,
zee could not aud it again and j
eleven days.
/ 2. Do you know of anyone els,
being killed, shot or whipped on &C
count of their politics
! A. don't know, sir, nothing abou
IL | walked down to the river an,
seen Marion Rhodes in there will
his CUTS out.
/ q De you know OF any who wer,
driven away from their homes on nc
count OF their politics
A ] don't knew, sir. what you cal
/ politics. doa't know who drove any
away but me, aud ail know Is abcu
my self.
q. Did not many coIored voters have
to leave their homes at night through
fear Of these armed men riding ove