The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-08
NO.. 81.

another knife, and they
CUT AND STABBED me;
and they cut me on the legs with the
axe, and OH the side
At this point the woman unfastened
her dress, and exposed her breast,
which vas all cut up, and most horri-
BILE sight to look at. The effort of the
examination caused her to fai It, and
the examination was therefore DELAYED
for few moments, Until she recover
ed.
q 10 your last answer, you stated
that your child was killed. Wha, be
came of your child's body? A.-They
threw it in the lake, and we did not
find it again under IL days.
Q--Do you know of any one else
killed, shot or whipped, on account of
their politics? Al don't know, >ir.
nothing about it. walked down to
the river, and l seen Marion Rhodes in
there with his guns out
Q.-Do you know of any who were
driven from their homes. on account
of their politics2 Al don't know
WHO they drove away but me. All 1
know is about myself.
Odd not many colored voter
have TO leave their homes at night.
through fear of these armed men riding
over the parish at nighil Yes, sir;
went to heap of peoples houses, and
they were ,ing cut in the woods.
To KBEP FROM TaE BULL-oozKR.
Two s'ayed up at the gin house.
Both were woman.
President Wells You said that your
husband has been thrown down2 What
portion of lis body did they Gu, Did
they cut AIRY portion of his body? A
Oh, yes, They put knife through
and through him. You could
HRAR THE KNIFE GRINDING,
ike yOu cut new leather. Captain
Teboult told somebody to jerk his arms
out.
Presid Mt WelIs-What part of his
body was cut? Ale was cut down
below, and lie was cut Ia the ear.
Q.-You stated Ia your answer that
they had treated you improperly inIe
gard to your person-that they had
improper intercourse with you. Was
that before or after you were shot? A.
That was before / was shot. They
done nothing but this, and they asked
the boys il any more of them wanted
some, and they went to shoot me.
This thing was done outside, in the
moonshine. They took an axe to cut
me, but the axe flew off the handle.
President Wells-They first chopped
you with an axel A.-Yes, si-; aud
struck me in the head with pistol.
They killed my child when they We're
fooling with me. After they had killed
my child, l went to fight them with all
my might. Then Log IN stamped here
[pOinting to her breast and some body
KNOCKED OUT ALL MY JAW TKKTH,
and did not have a hollow tooth in
my head.
Mfr. Would we be al
lowed to put a question to the witnsss2
President Wells-You ought to file
your neutrality-suspicious..
Mr. Gauthreaux-What we want is
the fullest investigation of the case, and
it seems to me there could be no obj.c
ton on the part Of the Board to any
and all questions that can throw any
light on this investigation. / would
like to ask the question of witness: II
she did not, on the morning after the
occurrence state to John Swanso1
and Tidwell, that colored man killed
her husbandl
Witness (emphaticalIy)- no
They were not there There were two
colored men there, bat Tidwell told
me not to tell who they were oh, mol
oh, no. mol no. mol We amt going to
have it that way. Oh no, sir,
THEY WE'RE WHITE MEN.
They all come back and tried to kill
me, but they cannot nave anything that
way.
Mr.. Merry-We have no objection to
the fullest cross-examination by Spof
ford.
Judge Sp0fford-We are taken by
surprise, but the course taken by the
Board-the ruling of the Board-and
we are not prepared to go on
Governor Palmer-IrnaX here take
occasion to say that this case involves
more than Prudential election II
involves the dignity and
THE HONOR OF HUMAN NATURE
/ think that you will h1rdlv satisfy flie
country, unless you give such d res
tions as will lead 10 the complete de
velopement of all the facts in this case
Certainly the people have no right to
claim any sort of government like that
which is attempted to be shown here. |
think you owe it to the country, to
allow all the facts to be developed.
Senator Sherman Il concur with |
Governor Palmer. / wo1ld like to |
have Governor Palmer and Judge |
Spofford cross examine witnesses. 20
that we might have tire facts.
At this point discussion sprang up
about the right to cross examine the
witness, which was continued some
time. At its conclusion the Board |
called
BENJAMIN JAMES.
who was examined, and testified as to
bis treatment received at the hands of
bull dozers; and when he had finished
his testimony, the defense concluded
that they would cross examine the
widow, Mrs. Pinkston. They cross
examined her at some length, at the
conclusion of which the Board ad
journed until 10 O'Clock to day.
A RECITAL OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEMOCRATS AT LAST CoSyIScED.
Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. PA startling
scene occurred before the Returning
Board today. Four witnesses were
examined All had been wantonIy
shot because of their Republican prin
ciples. Two were brought to the city