, 1876-11-28

quantity OF nf]ldavIts to tho fact OF intimidation
and nets Of violence were presented to the
Board. These all!davits md tho testimony to
hack t!letn will obtain such a wide publicity that
whatever may bc tho decision of the
Returning board. tho Democrats cannot
hut lose their case before tho bar
Of public opinion Of tic country. Tho proof
that bribery, RIOT intimidation, midnight raids,
wlnppfngs, murders, aasassinations, and
ALL TIE CRIMES IN TIN CALENDAR
were Committed in order to influence tue elec-
tion ars overwhelming. Whit evidence the
Democrata can bring In rebuttal Is difficult to
imagine. Tomorrow the Board VIII commence
to take oral evidence in tho Ouaelfta case. and
from that parish there are cloud Of witnesses
who have suffered every imaginable iudlguity,
who nre NON refugees In this city.
ELIZA rIHKs1oN,
who can hardly live more ttlan few day, to-
day made her forn,al sworu statement, dcscrIb-
Ing t1ir murder Of llcr husband, Henry Pink
aton, and OF her babe II months old. Her
statement Is circumstant!al, and she gives tho
names of those WHO committed the crimes. The
party was not disguised. They rode up
to the houac on Saturday night before
the election some time past midnight, and, after
parlcylng few minutes, broke in the door. She
eays Henry was In dght-clothcs. lilo said:
"GentlcncE, what you wnnt to kill me forl I
hare done nothing. will vote the Democratic
ticket" Then they all gathered In, and the
Captain said, "Gag lhn,! God damn hi!ni ga.
him! Don't let him llolerl
frE WILL VOTE 10 DAMNED RADICAL TICKET.
II he docs, he will vote is In hell" Then they
cut him with knises. l could sec them and
hear him struggling. They took his drawers of
and tied his legs together, and, when he was
down, shut him TIL he WAS dead.
After they. 1ad done With Henry
they came back to me. lia.i my baby IN my
arms. They said, ,'fut your baoy town." and l
said, "So, sir; II yon Hill me, K1!l tlle Whole
| pIle." aatd, ~ have done nothing. Mn
nothing but poor woman" Some OF tho men
laid its little head back, and
CUT ITS THROAT
They went 10 cutting QL Ene' lhey slot mt
! twice, once In mY breast, and once In 1ny leg.
| This WIS in tho house. l Was fighting against
them. After they got me out OF doors they cut
| me in tho jaw. They cut Into the 1a"bonc and
| cut mo IN Inc throat. 1ae9 GOT tng ~ that L
cut wood with, md struck MIC on the head with
1t. They
LEFT NE FOR DEAD
I had my clothes on Wl'en they left me- 1hcard
them say that they Wcro going to get deorgo
Tatum and another man. After they wcro gone
about mile thcY ca'no back saw them com-
Ing. had got over into tic cotton'row. was
hid there, aud hcatu them say.
| "BT GOD! sue IS CONE" -.
| THIS woHlan's statement is corroboratcd In
many particulars by other witnesses Who arc
here and Tier wounds TESTIFY TO tue TACT TINT
tacv were certainly received.
Cora williams, who llVes TOUR miles from
Henry Ptnkstons, !s here, AMI has swora to q
| statement that, on tile Same night, the same
| purity came to lcr house, an'l her husband run
Into tho woods. They took her from bed into
the woods and ....
| WHITFIELD Hen WITH STRAP
because shc cl,eered for Brewster, Republican
candidate Tor tic Legislature NJ Ncpaol1can
meeting. Later In the night tue sama party
ca'nc back tor the husband.
oEoHoE TA7uM
hls house to waru him that tho bulldozcrs were
at.or h,,, ~, tbu a,,nr rtgh, rhnso, vi, 700
a'.1s '',, -, ,is't y" s"o 91".s .. na.1
Will all DC plaeca pc1o9c LUG noaEa TOMORROW
un]ees Eliza ptnkston should dis during the
ride from Afoproo has. with her wounds. ycak.
.."s a ~ ,'ss.' s,s,,ah na1 .nn,. ~ 49, .,,na
.uen Nv. w., s rs.s ,,a',sia,. ,nu 4'S'
THE REruRNs
from all but five parishes nro now in and hare
,onn a,,a',ad -, ,hn h Rct,,r,grc nnard N vc,s
w" oasusu =. W. ~ w. ',,a,, 49,. !,
accurate statement oi ne'tecs eau W given u.t''
the board shall have arrived at decision. The
cy,dcucu from other purlshes II nearly as l,or-
rib]e Us that from Ouachl.a. There arc hun.
,.a,1, -, s"t,,,x..a h..o frn, East .nt Wat n.
dfeus oi fe1usees he9e ieon1 Gast ano "eSt : T.
lIcIano and Eust Baton Rouge.
TIE RETURNING HOARD.
Er,v 0n,rANs. Noy. 27.-Tbe Returniun
".1, -. III. ,,ornr, ~ ~.
boafu met a. ~ d III: t'',a .'ot'l"s. a.! !as
members we're present afita large crowd IN tue
lobby. The visiting Republicans were Mcssrs
! Etouchtnn Vnu Allen. Kelley. .Parkcr. nud Un]e
M n.,,,,c-,,. Nosars p.1,nsr em,th ,rrr,n
4"e 0e"io> ."''' "'''o'' ~''.~''' A'"''
bull, and Juitasi. .....
Tile Democratic counsel Wero present during
4t,,- c,l,n, Tim poor1 n ordo- pr..fdcn,
49, s 49,. .,,,. m"..,, ,e'.,I ,s.1,as -
"t'1s stateu tt'a' ~" no"t" "ou1o "eel'"e y
hear read any motions Of protests whatever.
T4e DeHI0Irutic counsel objected to ali GntT1