The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-30


hsd crueliy suz. red. are Jet 90 take the
stand. might the Chief Ct Police
has been compelled 10 station = force
around the dosnisiI within which Mrs.
Pinks;on lies PROSTATE ia bed. Tnrbu-
Lent Democratic crowds are assembled
and are loud with mepaces. At las. il
is eviden, that svsn Northern Demo
Gratis can Nc; return home and sheer
down Southern Democratic oatrages as
syths
The testimony which John Sherman,
Gen Garfield. Eagens Hall, Gen White
CorIant Parker. Z. W. Ssoughton and
Judge Kelley viii furnish the North.
will startle the whole country. The
following Ia substahte Of Mr.. Pinks-
tons statement: On Saturday night,
the 4sh. Henry Pinks,on, Republican. .
colored man, who was known in Island
District Of 0uachita parish went to bis
cabin after, as is stated. having held
consultations regarding the election with
. number of the leading Republicans,
as 3 steadfAst and somewhat demopstra.
tive Republican, but fearing for his life
he had recently Joined the Democratic
club. according to the sworn statement
Of his wife which is now before us. went
quietly to bed on the night in question,
not fearing or apprehending any dan
ger, and at abou. o'clock the next
morning a number OF men who. from
their voice.. were known 10 Be white,
came TO the cabin and knocking at the
door. said: come forth Pinkston, your
Yankee friends want 10 take YOU to-
morrow. To this Mrs. Pinkston. who
though, she recognized the voice OF the
speaker. replied, you are no Yankee,
you are DR.. Young. A man named
Gogan, who was afterwards recognized
BY Mrs. Pinkston, Immediately an
swered that Dr. Young was not in the
parish. After few more words of no
importance had passed between them
Grogan broke the door in and q number
Of armed men among whom, Mrs. Pink
ston recognized DIR. Young. Billy Park.
Grogan, Frank Durham, Buck Baker,
and others, rushed into the room. They
went mp TO the bed where Pinkston was
laying and dradged him ont on the
floor. and cried: you will not vote no
more radical tickets here" Buck Bak-
or said. I'VE must tend to the woman,
too" They then commenced firing
their pistols at Pinkston: he fell, his
wife screamed, and one of them struck
her over the head with heavy navy
revolver: she was then taken out and
shot in several places and her jaw bro
en-. but she did lot die When she had
been tended 10, the msn took her hus-
baud. tied handkerchief over his eyes,
and carried his bleeding body out of
the house aud killed him. Before he
died he begged them to spare his life,
saying. II will vote the Democratic
ticket, sure NO" said one Of them,
"g--n your Niger heart. you have
fooled us long enough; You must die. :"
Having killed the husband, the men
next turned to the wife. who had her
infant by her side, which they took and
cut its throat from ear TO ear and then
threw into pond near by. They then
left the cabin aud the bleeding, child
less widow Of their victim. She saw
them no more. There were 211o Re-
publican votes in the parish where Hen.
ry Pinkston lives. but only Isl Of them
went to the polls on election day
NEW YORK, Nov. The San has a
long editorial, declaring what it calls
. stealing of States for Hayes. which
originated ., Washington. aud not by
Chamberlain. Stearns and Wells. II
closes thus, Now j. proper mo
ment for fair-minded, calm, resolute
persons to take this matter in hand.
because II has assumed shape Of far
more importance than mere change of
administration or success of Tilden or
Hayes The peace of the country. prop
erty. business in all it, departments. val.
ues Of every kind. ara at stake. Shall
these corrupt returning boards aud car
pct-bsg rulers, backed by bayonets
which the President controls, be al
lowed 10 disturb the general tranquility
AMI destroy these great Interests. That 9
the question to-day. and can't lie
shirked."
Speaking It South Carolina affairs,
the HrraEi says the Columbia outrage
was 81 asgrant that leading Republi-
sAns are ashamed. anal il is conceded
here now tha, the shaun government
SCI up with Chamberlain will not last
longer than the soldiers are there ,rop-
ping IL mp with their bsyonets
The HsraiTs Tallahassee special ex-
plains Why the Republicans have not
been willing for the past two weeks to
give any figures. Without Baker
eoauty they could no, figure = majority.