The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-02

The woman Denounced M IA Murderer
and Liar.

NEW sORLEavs. November 29..ThC
following were the proceedings before
the returning board yesterday afternoon.
Eliza Pinkston. coored, one OF the wit
nesses, was brought in in a CHAIR. by a
couple of colorcd men, attended by a col
ored woman. The witness was sworn,
aud the following interrogatories were
'pfopoundei BY General Anderson
Question--Do You live in ward one,
known as the Island, in the parish OF
Ouachitas Answer don't know moth
ing about wards. Hive in Onachita par
ish, at Hugh Ioung.'s place. ~
Question-Do you know wilat has be-
come of your husband, Henry Pinkston:
= Answer-sYe s, sir.
Question-Was he killed in the day or
night-time Answer-IIe was killed in
the night-in the morning before day.
Question he in the house and in
bed when his murderers attacked him?
Answer-Yes. sir.
Question-Give the names of those
who attacked him. and the manner in
which he was treated aud killed. AM
swer-Dr. Young was the first one that
attacked at my door.
Mr.. Morey-Please PROFOUND the ques-
ton so she may underestimate.
General Anderson--I ou say that Dr.
Young was there! ,
The Witness-IIe was the first one !;
they all rode by. thirty or forty, and
they sald us Henry here? 4 friend OF
Henry's has come TO guide him to Mon
roe = SAID "But. doctor, You are not
Henry's friend" peeped through the
crack, and Earlier burst the door open );
Captain Craig cried out. Gag him lie
votes no Radical ticket, he may vote in
hell he has voted thus far. and he may
vote II no turther:" they came in the
house, and gagged him that was when
they cut him on the leg said; "Oh,
Lord, don't kill my husband, That's all
I've got;" one man struck: me in the
face and on the head with his pistol they
said: "Leaye the damned son OF a
bitch ~ | said: That's my husband;'
| grabbed DR.. Young, and he struck me
with his pistol. and Knocked me down on
the hearth.
President Wells--Iiow many others
besides DR.. Young?
Witness-There We're several | was q
stranger in that parish: know no more
than what each other called by names !;
knew Frank Derms because he had his
nose off; he was the only one-and Cap
tain I.eboult, that knew personally.
Question-Why did these parties at
tack him and kill him? Answer-They
tied his legs together and dragged him
ont OF the door, and shot him seven
times; they had pocket handkerchief
oyer his mouth.
President Weils-How MANY times did
they shoot him:
Witness-Every time he was shot he
drew his breath; they shot him seven
times.
Question--State what these parties
told your husband about ioolIng them as
TO Joining their Democratic club. An.
swer-He told them that he had fooled
them thus far, and he would fool them no
further. One man said: "Hurrall for
BREWSTER" and he said, 81 reckon by
daylight Brewster would be damned
sorry that he got in this parish"
nnacfinn- Tac NOT Jonr,-
active Republican. and was he not Killed
on that account: Answer-IIe was
Killed because he was Republican they
finally got him. Leboult said: Give
him hell, the damned son of a bitch. He
will vote no more Radical tickets. He
will vote it in HE'LL
Question State how you were treated
and who ill-lreated your Answer-I
will tell YOU; the doctor, the same man
that shot Henry shot me once some OF
them, do not know who they were, had
dealings with me, and one spoke to an,
other and said ~ want some OF that .
they held my legs up and jumped on me-
President Welis-Did you see then,
that shot your. Witness-Yes, sir; the,
shot me twice; when they came in tn,
house they told me to put my bah,
down; told them, no, sir.
Question-What became Of your child
If it was killed. who did itf Answer
They came in the house and said, "Pu
your baby down. l said, ''Oh, no, sir
what do you want to Kill me for, an
nothing but q woman IL you kill me, XII
the whole Of ns;" they cut my baby
throat from ear to ear raised my hand
and let my baby tall they wanted {
take. something from me before the
killed me; two of them had dealing
with me; ran under the bed /; whe
he shot me In the leg ran under the bee
they caught me by the leg and pulled M
out and broke the bed, then cut me wit
the ak; one man said: ''If you are &C
ing to kill the woman, don't be bother
ing With her." and they wanted TO XII
me, and he cut me with knife struc
nm, and 1t flew up, and they never sa'
1t again; they got another knife, an
thsy cut and stabbed me, and they q
me on the legs with the AK and on II
side.
AT this point, the woman unfasten,
her dress and exposed her breast. viii,
was all cut up and most horrible sig
to look at.- The effort of the exanin
ton capsed her TO faint. and the exam
nation WAS tharefore .ala cad for N a.,