New-York tribune., 1876-12-21
SENATE INVESTIGATIONS.
SENATOR MDoSALD WANTS To SER IhE PROTESTS
TAXING TESTIMONY BEGUN

SENATOR MDONALD WANTS To SER InE PROIEsIb-
TAXING TESTIMONY BEGUN
Nrw. ORLEANS, Dee. 20.-The Senate Com
ittce met at lJO u. statement oi the votes Ie-
iecteI In each parish and ut what polls rejected was
received from tbs Returning Board Senator Mcdonald
made motion that a subpoena dtee' teun issue 10 the
Returning Board for all protests and adiayts accom-
nyp the consolidated statements Of supervisors also
, The r,urns OF TIC commissioners OF each poll In each
n,risb senator Hove, chairman, said ho could
mot understand what figure tue protests ana auaSllS
which formed the basis o. the aeton " i 80 & c,s
Iolrd coud cut In this ETcs,ighuon, uness ths con-
mittee proposed 10 view the ACTON o, Wy pp; w. ~ WI
appellate capacity. Senator hoDoian su "g
fns nruyurc OF the committee 10 deterlhe any thhH
the committee wanted only the acis Inc queS'lOh Is
being considered by tie conmittcc; o....- nor,,
Ien amin James, eGiorcd inar Uhed Ssaeo DeP,I h,
Marshal VINO shot by party OF Ete men wn,ls ~,
carrying bllloboX TO the pole gave ms M ,e'uOny
dov M vns similar tO that given before tue he'utiub
Unard and published IN the papers ana III senator
mans report. James also testlned thAI luAs @ ~
,1a cIeci,u the coored people iOil the country went
no thr town Uf Monroe armed IN order % rr1tect them
selves ON tho way that number OF guns haa peen us
r, b,ying beru asserted by DemOcrutic counsel yestoT
dny that Lila PinSstOn the colortu "olhah W., n,V ~
m n iitrr had baen secn running the steps OF the
Custom house, the following cefthcIte WIS "o" '''
by counsel ior the Republicans ,r,v op,E,ys Dec 20
,i, that The n,vs!ca condition of Eliza pinkston re-
,r M 30 o2 iIflvier ST. Will not permit her 10 mIh1 lo
sIerton required attend the commlltes ol VI ou tS,I
ua' U ar iri time 4 likely add serious complication
10 hei p'oSoH' "'''"'" A. W. SNTrH, 81. ID.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AT THE ENENlNd ShosloN'
Al the evening session Of the Senate Committee 0ot'
Williams (coored) OF the First Ward ouachta fdl'sn'
testified taat she was whipped severely by Democratic
bpldozors the same night that Marion kaoaess pouS
was brought by aud PlnkstOn was KILLED. S, sue
sniI the men who did tho m"'Prli77 PM
we're Democrats; had seen them r1lhG "PVtI ViI
Iav and night; these men beIOngeu 10 ,i,, hli
Ke.bold's company; no was on the iotu VIII WI. -
,rbinued me and said, "Givo ncr Il, Out Goh -. W.
oIIrr." ne gave RhOdcs some paper Wnich nc % =
intn nav molth: Geo Phillips bndiolded me uSAo,,
Nm tGt tn "a min me Dr. Kennedy said GIVE ieF
I1r Pc It's was There; after they gave me -oO
no said Bows, that's enough sue & NO "G.o ~, ~
take what she ought to haNei, Wits i,,,o,,
lived near me; heard him gruntlnE WGcn theI ~ Sa
him. Marion Rhodes stopped anu bIn h.o sDooDy y :.
ni,bt he was killed he said he WAS gOiS to t We T.
H. hronght MIN back and tied him u hoises thl ne
Wus QTonniug; the moon Was SHINING I III 80 ~ ,nd
hin usmiy my husband In corn nclu nsdl py ai
~ hin ,c III ncyt day and then went 70 Monroe ahu
vvated unt came; they hunted lOr nun Ltoo u'!
nd ts aftcr he left; the blacks III my nelgnoOi
were Rcpublcans but were airaid 10 NO'o ,,r"d tm"
tiotat nrcause the Democrats were uiiISu NJ
and around the polls the whites huntea ior oe J1
TomasaOn and Others Keobold hald ~ We WI rt
fn the Reuublcln meeting that nc "Oil CIIt
ooIr cild I'm the parish II they did not carry te irsn
IIran Wieus INV fither-in-aw hyinS near lhe, was
yyhinrrd ard beaten the same night L was nh'Pi@oui IL
saw MIN next morning lying Ill ms pu n DlUUug uUt
The mon who whipped me salu 'Hcy m""',S wa t
NV husband because he would ho' 20 W
their club.