, 1876-12-02

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*hAt you want 10 kilt ne fort have done moth.
ing." Tben they alt gathered In. and Capt. Theo.
oaId said, ''0ag dtmi gag him! God damn him:
oont let him hol!cr. He will vota to damned
Radical ticket here; II hs does,
NE WILL VOTE IT III HE'LL"
toen aatlooed, and one man put his hand OVER
ny Jaw 10 keep me from hallong. and said, "Lcs
"a Lave the damned son os bitch, " that hs had
fooled them that fas,-that he would fool them no
further. Henry had been forced 10 70 to Demo.
cratic meeting, to dinner tho Tuesday
before. and he went up there, md
went home aghln and went 10 picking cotton before
the meeting was over: 1lenry thsn went to q Re.
publican meeting At st. Jnmes' Chapel, tho Friday
AFTER this Tuesday. which WA tho FRIDAY before
thess men came 10 our house: was along With
Henry to that meeting; Sir. Brewster and yellow
1ntn spoke there; Henry had cheercd for Brewster,
pulled OF his hat and cheered. and said. "Go on;
speak on;' Dr. Young and Capt. Theobald were
tneEc At that meeting. and saw Henry cheer; after
thor said Henry should foo1 them no further, tho
SUNDAY morning the company came to 10 our
house. they began 10 cut him and g1R him; they
Werc
CUTTING Him WITH KNIVES:
could sec them gag him. and heard him etsng-
Cling; heard him haloo once when they cut his
privstet; they cut OF his psivatcs and cut him in
othcf places in liza body; they tied handkerchief
around his mouth: they had uubta round his
neck. choking Of him: they took hin, out of tho
house In tho moonshine; they took his drawers oa,
snd tied bis 1css together, nnd, when ho WAS down.
they
SHOT HIM TILL nE WAS DHAD;
before thcy took him cut OF the house, aud bcfora
they gagged him. he begged them not 10 kill him.
that hc wonfd vote the Democratic ticket; eou,o Of
the men around him said, "Who hurrahed for
Brewster, bY 0sdt" had child about Ii months
old; After they had done with Henry, they came
back to me; lad my baby In my arms; they said,
Put your baby downl" and raid. mo, slr,-if
Jou Kill me- kill the whole pllc;" said. ~ hayo
done nothins,-1 am nothing but poor noman;''
tomo Of the men laid it, little head on my arm. and
CUT IT'S THROAT;
they went to cutting Of mo; thcy shot mo twice.
onco in my breast AMI once In my leg; this was Ia
the house.-i VAS lighting against thcm,-and,
Aftcr they got MIC ont Of doorn. they cut into tho
1sw.bone. and cut Mo In tho throat; went to get
under the led attcs they killed Henry; they came
to the house when thoy got .onc with Henri, to
look utter nc; thry shot me In the leg "a wus
going under tho he'd; hcsrl them say that they
had shot all tho loads out Of their guns, and thcy
bad begun 70 cnt mo: they had cut my heel
strings; held ny head down near my throat, nnd
thAJ cut my Jaw; they got my AZ that cut wood
With; they etruck On tho bead with 1t; It b1oko
on Just At the eye; they
LEFT ME FOR DEAD;
they left Henry on tho side Of tho rond, without
baEJtn3 him; Ind no clothes on when thcy left
me- after they left me for dead, the company sodo
away; had hcart! them nay they wero going to get
Geofse Tatum and another nAn; after they wcro
gone about q mile. they came back: uaw them
coming; lad got oscr inlo tho cotton. row; / WIS
hid there, and heard them ray, 'tBy God, The is
gone!' Some Of them took tho child and
THREW IT INTO THE LAKE;
tho lake WIS about quarter Of milo od; they
then wont Of; went on ovor to George Tatuu's q.
soon As 1coufd get there, and told him they were
going 10 get after him; went Into Mr.. Tfdwcll's
house. and spoke to him aooat what was done;
was bleeding, sud he said would bloody tho door,
and
HAD BETTER 40 OUT;
I then got sonlo c!othvs OF Epsy Williams; from
therc went 10 Mirand Gates, and stayed there
few dayt; wA,la was there, sun,c white men
camc there; thought was going to he killed;
wanted hont placa to be safe, 1nd got down to Mon
roc Inst Tuesday a week ago; remember when btr.
Dlnkgrars was Killed last August; had seen Mr.
DinkErave; tho same company that WIS lhero when
Henry was killed had been to cur houNo about tho
lime n!nkgrave WAS killed; they cnme there about
II O'Clock. when Henry was eating dinner; they
rode up; the CaptAn-Strel was Capt4in--haltcd
tic company, and they got Oft the1r horses; tho
Captain came In and said he Was commanded from
the 6tata TO
TAKE WEAPONS
from every body: that pInksrasc had rot Killed,
and be munt have all the weapons; Henry said ho
Was not golug to tight about anybody; that he WA
Just trying to make living for hls family; they
got blu gun, md broke tt right OF before hia face.
Tho above statement Of the murder Of my hus-
band Henry Pinkston, md my child, and nbo1t
the treatment Of myself, answers tho questions
n1ed for nc to answer further say that my hus-
band
WAS xz1IEp on ACCOUNT or n1s POLITICS.
bc3lcys II be had not boen Republican ha would
not have bcen killed her
ELIZA n Plxxs1ox.
THIS statement Is corroboratcd IN part by tho
testimony Of Cora Williams, which follows, and
by that Ut George Tatum, heretofore published
iu THE TRIBUNE. The en1ne party Ut bulldozers,
Or portion Of them. had visited the house Of
Cora Williams, who Is also here, before going TO
Henry Pnkston's. What they did there
CORA WlLLIAA8' SWORN hTATEMENT WILL SHOW:
STATE or LOUISIANA. PAn1sn or OnLE4xs.-Co-
"a Williams, hetng sworn, In answer to intetroga-
ior!cs says: lisn on Flakes plantation on tho
Island; that Is tho Flrst Ward Of 0uaeha; Robert
Williams is my husband; be Is Republican;
there WIS poll about mile and half fruH whore
llvt; It 10 about thirteen mtlcs to Monroe: wAs
At meeting At dradya school .huuso-a Republic
An lnoetlng-Thursduy before the election. whero
Bit. brewster spoke; saw Eliza rsnkston there:
taw Henry P'nksaon there; heard him cheer for tho
Republicans; saturday night after that, tho Sat.
uraay beiose t!cctfon.-
4 A1YLE COMPANY cANE TO OUR uousH
about 10 o'clock; there wcro tsH these any W8y,-
knew that many; they vera armed and mounted;
We discovered thcm coming; my husband
&tA hAbi1H fhn hOrkH Rn5