The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
LOUISIANA,


'Ith, the Parish Of Ouachita was
a dp, and our negro witnesses were
1dHcel il behalf of the Republicans,
tTere examined by the Board. Their
Encny was as to alleged intimidation
oltTagcS. One Of the witnesses,
lA Eliza Pmk>tOn, told a fearful
Of cruelty, She rccitcd that her
'ald and one child had been
ta5eTed and little girl seven years
was taken from the house
he same time and had not been seen
R, The witness herself had been a
Of extreme cruelty, and was unable
'aS without help into the Senate
inber Ben James, another of the
1es'es had been also terribly wounded.
Dae Of the parties mentioned as en-
ga in the murder of Henry Pinkston
|NHestcd on the 26th, after the testi.
(Id Eliza Pinkston. His name is
+ Lyon,
Before the Returning Board on the Goth
6ov' Wells stated that the testimony
-e contested cases must be closed by
|IocIOck on the afternoon of Dec /
'a!l the Democrats could present two
.lt'Ses IN the case of Ouachita. The
counsel said they ought to be
. -O'ed three witnesses, the number per
"sl to the other side, but Gov. Wells
-"u lhem to two. Charles Tidwell
Il D. l. Swain testified on the Demo-
"N sde' giving rebutting testimony to
u given by Eliza Pinkston. One wit
y "silled that, on the morning after
murder, Eliza had stated to him
=" ulc Killing was done by colored peo-
(. returns from Vernon, Franklin and
''D5,Soh parishes were opened and laid
W. returns from other parishes were
''-n' IN during the day. In her testi.
VI! Oh the @Sth Eliza Pinkston ALLEGED
|, q ule murder of her husband and child
ue other horrible outrages which
'$"ore to and detailed, were owing TO
!. "'''ala having been Republican.
!; Perpetrators Of the outrages were
mug r men, and alleged the calse of the
a' I~ 'ae TACT that Pinkston was a Re
1,','' f.. ana voted the Radical ticket.
- INT 'vlh ait, second witness,
.'' D. ). Swan, was offered by the
''''as, who swore that he was a
-.si ..I and knew Henry Pinkston; Pinks-
1as % no' much engaged in politics,
-. @.'Oe's ,. never heard him talk much
w. I. po'l'ical matters; knew he had a
u, =, WIN another negro named Black
~ % ABOUT two months before his
u, ~ neaFd Brooks say he intended to
Ilnkston; Brooks was a bad
~ !: qUarrclsome man; on the
~ /, ol the murder, witness had
party of colored men pass
,ins muse going down the road
5 ., o from ouachita he thought the elec.
0lachita was as fair a one as they
hot,I NJ nao aid not see any wrong going
d. -' . belonged to the Democratic partv,
!, D.. a'' witness had concluded, the
D. Da'oh Rouge case was called IN, and
IN ,a,u ,a,, ueclded not to open the boxes
n ,..', seven polls in which the Commits.
ks5 'e'urns and tally sheets had beer
m ito5 up' !. and the Parish Supervisor baf
ID " mention them in his consoli
tIo '.a'ement, Similar action was taker
,ne ra,, ra,I oi Iangipahoa, where the vot,
r, D.. D.. wa, %a' not returned by the Super
d vo,' ~ !nls action the Democrats los,
~, |, votes in East Baton Rouge. ''''
,i,S ,'S ooxes of the East Baton Ron ug.
yo,a, "eie opened on the 1st., shown.
Hs%, vs ior m the Tilden and nineteen fo
Ros,S - Electors. But little was done
N DSs'u Sr ad iourning to the I'd. Senate
tbo ps' pllan' on the Both ult., on behal
p p,Inalp republicans, sent request to .Joh,
conie1 .' oi the Democratic Committee
I n p'eS . OF dispositions taken in be
cto,, n ale Democratic candidates fo
l,er W., s,a' they might be forwarded. to
Roo,ll. "ln copies of like testimony o,
an raoiican side, to the President. T.
hen s|er xitS was sent that while the gen
Oci,,od 'H whom he (Gov. Palmer) wa
aim y were anxious that all the fact
mild :" The election in Louisian
UDi,oa known .1 to the people O
ltsiped '' o'ates, Mr.. Sherman's not
lec,sd =. no assurance that tn
copn,s'. iuence would be laid befor
ydecl;. 0ponthis and other ground
ion bs ueu 'ohe the medium of COMMIT
ssid.,, ,''~eeD representatives of tn
''a the citizens claiming /