The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-01
Character Of the woman
shown Up.
The Murderess OF Her own
Children and the Terror
of The NeighbOrhOOd.
Proceedings Ofihe Returning
Board:
Characteristic Outrage
seven Polls I'm East Baton
Rouge Thrown Out.
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.

Special Dispatch 10 the Enquirer.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, November %
The Radical managers, local and North.
ern, and the party generally are eIult-
ing now over the sensation they have
created in the North by the ridiculous
story told to the Returning Board yes
terdsv by the negro woman Pinkston,
and claim that 1t will have such an effect
that public opinion in the North will
Justify the action the Returning Board
may take. Their sensation ia short
lived, however, a. the womsn's testimony
was completely riddled to-day, as an.
ticipsted in last nights dispatch,
bv two witnesses, who, Of the
dozen rendered, were only allowed by
the Board to testify. These two are resi-
dents of Ouachita and know all the cir
cumstances connected with the womsn's
story. They have, j.. appears, proved
Conclu:iveIy that she not on y murdered
one, but murdered three of her own
chl.dren-one by beating, another by
smothering, and the third by drowning.
She is the terror Of the nelghborhood IN
which she resides, and has been in jail
repeatedly, so the witnesses say, for her
msdeeds. No single point of her testi-
mony has been left uncostroverted, and
her character Is now painted blscker
by far than her skin or the
intentions Of the Radical managers
who induced her to come here and tes
tity. Learning that there were other
witnesses TO testify as TO her character,
the Radicals have compelled her to make
affidavit to-day charging each OF them
with numbering her husband. A war
rant issued upon one OF these was served
tonight upon a respectable planter
named Phillips, and he is now in prison.
The others, Of course are to be served
tonight or IN the morning, and by that
means prevent the further impeachment
OF the womsn's general reputation.
According to anticipation, Wells de-
clared in the Board this evening that he
would not hear any more oral testimony,
but under pressure he agreed 10 con-
tinue the time two days for taking testl-
mony in the shape of interrogstions be-
fore Commissioners. Tomorrow he will
allow one hours argument by each side
on a protest of the Judges in this parish,
and the returns from all the parishes in
the State having been opened, they will
commence tho compilation of the vote
from their own returns. The entire
State vote will show Democratic ma
ioritv OF 5000 for three and 5000 for
five OF the Tilden Electors. This, how
ever. they will reduce by throwing out
Democratic parishes and those in which
their own officials testify to pesceable
election, and then count in their own
Hayes Electors.
Proceedings OfIhe Returning Board.
New ORLEANS, November S0.-The
Board met at 1870 A. ", ali the mem
bers being present.
There appeared for the Republicans
Messrs. Parker, Sherman, Clarke, Hale
and Garfield, and for the Democrats
Messrs. Palmer, Trumbull, Smith and
Julian.
The minutes having been read and sp-
proved, the following protest, signed by
s!l the Republican candidates for city
and psrish officers in the parish Of Or
leans. was read under the direction of
Wells:
New ORLEANS, Nov q, 1875.
To the President and Members Of the Re-
turning Board OF the State Of Louist.
d,IG:
GESTLEMES-Tne undersigned, bsv-
ing been candidates at the late election,
respectfully request that you may cause
the ballots cast in the city Of New Or
leans to be carefully counted over agsiR
before proceeding 10 canvass the official
returns thereof. It Is wall known that
nearly all the tickets were
so peculiarly coiored and 90
closely printed that, without particular
aid and scrutlnizing attention given each
name thereon, alterations in the names
of candidates would escape observation.
Nearly al the candidates resorted 10 the
use OF printed slips, which, after erssIng
the names printed on the tickets, were
pssted over the ngmes thus erased, and
without c.ose inspection OF
the entire ticket they could not
have been discovered. We confidently
believe that in the haste OF counting the
Commissioners have thus unlntention.
sllv tailed 70 notice alterations favorable
10 us in so many instances. It's only by
An inspection Of ballots actually depos
tied that errors resulting from this cause
can be remedi0d. Again We respectfully
call yoJr attention, If you cOnsider It IN
the scope Of your authority, ~ q great
number Of ballots cast By per-
sons naturslized only & short time
before and within few days Of
the election We greatly doubt their
right 10 have voted. Permit us 10
direct your attention 20 the language Of
article 9s Of the constitution Of LouisI-
ana, which declare that every male per-
son Of the age Of q yosrs or upward,
born or nstu-slizsd in the United
States. and subject 70 the jurisdiction
thereof. aud resident Of this
State fOr the year next preceding an
election, and the last ten days within the
parish II which be Offers 10 vote, shall De
deemed sn e.ec.or, &c. We hold that
nsturalizsd persons should combine the
cIIizeushIp OF one year With residence Of
ore year 10 the Stats as the Dstive eIii-
zen j. required 10 do before being a.
lowed 70 vote We do not think his
privileges should be superior 70 those en-.
loved By native born citizens, although
We do cbeeriully scquiesce in any inter
pre,stion OF the !sE which makes them
equal.
The period OF time specified 10 sad
reouired by the laws for the natural lizs-
tion OF alien foreigners, Is entirely indie.
pendent Of the State Law prescribing
necessary residence IS prerequisite 70
the exercise OF the elective franchise
The state takes no cognissnee Of for.
signsr till he is naturslissd- He should