Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-12-06
Mrs. Pinkston lies PROSTATE on bed.
A turbulent Democratic crowd is as
sembled, and loud with menace.
AZ last IL Ia evident that


At last 1t Is evident that
EVEN NORTHERN DEMOCRATS cAS--
NOT RETURN HOME AND ssEER
down southern Democratic ontrages
as myths. The testimony which
John Sherman, General Garfield,
Eugene Hale, General White, Cort-
land, r. Parker, II. w. Stoughton
and Judge Kelley will furnish the
north will startIe the whole country.
1t is record Of Democratic infamy
and cruelty which would disgrace
the Modocs.
Another dispatch says: a very
dramatic scene was presented to-day
in the returning board, when the
case of Ouachita parish was called.
among the first witnesses called were
Eliza Pinkston, Cora Williams, aud
Ben James, portion Of whose state
inents have been heretofore sent by
telegraph TO the Tribune. Eliza
Pinkston was unable to walk with
out help into the senate chamber,
where the seasons are held, and the
giving Of her testimony 80 exhaus-
ted her that she WAC removed on a
sofa when she had finished. She
was obliged to raise her left hand 10
take the oath, as her right arm is
shattered. The recital Of her story
was listened to with breathless inter
est. The visitors from the north who
heard her were shocked beyond
measure Mt The fearful tale Of cruel.
ty. Nearly all the Republicans from
the north were IN the room, incln-
ding Senator Sherman, Judge kel-
ley, Mr.. Stoughton, Gen. Harry
White, and Mr.. Hale. The Hon.
John Stevenson, ex-Gov. Palmer, Of
Illinois and Gen. Smith, Of Wiscon-
sin, were the only leading Democrats
who heard the testimony. Hon.
Geo. w. Julian, Democrat, Of In
diana, remained in another portion
of the room for some time, but would
not look ut the witness nor hear her
although urged TO do 50 by Judge
Kelley, and short time after, he
left the chamber The Democratic
counsel all listened attentiyely
throughout, and protested TO be
greatly surprised ut the testimony.
A cross-examination by Mr.. Me-
GIoin, Democratic Attorney, brought
out few points which made the case
still worse, if possible against the
bull.dOzers.
Gov. Palmer'5 expressions in re-
gard to the case were most honorable
to him. lie said, in converse ton
with two Of the Democratic counsel,
and Messrs Mooney and Dribble, Re-
publican counsel, "a stated to me by
General Morey, that the story, If
true, and ii seemed to be true, was
an outrage on humaeity, and that
President Grant would bG justified
in sending General Sheridan here
with sufficient force to take care Of
the State; that if, as was all told him,
only small portion Of the people !
were guilty Of these atrocities, un-
less the other portion of the cOmmu
nifty went actively to work to arrest
and punish the perpetrators, they
were
ALL EQUALLY GUILTY,
morally and culpablc. General
Smith was not SO ontspokon, but
said that the matter should be sifted
to the bottom and the truth ascer
tanned. The Democratic counsel
were evidently anxious that Cover
nor Palmer should not express him
self 30 freely, ms they Hooked around |
him and explained to him, with
many genulleXions, that the matter
would be satisfactorily sworn away. |
Lyman Trumbull was mot present |
during the day. Eliza Pinkston's |
oral testimony contained several
points which were not embraced in
her original allidavits. In addition
to her testimony as to the murder of
her husband and child and the terri
bio wounding of herself, she had Il
little girl, seven years old, which
was also taken from the house at the
same time, and has not been seen
since.
The testimony Of Ben James was
also very striking, from tho fact that
he Is also terribly wounded. The
day, altogether, has been a fearful
one for the Democratic party, They
feel and talk desperately tonight.
One gentleman stated TINT tho evil
dence brought forward by the Re-
publicans was only proper to 90 be-
fore court, and should not be pre-
sented to the returning board ut all,
and ii was an insult TO the whole
people Of the state to take ii there.
The reply was that, as the evidence
had direct bearing on the election,
and the murders grew out Of il, If il
was true, it was 80 much the worse
for the white people. The leading
Republicans from the north seem,
against their inclination, convinced
that the testimony Is true. Judge
Stevenson says it reveals the most
consummatc art In cruelty and dia-
bolism which he ever imagined.
Gen. Harry White says that the eon-
dition of society which allows these
things is
HEIIISIT,
and he does not use the word in n
profane sense. One Of the parties
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