The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-30
THE OUTRAGE MILL.
A COl0red Woman Who Tells d
GhaStly Tale OF Woe.
But Highly Respectable Witnesses
Ready tOSwear that II is the work
OF Her Own Race,
Attempt of the Radicals To Give
Il II Political COloring.

NEW ORLEANS, November 20.-rhe
following were the proceedings before
the Returning Board yesterday even-
ing;
Eliza Pinktson, colored, one OF the
witnesses was brought In on chair
by couple of colored men, attended
by n colored woman. The witness was
sworn, aud the following interrogato.
ries were propounded TO her 10y General
Anderson:
QuestiOn-Do you live In Ward No.
|, known rs 1.-THE lslaud,n in the par
ish OF Ouaohita?
Answer--l don't know nothing about
wards. live in 0uachita parish, at
Hugh Ioung's place.
q. Do you know what has become OF
your husband, Henry Pinkston?
A, Yes, sir.
q, Was he killed in the day or night
time?
A. He was killed In the night--in
the morning before day.
q. Was he in his house and in bed
when his murderers attacked him?
4. Yes, sir
q. Give the names OF those who at
tackled him, and the manner in which
he was treated and killed?
A. DR.. Young was the first that at.
tackled at my door,
Mr.. Morrow Please PROFOUND the
question 40 she may understand 1t.
General Anderson--Yo u say that DIR.
Young was there
The witness--He was the first one.
They all rode by, thirty or forty Of
them, and they said, sis Henry in? A
friend OF Heury's is come to guide him
to Monroe" said, "But, Doctor, you
are not Henry's friend" | peeped
through the crack, and Early burst the
door open. Captain Craig cries out,
"Gag him. He votes no Radical ticket
here. He may vote in hell. He has
voted IL thus far, and he may vote il
no further" Young came In the house
and gagged him; that Ia when they
cut him in the leg. said, "Oh, Lord
don't kill my husband That is all /
have got" One man struck me on the
face and on the head with his pistol.
They said, "Leave the damned son OF
bitch" said, THAT Is my husband."
| grabbed DR.. Young, and he struck
me with his pistol and knocked me
down on the hearth.
President Wells--How many others
were there besides DIR. Young?
Witness-There were several. l was
a stranger in that parish. know no
more than what each other called by
the names, Frank Derms, l know
him, because he has his nose off. He
was the only one and Captain Tedbault
that knowed personally.
Question - Why did these parties
attack and kill him?
Answer-They tied his legs together
and dragged him out Of the door and
shot him seven times. They had a
pocket handkerchief over his mouth.
President Wells-How many times
did they shoot him?
Witness-Every time he was shot
he drew his breath. They shot him
seven times.
Question-State what these parties
told your husband about fooling them
as to his joining their Democratic
club.
Answer-He told them that he had
fooled them thus far and he would
fool them no further. One man said,
=" Hurrah for Brewster" and he said,
I" reckon by daylight Brewster would
be dam sorry that he had got In this
parish"
Q. Was not Henry Pinkston an &C
tive Republican, and was he not killed
on that account?
A. He was killed because he was {
Republican. They finally got him
Tedbault said: "Give him hell, tn,
dam son Of q bitch; he will vote M
more Radical tickets here; he will
vote II in help
q. State how you were treated, anC
who maltreated you?
A. l will tell you. the doctor. Tn,
same man that shot Henry shot me
once. Some Of them, did not know
who they were, had dealings with m e
and spoke to another and said / wan
some of that. They held my legs VI
and jumped on me.
President Wells-Dld you see any o
those that shot you?
Witness--Yes, Sir, they shot m,
twice. When they came In the hous
they told me to put my baby down.
told them no, sir.
q. What became of your. child?
1t was killed who did II?
A. They come in the house and sal,
''put your baby down. l said "oh
no, sir, what do you want to kill M
for? am nothing but a woman.
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