New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01

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| nuirea them tn be put in the boxes.
President Wells-Better bring the boz
M. Morey-Do understand that all tn
tee timony in regard to contests from TIT
parishes shall be died by Friday evening
President Wells-Yes, sir. Friday even
ing, BY four O'Clock.
Mr.. McGloin-It is impossible for us t.
get our testimony in from some OF thu
parishes. >.
President Wells-I can't help it. l sale
several times that the time should extend
only to this date. Now extend it to Fri
day. To-day was the day fixed to close thu
testimony, snd the board now extends 1t t.
Friday, at tour o'clock.
Mr.. McGloin-YOu know you didn't opeE
the contested parishes until late last week
and the testm my from some of these par
isbes it is difficult to get here.
President Wells-Webster must 60 over
Governor Pslmer-We suppose We are to
have copies of all the protests and returns
filed! Will the board direct the secretary
to examine our copies and see II We bave
them all, and supply euch a. We have not'
| General AndersOn-That will take an i'm.
mense amount of labor. 1t will compel us
| to commence with Ascension, and 60 clear
| through the whole list.
Governor Palmer won't ask the board
unless it lie perfectly willing.
President Wells-We can not furnish the
copies The board will now 60 into execu'
| tive session. Put your witness on the stand.
| l have declined to hear further testimony
on the part of the opposite party. But one
witness will be admitted into the room at Q
| time.
Colonel Zacharie-How many witnesses
ara we to have!
President Wells-Two.
Colonel Zscharie-You allowed the other
side to have three yesterday. 1t 10 out
| just to us.
General Audereon-You wish to rebuff
the testimony OF only OIe witness, the
Mr.. McGloin-we have equal interest in
the others.
General Auderson-I think that two
would be enough.
President Wells-Confine yourself to the
ruling of the board. there will be but one
Colonel Zacharie-We will protest.
President Wells-Enter your protest.
Mr.. McGloin-Let it be understood that
we want to contradict all the witnesses, and
not only Mrs. PinkstOn.
Mr.. Abel, the secretary, informed the
board that he had received the letter from
the police.
President Wells directed that General
Anderson should read the communication.
vember %, 1876. and was addressed to
Colonel w. F. Loan, chief of police. Ser.
geant Chaumette reports that at about
eight o'clock yesterday Mrs. Eliza Pinkston,
residing temporarily at No. 222 Gravier
streea, had been waited upon by three gen.
tlemen-HuRh Jennings, Samuel Young
and Joseph Swami; that certain questions
were propounded to her in regard to the
murder Of her husband; that they asked
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her husband; che answered yes, a. it was
moonlight che recognized them; that one
man put his hand upon his pistol, evidently
intending to draw it; Mrs. Pinkston gave
the alarm, and the police were Immediately
on the ground, but the above named par
ties made their escape; not, however, until
they had questioned q woman, Damed Cora
A. Williams, stopping in the came room
with her.
Mr.. McGloiu-Are you going to put that
among the records!
Mr. White-Wll you sllo " mel If it is
not an intrusion, may Ieuggest to the board
that they return that communication or
allow the gentlemen to file an answer to it,
President Wells-We don't receive it.
Mr.. Brown-I desire to make one state
ment.
President Wells-If We are to permit one
statement we will have to have dozen.
Will you he pleased to be seated.
Mr.. McGloln-Yes, sir; but the commu-
nication has been read, and it is the duty of
the board to hear the gentlemen in answer.
President Wels-Sit down.
Mr.. McGloln-It has had its effect, and.
we should like to have the right to answer
it.
President Wells-Sit down.
Mr.. Stubbs-I simply desire to say that
two parties were there.
Mr.. McGloia-I saw these two parties in
the room.
President Wells-This matter is not be-
fore the board, and We have nothing to do
with 1t.
Mr.. McGloin-It is for the purpose of
by-standers.
Pre- sident Wells-You can prejudice the
law or the courts.
Mr.. White-I move that the letter be
stricken from the record.
President Wells-It shall be so stricken.
Colonel Zschsrie-Will you allow MIR.
Stubbs to be heard for two minutesl
Mr. Stubbs-I won't take one minute;
desire to state that two of the persons
named in the letter were with me; there
we're twenty or thirty gentl emen in the
room with us at the time the two gentle
men designs ted as Young and Swami were
18th me up to one O'Clock at night; don't
know ANYTHING about the other gentleman.
President Wells Gentlemen, is your wit
ness whom you desire to examine, here!
Colonel u acharie-Yes, sir.
Charles Tidwell, of Onachita, one of the
witnesses in rebuttal to the testimony of
Mrs Eliza Pinkston, was then introduced
by the Democratic Conservative committee,
ard the interrogatOries propounded to him
hy General Anderson. IL, testified as fol-
lows:
Nv name ia Charles Tidwell; l am q
farmer; live on Ouachita river, about
twenty miles from Monroe; have known
Eliza Pinkston for eighteen or twenty years,
having raised her; her character ls very
bad: knew her in Alabama; she belonged
to nv family; l knew Henry Pinkston;
did not know much OF him; have known
him for about two years in general way;
he was very quiet negro; his wife came to
my house about five O'Clock on Sunday
morning and told me- that four or five ne
groes had come to her house aud killed her
husband, and beat her nearly to death,
and killed her child; and after
it got daylight went down there and saw
him; he was dead; l asked what had been
done with the child; she said she had laid
it in the cradle but the child was not there;
don't know anything about any threats
having been made by Henry Pinkston, only
what the negroes said what she said; my
negroes tod me that there had been such a
conversation in the field: did not hear it;
when left Alabama Mrs. Pinkston was
there in Jail; don't know whether it was
for stealing or fighting; i. was the cause of
my leaving there without her; as l under
stood this matter from the niggere, Pink
ston had bad fight with a Niger called
al. xander Brooks; did not see the fight.
but have been told it was very bad one;
at least that it terminated badly for
Brooks; from what the niggers say Pink.
atom stated that he wanted to renew it, and
Brooks stated he had fought him the last
time with his fists, and that he had h,s