The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03


NEw ORLEANs Jan. 1.-The senate investi.
CATION committee resumed its examination
of the Quachitsg parish troubles to day.
Emory Sloan leol0iedl tes tilted that he lived
on The opposite side oil the road from Henry
Pinkston; cav the men when they went
there and Killed him; heard them ask for
him and Eliza; answered them that he was
not there; they then broke down the door
and he heard pistol shots; he become fright
eped and ran under her house and finally To-
gin house. About daylight be returned and
found Pinkstons body lying on its back i'm
the road with several shots in the hesd. Did
not see the child.
Several colored witnesses testified to in
timidaiion and being forced to vote the
democratic ticket lfl
A UNITED STATES soLpIER's STORY. b.. +
Colonel Clayton, 10th infantry, command
ing the post at Monroe gave substantially
the same evidence as be had gwen before
the returning board, and incorporated in
Shermans report As to the riot which
was apprehended at Monroe Just preceding
the election, and his search for arms brought
there by negroes which resulted in finding
&c guns, nearly all old shot guns nearly as
dangerous to the persons firing as the one
fired at; that the colored people said they
brought them 10 protect themselves in COM
ing. He also said Mayor Endom had re-
quested him to bring troops into Monroe the
day of the election but he declined using
| them in sight of the polls Numbers of col
| Ored people complained TO him that they
had been driven from home for voting the
| republican ticket or giving evidence. He
also stated that The roads leading 10 Monroe
were picketed by Captain Burlington and
| the pgrties ride clubs on the day of the
election. 4 ls aE Jt.
HopsE FIRED INTO BIZ NEGROES.
David Faulks testified to his house ,hay-
| ing been fred into: believed it was done by
| negroes at the ins.Igation of white republi-
cans, who wanted TO excite the whites to
violence TO get up a bloody shirt story, and
| that the shooting of Ben Jones was put up.
by some parties to prevent the ballot7hox
being taken tn Iogtown; that he had used
moral suasion only to induce the
| negroes to vote the democratic ticket Many
| of them wanted 10, bnt feared social ostra-
cisin by their own race.
THE KILLING or PTSKsToN.
FN Desnoir testified to living with Cap
tain George Phillips and that the night
Pinkston was killed that Phillips and Or.
Young were at home, as the witness had
locked up their houses, and had the key in
his pocket
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session of the senate com
mittee. John K. E.Vincent, Amanda Burrell and
Reuben Bosterfield lcoiored). testified as to
the circumstances of Eaton Sagnock's death,
their statements not being materially differ
ent from those already published Robert
Logan, one of the parties alleged 10 have
been guilty OF the shooting of Logwood and
killing of Primus johnson and Henry
Pinkston. and the whipping OF sew
eral parties. testified that there was
no truth IN any OF the charges, and
that George Phillips, DIR. Young and others
charged, bore the best of regulations in their
community. gfics ~ A
Isaac Randall teolored) testified he was
president of the colored democratic club;
that he joined the democratic party three
weeks before the election, and that the elec-
tiop was quiet and peaceahle. To Senator
Howe he stated that he Joined rhe party
after several assassinations had occurred.
Jo eph Benoit testified to the fact that
Ben James was very noisy. bustiing man,
and saucy tn whites. and that he had said
no democratic niger ought to be noticed,