New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-13

p9neefuls Guluk Juo cto0blOuE IN lots @tA0
| 1874 were peaceful; that of 1876 Was really
| the most peaceful Of them eli; have taken
an active interest In the success Of the Dem
| ocrntie party; have acted % counsel for
that party throughout the investigation be-
fore this committee.
Eliza Pinkston recalled for cross-exam-
ination;
To Senator McDonald--Wss born and
| brought up in Canton, Mississippi; came to
Louisiana four or i've years ago; had lived
| previous to that in Alabama; was born
slave; was owned by old Jack Brisooe;
never was owned by Charles Tidwell; he
/ took me after the surrender and brought
i me mp; did not come TO Louisiana with him
| because he ran away from Alabama; when
| / first came to LOuisiana lived in More
/ house parish with Robert Foulk; my hus-
band was Adam Finch; have never heard
| of Frederick McMaap, colored man; did
/ not know Garrett Richards, colored man;
| Son Tidwell came TO Robert Foulk and
stole me and my baby away at night; did
| not come from Alabama with Garrett Rich
| ards; never have been IN or seen q jail in
| NV life; Sons name is David Tidwell; Cap
tain Farmer paid my way from Alabama to
i LOuisiana it was four or five years ago
/ that David Tidwell came after me at Mr..
/ Foulk'e; am the mother eff four children;
hut one is now living; first saw Henry
PInkstOn three years ago., got acquainted
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| Union parish; Son Tidwell threatened him,
and he moved across the river; he threat
| ened him because he married me; had my
first child when fourteen years old; its father
/ was my husband, Adam Finch; he was put
in jail in Alabama for marrying me so
young; had twins on Tidwell's place before
| marrying Henry Pinketon; they both died
before they were two days old; Son It'd
| we'll stood beside me when they were born;
he named one Stonewall jackson and the
other Sylvester; do not know why they
died; was young and almost died myself;
my children we're never found in fence
cernef; they were buried by David It'd we'll
in nice coffn; never knew Alice Bunkly
or Burkly; knew an Alice Maker on Foulk's
place; never was accused of making away
with ner child; she did not have 3 child
when l knew her; was married to Henry
PiDkston by white preacher; never took
up with any man except David Tidwell;
the nearest house to mine wac that
of Emily SiloaD, across the road;
never have had any improper intimacy
with David Tidwell since l was married to
Henry PinkstOn; told Tidwell my own
color looked on NE with ec0rn; on the night
of November 4, when Henry was killed,
there was in the house an old man some
times called Obadiah and sometimes James
c. leman Henry be had been badly whipped
that night by Tidwell, and q rope put
| around his neck; begged them tc let the
old man 90; put him 10 bed that night, as
he was badly bruised; Henry sat up late
writing; he had not been to bed more than
an hour or two when they came; the fire in
the CRATE hsdlnot quite gone out; did not
notice old OBADIAH after they came; recoR-
nized DIR. Young's voice; looked out through
an auger hole; Walter Logan picked up the
ak and broke down the door; do not know
who was the first to strike Henry, but Cap
tain Theobalds was the first to put hands
/ sha- tenn anlnraA mo r
Durham and Tom Lyons; neither of them
came into the house; there were in
the house whom recognized Captain
Theobalds, DR.. Young, George Phil
lips, Dr.. Potts, Bill Rhodes and
Buck Baker; there were others; did
not see David Tidwel there; DIR. Young
struck me on the head with his pistol, and
knocked me down; they cut him with with
knives: can not say whether or not they
were pocket knives; the knife with which
my Jaw was cut WAS an eight-bladed pocket
, knife; the blade broke and stuck in my Jaw;
the United States marshal has the knife
, now, all bloody; ran cut of the house about
100 yards; Tom Lyons put his pistol in my
face, and said, go back, you id bitch;'
one went out and got the AK, and struck
Henry on the hip; it broke the bone; they
dragged him out by the legs about five
steps from the door; they tOek of his
drawers, and tied his legs together with
l NhCy luSn buVb AAAAA w ooGS1f "noh
they got done they came 10; one said, put
your baby down." / refused; it was lying
, across my left arm; DR.. Potts said, 'Don't
! kill the young one; just kill the old ones;" q
, man took ont his knife and cut its throat
it gave a cry and let it drop on the tloOs;
: they then told me to take OF my rigging;,,
had nothing on but my night dress and
chemise; took of my clothes and they
then made me march up and down the
room; two of them followed me behind and
patted me on the hips 1.-THE witness here, in
answer TO questions by Senator Mcdonald
wsnt into details as to the manner in which
! she was outraged, which are too gross for
: publicationl |; was shot in the breast then,
but did not fall; / ran under the bed; while
Was going under / was shot in the Leg
Walter Logan and the man who shot pulled
} me out from under the bed and dragged ne
outside; they then struck me with the ak
twice, once just above the right temple and
once on top of the head; the ak flew Oft
: think the edge of the ak cut me; one said
IF You are going to kill the woman, why
don't you kill her" they then cut me in
the throat; the knife broke At that time;
they were sitting straddle of me;
pretended to be dead Frank Dur
ham, the colored men then lifted mp my
leg and cut me from my thigh down; he
: said, Lets cut of her feet" he then Out
! my right ankle; they then left; my little
girl then come to me; she had been hidden
! under the mattress, in the house; she asked
me If was dead / told her no, but l wal
! almost dead; my little girl was born on the
!, last day Of September, 1870; tried to pull
Henry's shirt down over his body; kissed
him; heard them coming again; ran into
the cotton patch, opposite Emily Siloan'l
! ! house; there were about twenty-five OF
! them; two had spades; they said, "By God
: abe is gonel" i went to George Tatum's
andlthen to TdWelPs; stayed in his quarters
2 with Miranda Gates and Epsy Williams
I eleven days; DIR. Young and some othel
men came there at night knew DR.. Young'i
voice and form; he took rail and bfokt
; the door; sprang out of the window ane
ran toward the river; they followed, ans
fred good many shots at me; ran righ
: into the water, and hung TO willow az
not mean to run into the water; they die
not think ] was such fool ae TO run int
the water, and they fired in the dark, al
4 the river; think l ran about 500 yards; afte
they were gone / crRwled up on the bank
since | have been in the city have hRi
3 George Phillips and Tom Lyons arrestsd.
. To Senator Wadleigh- Think 100 yards
|, about the length of tnis room 1.-THE room
4 really seVenty-tWo feet lOngl; my little gin
! put the baby in the cradle.
9 DR.. T. G. Richardson, sworn-Have bee
d practicing surgery twenty-eight years hav
had great deal of experience with wounds
# having always been connected With hoop
4 tals; have never seen Eliza Pinkston till to
DAY; have heard her testimony in regard {
o the manner in which she received he
woundp; have examined her wOundsi thos
on the head might have been done with q
ak, but not q severe blow; there is no al
pearance Of irjdry TO the skull; the wound
on the head have the appearance Of havin
Y been made by knife; that ON the tempt