The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-04
ELIZA PINKSTON.
The Facts as to the Terrible Tale
She Told before the Returning |
Board Coming to Light.

Fired-PeEjury0 and SubOrna-
tiOn of Perjury at the Bottom
of the Work.
The New York Herald has finally
exposed the Eliza Pinkston tale of
horror told before the Returning Board
| in New Orleans In November, 1875.
This is the Herald's statement of the
facts:
GA correspondent of the Herald
CHANGED to learn q few weeks ago that
Eliza was still alive; that she had re.
covered from her wounds had marri-
ed again, and had removed to Madison
new husband, WaymOnd Pritchard, a
respectable colored man, were living
on the land of Mr.. w. J. Mosby as
tenants. The Herald correspondent
had the curiosity to visit Eliza and
talk with her, and finally procured
from her and from her present hus-
band the sworn statements which fol-
low. It will be seen that Eliza here
states under oath:
First-That she was induced to ap-
pear before the Returning Board and
make the statement there given by
| two Republicans, o. HI. Brewster and
Dinkgrave.
SecOnd-That she received for her
testimony and the part she acted OH
that occasion $500, a very large sum of
money to woman in her condition
and she now sWears that of this money
she took $50 in hand and allowed the
remainder to lie in the hands of Brew
ster, from whom she says she has new
er been able to get it back.
Third-She denies that her husband
ever took any part rs u Republican in
politics, and asserts that he was engag-
ed in u quarrel with n colored man,
| having 10 relation to politics; and
that while she does not know who
killed her husband and wounded her
self, she believes it was this cOlOred
man also, that, contrary to the testi-
mOny she gave before the Returning
Board, she never knew who commit
| ted the outrage.
Fourth--That she was brought byRe-
publicans from her home to New Or
leans and instructed by them to pre-
tend that she was more seriously hurt
than she was, and also instructed to
| lay the blame of killing and assault on
the Democrats.
Fifth-That, SO far from being un-
able to walk, she had walked, on the
days before giving her testimony, con-
siderable distances, as well as up and
down the Custom House stairs in New
Orleans; that on the day of her ap-
pearance before the Returning Board
she walked up the stairs, but was in
duced to lie down on q sofa and allow
herself to be carried into the room to
produce the greater impression"
The Herald publishes an affidavit ol
Eliza Prichard, (late Pinkston) swear
ing to the above facts; also a sworn
statement by her present husband that
her present story is the same she has
always told him since he married her.
TIE Herald also in the same connec-
ton publishes the following sworn
statement which shows that John
Sherman, if not a party concerned in
concocting the false and fraudulent
story told by her before the Returning
Board, knew all about it and sought to
make political capital out of it:
estate OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
ORLEANS. = Personally appeared T..
Wharton COllens, Jr., who, being duly
sworn, depOses and says that he is a
stenOgraphic reporter, and as such re-
ported for the Democratic statesmen
visiting and witnessing the Returning
Board proceedings, said proceedings
that on the evening of the day that
Eliza PinkstOn gave her testimony be-
fore the Returning Board, affiant had
occasion to visit Mr.. LOngley, stenO-
graphic reporter, who was REPORTING g
the same proceeding for the Republic
can visiting statesmen, and that he
met Mr.. Longley at the door of one OF
the rooms occupied by the Republican
visiting statesmen, said room be in the
st. Charles Hotel, and ON the same
floor as Parlor p. and while conversing
with Mr.. LOngley he heard and saw
Hon. John Sherman cOnversing in
said room and through the open door
affiant heard said Sherman laugh hi
lariously about the Pinkston testimony
delivered that day, and remarked to
Hon. Job E. Stevenson, whom affiant
took the other person to be, that it was
laughable to see how Governor Biglel
had taken ia the whole thing, and
ether remarks in the same vein, by
which affiant understood said Sher-
man to be rejoicing over the successful
imposition Of Pinkston's actions and
testimony on that day; affiant had
frequently reported said conversation,
or rather its substance, to friends OF
his, and voluntarily makes oath to the
| same. II. WHARTON COLLENS, Jr.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
24th day of June, 1873.
GEORGR HERBERT,
Deputy Clerk Second District Court
Parish of Orleans.o