The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-03
EAsTERS STATES.

shooting affairs occurred on the west
side, the victims in each case being
women. Peter f. Stephens, who has
for some months been living apart from
hi. wife Mamie, aged IL, having as he
thought become possessed of proofs of
her infidelity, confronted her as she was
going into the house of her parents,
and drew revolver, firing two shots
one entering her head the other her
left shoulder. He was taken to the
police station. and held for trial at the
Criminal Court, without bail Thomas
O'Brien, after having qusrreled with
his wife, fired at her with . revolver.
wounding her in the breast. He es-
capped. and has not been captured.
Physicians say the wounds of both
women will prove fatal.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 2.-The An
Choir Lines steamboat Capital City.
while lying at the elevator. was totally
destroyed by fire this morning Off
GERS. crew and passengers barely es-
capped with their lives a strong west
erly gale was blowing at the time, and
before the fire-engines and tugs could
reach the scene, the elevators were on
fire. and the gale drove the flames
through q building where there were
stored one thousand barrels Of oil, bag
gage and other inaammable articles,
which caused such terrific heat as to
speedily drive back the firemen. Soon
as the fire was discovered, Capt. Crane
ordered the boat to be cut loose IN or
der to save the elevator, but the gale
held the boat hard against it until
pulled off by tug, when the boat float.
cd down a hundred yards among some
trading and wood boats, and burned
to the boiler deck, after setting those
boats on fire. The elevator soon burned
to the waters edge. and together with
large amount of valuable merchan-
disc, is total loss There are num-
Der of conjectures as to the number of
lives lost, but up to this writing, only
one body has been found, which lies
on deck of the Capital City, only the
trunk being EFF, aud thus far it has not
been identified. One passenger was
severely burnt in trying to save his bag
gage The total loss will exceed two
hundred thousand dollars. the greater
portion of which falls on the Anchor
Line company of st. Louis.
New YoRK. July - A Herald cor.
respondent has interviewed Eliza Pink.
stop, who told such a terrible tale to
the Louisiana Returning Board at New
Orleans in 1876, and obteined the fol.
lowing affidavit:
State Of Mississippi. County of
Madison.-Etiza Pritchard. woman
of color, being duly sworn, deposes
that her name has been Eliza Pinkston;
that she has since married Waylnan
Pritchard, and is now residing at Can
ton, Mississippi that as Eliza Pinkston
she did appear rs a witness before the
Louisiana Returning Board at New Or
leans, Louisiana. IN November, 1876,
and as sneh gave testimony that her
former husband, Henry Pinkston, had
been killed. and she herself seriously
wounded by certain Democrats of the
Parish Of 0uachita. on account of Re.
publican politics of herself and hu.-
bald.
Deponent further deposes that she
was induced to give s,id testimony by
certain Republicans. namely; o. ii
Brewster and one Dinkgrsve, by prom.
ises of reward. and she was in fact
paid therefor the sum of $4,000, which
she received, and after taking therefrom
the sum of $50. she allowed the re-
msinder 10 remain with Brewster on
deposit, but has failed to obtain said
amount from Brewster. although she
has frequently demanded the same.
Deponent alleges tina. at the time
of giving said testimony she was in a
weak and PROSTATE condition, induced
by suffering from wounds and having
her fears played upon 10y intimations
that the Democrats were intent on
numbering her that she was readily
induced by these persons of superior
intelligence 10 give her testimony So As
to show that her husband, Pinkston,
was killed and herself wounded on &C.
count Of their POLITICAL opinions, when
the facts were that her husband. Pinks-
ton. never took any part in politics.
But deponent believes and did believe
that said murder was in no wise eon-
nected with politics that she did not
then nor does she now know the where.
ahoats of the persons engaged in said