American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-06
Eliza Pinkston to the Front.

Confessions are in order among
the conspirators of the Presidential
election, and now the N Y. Herald
contains in full the deposition OF
Eliza Pimkston, which was taken i'll
Canton soffie two weeks ago, to the
effect that all she had said relative
to the Democratic bull-dozers i'll
Ouachita Parish was a pure fabrica.
ton from the whole cloth. Not long
since, as we are informed, Eliza ap'
preached a group of Republican
Friends in Canton, and then and
there stated to them that if the Rad
icals did not carry into effect their
many good promises to her, that
they would reward and take care OF
her; she intended to "peach" on
them. She didn't want any more
foolishness. And so she has "peach-
ed' in the presence Of such gentle.
men as w. j. Mosby and r.. Il.
Hoffman, and before a Justice OF
the Peace, she made a full comics
sion that her evidence before the
Returning Board of Louisiana was
suborhed-that she was paid five
hundred dollars-that she permitted
one Brewster, notorious carpet
bag thief,to retain four hundred and
fifty of this to take care OF for her,
and that he has taken such good
care of it as not to let her have it
again, though it has frequently
been demanded of him. Eliza says
that she was thoroughly schOoled
by the Radicals as to what she
should say and do before the Re-
turning Board, and that the Won
derfully dramatic effect of her APP
pearance OH that occasion. From
one end of the Union 10 the other a
sense of horror was felt at the treat
ment of the poor cOlored woman and
her husband. She was broughtup
on lounge, or settee, as if she
could not walk, pretended to faint
from her bruises and wounds, and
gave the most hOrrifying details in
her account of the doings of the
Democratic bull-dOzers. And now
she says that her husband was kills
ed, as she has every reason to be-
lieve, not by Democrats, but by
colored man with whom he had had
two fights previously, and who had
been worsted by him (; that her own
wounds, she has no reason to be-
lieve, were inflicted by any Demo
Gratis, that there were no atrocities
or outrages committed by Demo
Gratis to her knowledge. She says
that John Sherman and other visi-
ting stateemen, interviewed her
Just before she made her appearance
before the Returning BOard-that
s.honest John" knew web enough
that she could walk, and did see her
he knew she was not in
the suffering condition which she
to he when her testimony
was given. Unquestionably ''hon-
est john was engaged i'll the mat
ter of Eliza's rehearsal before she
played her part. There are, also,
in the same connection
with Eliza's deposition, that OF Mr..
Mosby to the effect that she had
made to him statements
substantially the same as above; al
so that of Eliza's present husband,
Wayman Pritchard. who says she
has frequently told him the Same !;
and the deposition of Mr.. Hoffman
that the whole was read over to
Eliza twice, in q distinct and audi>
Bile voice, and that she directed
such alterations as she desired to
be made in what was taken
down. The deposition concludes
by saying that she gives the same
fear, threats or any reward
that tho truth may be
known for the sake of the truth.
Eliza lives OH the old Briscoe place
TWO miles west from Canton-the
plantation now Of w. j. Mosby.
Every one who knows Messrs. Mos
~ and Hoffman know that they
would not, under any circumstances
hat might be named, vary one iota
rom the strIctcst line of truth, and
vhen they say that this woman
makes these statements freely, and
If her own accord, THAT there was |
10 attempt to exercise any influence
,ver her in any manner whatever it
s not to be doubted.
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