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can, and that the same gang then
brutally beat, cut and shot her.

can, and that the same gang the
brutally beat, cut and shot her.
! She seemed still greatly debilita.e,
when testifying, and her story an,
her appearance produced a profoun,
impression in New Orleans ant
throughout the country. Her ap
pearance was complete surprise t.
the Democrats of the State and of the
county (Ouachita) in which she lived
and where the brutal outrage was
said to have been committed. They
appear to have at first accepted hel
tale but as soon as they could reach
the country and look into the story
its truth was positively denied. and
later it was charged that Eliza Pink
ston having, with her husband, been
the victim of quarrel with some of
her colored neighbors, had been pick
ed up by Republicans, brought TO
New Orleans, tutored carefully in
the part she was to play and the evil
dence she should give, and was then
suddenly and in the dramatic manner
which will be remembered, brought
before the Returning Board, as sam
pie of Democratic brutality. The
dcnials came too late, however.
Eliza's testimony had gone over the
country. 1t was given out that the
poor creature could not recover from
her wounds. She dropped out Of
public sight and attention as other
events came up, and until lately it
was net even known in New Orleans
whether she was dead or alive. She
had disappeared from Ouachita par
ish, and no one thought of her.
ELIAS STATEMENT.
Acorrespondent of the Herald
CHANGED to learn a few weeks age
that Eliza was still alive that she had
recovered from her wounds had mar
ried again, and had removed to Madi-
son county, Miss, where she had hel
new husband, Waymond Pritchard, s
respectable colored man, were living
on the land of Mr., w. J. Mosby, as
tenants. The Herald correspondent
had the curiosity to visit Eliza ano
talk with her, and finally procured
from her and from her present hus
band q sworn statement.
l. That she was induced to appear
before the Returning Board and make
the statement there given by two Re
publicans, o. H. Brewster and Dink
grave.
2. That she received for her testi
mony and the part that she acted oI
that occasion $500, very large sun
of money to woman in her condi
ton; and she now swears that of thi
money she took $50 in hand and al
lowed the remainder to lie in thu
hand of Brewster, from whom sh'
says she has never been able to ge
it back.
3. She denies that l,er HUSBAND
ever took any part as a Republican
in politics, and asserts that he WA
engaged in a quarrel with coloret
man, having no relations to politics
and that, while she does not know
who killed her husband and wounded
herself, she believes it was this colcr
ed man; also that, contrary to tn,
testimony she gave to the Returning
} Board, she never knew who commit
ted the outrage.
4. That she was brought by Re
publicans from her home in New Or
le:ns and instructed by them to pre-
tend that she was more seriously hur
than she was, and also instructed II
lay the blame of the killing and as
sault en- the Democrats.
5. That, so far from being unable
10 walk, she had walked, on the day
before giving her testimony, consid
cradle distance, as well as up ant
down the Custom-house stairs in New
Orleans that on the day Of her ap
pearanee before the Returning Boart
she walked up the stairs, but was in
duced to lie down on sofa and al
low herself to be carried into the room
to produce the greater impression.
1t will be noticed that her presen
husband, waymond Pritchard, in al
affidavit, confirms Eiiza's story a
being that which she has always tolt
him since he married her.
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