The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-02
T e. &C r APP HIC.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
The Potter Committed Bouids Baker
Objects.
WASHINGTON. july 1.

WASHINGTON. July l.
The Potter Committee resumed its
session to-day. Boulds Baker, with
his right hand uplifted and eyes closed,
heard the Chairman recite the usual
oath Of witness, and then refused to be
sworn In that form. He Was excused
fromfurther attendance pending consid.
Grafton of his case by the committee.
Eliza PinkstOn ketracts.
NEw York, July l.
Everybody remembers how all the
Republican papers III the land fred the
Northern heart with Eliza PiDkston's
tale OF outrage and murder. The
Herald has jast unearthed Eliza Pink
ston aud obtained from her u sworn
statement of the whole affair. Her
affidavit entities her to take her stand
along with Mrs. jerks. 1t is as fol-
lows:
State of Mississippi, County of Mad
ison: Eliza Piritchard, woman of
color, being duly sworn, deposes that
her name has been Eliza Pinkston;
that she has since married Wayman
Pritchard, aud Is now residing at Can
ton, Mississippi. That as Eliza Pink
ston she did appear as witness before
the Louisiana Returning Board at New
Orleans. Louisiana, in November, 1876,
and as such gave testimony that her
former husband, Henry Pinkston, had
been killed and she herself seriously
wounded by certain Democrats of the
Parish of Ouachita on acconnt of the
Republican politics of herself and hus-
band. Deponent further deposes that
she was
INDUCED TO GIVE SAID TESTIMONY BY
REPUBLICANS;
Namely, o. FL. Brewster and one Dink-
grave-by promises of reward. and she
was, In fact, paid therefor che sum Of
$500, which she received, and after
taking therefrom the sum Of $50, she
allowed the remainder to remain with
Brewster on deposit, but has failed to
obtain said amount from Brewster,
although she has frequently demanded
the same. Deponent alleges that at
the time of giving said testimony she
was in a weak and PROSTATE condition,
induced by suffering from wounds, and
and by having her fears played upon
by intimations that the Democrats
were intent on numbering her; that she
was readily induced by these persons
of superior intelligence to give her
testimony coloring SO as to show that
her husband, Pinkston, was killed and
herself
WOUNDED ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR PoLITL.
CAL OPINIONS,
When the facts were that her husband,
Pinkston. never took part in politics,
and in no way gave any offense to any
person on account of politics; but de-
ponent believes, and did believe then,
that said murder was in no wise con-
nected with politics; that she did not
then. nor does she now know, who
were the persons engaged In said
murder and wounding, but there, is
every reason to think 1t was colored
man, who had twice fought with her
husband and had been by him worsted.
Deponent farther deposes that she was
brought from her then home in
Ouachita parish to new Orleans, and
was instructed to testify and
Lay ALL THE BLAME OF SAID KILLING
UPON THE DEMOCRATS.
And that she was further instructed and
induced to pretend that her wounds
were more serious than they were, and
that she could not walk when in fact
she had walked each day considerable
distances and assembled long flights of
stairs such as the Custom house stairs
in New Orleans. without assistance,
and on the day she was carried into the
room of the Returning Board on
lounge or sofa she was conveyed in
carriage. bat was able to walk and did
walk. part way up the stairs to the