The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-07-11
ELIZA PINK SpON
She KrtractS Her BulldO&ing
story.

The famous Eliza Plnkston, the ne
gross, who told the Louisiana commits
sion such u blood-curdling story OF
bulIdozing, has made the following
affidavit:
State Of Mississippi, County Of Mad.
ison.-EijHa ]Prlchard, u woman Of
color, being duly sworn, Opposes that
her name has been Eliza Plnkslon ;
that she has since married Wayman
PrIlchard, and Is now residing at Can
ton, Miss. that as Eliza biukston she
did appear Us q witness before the
Louisiana board at New Orleans, La ,
in November, 1876, and at such gave
testimony that her former husband,
licHry PinkslOu, had been killed and
she herself seriously wounded by Ger
tain Democrats Of The parish Of Qua
chiia, "n account Of TING Republican
politics Of herself and husban |. DcpO~
urnt further depo,e5 that she was in
duced to give said testimony BY Ger
tain Republicans, namely, o. II, Brews
ter and D~inkgraVc, by promises Of re-
ward, and she was, in fact, paid there
for the sum Of $500, which she receiv-
ed, and after taking thercfrom the sun
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 allie
gcs that, at the time of giving SAID
testimony, she was in Il weak and pros
trale condition, Induced by suffering
from wounds 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 n coloring so n,
to show that her husband, Pinkston,
YVES killed and herself wounded on &C
count Of political opinions, when the
facts were that her husband, Pnkalon,
never took any part in politics, and
had in no way given any oIIense to any
person on account Of politics; bat de-
pOncnt believes and did believe then
that said murder was in no wise con.
nccled with politics.; that she did not
then nor does she now know who were
the persons engaged in said murder
AMI ]woundjng, but there IS every reas-
on to think it was II coIOred man who
had twice fought with her husband,
aud had been by him worsted. Depo-
ncnt further dcposcs that she was
brought from her then home in Ouchi~
Ia parish to New Orleans, and was in
struc,cd to testify and lay all the bame
OF said killing and assault 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 Wake each
day u considerable distance, and asren.
died long flights Of stairs. such as the
Custom House stairs in New Orleans,
without assistance, and the day she was
carried in the room Of the returning
board on a lounge or sofa, she was
conveyed III u carriage, but was able to
walk and did walk a part Of the way up
the stairs to the room in which The re
turning hoard was sitting; but she was
induced to allow herself to be carried
in on said sofa in order to produce the
impression that she couldn't walk. De
poncnt further deposes that previous
to her giving her testimony before said
returning board she was visited by
John Sherman and others Of the visit
ing statesmen, and introduced to them.
aud that she walked before them, and
they had ample opportunity to see
what her condition was, and that she
could walk about. Deponent further
dcposes that during the time she was
in New Orleans attending tue said re-
turning hoard she was constantly civ
en- money hy different Republicans,
and was promised Il support for life,
which last has not been given us prom.
Dcponent makes ;his affidavit
without fear from any cause, and with
out any promise of reward or other
consideration than a desire to have the
whole truth. in the interest of truth.
ELIZA PINKsToN,
(now PRITCHARD.)