Nebraska advertiser., 1878-08-08
ELIZA PINKSTON.
Pure Cussedness of Democrats.

The following letter written to a
member of the Potter Committee by
the postmaster in the neighborhood
where Eliza Pinkston lives, shows to
what depth the Democrats resort to
make a plausible point before the
country against the Republicans:
have had a long interview with
Eliza Pinkston, now Eliza Pritchard,
and her husband, in relation to the af-
fidavit recently published in the New
York Herald. On June the 22d Mr..
w. s. Mosely, on whose place they
lived, requested them to come to Can
ton. On reaching town they were
taken to the office of Mr.. Hoffman,
where they met a Justice of the Peace
Garrett, and Hon. Mr.. Zachary, OF
New Orleans. Mr.. Zachary talked
with Eliza, and told her she was the
person who put Hayes in the White
House, and that the Radical party
should have paid her well. He said
the Democrats controlled the country
now, that the bread and meat she ate
daily, and the land she was working
belonged to Democrats, but they were
her friends if she used them right.
He asked her great many questions
about the killing of her husband and
the wounding of herself. She told
him that the Democrats killed her
husband, and that her testimony be-
fore the Senate Com mittee In New
Orleans was the truth. He also asked
her if she was not told TO act as if she
was suffering and weak from her
wounds when going before the Com
mittee. She answered No" Zach
ary also asked her whether she had
talked with yourself and Hon. Stan
ly Matthews before giving her testi-
mony She said she saw many great
men from the North, but didn't re-
member the names of any of them.
Zachary also told her if she would go
to New Orleans and testify for the
Democrats they would give her 5000
and see that she did not suffer for any,
thing while she lived. After Zachary
had finished talking to her, he told
Eliza that he had written Gown what
she had told him, and wished her to
sign it, which she did. Then the
Justice told her to hold up her hand
and swear that the statement she had
made was the truth, and she said yes.
l read the affidavits as published in
the Herald to Eliza, and she says she
never made any such statement to Mr..
Zachary. She does not remember
having seen or talked with yourself
or Stanley Matthews and that she did
not say she was promised S., 900 or any
sum of money for her testimony. Her
husband agreed with Eliza's state
ment as to the interview with Zach
ary. They came to see me, and asked
my advice about going to New Orleans
as Mr.. Mosely told them he intended
to take them down there in few days
but that they wished to avoid going
with him. Eliza says if she is taken
to New Orleans she will swear that
her former statements the truth, and
that Zachary has attempted to bribe
her to tell a different story. | have
written Hon. S. B. Reed, at New Or
leans, the substance of my interview
with Eliza, and L presume he will
have her summoned before the Com
mittee If be deems 1t proper to do so.
1 am prompted to write you this let
ter that you may know the truth re-
lative to the so called affidavit of
Eliza Pinkston /; also know the steps
whIck are being taken by the Demo-
Gratis to injure yourself and Hon. STAN
ley Matthews. am, sir, with great
respect, HENRY s.. SMITH,
Postmaster.