The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-30
MR.. POTTER'S CIRCUS.
General Farmer Testifies and Another
Eliza PinkstOn Version is Given.
National Associated Press to the Star.

AAtAN NNioAVA 10 Vh'S"e
National Associated Press to the Star
New York, July 30-Mr Clarkson N.
Potter and Mr. Frank Hiscock of the Pot
ter Committee, met at No. 81 Wall street,
at 2 p, m. yesterday. Governor Farmer
was the first witness examined. He said he
was one of the Democratic visitors to New
Orleans in November '76. After their arrival
there he was chosen Chairman of the Board
of Visitors. They met at the st. Charles
Hotel After the organization they called
upon Governor Kellogg and had a free con-
versation with him. He said the APP
parent returns showed the State
had gone for Tilden, but that consequence
of intimidation five parishes would be
thrown out and this would give the State to
Hayes Electors. We went to see Cassinave
and Kenner. Pinchback came in during
the conference, which was quite free. We
then called upon Governor Wells and after
ward when General Anderson arrived called
upon him. The conversation was quite
free. Cassinave and Kenner gave the same
information that Governor Kellogg did.
They knew my sympathies for the colored
people. | gave the best advice could, but
Mr.. Cassinave, who was the most honest
man in the Returning Board, said the Dem
ocratic party could not be trusted with the
interest of the colored people, and that they
must be kept out of power. The general
feeling with all the parties with whom l
conversed was feeling of distrust of Demo
cratic politicians.
The examination of Ex-Governor Palmer
was continued until half-past o'clock p.
m. In response to questions put by Con-
gresham Hiscock, he said that next to
emancipation the greatest blessing the col
ored people had received was their being
mustered out of politics, which he con-
sidered to be virtually the case. The Re
pubieans in Louisiana had used the colored
people as monkeys to pull their chestnuts
from the fire. He found the Returning
Board as partisan as he expected. He told
Wells and Anderson that the Tilden elec-
tors in his opinion were fairly returned but
that if they decided otherwise they should
be supported by evidence which would sat
isfy the country at large He believed that
! the Democratic parry in Louisiana would
have submitted to the Packard Government
if they believed it had been honestly elect
ed but they felt they had been cheated, and
would rather have had The Federal admins
tration with military Governor in charge
of the State. He had no doubt that the
State authorities could readily discover the
state of the Elizabeth Pnkston outrage, for
he had satisfied himself on the subject.
! Congressman Potter then submitted let
ter written to Sypher by Thomas Smith, of
Canton, Miss, relative to the Eliza Pinks-
ton matter 1t reads
Il have had a long interview with Eliza
Pinkston, now Eliza Pritchard, and her
husband in relation to the affidavit recently
published in the New York Herald. On
! Mp
place they lived, requested them to come
to Canton. On reaching town they were
taken to the office of Mr.. Hoffman, where
they met 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 we'll He said the
! Democrats controlled the country
now, that the bread and meat
she eat 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 kill
ing of her husband and the wounding of
herself. She told him that the Democrats
killed her husband, and that her testimony
before the Senate Committee in New Or
leans was the truth. He also asked her if
| ollo WuS uUt bOiu W dCb do IL DIG was SuHGI-
ing and weak from her wounds when going
before the Committee. She answered NO"
Zachary also asked her whether she had
talked with yourself and Hon. Stanley
Matthews before giving her testimony. She
said she saw many great men from the
North, but didn. remember the names
of any of them. Zachary also told her if she
would 60 to New Orleans and testify for
the Democrats they would give her 5000 and
see that she did not suffer for anything
while she lived. After Zachary had finished
talking to her, he told Eliza that he had
written down 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. ! read the
affidavis 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 $1,000 or any
sum OF money for her testimony Her hus-
band agreed with Eizas SIT emrnt as to
the interview with Zachary. 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 a 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 statement is the truth, and
that Zachary has attempted to bribe her to
tell a different story. have written Hon.
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