Year: 1878

same. Deponent alleges that, at
the time of giving said
testimony she was in weak and
PROSTATE condition, induced by
suffering from wounds and by hav-
ing her fears played upon by inti-
nations that the Democrats were
intent on numbering her; that she
was readily induced by these per.
sons 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 political
opinions, when the facts were
that her husband, Pinkston,
never took any part in politics and
hadin no way given any offense to
any person OH account of politics;
but deponent believes and did be-
lieve then that said murder was in
no wise connected with politics;
that she did not then nor does she
now know who were the persons
engaged in said murder and wound.
ing, but there is every reason
to think it was colored
man who had twice fought
with her husband and had
been by him worsted. Deponent
further deposes that she was
brought from her then home in
Ouachita Parish to New Orleans,
and was instructed to testify and
lay all tho blame of said killing
and assault upon the Democrats,
and that she was further instruct
ed 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 ascended 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 after being
conveyed to the place in a car
riage she was able to walk
and did walk part of the way up
stairs to the room where the Re-
turning Board was sitting but she
was induced to let herself be car.
ried into the room to make an i'm.
preston that she was worn out and
could not walk. Deponent further
deposes that, previous to her giving
her testimony before the said Re-
turning Board, she was visited
by John Sherman and others of
the visiting statesmen and intro
duced to them as such, and that
she walked before them and they
had ample opportunity to see what
her condition was and that she
could walk about. That, during
the time she was in New Orleans
attending the said Returning
Board, she was constantly given
money by different Republicans
and was promised support for
life, which last has not been given
as promised. Deponeht makes
this affidavit without fear from any
source, and without promise of re.
ward or other compensation other
than desire to have the truth
known. Her present husband also
makes an affidavit confirming her
statement as the one told him be-
fore her marriage.


glove Contest.


NEW YORK, July John Reilly
and John King had glove fight for
$500 a side last night. Sixteen
rounds were fought when Reilly
broke his left wrist by a side blow
and King was declared winner.
Gii Train Wrecked BraA esm an


Rarncd.


ALBANY, July IAN oil train on
the Hudson river road was wrecked
and nineteen cars broken to pieces.
One caught fire and brakesman
burned to death.


Threwn from .he Track.


LINwooD, July 1.-The Southern
express from Philadelphia, this
morning, was thrown from the
track and four persons killed.


Te"brOeck and MpIiie.


LOUISVILLE, July 1.-Tenbrnck
and Mollie Mccarthy are in the
very best condition. They are
guarded night and day by police.
a Co"lict of Authority Ia East ~.


Louis.


ST. LOUIS, July l.-At East st.
Louis yesterday q


difficulty between .pervisors will
Police and the City i, ranvassi,s
minated in fight ioi = % y noon | rs
sion of the headquarters ~
former, in which two Deputy Maj
shals were killed outright and one
wounded.