The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-05-23


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At three o'clock in the afternoon
Gilmer and Rosenbaum came into the
village with the deputy sheriff, dis
mounted, and started To walk down
the main street to fhe jail. They
had not gone dozen rods before q
shot WAS fired ct Gilman from the
crowd Of armsd men hanging about
the store doors. He nan down mar
row passage to the resrl of the build
ings, only to find himself penned in
by another detachment of the mob
Escape was impossible, and the de-
fensless man was killed like . rat in
q trap Two balls were shot in his
head after be Icy dead on the ground.
When the firing began Rosenbaum
chung to an acquaintance in the
crowd, named Hull, and begged for
protection. This msn interceded for
him, and be was allowed to es-
cape unharmsd.
/ When Judge Chisolm went to jail
all the members of bis family-his
wife. daughter eighteen years old,
son of sixteen, and tvo younger
boys-knowiag that his life was IN
danger, aad hoping that their pres
once might soften the hearts of the
mob, went with him. After they
were locked 10, the daughter Cornelis
found that the guns of the six guards
were not loaded, and that they had
no ammunition. Under preteuse of
going to procure food for tbs family
the courageous gid left the jail, pass.
ed through the crowd Of angry men,
and returned home, where she hastily
tsecreted . powder flask, a bag Of
shot, and some newspaper for wad-
ding under her dress. Then taking
some bread aud meat she went back
to the jai. The mob. leaving the
stores and saloons, now began to
press around the building and clam
or for Chisolm's life. Among the
guards there was but one Republi-
can, y cool courageous Scotchman,
named McLelland, who was q per.
soual friend of Cb;solm This man
stationed himself at the door of the
Jail. and told the moh that if thew
killed the. prisooers two of them
should die for every life tbev took
While expostulsting, with the mob,
and threatening, be fell, shot by
| Eve p,st.d halls Th,as ~ ,ba rs
maininp nov aeae,ead tbsir roa,s
and. LEAVING rh.;, ,snn. .od ,stio1
with them Il. .s~o Ho.ra,s ,hss
rent out of ~ ;s;. TsI.p aaans -
| have beeo l;,fie n.,.o,ai .n;mos;,w
against the Uoooers and ,,av min.
pled win The ..spwS I'd 90; .wav
9nharmaa
The fur;ons mob sl,ea the ,ower
| hall of ,hs ;s;I "a hrols o,nn /.
doc, =, ,hs ~. ~ . ..s;s-sv la, !
- ,ba A., .hov. -. ~. rr;sna
o., TO-. ooas..S a.. ~, - ~.
s,s;,s ,hsr. 80 .no.h.. "a Sool s,;,h ~ s :
c-.,;an ~ :. IT.. - ~. -.
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s.Ii;ac n. :. rs.si;s ;...,s..s [ - :
,wo sems;n;nr sno,ds Hsars,raa, M
and Wall ~ s,a ,hroorh tho sra,;n~ -
ono, the moh nross;,n nm ~. s,s;rs
hps ,hsv rafnsad SSs ihsa "a
the euns ief, h. ,ha n,h.. 49, ,..ds =. -
he, ss,hsr sf,s- ,Sa Io.s .;s,a.S
tho ,wo ano,ds rid 20 MA ,Ia a.,
and ,bs saoonJ 80 soa " 81 M ,hs % ;mdro 80 ,
hov osIa n a;d;n~ .han. NJ 1J, -,
in ,hs wr;s, Tha moh r,shad shs
ooards aside and tho rsn in .Jv.u.s
oa;ned ,be nnne, i.nd;nc srsd an5
e;llod ,ha noa. -onaJaJ hor -
was o,;oo;pc, % re s.,hs. E;.,, -
the bru,sl crowd came David Rosssr
a n,an,ar and nr.c,;c;n. nhvs;o;sa
NJ was ;,s...,,p s;I,.a 70 1a
A. soon ~ as na saI, | .he ~ 0 oowS,o LII.
as All mobs are rus.sd ou, Of ,bs
hn;Id;,. H.. Ill g., g..
m;nu,.s. .h.n 81" o.omJ ansa;S. =.
ean 20 vs,, "E;,a ,ha al. - hnrm.,hou, ~
out,n iherward ,bev shouted "Tha
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wo,,hv onIr of sar...s TnS-.
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was .,...Jn !. as.s s..s Js.o.;.J w.. .s =.
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as daa,,w - ~ - .a,'Sa 4. ~ IT. VIC .''
dawn The s,s;,s -;,b 81. .;f. S anS
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hod;ss of Iohnnv Ch;snIr .aJ 80 m n.
Rossa. "a n.ay;S.I~ % -. 1 - -; -;
ON, =. O.ars,.s., aaj VIII Ill .,s" i,v ,ss.
,ha ;s;, 80 w., 80. 80 80 S., E ~ 'o.'
A, ~ foo, e s -. ~ s..;" - ,sn " s, "ay
family found The hsil toll Of arnsd
mon Ons m.n s,nor h;s .
,h,on.h ~. a,.,;.s !. ,hn as saa
a ,aios, The h,ass, =, ,ha IL. ~, ~,
Cor,el;s ,hrns, !, .s;S. LII M
of shots ware Gred .9s;os, ,hs a..
Tba Jndgs nnshad !, nna, "a 49, ~,
;,,o ,hs nj, H. Th;.o,, %" 81 sos
both harreIs of . sha,can aod ..o,uS a
cd one Of tho asss;lsn,s II ,ba f.na
Tho murdero,s moh aios.d ~ 1900 s,
tba;, v;e,;m H;s dsnrh,.. .,na" -
bis nsck with ono hand .nd w;,h s ~. ~
other ,hr"s, swss ,ho .nns - .;mad M 'ae =.
him Her hand vss sss,,srsd nv
a hal, and sva sho.s s,raos 80 -
her loo. The moh hsI;sv;n. ,hs.
had Accommodated ,hs;r nn,noss iaf,
~. 81,