The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-02


The Jackson Miss Pilot republican, pub
| fishes what it claims to be the frs. full and
reliable account of the late horrible murders
at DeKalb, in that state. The narration is
principally from notes taken from conversa-
lions with Mrs. Chisolm, The Plots account
says:
After Judge Chsolm scLt the note 10 Gil.
mer and ROseDbaum at Scooba, and while the
sheriff was still ri ChisOlm's house, the crowd
increased in numbers, and demanded that the
sheriff hCuld carry the prisoner TO an out
house; 10 this place he was accompanied by
his wife and children, whose earnest entreat.
les finally prevailed upon the sheriff and his
posse to allow him TO return to his own house,
where his family, seeing that the crowd IN
tended TO kill him, entreated him To remain,
and, if necessary, die surrounded by his fami
ly; the crowd, increasing in number and vic.
lence, demanded that Chlsolm should be car
ried to jail, where all prisoners belong, thus
evincing q camOrous determination 10 sepa
rate him from his family Judge Chisolm
finally consented to go to jail upon the prom
Use that guard should be furnished To pro
tect him. Accompanied by guard OF seven
men, one of whom was an aged ScOtchman
and unnaturalized citizen named Mcclellan
his daughter Cornelia, aged IS, and two sons
aged respectively - and 1G, he proceed TO Jail
and was locked in. 1t was ascertaned that
with the exception Of the gun held by McClel
Ian, all the guns Of the guards contained only
powder and no shot. Mrs Chsolm, with her
remaining child, a boy OF s years, went to the
house of a colored woman and left him, tell
ing HIM 10 remain there. She then proceed
ed 10 the Jail, where admttance was denied
her.
After Judge Chisolm had 'heen lodged in
iail the crowd seized two colored men, Geo
Fox and ID. Hampton, who lived five miles
from Dekalb, and who happened to be visit
ing some coI0red people who lived on Judge
Chislom's premises, and by placing ropes
around their necks endeavored to eXtOrt from
them confession TINT they had seen Ben
Rash, and knew Of the conspiracy 10 murder
Gully.
The inmates OF the jail hearing the shots
that killed Gilmer, MISS Cornclla Chlsplm
asked permission 10 return 10 her fathers
house, which was granted. fastening to the
house, she filled bottle with gun-pOwder,
procured some buckshot and box of caps,
wrapped them IN newspaper, and fastening
the bundle with strings around her waist un
der her skirts, and filing her arms with pro-
visions, returned TO the 'ail, and was at first
refused admttance; bu. upon assuring the
crowd that ner father and brother had had
nothing 10 eat, was permitted 10 enter.
| In short time after the killing of Gilper,
the crowd proceeded 20 the jail, and inform
| ing Rosenbaum and Hopper that they were
determined 10 kill Chisolm, and exacting
promises from them that they would not help
Chlsolm If their lives were spared, proceeded
| to shu, them up in n separate cell They then
called out the guard one by one and inform
ed them they intended to Kill Chlsolm, and any
attempt AT resistance on their part would be
the forfeit Of their lives. All consented not
to resist except the old Scotchman, who stated
that he was u friend Of ChIsolm, and had becr
chosen by the judge and placed ON guard by
the sheriff, and he proposed TO do his dlty
Hhereupon they fired upon the grand Ol hero
and killed him instantly
| Mrs. ChisOlm, after the killing Of the
lScOichman, appeared upon the scene. implOr
ing the crowd tor mercy, saying that her hus.
band was prisoner under the protection Of
the sheriff, amenahle To- tho courts, etc and
for little time succeeded IN quelling the ter.
rble excitement But DR.. David Rosser de.
; nounced the mob as towards, and insisted up.
on the killing of Chisolm, stating that they
had come there for that purpose, and tha, hc
would lead them. SEEING an axe and break.
ing open the lower door that leads un 20 the
} Jail proper, he seized double-barreled shot.
gun, and advancing up the stairway, fred a,
] Miss Chisolm and her little brother, who
+ were holding the upper door. The shot
struck the grating, causing the shIvered iron
and lead 10 penetrate tie daughters face
T. Failing by this 20 drive them from the graf
! ing, he fired again, shooting off the hand Of
little Johnnie, who crawled 10 his father, cry
ing, Don't shoot my papa" Miss Chisolm
selling the guns OF the pretended guard, hand
| ed them 10 her father.
D DR.. Rosser advanced, and pushing open the
; grating fired at Judge Chisolm with gun
which had been handed him By his trend.
T in the rear, striking little Johnnie, who per
D sisted in standing as a wall m front 81 hi.
father, killing him instantly, az The sp.ui a