The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-31
The Daily Leader.
THE KEmPER TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Chisholm's Story.

Mrs. Chisholm has written TO q
friend in Washington, furnishing
additional details of the Kemper
butchery: My husband was murdered
for no cause except loyalty to the flag,
which he thought would protect all
citizens. Gilmer was murdered ON the
street, on his way to deliver himself to
the sheriff. He was held by one Of his
guard while shot by his son-in-law.
Mcclellan was an old gray-haired man,
and British subject; he often assured
me that he would not become a
naturalized citizen, because the
United States were not strong
enough to protect its citizens.
Knowing he could not be frightened,
the Sheriff delivered him unarmed to
the mob, who dispatched him. My boy.
after having had his hand shot off,
put his shoulder to the door, which the
mob was breaking open. 1 implored
my boy to leave. Ny son Clay
caught him in his arms and
ran behind large iron door, but before
Clay could spring back to take his
place against the door, Johnny cried
out, "oh! my father" and sprang be-
tween his father and Rosser, who he
saw was in the act of shooting him.
my little boy and fred the contents into
his body. At that instant my husband
obtained the only loaded gun there which
had been brought from our house, and
killed Rosser. When put my head
through the grating 1 saw Cornelia
fainting, and rubbing her face, told
her for her fathers sake to rally. She
gathered her little dead brother in her
arms and ran behind the cage after the
lock had been chopped out of the door.
sprang inside to give the alarm that
the mob had fired the Jail. My daught-
er's face was covered with blood from
the wounds caused by shot which had
rebounded after striking the iron bar.
I told my husband to fight his way
through, not knowing then that the
guns which had been left by the guard,
had been loaded with powder only by
the sheriff. With Clays assistance I
carried Johnie's dead body down stairs,
through the hall to the outside door;
turning,I saw the renewal of the attack
and my husband coming down with our
daughters arm around his waist. AT
this time old Henry Gully was at the
door, urged him back, holding the
door with both hands. he put his gun
through the grating, and Cornelia,
throwing her arm around her fathers
neck, told Gully to kill her and
spare her father. Gully placed the gun
within a few inches of her and fired her
arm receiving the contents of both bar
rels. Another gun was handed Gully,
husband. Phil Gully ran up with a
club, but another shot finished him and
he fell, exclaiming: MY precious
wife, die innocent, my entire family is
murdered; but If any of my children
live, want them to know I,have never
done an act nor harbored q thought
which would make them blush" Clay
tried to stand between him and his
murderers, while Cornelia and ran to
the door to obtain help to carry my
husband home. Blood was running
from Cornelia's shattered arm, which
she held and begged for help; the an
swer was a shot, which struck her
leg. BY this time about twenty-five of
the crowd ran in and hastened back
to where my husband lay and seized
gun. The leader started back and fired
shot at me, then fired at him and
the crowd fled again. My son and my
self, with the belp of one of the demons
who assisted in killing my husband,
carried him home; we were pursued by
the mob to our own gate, Cornelia kept
her bleeding body between us and them.
Arriving at home found the servants
had fed with the keys, and we had to
force a window open, through which
we climbed. A kind negro brought my
dead boy home, but was afraid to re-
main.
Mrs. Chisholm then described her
efforts to relieve the sufferings and dress
the wounds Of her husband and daught-
er, and concludes as follows: "My own
unhappy family is now reduced to my
self and two little sons. Clay is watched
and threatened; have been warned,
my life is in danger. My heart is
broken"
In connection with the murder of
Mcclellan, the Scotchman, who was
called on to perform guard duty, the
report prevails that the British Legation
will institute Inquiries, with the view
of bringing the matter to the attention
Of the government authorities at
WASHINGTON