St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
The Murder of Republicans in East
ern Mississippi.

The bloody tragedy which occurred
last Saturday, at or near the town of
DeKalb, in Eastern Mississippi, fur
nishes a sad comment OH the condition
of society in that region, not to say of
the condition of Mississippi politics.
The correspondents who have tele-
graphed accounts of the affair, trace its
causes back to an atfray, in DeKalb,
several years since, in which one Rush,
II native white Republican, shot and
killed Democrat named Sam Gully,
and was in turn shot and seriously
wounded by his brother John Gully.
Rush recovered from his wound, aud
deadly feud existed between him and
Gully. Last week Thursday, Gully
was shot by some unknown assassin.
The Democrats were terribly excited,
and procured atfidavits from two color
ed men to the effect that Rush, who,
when last heard from, several weeks
previous, was in Arkansas, was the
guilty party, and that Judge w. w.
ChisOlm, who ran for Congress on the
Republican ticket in that district at the
last election, his son and j. P. Gilmer,
c. ROsenbaum, and a man named Hop
per, all white Republicans, knew of and
instigated the crime. Judge ChisOlm
and his son were arrested and impris-
oned at DeKalb, and Mrs. Chisolm and
her daughter insisted Oh sharing their
confinement. On Sunday, Gilmer was
arrested, but just as he arrived at the
jail he was set upon by mob and
killed. The jailOr was then over
powered by the mob, who Immediately
attacked Judge Chisolm, mortally
wounding him and killing his son. Ac-
cor,ling to one account Miss Chisolm,
Ia defending her father, shot and killed
DIR. ROsser and Mrs. ChisOlm severely
wounded IA young Gully, a nephew of
the Mr.. Gully who was assassiuated.
Miss Chisolm was also seriously wound
ed. Rosenbaum aod Hopper were car
ried to the woods ~ the mob for the
purpose of eYtclting from them the
whereabouts of Ris6, aud it is supposed
they were hangeC. Another account
says shat Rosser was shot by ChisOlm
with "a guB which Ne snatched from "A
guard, aud that while in the act of
firing IA second shot. his young son John
ran across in front of him, receiving the
charge, which killed him Instantly. Il
is added that zone Mcclellan, an ad-
hereut of Chisoln, somehow escaped
from tie building, but vas killed i'm
mediately afteI wards. NiIgil Gully,
nephew of John received "A ball IN the
jaN aud spat il ont of his mouth. Sew
era Others were grazed with balls or
bad their clothes perforated. Hopper
and Roseubanm were not harmed
IL the last statement J. true, the re-
suits of this specimen of ''the Mi-sissip-
pi plan would seem 90 be the killing
q four Republicans, the Wounding Of a
lady. the dealt Of one Democrat aud
The wOuuding ni anssiiter. A coiu-s-
psBdsut uf the Ncw loik Tiu,ss says
ihat Chi-olm, GflBer aud Mcclellan.
we're leading Republicans =-.,--s rns
largest n-s-::==zz=;F -. ser - chs b section.
la,iyes Sf the South. aBI Ssived Ia the
Confederate army. Tie saysi Chi-0lm
aud Gilmer have held responsible posi-
lions iu Mississippi. Aftsf the war
Chi-oiu' advocated tbs aeo-ptaBce OF
Representation, aad early ts-~ame an
active 6eprklicaR lie was Probate
Judx- os 5is osns.ry laefore -. p
bclliop. aud Wis elected shefiaf Of kem-
PeF after recoasfsor:i.u, iirl Offioe be
heid continuously ~ o. last E'il. vines.
BE- sas the Republican, eand.1ate tor
CouKTss= 10 the 1iifd bisfrict Gilmef