New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-26

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| ana BY placing ropes around their necks,
endeavored TO extort from them confess
sion that they had seen Bon Rush, and
knew of the conspiracy to murder Gully.
The inmates of the Jail, hearing the
shots that killed Gilmer, Miss Cornelia
Chisholm asked permission TO return to
her fathers house, which was granted.
Fastening TO the house she filed bottle
with gunpowdeT, procured some buckshot
and . box Of caps, wrapped them in q
newspaper, and fastening the bundle with
strings around her waist under her skirts,
and Hing her arms with provisions re-
turned to the jail-and was at first refused
admittance; but upon assuring the crowd
that her father and brother had had moth
ing to eat, was permitted to enter.
In shoFttime Rfher the. killing of Gil
mer, the crowd proceeded to the. Jail and
informing Rosenbaum and Hopper that
that they were determined to kill CHS
holm, and exacting promises from them
that they would not help Chisholm if their
lives were spared, proceeded to shut them
up in separate cell. They then called
out the guard, one by one, and informed
that they intended to kill Chisholm, and
and any attempt at resistance on their
part would be the forfeit of their lives, all
consented not to resist except the old
Seotchman, who stated that he was a
friend OF Chisholm, and had been chosen
by the judge and placed on guard by the
sheriff, and he. proposed to do his duty.
Whereupon they fred upon the grand old
hero and killed him instantly.
Mrs. Chisholm, after the killing Of the
Scotchman, appeared upon the scene i'm
| ploring the crowd for mercy, saying that
II hav ht1ohonA avHos kho
protection of the sheriff, Rmenable to the
courts, ETC., and for little time succeeded
in ouelling the terrible excitement But
DIR. David Rosser denounced the mob as
towards and insisted upon the killing of
Chisholm; that they had come there for
that purpose, and that he would lead them.
Seizing an az and breaking open the lower
door that leads up to the Jail proper, he
seized q double-barreied shotgun, and
advancing up the stairway, fred at Miss
Chisholm and her little brother, who we're
holding the upper door. The shot struck
the grating, causing the shivered iron and
LEAD TO penetrate the daughters face.
Failing by this to drive them from the
grating, he fred again, shooting off the
hand of little Johnnie, who crswled to his
father, crying: Don't shoot my papap
Miss Chisholm, seizing the guns of the
pretended guards, handed them to hel
father.
DR.. Rosser advanced and pushing open
the grating, fred at Judge Chisholm with
gun which had been handed him by his
friends in the rear, striking little Johnnie
who persisted in standing as wall ir
front Of his father, killing him instantly
and the spirit of that heroic boy went W
to his God who made it immortal. This
shot also wounded Judge Chisholm. who,
with his daughter, simultaneously free
upon DR.. Rosser, shooting off the top o
his head. The crowd. seeing that DR.
7 Rosser had been killed, were struck viii
terror, and caught Rosser by the feet an(
draggedAhim down stairs out of the jail
exclaiming: "Some of the guns are loadet
J with shot They have ammunitionI
Advancing again, the son of John W
Gully fred twice at Mrs. Chisholm, bu
: without effect. She, having procured on
8 of the guns left by the guard, placed
: within few inches of his breast and fire.
' both barrels, the wadding slightly wound
: ing him, the gun containing no shot. TIL
: mob then cried ''Fire the jail!' Mis-
: Chisholm, hearing the cries, lifted th
, mangled remains of her dead brother an
b carried them down stairs to the front dool
e and returning, said: "Papa, they hay
il fred the Jail; it is better to be shot
b death than burned to death" The judge
: putting his arms around his daughter
e tried to persuade her to lee We him, ssyin
Q he would remain there and die alone, as
Q surfing her he was as innocent of havin
d any knowledge of or taking any part i
It the killing Of Gully as she was herself
d She refused to leave bin, and THROWN
4 her right arm around his neck and pre-
e tecting him as well as she could with he
e person, proceeded with him down stair
t. in the face of the mob. When near tn
J. foot of the stairway they were fred upor
If one ball striking heavy gold bracelet 0
|. Miss Cornelia's right arm, driving th
n pieces through. A load of buckshot er
1t tered her left leg below the knee, and
@ ball striking her in the thigh, she fel
10 and was struck by one of the mob in tn
n face and on the head with his fist or Ii
p end of pistol, terribly blackening on
d of her eyes and bruising her forehead.
1t The judge seem the alarm of fire We
% false and only decoy, turned to go U
, stairs when the mob fred again, sendin
d several loads of buckshot into his left hi
10 and abdomen, MORALLY wounding hin
a and he fell unconscious to the foot of Il
d steps,
|, Rosenbaum and Hopper, who had bee
t shut up in a cell, then came down, ar
h by permission of tho mob assisted Mr.
7. Chisholm in carrying the body of her dea
> boy and apparently dying husband to b
l. residence, some four or five hundred yarC
n from the Jail,
5. Fifteen or more of the mob followed f
g some distance and made several attemp
J. to shoot, but Miss Cornelia, with her ia,
3, and clothes covered with blood, and vii
d her shattered arm dangling at her sid
l. threw herself between these infuriatt
r demons and her father, and implored the
+ not to pursue their bloody work, that b
10 father was dead or dying, and beggC
le them to at least spare his body to tho
g who loved him.
+ Upon arriving at home, the Judge WI
ID found to be still living, and DR.. Mccall
IS han, who was their next door neighbo
s. did everything he could to resuscitate Il
e judge and to relieve the sufferings of b
o noble daughter. Mr.. Henry Rosenbau
having arrived from Meridian and fe
10 of the judges relatives who lived in a
"a other part of the scounty, they sent
s. Scooba for coffin for little Johnnie, al
4 dispatched to J. n. Wells, deputy cole
d tor of internal revenue at Meridian,
70 the best medical assistance that could
le procured.
/ Upon the arrival of the coffin at .
9 Kalb, Monday afternoon, Mrs. Chishol
% with her own hands prepared the de-
9, body of her little son for burial, the ]