Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-06
GOD HELP THEM
For Their Government Re.
fuses SuccOr.
Mrs. Chisholm Gives the De.
tails of the Latest Missfss-
fppi Massacre.
"PEACEFUL, nusssssrpp,

THE kEMPER COUNTY MASSACRE.
special Telegram to the Inter-Ocean.
| WASHINGTON, May 29.-Mrs. CHS
holm, whose husband and cbildre,
were recently murdered in Mississip
pI, writes to a friend in Washington
under date Of May 20, furnishinl
details of the kemper county butch
cry. She says: "My husband wa.
murdered for no cause except LOYALTY
to the flag which he thought would
protect all its citizens. Gilmer was
murdered on the street on the way to
deliver himself to the sheriff. He was
held by one of his guards while he
was shot by his son-in-law. McClel.
Ian was an old, gray-haircd man. and
British subject He often assured
me that he could not become a natur.
allied citizen because the United
States Government was not strong
enough. lie was man without
blemish. Knowing that he could
neither be bought nor frightened. the
sheriff called him down and
DELIVERED HIM TO THE MOB, WHO DIS.
PATCHED HIM,
firing two loads into his head afte,
he was dead. This saw. NV bow
after having his hand shot of. turned
quickly and placed his shoulder to
the door, which the mob was break.
ing down with axes and iron bars,
Al this time l was on the outside,
having started home short time be.
fore by direction of my husband. and
putting my head through the grating
! implored my boy to leave. My son
Clay caught him in his arms and ran
behind large iron cage, but before
Clay could spring back to take hi;
place behind the door, Johnnie cried
out, "Oh, my father y and sprano
between his father and Rosser, whom
ne saw was in the act of shootino
him. Rosser
fLAcEp HIS GUN TO THE HEART OF MY
LITTLE BOY AND FIRED
Its contents into his BODY. At this
instant my husband got possession OF
the only loaded gun there, which had
been brought from our house, and
KILLED RossER.
When put my head through the
grating l 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 ont of the
door | sprang' inside to give the alarm
that the mob had fired the jail. My
daughters face was covered with
blood from wounds caused by shot
which had rebounded after striking
the iron bar. l told my husband to
FIGHT HIS WAY THROUGH,
not knowing then that the guns which
had been left by the guards had been
loaded with powder only by the
sheriff. With Clap's assistance / car
ried Johnnie's dead BODY down
stairs through the hall to the outside
door. Turning l saw renewal OF
the attack, and my husband coming
down with our daughters arm abonI
his waist, This time old Henry Gul.
ly was at the door. I urged him
bacJ holding the door with botll
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 faith.
er. Gully placed the gun within .
tew Inches Of her head and fired. he,
arm receiving the contents of botb
barrels. Another gun was handed
Gully by . boy, which he fired
AND SHOT MY HUSBAND.
Phil Gully ran up with club, but
another shot finished him and he fell
exclaiming, My precious wife l die
innocent. Ny entire family are mur.
dered, but If any of my children live
l want them to know that | have new
or done an act or harborcd though,
that would make them blush.' CIa,
tried to stand between him and hi:
murderers, while Cornelia and rar
to the door to obtain help to carry my
husband home,
THE BIooD WAS RUNNING FROM CoRNE.
LAS SHATTERED ARM.
which she held up and called for HELM
The answer was shot, which struck
her leg. BY this time about twenty.
five of the crowd ran in. l hastened
back to where my husband Law anf
seized gun. The leader started bacl
and fired a shot at me.
THEN FIRED AT HIM,
and the crowd fed again. Nv 80,
and myself, with the help of the de
mons who assisted in killing my hus
band, carried him home. We wer,
pursued by the mob to our gate.-
COrnelia kept her bleeding body be
tween us and them.
"Arriving at home found that the
servants had fed with the keys, and
we had to force the window open
through which we climbed,