Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-08


Meridian, for the best medical assistance that
could be procured.
Upon the arrival OF the coffin at DeKalb,
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Chisolm with her
own hands prepared the dead body OF her |
little son for burial. The remains were car
ried into the room where his wounded sister |
lay, who, in great pain, raised up and kissed |
the cold lips Of her dead brother. Mrs. Chis-
olm, having obtained permission OF the mob |
TO bury her son, the funeral cOrtege, consist
ing OF Mr.. Chiselm, q brother of the Judge, |
a nephew, the Judges little son, eight years
old proceeded without sermon or prayer, |
save that OF the bereft mother, to the family |
buryingground, some twenty miles distant, |
where he was quietly laid away.
Capt. Wells engaged the service Of Dr. |
Kline, and left on the first train for DeKalb,
where he has since remained, giving every
assistance in his power to the bercaved |
family. DR.. Kline went overland from Merid-
ian, and arrived on Wednesday.
Gov Stone, accompanied by ex-Gov. Pow
ers and Mr.. e. V. Smalley, correspondent Of
the New York Tribune, arrived Thursday.
Gov. Stone satisfied himself that the family
were in no further danger from the mob, but
failed TO convince Judge Chisolm and his
family, who lay suffering with physical pain
and mental anguish, fearing a renewed at
tack every moment. The residence was
feebly guarded by few OF Judge Chisolm's
relatives, from the mob, who seemed deter
mined on the death OF Chisolm at all hazards.
Hon. II. e. Leachman, accompanied by Mrs.
Christian and her cousin, Miss Caskon, from
Meridian, arrived on Friday as nurses for the
wounded family. Mrs. Christian soon be-
came sick, and was compelled TO return
home on Sunday. Miss Caskon, having
wounded her thumb with piece of ice, the
virus from the wounds of Miss Chisolm
penetrated it and, erysipclas setting IN, she
was compelled to return home on the Thurs
day following, where she Is still suffering
greatly. Her life was despaircd OF at one
time.
On Saturday, the 5th of May, Capt. NJ
Shaughnessy and Maj. q. II. McMichael ar
rived from jackson. Upon interviewing
Judge Chisolm and his family they found
they greatly desired to be removed from
| Kemper County, stating that 1t was impossi-
| BILE for them to recover under the terrible
mental anxiety to which they were subjected,
aud also the lack of proper medical atten-
tion. Mrs. Chisholm wrote the following
letter to Gov. Stone, which she gave to Capt.
| Shauguessy to deliver. Capt Shaughnessy
| left at once for Jackson, and finding Gov.
Stone had left for Natchez on pleasure
trip he followed, hoping to overtake him at
Vicksburg but, arriving too late, the follow
| ing correspondence occurred by telegraph:
VIoKsBURG, May 0, 1877.
To Gov. J. NJ. STONE, Natchez, Miss:
| am Just from Judge Chisolm's, in Kemper
| County Both he and daughter are suffering very
much from wounds and constant threats from the
mob. 1t is freely asserted that Judge Chisolm
| Will neither be permitted TO live at nome nor to
| leave the county alive, which threats his family
and myself fear will be carried out unless he is
protected by the State Government. constant
| watch is kept upon the house, and stranger go
ing there is promptly demanded, his business and
kept under surveillance.
Mrs. Chisolm was compelled to obtain per-
init from the leader Of the mob to bury her son.
| slain in the jail From motives of humanity, |
have followed you to this place with the following
| letter from Mrs. Chisolm
ITO Hon. j. NJ. STONE, Governor of Mississippi:
"Sir-Beeving you to be humane and desirous
| Of preventing the needless effusion OF blood
most humbly and respectfully appeal to you for
| aid in protecting my husband and children until
| such time a. am able, with those Of whom God
in His mercy may spare to me, to leave the county
| and their home. II you can aid me in behalf OF
my wounded and dying husband and daughter /
would ask that Capt NJ Shaughuessy, OF jackson,
| be authorized to raise body OF men sufficiently
large to protect and remove us to some place of
Mrs. w. W. CHISHOLM"
No time should be lost. Please dispatch me
here. m. SHAUGHNEssY
To NJ. SHAUGHNEssY, Vicksburg Miss:
cannot consent to your proposition to 90 ia
Kemper County with II body Of armed men.
will return as soon as possible. j. NJ. STONE.
In the meantime Capt Shaughnessy had
secured the promise of a number of gentle
men of Jackson and Vicksburg, without
distinction of party, but principally Demo.
Gratis, to assist him in his mission of mercy
The above correspondence shows why those
gentlemen who SO kindly volunteered to go
to the rescue of the family were rendered
powerless to do SO Since then Capt Shaugh
messy received the following letter from Mrs
Chisolm:
DEKALB, Miss, May Q, 1875.
Capt. NJ. SHAUGHNEssY:
KIND FRIEND OF MY HUsBAND-I was bott
grieved and surprised to learn through this after
moons mail from Gov. Stones private secretary
that the Governor refused us any protection othel
than that of +. G. Sinclair, who with the pretense
of an arrest played into the hands of the mob
Having great reliance in your judgment, will anC
fearless bravery, hasten to communicate the fact
and everything to the reverse. Both husband ant
daughter are suffering severely, more SO than wher
, you were here
Hoping to hear from you, or, better, see YOU
EMILY s. NJ CHIsoLM
Late on Saturday night, the 18th, wher
Judge Chisolm heard the result of the CORE
spOndence between Gov. Stone and Capt
Shaughnessy, he seemed to give up all hope
OF ever being permitted to leave the county
and his vital power soon commenced to sink
About eleven O'Clock on Sunday morning
Mai. McMichael informed Mrs. Chisolm tha
the Judge was dying, and that it would bC
necessary for her to suppress her emotion
as the slightest indication of the Judges con
dition would perhaps prove fatal to hel
daughter, who was in the adjoining room
, From that time until his death everything
that could be done to revive the dying maj
was tried, but without success With a full
| knowledge of his approaching dissolution
! and with the grim monster confronting him
} he repeated that he knew nothing of nor haC
any connection whatever with the killing o
Gully, and that it was hard for man to di,
and leave such devoted wife and childreI
, under such circumstances. A few minutes
later he threw his arm around his wife's necl
, and murmured: "My wife, my precious
wife" and quietly died in the arms OF he
who had been his companion for twent.
, years.
! After the death of Judge Chisolm every
thing had to be done very quietly to preven
a knowledge of his death from reaching hi
daughter, whose wounds were now consid
cred to be dangerous A coffin was procured
) from ScoOba, and the Judges remains wer,
conveyed to their final resting-place withou
; mourners outside Of his own family.
Judge W. w. Chisolm had held honorable
: positions in Kemper County in times agone
and his friends there were counted by thou
sands, as the special friend and guardian o
the widow and orphan, who never appeale,
! to him in vain. He had been elected TO the of
flee of Probate Judge econsecutively from 1856
, to 1856, resigning in May, 1857, and indorsinj
John McRae, who was appointed TO fill tn
vacancy, and who held the position until h
I was killed by John w. Gully. Judge CHS
olm was appointed Sheriff OF Kemper Count
|. July 2, 1870, by Gov. Alcorn, elected Novem
Der, 1871, reelected In November, 1873, an
; remained in office until January, 1875, whe
the State went into the hands of the Democ
/, racy. In August, 1915, he was nominate
for Congress in the Third Congressional Dis
e trict.
And yet, Notwithstanding all these honor
and trusts which had been conhded to hin
: in other days, when his remains were CARRIE
! to the tomb no citizen of Kemper Count
a followed them, but like his little boy, he wa
! buried without ceremony and attended onl
by a few members OF his brothers family
| and all this because he dared to be Repub
lican.
After the death OF Judge Chisolm, Mrs
. Griffin and her sister, Miss McDevitt, who re
! ! side In DeKalb, TO their credit be it written
= kindly came and took charge Of and nurse
Miss Chisolm.
a 1t was determined that the services OF
consulting surgeon should be procured, an
= Maj. McMichael was requested to procee
!, in haste to jackson for that purpose. Lea,
= ing DeKalb on Monday evening with MI
: Rosenbaum, he proceeded TO Meridian, wher
a he received dispatch informing him tina
q Miss Chisolm had died under an attempt I
. save her life by amputating her arm. Thu