New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-16
THE KEMPER' HORROR.
AT THE MERCY OF THE MOB

The jackson, Mississippi, Pilot, of the
twelfth gives the following additional in
telligence of the wounded Republicans of
DeKalb:
Mrs. Chisholm and her wounded hus-
band and daughter are still in DeKalb,
Kemper county, with only few relatives
and true friends to protect them, while
they are kept in constant fear and excite
ment, caused by threats made by the mob
which is still guarding the premises, that
they neither intend that Judge Chisholm
shall live in the county or be allowed to
leave it alive, and that if he does not die
from the wounds already received they
intend to kill him. The family, relatives
and friends are at the mercy OF the mob
and in imminent danger, while there are
no legal steps taken to relieve their distress;
not even have there been any legal steps
taken to disperse the mob which still hangs
aroEnd-the residence, threatening the lives
of the inmates.
The Governor visited the county three
or four days after the massacre had been
committed, and learned from the family
what danger they were in and the state of
excitement that still prevails over the
probable recovery of Judge Chisholm.
The Governor returned home, and left the
next day to attend the celebration at
Natchez, without tskiug any steps what
ever to protect the family from further
violence, and he empbatically refuses to
allow a party composed principally of
young men who have heretofore affiliated
with the Democratic party, who volun-
teered at the solicitation of Captain NJ.
Shaughnessy, to go to Kemper county and
protect the family until such time as they
could be removed to place of safety.
Captain Shaughnessy had visited KEN.
per county, and found the mob had not
yet dispersed, but were lurking around
the premises Of Judge Chisholm, and that
strangers going there were promptly de-
manded their business, which of itself
was enough to show that the family were
still in danger of being murdered, and
upon consulting Mrs Chisholm found
what imminent danger they were in.
Mrs. Chisholm implored the captain to
get them protection from further vio-
lence, and in another column will be
found her letter to the Governor, which
Captain Shaughnessy telegraphed to Gov
ernor Stone when he found that ne was
out of reach of him by rail, and to COM
municate with him in any other manner
save by telegraph would necessitate de-
lay Of thirty-six hours, and perhaps
twice that time, according to his chance
of getting boat, as there is no other
way of reaching Natchez.
The Governor, after visiting Kemper
county, knew the condition of affairs, and
the course things have taken justifies us
in saying that the Governor, not wishing
to get the ill.will OF the cowardly mob,
fails to give his citizens protection, and
fails to do his duty, and no doubt he goes
to Natchez when he knows his duty is
here, SO that he will not have to refuse
the various appeals that would be made
were he at his post.
Governor, We think your chances foi
receiving the vote of Kemper in the State
convention good.
The sequel to the Kemper crime is
given in the two following dispatches OF
the Associated Press;
MERIDIAN, Miss, May 14.-W. W.
Chisholm, who was wonded in the KEN
per county affray, died last evening.
MERIDIAN, May Is. - Miss Cornelia
Chisholm, who was wounded in the Kem-
per affray, died to-day OF gangrene of the
arm resulting from the lack of prompt
surgical attention.