National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-22
Mob Law I'm Mississippi.

Mob Law In Mississippi.
In an article discussing the vital question
Of the supremacy of law in that State, the
Jackson Miss Times urges upon the State
Legislature the following narrative of the
facts in the case ofthe CHIsoLM conspirators
in the United States court, and in the
case of the CHIsoLM murderers in
the State court. We think no one will
dispute the truth of any Of the material
facts in either case as here stated:
On the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday pre-
ccding the election Of 1876 there was great
tumult in kemper County, rs well as in other
sections of the State-so great, indeed, that the
late Judge CHIsoLM did not deem 1t prudent
to fill his appointments to address his fellow
citizens in advocacy Of his election as MEM
nominated by the Republican party, believing
that in so doing he would endanger his own
and the lives of his friends and supporters, and
consequently the canvass was by him aban-
doned. At the November term, 1876, Of the
United States court for this district, large
number of persons who participated In the
riOtous demonstrations referred to were indict-
ed by the grand jury for alleged violations of
the United States franchise laws, In conspiring
together for the purpose of preventing Judge
CIIIsOLM from advocating his election. Those
Indicted were subsequently, arrested by the
United States marshal and placed under bonds,
ohnr,os ,,rorarroJ oaa;pIt tbem Tho trial of
,h"ia ,,.r'onS ms ~ tnr TneaJav Lost tho 5th
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IL well Known heie' rs wei 10 III "'
sissippi, that Judge CHIsOLN and his friends
had been threatened with death NJ tue
hands OF this mob whenever that mob could
find or create a hitting opportunity Ihey
had gwen mortal orense 10 the ptLlf MOD
by testitying before Congressional COM
mittee here in reference to the riotous per-
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they had added 10 the enornity OF that
offense by giving evidence before the grand
;,r,, of tba United s,o,es Coprt in N;ss;s-
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sippi, when resulted IN the ihaictheht oi
some Of the leaders Of that mob for crime
that nm conviction. would he likely To de-
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pfi'e 'hen' oi '"e' h"e''y ,o' S
course, the prime ohgect oil thc ihuictcu was
IN ,,., rid hefore the day of trial of the lead
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T., a. .,,;,,o 10 ,,i. -, tho Doth do, n,
April, 1871, the horrible massacrcat DehhiD was
perpetrated, and at the succeeding term OF the
| Circuit Court for Kempcr County a number OF
! the parties indicted in the United States Court
were also indicted in the State Court for the
murder of Judge CTIsoLM and the other VIC
tins of that bloody day.
] Judge CuIsoIN. his son and daughter
c,,a.aI ~, ,,vr and ono or two o,bers In.
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GLIDING one Bri'ish SUBJECT, anu 'he resi- oe'
ing native oous'rohS oi 'He e"uo'''''' i'''
maze up thc l,s' Vi '''t''h''
f1f non'm ,;t I" o p tLo roru of an arrst
5ut recently, however, the arrest of two OF
three was reported by the local newspaper
which subsequently su amsnt dsnri , ~ ths;,
Iibsrtv but that the sheriff had accented, in,
stead of their bodies, their parole of honor.
On Tuesday last, the day SCI Ior lheir .riai ~
aI,oS VIE ,sbon Sonr If tho defendants answered
not but, in lien thereof the following certifi.
cate was presented and read:
sTAtL OF H KrNrrp corxrv
l. GEORGE l. WELSH; sheriff Of Kempcr County
T TGX T r'IS and VIRGIL GiiLY parties arains
whom indictments are pendingin the United State
in my custody. aud that the law OF our state doe
not allow ball IN their cases SigneI up,su
shor,s ~ Kc ~ w Cnuntv
February 4, 1878,
vii o,troord;norx, tifcote and ipternreta
,io, 20 10 law hv Tho sheriff was NOT how
80 sa,isf,ctory 10 the court and Unite,
&c. At,arnev and forf.itnrcs were tnkc,
,"oe ,bair hon5s and ajia. can;g,c, rcturnabI
;nS,artnr issned and the case continued 4
En;Sa' Last
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IL VIII DC recoilec'eo ny 'he re""ers
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN that one o
the GrIIy's ran for sheriff of Kempe
c-..,.a. eli in, .ho o.>oo,o,;o,, -
county i"s' iai'' WIN INC eNp'''"''oi
being elected through MOB influence; bu
during the canvass, finding that the NOR
respectable portion OF the Democrats woul'
not support him, his friends caused WETsl
to be put up as an independent to cate
Republican and decent democratic votes
They will also recollect that we have no
failed to warn them from time to time tina
WELSH was merely wooden man. pu