New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-20

ritbcr Side Of The wrist. IL threw up his and
gave one scream, looking pltiuily IHi3 ny M,
BIT before the snrging tide Of wrttcheS la,i 'l' ="
see or know his fair young forehead aro ms r2"t
shoulder and ann were against ii!r ""v', an -
street had once more pressed against IL ;" 'i ,
the time II took ROsser to ire his gun WAS IL sP''
| ran nv hand through che miserable tIaltS ~ '"5
door and paitcd his siouldcr, and smc 'ihf" anu
ribbed his face. said l. Johnnie, my precious
darling son. 70 back. the next load VIII XIII YOU
lie only answered by a tender look.
LITTLE JOHNNlE'S DEATH
Meantime Gay caught Johnnie in his arms ana
ran around behind the corner of cage WIN hlni'
swing "Bnd Johnnie stay here. viii hold whore
Won were holding. YOU will be killed Cor'cla
and Ovcr.trc,t were now all who were holding the
door. and sle was broken down. the streams
Of blood running from her iace' DIS u
broken lead from the striking OF tLo bullets
against the sharp bars rcboundlng 70 her l'co
which was burnt and blackened by the powder
even tie inside of her lip, shot full Of he ouFht
powder ; her strength was fast failing and the rush
fror, t,e outside was increasing. Kosser was pro-
vided with % fresh gun. and the wrciches from the
outside werc pre8 sing mp and shooting. ana irfsh
guns were handed ~ by those below. All TINS was
Lcupcuius more quickly than Thought can takt
recognition Of The door again gave way, ana
J ahnnie having escaped from Claw ran back Just as
Eoser had eyciled his gam nj my husband ana cI'''
ont "Oh my father ana rushing between the"
stood up in his spirit of se!fs,criiice ana ko-S'r'
with Tho same Economical spirit he had manifested
all day. stuck the gun to JohnniGs heart and fired
both loads. into il. the load going clear thr'uRn
his body and coming ont the other side. wren Gay
ran III with Johnnie. De had happened 10 nave VT.
hand and With that gun b. killed ;o-ser. dlI not
know. Johnnie WAS dead, Iut saw C"inena i"ihlhR,
ard leaving everything G.o ran once "I'.h l'h
hands ilr0roh fhe crates az o." Ho1r, ana tlhiig
hold Of my bahv-girl with one baud, stroked h'T
bleeding face. rubbed IL and chatcd To ie'ioFc
her 10 animation. Already VS. zee iaiinE aShnIf'
III Yen are only my brave daughter 4, Httc
while longer may bc we will save ,ner. lhe'e Is
10 time To faint my chiJ suddenly sr s ,
one side. heard cry 81 DESPAIR 20 ~ nom my
husband Even then | wondered that he Lad
faltcrc1 ! aid not know the sgnihcanceof the cry
heard CLAW ard (ornclia JON IN IT,.
Su,ijculy tie crowd surged around rs. "Out ol
s.r,ed to drop down he stairway a. If hv ac-
tion save the two demons who had through all
stood on either side OF me, urging the throng 10
moro violent crime They went plrflY down ana
returned. and each taking loot OF hosser rue iinr
dcrcr. they. the murlrrcrs, ran down lhe Steps;
spriulrirg down two or three steps ar once ana
dragging him over the bottom of my dress. hay,
since been told hat hIs brains wer" scattered ali
down thc steps The door now lcf. open amt
uo6hing prevented my entrance 10 my husband.
All tLis- from the time heard my husband cry ont
i'm sorrow joined by Clay and Cornelia- had not cc-
cupicd, am sure, two minutes. Ny Hlsl ana -ilod
with the empty gun ~ his han.' ano he iangunsr
dcl of his sorrow ful face. "Oh my wife. they
have murdered my nov - he said. Here met Clay;
lie gave one piercngery ana >nia; OhlHAnlih"' Iu"
johnnie is dead and here Ccruelld; Oh mamma:
md Tohr,.ia poor little Bud Johnnie is killed
Sin. said. Hero. have carried him here 50 they
could NOT trampe him under foot" asked where
ne WIS and followed the chlldren and may God al
WINS remember what saw. There was nay Jpih-
nir-my darling whom We had ~ been most tender
with. hccdu-c IA his early childhood ne was more
delcatc than the rcsi-John.lr, VINO hrn noen ~
gentle and orbcaring that lis sister hal OF no.
+" Bud Johnnie j. good, am afraid he wli Dee mn
posed upon "-]ohunie. who had fought tai one
hand was gone and then turned Lis head ana one
remaining hand. It's arm WIS sir'tch,a 9u' we
sfrln of skin holding the hand ANA hrs hulning
sleeve which hr had never had time "a PM ont was
still burning at the hole great hole was through
bis breast
LAST SCENES OF THE TRAGEDY.
Now called 10 my husband TO 20 INTO cage till
could see what to do. The house was filled with
the smoke Of the guns. l ran down stairs to see
what the mob were at. Comelia hung to her father
CLAY lowered over Johnnie. "B" Gully had squatted
down, with las coat Of, and seemed to bc lighting
matches. He called to me and said. ANY OF You
who want To come ont do so now We are going 10
burn the house, il is aiire now | asked him what
for ! ran back and wanted 10 exchange clothe-
with Mr.. Chisoim. begged him once morcto hide
til could carry Johnnie out 10 keep him from be-
ing burned, and starting ont with Johnnie charged
him to stay till | could see what to do. l went
door: then saw the demons coming back with fresh
guns beaded by him who in his deyilish propensi-
ties has put Satan to shame long since. called to
CLAW to let lis lay Johnnie down and then run back
10 his father. | turned and was dismayed to
HIM my husband) coming down holding gun IN
his hand, the brcech foremost. COrnclia, nearly
fanting followed with her head resting on her
fathers shoulder, her arm around his neck his arm
around her waist called out. " Father. what are
YOU going to do p He said =" 10 take my Ooy home
called to him to 20 back, the mob was returning.
Cornelia had begged him to come down, after
ward learned telling him Bud Johnnie had died
easy-that il was better to be shot to death than
burned alive Just as | turned and saw my
husband, Charlie" Rosenbaun passed him on the
stairs "Why. Charlie" said he, g. are You going to
forsake ne 7" Well, don't know, Judge what bet
ter we can do they say tho house is on fire." ran
to the foot of the stairs racing with Henry j.
Gully. who. was already positive. had shot both
Mr.. Gilmer and Dr. Mcclellan. Getting before Gni-
~ just had time TO slam the door and press hard
upon it, when the mob surrounded the outside door
They need not have thought my husband would
run from the whole OF them Henry Gully looked on
me with an angry fury, and pat the gun within few
inches of my head but seeirg the CRATE IN tho door
ran il through at my husband. | screamed To him
to stoop quick so he c0nld not shoot him III the head
Cornelia jcrked him suddenly down, screaming and
begging. Remember that from her beautiful face.
even from her lips, the blood was oozing-eyen the
strings of her bonnet under her chin, were Shot in
two. Mr.. Chsom had no chance to turn his
loaded gun. lie called, Let me up. daughter"
ana raising himself, met, within few inches, the
gun. My daughter called outs Don't shoot my
papa my good papa. who never did any harm, but
has been good all the DAYS of bis life, Oh II You
must have more blood, kill me; can't live without
my papa" The old demon turned the muzzle-shc
had her pretty, soft, round, white arm around her