The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-12
THE CHISOLM TRAGEDY.
The Second Days Proceedings in
the Trial Of the Kemper
County Case.
The Line Of the Prosecution-Wha
the Defense Will Endeavor TO
Prove The Jury Likely
to Hang.

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Especial Correspondence Of the Democrat
DEKALB. KEMPER COUNTY. Miss.
| September o, 1870
| This, the second day of the taking Of the
testimony In the Gully case seems to be less
| fraught with interest to the masses than the
preceding one, and the crowd has perceptibiy
diminished. It is now narrowed down to the
residents OF the immediate nelghborhood, the
witnesses and the members Of the grand jury.
1t is thought that q conclusion will be reached
by Saturday, and until that day there will be
less OF an attendance In court. This Ii de-
cidedly fortunate, as the
COURTHOUSE
is q rude building OF primitive appearance
and with strong suggestion Of frailty. It
WAS apprehended ut one time that 1t might
succumb to the burden it had To bear; but the
majority Of the spectators have gone to their
homes, and confidence Ii restored to the
tinid.
There is q fear prevailing to some extent
that
JUDGE HAMM,
In the effort to convince the world and his
audience Of bis inpartiality, leans q little to
the prosecution. This suggested itself ia his
first ruling on the motion made by the de-
Tense to quash the Indictment, On the ground
that 1t did not state where the alleged offeuse
was said to have been committed whether in
Africa or Kemper county. Even with this
defect the Indictment was allowed to stand
without emendation, and accordingly bill
OF exceptions was taken out upon 1t. Again,
to-day Charles Rosenbaum, one OF the five
parties arrested on the charge OF being Access
sorry before the fact to the murder OF John w.
Gully, was put upon the stand and examined
regarding the manner OF the killing of Senator
Gilmer, who was also one OF the five above
mentioned. Counsel for the defense objected
holding that the present indictment was for
the murder Of Cornella Chisolm alone and an
inquiry into the former case was irrelevant,
inasmuch as 1t would form q separate trial.
The court ruled the point not we'll taken,
holding that 1t was the privilege Of the prose-
cution to prove a conspiracy by every pos
sble method. This plainly developed
THE LINE MARKED OUT BY THE PROSECUTION.
They propose to prove that the accused
Henry j. Gully, fired the shots which result
ed In the death Of Cornelia Chisolm, and at
spiracy to kill Judge Chisoim, which result
ed incidentally In the killing OF the other
five. This is the theory that the act of one
was the act OF all, and every man proved to
have been Of the party is equally responsible
for the act Of his fellows The line mapped
out by
THE DEFENSE
Is to prove that Henry }. Gully did not have
q gun that day, and consequently could not
have fired the fatal shots, and many witnesses
will be brought up to prove It,; but IL the con-
spiracy should be established 1t would do
Court opens here at o'clock In the morn
Ing, and continues till about 10 at night, with
inJermissions merely for meals. A close OBJ
server Is
GEN. wooDFoRD.
and though the statement Is broadly made
that he is here merely In the capacity OF q
friend of Mrs. Chisholm, he Is yet acting as
counsel, assiduously aiding Judge Morris In
the prosecution by his advice and promptings.
He takes notes, and Is said to entertain de-
signs Of publishing book, but should think
that II his purpose is merely to create politi-
cal feeling, he will find it difficult to accom-
plish the mission, as the most uncompromis- |
Ing Republicans here do not pretend to at |
tach the slightest political significance to it.
They candidly admit that it was a sporadic |
Outburst of popular feeling against a man |
who for ten years had cruelty oppressed the |
people, and who was generally supposed to be |
privy to the murder OF several prominent cit
zens, the last one being John ". Gully. The
whole matter stands upon It's merits as q |
great tragedy, and nobody In this section
charges that political feeling entered into the
Affair as the merest factor.
:, Ihe District Attorney, Capt Ford, who Is |
Democrat, Is actively engaged in prosecuting |
the case, though SO far he has been only all
advisor 10 Gen. Morris. The complexion OF
1he court Is decidedly suggestive OF a fair |
~ 'Ila, a ana n ooIn slaes are entlrely satlsnea.
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TEE OTHER CASES
lris1ng out OF the tragedy will not be tried
his term, and it is just possible that they may |
lever be tried. These are the cases Of Jesse,
iouston and William Gully, charged with
he murder of the Scotchman, Angus Nc
lellan; Slocum, Henry and VIM. FL: Gully