The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-11

mhH i'll tnl9 county Will swear that Judge
Chiaolm knew the assassin lii every case. MD
with like dlrectness viii show where hid DO 30
tent hand stayed every successive grand Jury
Aggression took holder head, and In 1876 the
Republican party, though defeated here, did
not chasten Mr.. Chisolms passions. He had
many private grudgeS to satisfy and truth
and history must acknowledges that there
were many private grudges to be satisfied
against him.
The Democrats were now In Office. and
henceforth the qunrrels assumed all the fea--
lures OF vendetta a war Of individual
against Individual. And the only Miniature
entertained by the one was that the other
tired
There is o very large family In this State
| named
One Of the members of 1t was named John
Gully, n man who had been benefact-
| Oh to Chsolm, and only ceased TO pc
when the latter became SO obnoxious. In
! the early part Of July. 1877, John. Gully
escaped assassination merely by his own
pluck and the cowardice OF the party who
would murder him. Suspicion rested upon
certain negro. and with like definiteneas was
mentioned the name Of Chisolm as the per
son that had hired that negro. This. was
mere floating talk Till on the night Of the
twenty-slxth Of April, 1877, Gully was shot
dead near his house Ia Dekalb. The murder
was well planned and executed. for even W to
i this day no conjecture has ever been made aS
to who did the deed.
| Suspicion, however, obtained thnt Chisolm
and five others had hired the party to do tho
| murder, OF some one OF them had done 1t.
Accordingly at1ldavits were sworn out against
| the six suspected accessories. They were all
duly served, but the first one was served upon
Chsolm as he lived nearest the city; III fact
he lived within the city,. The service took
place Sunday morning. and inasmuch as the
killing OF John Gully excited the most pro-
found interest many persons came into the
city to learn further developments. The
service was made BY the Democratic sheriff.
Sinclair, who proved himself throughout the
whole proceeding despicable coward. and
has justly drawn upon himself the condemns
ton of white and black, Democrat and Re-
publican. Chisolm affected to understand
that this was the first he had heard Of his being
Gully, but stoutly refused to leave his house
He told the sheriff that he would not go to iail,
but gave him the privilege Of appointing
guards around his house. The guards were
appointed, whereupon some Of the citizens
told the sheriff that he must remove his
prisoner to the jail, as 1t was the proper
place for him. The sheriff feared to force
his prisoner Later on. In the day
the town became filled with armed
men, and then Mr. ,Chisolm requested, for
safety, TO be conveyed to prison. He was 50
conveyed, but the popular feeling was then 80
strong, the fire OF 80 many years had become
uncontrollable that an assault was made
upon the prison. Chsolms wife, two boys
we're with him. 1t was desperate fight. In
which five people lost their lives. Chisolm |
went into the jul armed, and from his cell
shot and killed man named Rosser, who at
tempted to force the door. AT the same time |
young Chisolm was killed, but whether &C.
eidentaIly from his fathers gun or Rosser's, |
1t will never be known. The bullet went |
through the boys heart. A false alarm that
leave his cell. He came down firing every shot |
i'll his gun. and fell mortally wounded at the
foot OF the staircase. He was man OF des- |
perate courage and Was no more influenced |
by personal danger than BY morals.
THE dUhLys INDICTED.
AT the next term of the grand jury, Henry |
J. Gully, the brother Of the deceased, and W.
ing OF Chisolm and his daughter Cornelta, |
who, at the time OF the fatal shooting, had |
thrown up her hands to implOre her fathers |
life. The shots had already sped, however.
and were beyond control, and she fell, with
her father, mortally wounded. Two weeks |
after both died. The case had been postponed |
from term to term. owing to the absence OF
Mrs. Chisolm and her son, and for the first |
time the case stands upon Its merits before
court.
Nobody of any political complexion In this
country dlgnifies the case ms anything more
than
VULGAR KILLING.
The keenest partisan has abandoned the Idea
very obvious reason that all the circumstances
far removed from any election and
there was nothing left but an opportunity to
display personal ranc0r.
Friday last the case opened, and on Satur-
day night full jury was impaneled. 1t is
Of nine white men and three ne
groes, and was made up on that fine old prin-
ciple Of law that man is most eligible as a
juror when he Is most Ignorant and least &C
ceptabIe when he Ia most Intelligent. The
lie. n M cd III n n n Iiuntipi |
gentleman, who has the reputation
of being q close student and conscientious
Judge. He is q Democrat In politics. and 80
far man enjoying even the exalted privilege
Of d seat up a tree could not say by his rul-
ings that he is a partisan. He 10 really O
Judge and both sides are unlimited In their
applause Of his impartiality IS manifested IL
his rulings. indictments had been found
the killing Of Chisolm his son and daughter
Cornelia, and two others. Henry j Gully and
William Gully were specifically charged with
the murder ST Cornelia Chisolm, but q few
months ago William died, 50 the prosecution
narrowed down to Henry. He Is a man about
forty years OF age rather rustic In appear
ance and demure in manner. The trial against
the other parties arising out OF the same case
will not come up this term, MS the purpose Is
to make test case out OF this.
Henry Gully, therefore. stands specifically
indicted with the nMrder Of Cornelia Chisolm.
This is the case now on trial. For the prose
cutOn appear capt.. III. .. fOru, Inc dlStflcJ
and Gen. j. s. Norris of Vicksburg,
a lawyer of eminence, and one who has been
acknowledgement Of the State Attending
with them and advising them, Is the United
States District Attorney for New York. Gen
Woolford, who affects to be q mere friend OF
Mrs. Chisolm and at the same time with
singular inconsistency, processes to be
charged with the duty Of making report
For the defense are Col s. NJ. Meeks and
Capt. Thos. H. Woods, Of Meridian, both
gentlemen OF distinction at the bar.
THE TRIAL
opened on Monday, with an immense crowd.
The first witness examined was Mrs. CHS
olm. She came into court dressed in heavy |
black silk with deep mourning veil. She is
woman about forty-five years Of age, pale |
but robust, and made an ostentatious display |
OF her jewelry. She spoke well, but with tear
fulness, and rather made
A DRAMATIC DISPLAY.
Her examination continued for over three
ho,rS the only interruDtiOn being q slight |