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

Mel .llan asked lis IL lawi No, never break OF
resist law He turned f. Clay and handing MN
his cln said "Takc care Of II" / now mink ne
went out 50 that il they determined To XII hln' ~
should not be IN our presence Mr. ChiS"i" Hal" !"
mo .. | wish Won wonld take Johnnie and Willie
and 60 to the house ard see TO the watering anu
feeding of the horses; they may be the means oil
saving NE YET" went TO Johnnie. ealing me
and telling him what his father said said me-
Mother. I don't want to CO." But ! Sad'
Father wants you to 60" " / know. mother mi
ran out and fed the horses when ! went Win
Sis-vr | said " But YOU did not water them, poor
things and they are only rope" Foor boy
the last words he spoke 10 his mother W'i''
Mother II Won say GO will. but please you Jake
brother Willie. for the moment leave father '"'N
Will kill him." believe his mind was then made
M to receive the charge when tha. should he all he
could do Before starting. saw Jerry
Watkins standing over Alexander anu
Newt Hopper talking earnestly but
thought in n friendly way. ! had never been
81 close 70 him before. and was not sure who ne
was. and asked Mr. Chisolm. He replied. Jerry
Watkins and sail. q think SOC il all now"
lid not ask him what. but thought he meant what
aftorward lcarucd-that there was ~ agreement
to spare the rcst If they did not unite
TO save my husband.
thought the shooting would begin in
the Jail. whom near night. and hurried on
home not wanting to De away from my children
had not been in the yard hut few minutes when
heard FIVE guns shooting one after he other ran
forward the frout gate. calling Willie. When
reached the gate saw q man fall. and 1t seemed 70
me There were fffcen or twenty men inst hchinf
him. saw bin walk few steps. They were s'iii
shcoting him. lie fell ard two men ron mp. ara owe
NUT his gun 10 him and fired again AM sirnp'd nacN
Tho other steuned forward and took his hat hY me
crown and gave him jerk pulling the mar ana an
back and forth H. then waved lis two lan's N
herkouing manner. and others hogan 10 salntr
hastily. MI this happened in q few ttco'h-. ~
the meantime running directly toward mem 10
i,"u" a. b yea. down was 'D,nr VI rWharter.
have since heon told he shot Mr.. gunner trllnh,,
phanfy and hrnvelv after he was dead H1,l@ne, i
that the mon. whose hair was gray 'lh Nh' li",'"
to he Nj Mcclellan was dead, they All began ii.l1.
/ 70 fire through the upper windows oi the IN y
,,,,,or 1ool,ing from near there said that she Saw
! Cornelia on her knees before The window win hrr
little hands casped first BEGGING they would cc's'
10 murder her kind old friend. and mat ne men
began praving for him. She too ne ' i W,l'n c
! tired to get 10 the window l"l'nne '',n n...' :"
back. Sissy II j. poor Mr.. Mcclellan. I,"ii ooh.
The woman also said II was my poor glri thrV Wcl'
| shooting at Mr. Chisolm had al oaN Warh''l VIZ
not ~ aprroach the window. lhrr' was gee"
ollv first iold Will, to mdc in that then fear,
ing thev would come over to him ana XII MN,
now feel ,uro they would any of my husband. chi
! dren-l told him so. and hadc him 60 To the mouse
OF n colored family near. - ,,.,.o In.
M soon as Mr.. Mcclellan WAS dad and the Signa
was given for them 10 begin: ran IN ana ,r,p az,
mp two or three step 20 gci areah. S .o,,,b ho
might possibly think as they pretended ahonl my
| husband $ arilt ! now do not have the iMniest
! id.o that he did. turned 10 him and s3id. 1oa
| are mistaken" 7 scarce could ret th'ourh the
| crowd. AZ the foot Of the 1ir- met man COM
inc down who said - me- " go nehl Up ,. t.
seemed 10 myself - see then and get ~" features
of " Bill " Hopper in my mind. bnt have slnrr
been told he was emit ch' ~ H. ra.' tlrn met
! "Charlier Mcl'orcv. lle told me TO 10 rgh' PIP
! There was not negro man IN town VINO, hNfi, 'N
| they were kept down. could not nave maze MN
stand and take a whipping. mere M,.S one VIC
fried II once for fun. &c said. and toy Nchn.L ~
.nd IN tc i;,,heted thc switch and he would then
do The work nretiilv. Mr. Chsolm found il ont and
! made the negro quit. Yet this reptile had J"int"
several moh- around orr mousse ana now orit''u ne
| rest and all be hutchcrrl together. McRor"y was
| then on his way for an axe. | passed On upward
with much difficulty 10 thc Se.nh" ',ep ~. VIZ
Johnnie held ia. part 9t me u',r hci,ua ,aot
! locks Cornclia the middle, ana jcnn VV'rstfcet
the centre above Cornclia's head. see y all now
| ~ then. | hear her ptcouS Wnrh 20 o3rk :
| don't kill my papa; think Of what he has '"ue
! for Won. on have Won no hearts. no souls |
| tell Won papa never did anything hut good" Ana
Johnnie and herself both said 10 Overstrect. You
are a guard shoot " can't said he, " they VIII
shoot me-" | saw Clay passing back aud forth
| from where the guns were 10 where his father
WAS taking them, as | have since learned. to MS
position All this time Eolland. who drew the
loads ont of the ana has since Tor me service
been elected magistrate. and vino was gliaId. ana
| Wallace Morrison. who has since married Gullvs
| daughter. and vino was another guard, were siitng
leaning back in chairs ~ easy as II teY mao peh ~
| their usual haunts of vice. ! saw these things II
| seems in moment. turned from time 10 time 10
| tbe moh | think fly of them must have knocked
| me one side and shot past me. There were two
| fends If possible more devsh IN their looks than
| the average who stood one step below me ana on
| each side; they seemed 10 90 the chceiI"s an"
prompting.
TIE MOB AROUND THE JAIL.
Colonel Hull ran hastily I'M. Seeing me, he hesi-
tated. "What" said 7. " after your conversation
with me Just nowl7 He then turned and said,
Come down man. If | can afford to wait. YOU can"
Henry Gully came up with his gun. | sand, go
back. have You not drank blood enough for one
dayi Back say" He put the gun within few
inches Of my head. and suddenly turned it through
the gates and fired. The fair faces OF my children
never for one moment turned aside. the blood al
ready running in streams from COnelias. Rosser
stood at the door halooing forlln axe "BilP Gully
came up with lOng-handed axe and Mcltorey
with a short one. ard returned again with heavy
piece of iron. told him TO 90 back. Tie said, "No.
| want revenge had my beard pulled once;
mean TO have revenge Still they kept on coming,
and falling back after firing to have their places
taken by others. Henry j. Gully fired one shot-or
rather one gun-with two barrels and there IA
bow ready with another, and he fired that before
leaving his place. 4" Bill" Gully hred, and then
came another sneak, whom caught hold OF 40
did the others, and he dropped his head. / said,
You had better stop before you FIRE" He dropped
his eyes ani said lyon had just about well hush.
II was an officer yen might get me to back, but
| alias obey orders. am a private and am acting
under orders" believe these are his words verba-
tim This fellow fired almost in Johnnle's face. and,
be il remembered, each one fired two barrels, and
the great broad stairway was all the time
crowded. and at no time did the firing, the
chopping or the pleading cease. Another came.