Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-12

DEkALB, Miss, Sept. Sin the trial of
Henry Gully for the murder OF Carnclia
Chisolm this morning. b witnesses for the
state snd 30 for the defence were sworn.
Mrs. Chisolm testified that an excited crowd
entered Dekalh on the evening Of April 90,
1871 1t was largely increased the following
morning. Sinclair, then sheriff, arrested her
husband on the Goth. He asked to be
placed under guard at his own
house and besought an instant investigation
of the charges against him. Armed men
kept coming round the house. The sheriff
convcrsed with them and then talked with
Mr.. ChiSolm. Chisolm told one of the crowd
y on cowardly scOundrels, You will kill
Inc before evening, but before YOU do will
make some of You bite the dust Sinclair
came t" my husband at about o'clock
ami sad: They say YOU must % To-
Jail. Mcclellan, mvselt. NV sons CLAY.
Johnnie and Willie, and daughter C1rnclia
| accompanied my husband to Jail We were
clinging to him to shield his body The
family went up stairs and the door was lock
ed on the inside. | was sent home by my
husband on an GRAND. Heard firing as
came back to the Jail Saw the old man Nc
Lellan fall, pierced by bullet. passed
inside the Jail and found the stairway crowd
with men. RoSser was ut the top stair and
VIM. Gully was trying to break the lock of
the upper door with an axe My
daughter, COrnelia, son Johnnie and
Overstreet were holding the door on the in
side. My daughters face was bleeding.
RosSer said to my daughter: Damn your
soul will blow your brains ont if YOU don't
get of the way" Rosser fired the first shot
through the broken lock which severed my
sons hand from the arm. The door was
here broken open and my little boy fell shot
through the heart. Some one inside fired
and ROSser fell dead Two men in
side caught him by the heels and
dragged him down stairs. My husband was
bewildered at the death of Johnnie | and
my son Clay carried the dead boy down
stairs. Cornelia and her father came down
stairs. Henry J. Gully came up and raised
his gun. | closed the grated door at the
bottom of the stairway My daughter clasp
ed my husband round the neck. Gully fired
through the CRATES in the door and my
daughter screamed Il am shot" Judge
ChiSolm opened the door and as he stepped
out Henry Gully came out of an adjoining
room with another gun and fired again at
him and he fell. Clay and | assisted my
husband in reaching home. Ny daughter
was bleeding in the face. Her eye was
hlackened by blow. She was shot in the
wrist, in the ankle and in the heel.
She was shot by Henry Gully She died on
the 18th Of May. She died from the effects
of her wound. COrnelia's bracelet which
was broken and driven into her arm, also
five buckshot We're taken out of her body.
Being crOss-eXamined Mrs ChisOlm stated
that she begged ROSser by the God that
made him, the mother who bore him and the
wife whom he loved to be satisfied with the
blood of Gilmer and Mcclellan. He replied
John Gully had a wife and he would shoot
any woman who stood between himself and
ChiSOlm.
Defence asked did she not know Cornelia
died from the effect of the operation.
etc Witness said she did not know.
In relating the scene connected with the
death Of her son Johnnie. Mrs. Chisolm
tainted. When asked if the sheriff was not
Overpowercd by the mob she said she couldn't
tell whether the sheriff commanded the mob
or the mob commanded the sheriff.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
DIR. Chamhcrln who waited on Cornclia
Chisolm testified She died from the effects
of her wounds. No treatment could have
saved her life
ChaS Roscnbaum testified that he came
to town with Gilmer in the
custody of Deputy Sheriff Britton
Saw many others in town with guns as we
walked toward the jail Saw Virgil Gully
shoot Gilmer in the back. Gilmer hollered,
oh Lordy, am killed, and ran down the
alley where he was followed and despatched
by the shot gun of Virgil Gully Roscn-
baum CorrObOrated the statement of Mrs.
ChiSolm us to the scenes in the Jail. At the
alarm Of fire witness ran ont of the iail and
did not see the shooting of ChiSolm and his
daughter
DEKAIB. Miss. Sept 9.-The trial of
Henry Gully for the murder Of COrnelia
Chisolm is still progressing, the state at
tempting to establish Il conspiracy. f. c.
Sinclair, witness for the state, teStifies that
on the 18th Of April 1871 he was sheriff of
kemper county, Warrants were placed in
his hands for the arrest of ChiSOlm and other
parties charged with the murder of .Ino. W
Gully. lie deputized several parties to ac-
company him and aid in making the arrests,
thinking he might need assistance. He found
ChiSolm nj home and told him his business
Chsolm laughed at it. He placed men to
@uarl Chisclm. \ crowd during the morn
inr collected about the house. Among them
was Henry Gully Chisolm said 10 Gully.
You think | killed Your brother John
Gully responded. IF Won didn't kill him
your money hired him killed. Chisolm did
not DENY this, hut only replied Il don't
want to die Just now" Witness objected
to Mcclellan, II Scotchman. going rs guard
To the Jail because he feared some danger
would hefall him on account of his being
republican lie knew Mcclellan was dis
tasteful to the crowd. On croSs-cXamnatiOn
defendants counsel attempted to show by
this witness that Mcclellan was diStaSteful to
the crowd and to the people generally. and
not because of hisbeing u republican, but for
other reasons entirely different. principally
on account Of his being a bad man. The
state objected To further inquiry into the
sheriff's reasons for experimenting harm to
Mcclellan and the court sustained the obiec-
ton. Witness stated that the KEYS of the
jail were twisted from his hand while
ChisOlm and family werr. in the iail
Did not see any of the shooting He was at
the burial of John Gully Several hundred
people were present Their actions caused
him 10 suspect serious trouble was brewing.
W. \. Hooper was introduced bV the stale
Counsel for the prosecution asked witness if
h. did not hear some one say Chisolm was
hyinE carried 10 jail - the crowd could kill
him. Witness replied. No sir Are Won
afraid To testify here - asked the counsel
No sir Didn't You state 10 me the other
day that You heard this" To this the coun-
sci for the defence objected. Counsel for
the prosecution You can stand aside We
have your private statement here in writing"
Several other witnesses have been intro
luccd hy the STATE all of whose testimony
goes 10 establish Il conspiracy The state
has not Vet closed its TESTIMONY The argu-
mcnt will not probably he reached before
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