The New York herald., 1879-09-10
MISSISSIPPI ASSASSINS.

MISSISSIPPI ASSAoSlN No.
THE STATE ALLEGE A CONSPIRACY OF THE
GULLYs-MRs. CHISHOLM FAINTs IN COURT
TESTIMONY OF CLAY CHISHOLM AND SHERIFF
SINCLAIR
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
DE KALB. Sept. Q. 1879.
The depletion by Mrs. Chisholm yesterday OF
Cornelia Chisholm's devotion and bravery in de-
tending her father and her uncomplainng suffer.
ing before she died visibly affected every
one in the court room. Ever since the
dreadful day the memory of it seems
to have been burned into this bereaved mothers
memory, and she repeated the story with horrible
distinctness. During her cross examination, when
questioned as to the killing Of her son. Mrs. CHS
holm tainted. The widow of John P. Gilmer. very
pretty woman, and Mrs. Hopper accompanied her to
the court room.
DIR. cHAMBERI-AINs TESTIMONY
DR.. Chamberlain's testimony in detail was as fol-
lows:-I am practising physician; have been in
this county forty-six years. called to attend Cor
nelia after she was wounded; character of her
wounds-fve wounds in all. two very severe, in the
wrist and ankle death caused more by multiplicity
of wounds than by severity of any one wound;
bones broken in arms and legs; shock to nervous
system very great and loss of blood before attend
ance received her condition was very precarious;
when saw her first she said :-"Doctor tend to
papa; he is than am; on the second visit
met Dr. Kline. OF Meridian. asur2eon; ne was proDlng
wounds in the leg: there never was perfect reaction
from that time until she died. multiplicity of
wounds often may produce septihema or blood
poison which was properly treated; DR.. Kline and
differed as to the direction or the wound in the
wrist he contended that only one bone in the
arm was broken; 1 thought the obhquity of
the wound had fractured two or the bones;
1 don't think any treatment IN the world would
Trad fcut N off
but the shock to the system would have been
great that would have died under the operation;
Dr. Kline extracted several balls from the wounds;
the larger bone of the leg was not broken, but
small bone called the tybia
Judge Morris here showed the witness several
bucks6otl They were made by missiles of this de-
scription; the wound in the arm was not only
gunshot wound it was also lacerated wound; the
flesh was torn apart and ragged; the wound in the
face was made by some blunt instrument, which had
been jabbed against the cheek bone
When cross-examined the witness said The
young lady manifested little pain until the bandage
was put on her arm by DR.. Kline; didn't her TO:
three DAYS before her death; don't know if she died
under an operation; am satisfied she was never
cotized with morphine while l was in attendance;
crushed ice was kept to the arm but not
continuously it applied in the mornings
and removed about twelve i'll the day; think the ice
treatment proper. Chamberlin very intelli-
gent witness and the only doctor have ever
who acknowledged that there were some things he
did not know. The line of defence will be that Cor
nelia killed by malpractice
THEORY OF THE STATE.
In examining Charles Rosenbaum Judge Morris
disclosed the theory of the State that all the Gulys
had conspred for the murder of Gilmer and Chs
holm that in the execution of this design they
killed others who were not included in the
act of all. and that the act of each man in the
mob who took part in the Chisholm massacre
the act of all. and that every man was responsible
under the law Of the land for the murder Corneia
Chisholm. Mr.. Morris argued with great force and
boldness 1t evident that according to his idea,
the prosecution amounts to something more than a
farce. An eloquent reply followed from Colonel
Meek.
CLAY CHISHOLM ON THE STAND.
Clay Chisholm, of the late Judge William W.
Chisholm corroborated the statements Of his mother
regarding the scenes in and around his fathers
house after his arrest by the Sheriff. He said:-I
seventy-fve men, all armed, ride into town from
the direction of Gulys plantation; father asked the
Sheriff who was the Sheriff, himself or the mob Mr..
Henry Gully remarked to father before leaving the
house that he Gully had proof that Chisholm's
money paid for his brothers death; Mr. Henry
Gully, when asked by Judge Chisholm if he would
protect him. said twice. Il will--to the jail"
Clays statement corroborated kosenbaum also
in the door. He said-I looked through
the window and Mcclellan lying dead in the
Jail under the pretence that the Sheriff wanted to
see him down stairs. Clay also corroborated his
mother as to the killing r,, OF little Johnnie
the grating in the door and shoot his sister in
the arm; saw Henry Gnly. said he. shoot down
my father as he stepped on the lower floor; Phil
Gully attempted to strike father with stick after he
fell Henry Gully's second shot at father with
gun brought him by a young boy about six
teen years old; my mother fired at Bill Gully
about this time; Henry Gully said to Phil after
the shoe shooting; They 1h A have finished what we
they were carrying him across the common. were
told by my sister that no dead and they did not
ond aiterward he was shot down by father.
Young Clays testimony clear, positive and
consistent.
WHAT SHERIFF SINCLAIR SAW.
The Court opened to-day ut the same hour as
yesterday. The most important witness was Sheriff
Sinclair, who testified that the 10Th Of April,
1877 he Sheriff of Kemper county; that
placed in his hands for the arrest of Chisholm
and other parties charged with the murder Of John
W. Gully: he deputized several parties to
accompany him and aid i'll making the ar
rests, thinkins he might need assistance;
he found Chisholm at his home and told him his
business; Chisholm laughed at It; he placed men to
guard Chisholm; crowd collected about the house
during the mornings among them was Henry Gully;
Chisholm sent for him to come to the house; on
arriving Chisholm said to Gully, You think killed
Your brother. John Gully" Gully responded, .'It
You didn't kill him. your money hired him
killed. Chisholm did not deny this. but only replied
II don't want to die Just now; witness objected
to Mcclellan. the Scotchman, going guard to the
JAIL because he feared some danger would befa
him on account of his being republican: he knew
Mcclellan to be distasteful to the crowd.
In the cross-examination the defendants counsel
attempted to show by this witness that Mcclellan
distasteful to the crowd and people generally,
not because of his being republican. but for other
entirely different principally account OF
his being bad man.
The State objected to further inquiry into the
Sheriff's reasons for apprehending harm to McLel-
Ian. and the Court sustained the objection.
Inc witness stated that the Keys or the jail were
twisted from his hand while Chisholm and his
family in jail; did not any of the shooting;
he at the burial of John w. Gully; several hun
dred people were present; their actions caused him
to suspect that serious trouble was brewing.
w. A. Hofer was introduced by the State.
Counsel for the prosecution asked the witness IL
he did not hear some one say that Chisholm
being carried to jail that the crowd could kill
him?
Witness replied, 'No, SIR"
Are you afraid to testify here? asked the coun-
Del.
Witness-No, sir.
Counsel-Did you not state to me the other day
that you heard this?
To this question counsel for the defence objected
Counsel for the prosecuton-You stand aside.