The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-12
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Result Of the New York State Dem.
Ocratic Convention.
The TlIdsnltss Win and Tammany
MithdraWs.
Robinson and John Kelly Both Nom
mated for the GoVernOrship,
A Riot, a Rumpus and a Row.
Sons Business Remarks yPresl sldent
Hayes.
The Nebraska Democrats in ConVen-
tion.
Alex. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Declines
to be Slaughtered.
Of the Testimony in the CHS
holm Horror.
Alex. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Declines
to be Slaughtered.
Closing Of the Testimony in the CHS
holm Horror.
THE CHISHOLM IxvEsr1GAruoS.
Testimony Closed and Argument Com,
mRneRd.

Testimony Closed and Argument Com
meneed.
DEKALD, Miss, September II. At .
o'clock P. N. yesterday the sick jurynat
in the case against Henry ]. Gully for thC
murder Of Cornelia Chisholm expressed
himself as feeling well enough to lister
to the evidence for an hour or two.
The defense introduced a number o.
witnesses to prove the character ii tht
defendant for peace.
During the examination OF these wit
nesses, the Court rebuked one OF the
counsel for the defense, and forbade him
putting questions to one OF the witnesses
ordering him to be quiet and not say an
other word. During the progress II this
important trial, nothing tending towards
unpleasantness or discourtesy has ucGur'
red between the opposing counsel The
defense closed its case at $50 p. NJ. yester'
day.
The prosecution requested the court to
allow thejury to go 10 the jail and exam.
inc for themselves the marks made
by the gun shots in the doors and walls.
This morning at 0 o'clock the jury retired,
accompanied by two bailitis, to make an
examination, and returned in short time
to the court room. The prosecution then
introduced one witness in rebuttal, r.
Sinclair, the former Sheriff, to prove that
the lock on the door at the head Of the
stairway in the jail had been changed
since the shooting occurred.
aia1nnt, 81 10 M
closed, the counsel on both sides submit
ted their instructions for approval of the
court and at 3 P. NJ. the argument was
opened by District Attorney Fori pre-.
senting the theory OF prosecution. Tnos
FL. Woods, of the Meridian bar, man Of
peculiar power and magnetism, followed
the District Attorney in behalf OF tho de.
iense. Col. Meek, OF Columbus, Missis.
sippt, popularly known as the eagle orator
Of Mississippi, next spoke for the dc.
Tense.
Judge Joshua ]. Morris, of Vicksburg,
Gne OF the most eminent lawyers OF this
State, closed the argument on the part Of
the prosecution. The counsel were limit
ed to two hours on each side. In outlining
the case for the State, the District Attor.
ney summed up all the facts in the
evidence going to show that a con-
spiracy on the part Of Henry J..
Gully, defendant, and others to murder
Chisholm, and that in carrying their de.
sign into effect Cornelia Chisholm was
killed. These facts consisted principally
OF the actions by citizens at the burial Of
John W. Gully on the evening beforn the
killing of Chisholm; that there
was a noticed whispering among
those collected there which excited
his suspicion that on the following day q
large crowd came to town armed, shot
Gilmer McLelland, Johnny, Cornelia and
Judge Chisholm, together with declara-
tions made by defendant and others on
that day. The defence hss been forciby
presented and sweeping aud convincing
argument maded out OF the principal fact,
as sbrought out by the State in addition to
the+estlmony given by the defence.
Colonel Meek made the argument for
the defense. It has always been the prac.
tice in this district for the District Attor-
ney to close the case for the State, but he
has in this instance left the closing in the
hands Of Judge Merris. This departure
from tho usual practice created some COM
ment. The jury retired this afternoon.