Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-09
THE CH1sHoLM MURDER.

it33fttA THE CM9HoLM MURDER
IA KALB, Miss, Sept. s.-Hearing Of the
evidence in the trial of Henry 3. Gully, for
the murder of Cornelia Chisholm, April Goth,
1877, begun to-day. Reventy witnesses, thirty
two for tho State, and thirty-eight for the de-
Tense, were sworn and excluded from the
court room. Mrs. Chisholm, the first witness,
testified that an excited crowd Of men entered
De Kalb on the evening Of April 28th, 1877. It
was largely increased tho following morning.
Sinclair, then sheriff, arrested her husband on
the morning of the 18th. He asked to be
placed under guard at his own house, and
sought an instant investigation of charges
against him: Armed men kept coming around
the house. Sheriff Sinclair conversed with them
and then talked to Chisholm. Chisholm told
one OF the crowd: you oowardly scoundrels,
you will kill me before evening, but before you
do it will make some of you bite the DUST
Sinclair came to my husband at about Ii
O'clock o,ns* - and mo So; said !, they say yoa
my sons. Clay, Johnnie and Willie and
daughter Cornelia accompanied my husband to
Jail. We were cinging to him to shield his
body. Mr.. Mosely and Mr.. Overstreet went in.
side the Jail with the party, and the door Of the
lower floor of the. Jail looked behind them. The
family went upstairs, and the door was looked
On the inside. was sent home by my husband
on an errand. Heard firing as I came back
towards the Jail. Saw old man Mcclellan tall
pierced by several buckshot, behind the Jail.
Rushed inside the Jail, and found the stairway
crowded with men. Rosser was at the top Of
the stairs, and VIM. Gully, trying to break the
lock of the upper door with axes. My daugh-
ter Cornelia, son Johnnie, and Mr.. Overstreet
were holding the door on the inside My daugh-
ter's face was bleeding. Rosser said to my dauah-
ter, Damn yoNr soul, will blow your brains
out if you don't get out of the way Rosser
fired the first shot through the broken lock-
which severed my sons hand from his arm.
boy fell, shot through tho heart. Someone in.
side fred and Rosser fell dead. Two men
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 father
came down stairs. Henry J. Gully came up
and raised his gun; I closed the grated door at
the bottom Of the stairway. My daughter
clasped her husband round the neck. Gully
fired through the CRATE in the door. Ely daught-
er screamed, II am shot, Judge Chisholm
opened the door and as he stepped out Henry
Gully came out of adjoining room with
another gun and fred at him and he fell. CLAY
and assisted my husband in reach:
ing home; my daughter was bleeding in
the face. Her eyes were blackencd
by blow. She was shot in the wrist in the
ankle and heel. She was shot by Henry Gul.
~. She died on the 18th of May. She died
from the effects of the wounds.
Mrs. Chisholm produced Cornelia's bracelet
which was broken and driven into her arm.
Also five buckshot taken out Of her body.
Cress-examined, she stated she begged Rosser
by the God that made him, the mother who
bore him and the wife whom be loved, to be
satisfied with the blood Of Gilmer and Nc
Lellan. He replied John Gully had wife and
ne would shoot any woman who stood between
himself and Chisholm.
The defense asked witness did she not know
Cornelia died from the effect of nm operation /?
Witness said she did not know. In relating
the scene connected with the death of her son
Johnnie, Mrs. Chisholm tainted. When asked
IT Sheriff Sinclair was not overpowered by the
mob she said she couldn't tell whether the
sheriff commanded the mob or the mob COM
manded the sheriff
Dr. Chamberlen, who waited on Cornelia
Chisholm, testified she died of the effects of
her wounds, that one Of the bones of the leg
was broken and two bones of the arm by buck
shot; that she was. wounded in the face by
some blunt instrument, and that no treatment
could have saved her life.
Chas. Rosenbaum testified: Went to town
with Gilmer in the custody of deputy
sheriff Britten. Was followed to town by eight
armed men. Saw many others in town with
guns. As we walked toward the Jail saw Virgil
Gully shoot Gilmer in the back. Giimer holl-
cred "Oh Lordy, I'm killed." and ran down
where be was followed and dispatched by a shot
gun in the hands Of Virgil Gully. Rosenbanm
corroborates the statement of Mrs. Chisholm
as to the shooting of Chisholm and daughter.
AwH1sKY MURDER.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept 8.-Another whisky murder
was committed at the little town of Lees Sum
NIT, jackson county, this State, on Saturday
night. L. w. McAffce, young physician from
Kentucky, and II. ]. Ryan, section boss of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, had been drinking
freely, and while in a beer saloon got into an
alteration about some money. McAffee claim
ed the railroad company owed him for medical
attendance on some men who were wounded by
an accident on the road some days before.
During the alteration McAffee became greatly
enraged, suddenly whipped out his revolver
and before others could interfere sent one ball
through Ryan's back and another through his
head, killing him instantly. McAffee being
Immediately arrested, waived examination aud
was taken to Kansas City and lodged in Jail.
PACIFIC SLOPE FIRE.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 8.-A fire at Marysvi!le
destroyed the storehousc of E. G. Ross on High
street, the store of N. D. Papent and two dwell
ipgs adjoining. Less $4,000.
GRAIN STEAMER ASHORE.
MONTREAL, Sept. S-Tbe steamer Bengal,
grain laden for London, is ashore at st. Helena
Island. Cargo insured.
ATTEMPTED suICIDE.&144
little Rock, Ark, Sept. 8.-Yesterday a
crazy drummer calling himself varcu Pillow,
with Warner 4 Wallace, attempted to commit
suicide by throwing himselfIfrom tho third story
window of the Capitol hotel. It is believed
he is connected with Arnold & McNary, drug
gists, Philadelphia.
PRISONERS.
Walter Malone, indicted for numbering Sher-
if Leming, in Scott county, has been confined
in the United States jail at Fort Smith for safe
keeping. Mob violence was feared BY both
Malone and the Scott county authorities.
There are forty eight prisoners in the United
States Jail, including nine for murder. All are
from the Indian country. The United States
court is in session at Fort Smith, but because
of the extreme hot weather and unanimous app
plication of the bar. the criminal business was
continued till the November term.
ARRESTED Fon MURDER.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 8.-Philip and Nathaniel
Shoop. of jackson township, were arrested on