The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-01
LAST SCENES or ruE TRAGEDY,

Now I called to my husband to 90 into
a cage till i could see what to do. The
house was filed with the smoke Of the
guns. / ran down stairs to see what the
mob were at Cornelia hung 10 her
father. Clay lowered over Johnnie.
"Bll" Gully had squatted down, with his
coat oh, and seemed to be lighting matches.
He called to me and said, "Any OF Won
who want to come out do so now, we
are going to burn the house; it Is afire
now" 1asked him what for; I ran back
and wanted 70 exchange clothes with Mr..
ohisolm: Ibegged him once more to hide
till | could carry Johnnie out to keep him
from being burned, and starting out with
Johnnie I charged him to stay till could
see what to do. Invent down the stair
way and down the hall to the outer door:
then | saw the demons coming back with
fresh guns, headed by him who, in his
deyilish propensities, has put Satan 10
shame long since. called to Clay to let
US lay Johnnie down and then run back
to his father. turned, and was dismay
ed TO see him (my husbandl coming down
holding gun In his nand, the breech fore.
most. Cornelia, nearly fainting, followed
with her head resting on her fathers
shoulder, her arm around his neck, his
arm around her waist. I called out,
Father, what are you going TOT" He
said, ITO take my boy home" Icalled 10
him to 20 back, the mob was returning,
Cornelia had begged him To come down,
atterward learned, telling him "Bud
Johnnie" had died easy-that It was bet
tar to be shot to death than burned alive.
Just as l turned and saw my husband.
"Charlie" Rosenbaum passed him
on the stairs. "Why, Charlie, /" said he,
"are you going 10 forsake me2" "Well,o
don't know, Judge, what better can we
do; they say the house Is on fire." ran
70 the foot Of the stairs, racing with Henry
]. Gully, who, was already positive, had
shot both Mr.. Gllmer and Mr.. Mcclellan.
Getting before Gully I Just had time 10
slam the door and press hard upon It
when the mob surrounded the outside
door They need not have thought nv
husband would have run from the whole
Of them. Henry Gully looked on me with
an angry fury, and but the gun within a
few inches Of my head, but, seeing the
CRATE In the door, ran 1t drought at my
husband. screamed OF him 10 stoop
quick so he could not shoot him in the
head. Cornelia jerked him suddenly
down, screaming and begging. Remem.
Der that from her beautiful face, even
from her lips, the blood was ooEing even
the strings Of her bonnet. under her chin,
lwere shot in two. Mr.. Chisolm had no
chance to turn his loaded gun. He cali.
ed, "Let me up, daughter, y and, raising
himself, met, within afew inches, the gun.
My daughter called out; "Don't shoot
my papa, my good papa, who never did
any harm, but has been good all the days
Of his LIE. Obi Il you must have more
!, blood, kill me; can't I've without my
papa The old demon turned the nina
Rle-she had her pretty, soft, round, white
arm around her fathers neck, and pressed
her whole person before him. Gully pm
the gun TO her arm, and, pulling the trig
er, put the whole load Of balls into he
. arm. Ny husband pressed against thu
door, calling tome to let him out. 1 al
ways did as he told me. He passet
out. Gully discharged the othe
-lload In my husbands hip. Thl