, 1880-03-09
KEMPEIl COUNTY AGAIN.
Some More rarcc-Trta1s for Numbering
Republicans.
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Republicans.
Philadelphia Pr<ss.
Since the ncquittnl Of tho man who sh0t
Nellie Chlso1m NIL hopo Of bringing tho Kcul-
per County nssaslns to punishment has
been abandoned. Nevertheless, indictments
against eight or ton of The 1l,,lrtlerots ruf-
ilans uro still pending, mil the triul Of ono Ut
them ',as lHen set for next Monday. Tho
result Is fNreEonc conclusion, but thu State
Of Mississippi, for tho snke of Appearances,
Insists On going through the forms OF II
prosecution, md tho accused desires to he
yindtcatct by Il verdict Of acQ.tItta|. 1t
would save time a,Nl trouble II the Stnto's
Attorney wonl'l confess 10 Il judgment 0f
mt guilty before n Jury ii ilnpnnelet! There
Is 20 ,is' Vt taking 4 Witness a thousand
nlN to sire the murderer n[ !ter husband walk
out Of court Il free l,lnll nuliu thu applause Of
Virgil Gully Is to bo tried for tho murder
Kclnper County massacre. titlliMr WIS Il
young InAt, II native Ug tienrgtn, who ut tho
nge of y w!s cDnscrtptctl Into tho Rebel
nrlIy. Tho War elnseti, however, bcf0rs lio
slg1,ct. IN 1863 he removed FROM t;eorgta tD
keinper County, Miss, md lMEAn st1rekeeIp-
Ink Iii the Town ri Sytln.u. liz WIS Il Rvput,-
licA1l, 'nl4l WIS looked upon rs one Of the
N"E4H VI Its5 putty kllilt SHEkNUa III fltSSlS@
sippt. Frequent, attempts wer!, made 10 as-
snsll,Ntt him, Nlnl on OnD nccAs!on It s,nh 1T
Denincrntie r!thhtls brDke open lis store md
carried otf nll !!ls suols. This Republicans
,a.|n sf kfasr G""n,y !%rs ;' s, elected M l to ts
him as m honorable and conscientious uln,,.
After THO shotgun enlMlnign ut lH1A lie
Eayn up the lmlclrss ciEnrt to maintain II Ku-
publican o!rIgnIzHtlon " l!ls ronnty, n,Ml ~
nltIacs Of assassination, aud his wife from
the cruel nstrartsiI to which she WIS sub
jecte.l, .lnter'nIle,l to leave tho State. Coy.
Mss A.; trS to .s,,a ssn'r ll,n ~ appointment LII
In tho winter or lsa}-'77, Gilmcr mid Judge
CII!soln Weru summoned to washington Ia
testify bGf0re the boutwell, CunlM!tteo Gull
ccrItnE the In,! !ltfcal condition iIl Mississippi.
exprcssr tic peIIcf that they waMltl ba kiiic;ll
Wien tliuy returned home. Thufr gloomy
fore!nt!lMEs Were prnplet!c., On tho .9th ut
April. lHti, they Wan. both killed BY nah,
arrest on cargeof murder. JOHN W. Gully,
u ur0ntlAent Democratic riltliall. w,ls shut
0n THO evening Of April, ", 1871, while OH Ills
wMy from De kalb 10 his llone. Three .lnys
j. +. Hush, WIN hatl not been in lilo Staff:
fur lnany ,1ltlltllA, will, committing tlto
crime, alnl Jndgu Ch!snlnl, .John +, Uilmur,
Alaxnntter llnPpar,. Newton Happier, Antl
lefore tlle fact. Igcso wcrs tic i've most
prominent lleMlllt.ans iii tho county, nlul
Tho consptretors tlelurlAinel to grt rid Vi
them oil ut Gllce.
Gully was shot by cnlore.l hoy ,,au,e,l
Walter llil0y. Two yenls bcfnrN tI0hl, ".
fully nml nllnthor rlltlln,l l,Au.el Hubert
Dnl.bs hAd stripped This boy, tlnu lin to Il
post, alM Whipped him I'LL he wns ncnrly
Nend. Willis lying III hui, recovering from
this fearful tlagellAt!0ll, l,s ilntle y0w tlut
l!u would kill l,oth Gully nlll Do!,bs. At thu
first opportunity utter his recovery hs shat
lle reNMlhel two years.. 1rNH to hta
pr0Wist, lu caIiu back tu kalnpur Cnunty,
nlM '1l tho evening ut tl.e Nth Ut April, 1877,
carrlctl nut Ills threat. Not l0ng attur the
.l,s.ssacro lt!lny WIS Nrrentctl, trletl, aud
frssetl to having slIot Gully, but. aithnMgh
every etl0rt WIS llllo ~ torture lll,N Into III,
MtlnItssiuh tint Judge ChisnlM AlMl t;llnMr
hnai tnsl!Kutrtl him tn XII! Gully, will Ills
l,,,, l,st Irsti! h. protested tint tiuy were en-
Tho story 0f ths massacre Mt Do Kalb neel
not bu repeated. As soon rs (iltsnor hearl
that q warrant fatt been sworn out against
him ho mounted his horso nltl roiu tn ID
kaIb to give lllulseit W 10 tho Sheriff. When
l!e reached the tAWH llU encountered tho
mob. which had already surrounded Judge
ChisolM's house. Wllie tIle 1nur.lero"s ns-
sslstlls were cscortlug the prisoners to tho jul