Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-10-15
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News from Ft. Klamath announces the
hanging there, in public, of Capt. Jack
and four of his companions. 1t is i'm
possible at this late hour to obtain
particulars. saaena 8u
+ Your correspondent left TT. Klamath
this morning at 1890 O'Clock, and by
hard riding arrived here few moments
ago. The following is report of the
execution of Jack and his band. Bos-
ton Charley and Black jim were
led on the scaffold first, and Schonchin
next. They trod on it with apparent
indifference and iron nerve. having
evidently resolved to die as brave as
they lived. Jack went easily up the
stairs, but looked wretched and miser-
able. Their manacles had been struck
OIL, but their arms were securely tied
with cord. .ft f1sW seaa =
Il, At 9:45 the interpreter, Capt. O. @.
Apologize and David Hime,, explained
to the culprits the nature of the order
to be road to them by the adjutant, and
at 10 A. NJ Adjutant Kingsbury read
the orders promulgating the sentence
OF the commission and the Presidents
order therein. with the orders of
the Secretary OF War and the
department commander on the prem
1ses. The two reprieved prisoners,
Borncho and Stotux, yet stood on the
ground in front of the scaffold,
shackled and under guard. During
the reading the pinioned victims were
seated on the platform of the scafold
with their feet on the drop,
listening anxiously, but of
course not understanding
word of it. The reading occupied ten
minutes; then the Adiutant read the
order of Communication in the case of
Borncho and Slotux, and the poor fell
lows were taken back to the stockade,
evidently happy at rot accompanying
the others to the happy hunting
grounds.
The chaplain then offered an earnest
and fervid prayer for the souls of the
victims, which was listened to atten-
lively. At 1915 the fatal nooses were
placed around their nccks under the
direction of Capt. Haze. It was
found necessary to cut off
little Of jacks long hair, which
was in the way of the rope. Captain
Haze then bid farewell to the prison
ers, and black caps were placed over
the heads Of all the culprits. It must
have been an awful moment.
At 1920 they stood on the drop. The
rope was cut by the assistants at sig.
nal made with Capt. Haze's handker-
chief The bodies swung round and
round, Jack and jim apparently dying
easily, but Boston Charley and Schon-
chin suffering terrible commissions.
Boston and Schonchin repeatedly drew
up their legs, but the two others seem
ed to die almost instantly.
At 1928 their pulses were felt by
Capt. Haze, and as I write they are
swinging lifeless in the air. AS the
drop fell with terrible deadly thud,
four poor wretched human beings fell
into eternity, and half smothered cry
Of horror went up from the
crowd of over five hundred Kla-
math Indians who witnessed
the awful spectacle. Walls Of deep
and bitter anguish went up from the
stockade, where the wives and children
of the poor fellows had fair view of
the shocking scene. The collins, six III
number, had been placed directly in
the rear of the galIows, two
of :. them destined to be unoccu-
pied, as the order commute
ting of the sentence of Barncho
and Slotux only arrived at 1890 last
evening and preparations i ad been
made for them; likewise an application
was made this morning, by the sheriff
of Jackson county, for the custody eff
the Indians indicted by the grand
jury, to Gen. Wheating, but it was re-
fused. 81 sai ~
A Burning Well.
The Tuscola County mich. Pioneer
of Wednesday has the following:
A farmer named Ref, residing in
Frankenmuth, one and one-half miles
north of Hubinger's, commenced dig
ging well short time since to find
water for domestic purposes. A shaft
was sunk, to the depth of about forty
feet without finding as much water as
was desired, when it was decided to
bore for water. The. drill was2put
down tolthe depth ofJseme twenty or
thirty feet. and Oh Saturday night,
September 18th, as the Yorkmen were
eating supper, terrific explosion took
place. which shook the buildings for
some distance around. A visit to-. the
we'll revealed the cause of the dis
turbance, as succession of deep
toned sounds were issuing from it's
mouth, resembling the discharge of
cannon. On Sunday morning lamp
was held down into the well to see
what was going on down there, and
was instantly extinguished. Planks
were placed over the mouth Of the well,
and after short time bundle of
burning straw was thrown into the
well, when volume of fame rose from
the mouth to the height Of forty or
fifty feet, throwing the planks some
distance, and scorching Mr.. Refs
whlskers and eyebrows. The people
there don't know whether it IS a young
volcano or not. The water is sweet
and perfectly good. AraAJ = lrf
is WHEN Lord Lytton inserted in the
ninth book of the Parisians, now In the
course Of publication in Harper's
Weekly (Which it is supposed he in
tended To nTh1ish ANONYMOUSLY. the