Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-10-09
Execution che Modoc Prisoners.

Jacksonville OREGON, Oct. s.
The corresponds of the Associated
Press left Fort lalmath this moring at
l1.30 o'clock, al by hard riding arriv-
ed here late thisvening with the fol-
lowing report ofhe execution of Cap
tain Jack and Inland; Boston Charlie
and Black jim vre led on the scaffc Id
first and Schonch next: They trod
on it with apart Indifference, hav
ing evidently resved to die as bravely
as they have live Captain Jack went
leisurely up the .airway, but looked
wretched and nserable. The mana
cles had been strlk off. but their arms.
were securely pioned with cords.
At precisely 9.45. m. the Interpreters,
Capt. 0. G. Appeate and David Hill,
explained to the prisoners the nature
of the order to beead to them by the
Adjutant and at n o'clock Adjutant
Kingsbury read t, order promulgat-
ing the sentence dthe commission and
,, the Presidents ORR thereon with the
orders of the Seetary and the De-
partment CommaI er in the premises
The two reprieveG prisoners, Burncho
.Slolux, stood ~ ground in
II the scaffol ID and un
~ gnard: Durif ; { Ading the
pinioned victims W e5saied on the
platform on tbs sc4Sld with their feet
on the drop listeng anxiously, but,
of course, undertaking not "a word OF
it. The reading occpied ten minutes,
when the ,Adjutant Fad the order and
Communication in the;ase Buncho and
Sioux, and the poofellows were taken
back to the stockadd evidently rejoiced
at not accompanyinjthe others to the
happy hunting grouas.
The Captain inferred an earnest
and fervent prayer fiatheAsouls of the
culprits, which was ktenedto attentive
ly. AT ten o'clock nd fifteen minutes
the fatal nooses VIE placed around
their necks under TIL direction OF Cap
tain Hoge. 1t was necessary to cut off
"a little of Captain lack $ long hair
which was in the way of therope. Capt.
Hoge then bid farewell to tie. prisoners
and black caps were placet over the
heads Of all the culprits. Aten o'clock
anG twenty minutes they stood on the
drop and the rope was cut BY an assis
tant at signal made With Captain
Hoge's handkerchief Thibodies rung
round and round, Jack AM Jim appar-
emily dying easy, but Boston and
Schonchin suffering terribl commissions
Boston and Schonchin repeatedly drew
up their legs, Int the othes seemed to
die almost instantly At ten O'Clock
and twenty minutes their bodies were
felt by Captain Huge, andas this is be
ing written they are swigihg liteless
in the air. AS the drop fe with ter
rible deadly thug four por wretched
beings fell into eternity, and a half
smothered cry of horror wnt up from
y crowd of over five hunded klamath
Indians who witnessed thawful specta-
Gle. Walls ofdeep and bitter anguish
went up from the stockadl where the
wives and children of the Door fellows
had full view of the seem The cof-
fins. six in number, had been placed
directly in rear of he gallows,
two of them destined to be IN
occupied as the order committing the
sentences of Buncho and Sioux only
arrived 1920 o'clock last eening. and
preparations had been mac for their
execution with thl Others
An application was made this
morning to General Wheatp by. the
Sheriff of Jackson county, tregon, for
the custody Of the Indians idicted by
the grand jury ofthat .Stateput was re
fused.