Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-24
EVENING STAR.
TIE NoDOC NURBERERs.
Sketches of the Perpetrators ef che

sstenes NJ the Perpetrators ef the
freaeaservus Assss>tunsses~-
lfrep tAe Sss Frunoiscs Chreptcie, sT-rsg ~
The peculiar s,rosity 81 On. nsssarre an Pa
osN hse s~skeoed - Keen Interest In the savage
= rP'irs,"rs TAe felio~ing Sketches OF then
VII, 'ns' De rad with tnserost- The
the ncnsters. barely weeks aeo. i'm their ovn
stronghold. They were Their atDarer,lx as-
siroas Of peace, and thoss Who visited their
In T, posing csntdence ina such mercilesS beng,
a. they have since proven themselves % be Ia
- highly probable tn they even then oorte--
plated their xretched hery, and were onl,
wait ng 60 get Tie three commissioners In their
power before beginning their dreadful work
Hence thy met on friendly terms all who came
Ia tbs M until they could cntice the CON mission
en- within their grasp. The night OF the 2ssh OF
February, the writer slept in Capt Jacks cave
htng down beside the latter. with feeling %
Perfect security.
cspf Jack. TIE chief ct the tribe. and another
., VIC yiilainout plot, Is afui-bloeded Nedoco
Ecu 'nl.S yesr OF sse, though be looks much
CLANS. the forehead - low and rrtrcnti,e H,.
compleSfon Is DARK, being bright copp~T coleT.
and his eyes ar, black, fun, and piercing "a.
hair is long. hanging down 70 the shonlSer. 90
his face II entirely destitute of heafd "a.
mouth rs large, and its shape indicates Hrrness
arc deter minston, though V by no means de-
seems To possess above sll Others. In msnnrr
he Is cool, self possessed. and very dignised
respect by all with whom ne comes IN Contact.
aud the chief ruler Of 90 $50 OO0 OF peole could
not be greater stickler for oficial ri Iueste
than is this same miserable savage. 10
never smiles. His greeting Of his visitors on the
occasion of the visit referred 90 wss a splendid
exhibition of hsnghtiness and Indifference not
withstaiding Al the time he Wa 30 On he could
not stand up. Before this act Of trtachery he
was believed 90 he the soul OF honor settlers
in the ncighbo-hOOd who had many dealings
with him said that they never knew Capt. ack
20 do a mean or base act, nor would he SNOW
lnely permit any member Of his band 20 DO one.
IL any Of the rsnchmen ever complained Of anv
act of population or other annoy sace. Jack VS.
sure TO visit punishment upon the head of the
offender He was elected chief OF tribe iva
or three years ago, and Squire Steele. OF Yrcka
acted A. judge OF electicn--a tact which has
always made steele Jacks fast friend. lie wa
the last man I'm the tribe who &c would bs
thought could be guilty OF 80 base an act-a.
act entirely out OF keeping with his past chsrac-
ter.
JOHN scHoScHfx
John Schonchin. brother OF ssOld Schon-
chin" Jacks predecessor I'm the on co OF chicf
rs = man about forty wears old. lie D. = lighter
coiored man than Jack, but Is a great de al
stouter, being broad shOuldered and quite cor
pulent His hair is long and straight and M.
eyes small and eSpressionless. His face is
pleasing IN expression, and he L. much less de-
termined in look than the younger chief
schonchin h rival 20 the place occupied nv
Capt Jack, he believing that he has a hereti-
,ary nght TO the Modoc throne. Consequently
he and Jack have not been on the best OF
terms, though in theft horrible plot they seem
10 have worked together. He il the slan who
shot Meachsm, and inflicted the wounds from
winch the latter II likely % die. Schonchin in
all these peace negotiations. has been more ex-
acting I'm his demands than even Jack himself
ON the occasion Of Steele's first visit IA the
lava bed he Was less friendly than any OF the
Others. He even went 30 Ear a. O. accuse
Steele of wishing 10 talk with two tssgues -
and the latter had O. make him a sharp speech
i'm reply i'm order 20 prevent A Recurrence al tbe
insult.
BOSTON CHARLEY
Boston Charley. the man who shot and in
stantiy KILLED Rev. DIR Thomas, j. young In
dian, about y years old. lie Is practically
white, and his complexion quite clear; hence
the name of Boston" gwen him by the In
dams, which signifies "white." He has no his
tory at all. and gained no prominence in tho
tribe until the peace regulations began when
he acted as messenger. He was one OF the
young sayages who came out 20 Fairchild's with
steele and party TO talk 20 Gen. Candy. abOut
the LIST of March. The General treated them
all very kindly, and their return for this Is has
brutal massacre. '.Boston" wac believed % be
one oil me best-dispositioned Indians IN the
tribe. He WAS good-bumored. always laughing
and talking, and seemed To like the whites bet
ter than the Indians. He was one OF those in
dicted by the oregon grand jury Tor the Killing
OF the settlers, but he WAS known 90 have mad
nothing at all TO do with that matter being on
the west side Of the lake at the time.
HooRA jim.
This i one OF the worst Indians in the whole
tribe be was the leader of the band who COM
mitted the murders in December. He il Young
not over 81 or % years, but Is large and pOger'
full. He Is not Modoc proper, but belongs TO
Como Twashes." They are composed OF REM
nants OF several tribes, and have long been re-
garoed a. thieves and murderers. Two of them
are IN the lava bed-Hooka Jim and the doc
tor ]" and even Capt. Jack was said 70 be afraid
Of them. This Indian has a bad face. He, too.
was one Of those who came out with Steele.
and was the only one that the Chronicle corre..
" nm
son on the route be was left far behind alone
with him: IL was getting late in the after
moon rssn ana THE the party had got ten miles 70
the mountain TO the south Of Little Klamath
lake. There were five whites and fourteen In
dams. Steele and Fairchilds led the party, and
as they came out OF the trail and struck the Lost
river road, Steele put spurs TO his horse and tho
whole party started for home on a gallon, the n
dams riding along heavily armed with their
nsnts. They yelled and howled, the party came
down the slope like flying Tam o'Shantrrs
Something getting wrong with the Chro~tofe
mans saddle, he stopped 10 fix il, which took
nearly twenty minutes. Hooks Jim and Curly
headed Jack, another Indian that IL would not
do TO trust far, seeing the correspondent stop,
rode on few hundred yards and stopped also.
When the latter mounted he saw his own party
fully two miles ahead going like the wind. He
started on run to catch them, and then two
Indians Joined him, and all three went down
ponies one on either side, and seemed 20 he
highly tiekled at the correspondents somewhat
unskillfnl handling Of horse. They then
began series of movements, designed 10 fright
en- the latter, and make him deposit his precious
burden in the sage-bush, and once Hooka Jim.
With yell, deliberately spurred his pony "a.
rectly against the hOrse-a movement that
nearly accomplished the desired object. ON the
whole II was an uncomfortable ride, and the
reporter breathed much freer when he came an
with Steele.
BLACK jim.
This Is another OF the murderers of the ST.
tiers. He IL q tall. sayege-looking fellow with
very dark, thin face. He IL about thirty year.
Old, and Is one OF the most desperate Warriors IN
the band.
RIA Minnesota lover lately can.vred M.