South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10
Execution of the Modocs.
FoRr KLAMATH. Oregon, Oct. 8.

. BLACK jim spd BOsTON CHARLEY, were
hanged here at 10 q clock this morning =
The sentence # BARNCHo and SLoLUCK,
WHO we're also 60 have expiated their crimes
wt'h Capt. JACK and his comrades, were
comnuted by the President TO imprison-
meot FIR life. % being Informed Of the
fact the two E,r'unate Modocs were over
come with the llveliest JOY, while despou-
deucy was observed 10 settle on the faces
OF their fellow prisoners. The post chap
lain has visited the VI docs with the utmos,
regularity during their confinement, and
eudeavored through an Interpreter, to in
duce tbem to embrace the consolation Of
religion, 4, these meetings the Modocs
have sometimes shown deep cou,ern, but
u-usliy more or less apathy. As the day
aud hour of execution drew near they ex-
pressed more anxiety concerning their fate
JACK repeatedly proteste his Innocence Of
Cauby's murder aud again aud again de-
clarod be had beeo led into the war by
HooKgR JIM aud bis young men. He en-
Treated that 10 pains be- spared to obtain q
reprievo for himself aud it possible for his
companions and when told that the decision
of the Executive was final, he became sui
leuly dependent.
This morning al the CONDEMNED were
visited by the post chaplain for the last
time, To whom they made statements which
may TO some extcOt be recorded a. coufes-
slOns, Boston CHARLEY confessed that he
was the murdered OF General CANDY, but
claimed that STEAMBOAT FRANK aud Bo-
Gus CHARLEY also participated in the crim-
and assisted him to dispatch CANDY
OuhoNOh,N was 'he ihoS' reUoent "i the
''u'' po' '''u' us sentences clu'u De gain
e''1 'hAt h' i''n 'Ae oiame OF their perllous
S''u "'"n up'u ilooheH d IN ana the young
neu Il us roe ne, as wen as all tue
o'uef7' u''e h'hlSr4l WIN s''ica' iortliude
@nl courage 10 zoe 'lS'' oo'f'ying no slgns
LAY az 'uo "PP''ao" 81 MS COON. Inc
H''N SUI "'"o' pA''Pnaha'ia Oh Inc "ork
% o7-'" oo'"s Gouf.''eo' PREPARATIONS De-
al 'A'y '"'S r'''","S lHr INC HuaI scene.
a'' '''l"N' VI 'ae c!nue 'nueu
- Ecu f7'"''''c' ~ 'i''' 'ueIn'
','6 s't'" pA"Sl"s 10 say 'ueh
az '"'eI'a'S tue prisoners
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Wv "V .h','Oe' On O7'ne
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J "oto F'10Id III we
s",''' ""N '"e '''s' gwen 10
Fps S,''''"s :. Tue
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a. Inns w. P'oC''u'"ss -" the ueep-
80 - 80 "eu 'I " nafch,
W.. urn s'SF7 TO IN" scah',"' attended
- S''3'u'S YIN O4Jo"0's n4eu ahG mus
"e'S ''I1''' tD' scene no" o'cIm' very
au p''S''Fe ~" "'4'"''Ae "ness preVal'ed.
a' P'S' AL H!"nt ro"' '"e NHd!ogs OF the
'''''a'y c''H, "'''Ion SUD "T4er Of me Pres
'''n' an C'o',.S o. var "u'ch was
'in"''"''" 3" 'He Al "nc' "uo "eafd all 10
-''nc'' "a 'PP'f'un'S was tueh given
10 "nj "f the l"d'An' 10 speak II they 80 de-
'''", "u' "'' 'i''p '''"In Tue same sulIen
a ,psqch. The noosss were then adjusted
and thr signal beioa given, tho rope hold
'n{ me zap was e1' ana me four bodies of
,,,oa[c,, mo ,ta a;r "S ~ r't b
ine ..u.e i.a.c the bodies were lowered s5d
examined IS surgeons, who pronounced
them dead. lh'y were 'hen cut down and
.s'," [,. l'.',ou' ~, 20 'oe '4"'u'i'n Zen
tain Lex ,gho m,,sd n ,',, ''u I' y,
be could -sad FIR nod ,slk to the Biz Chief
when tull fhni DELAY WIS impossible. JACK