The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-02
GENERAL CANDY

tuSu ahdIcsotd tIeHi, naJ hIb w HVh
| was young man began to meet
the Indians; my heart was always
good toward them. Twenty or thir-
ty years ago / moved two bands of
Indians from Florida to the west side
of the Mississippi. They did not like
me at first, but l won their hearts,
and each tribe made me their honor
airy chief. The Seminoles called me
the Tall Chief" and the other tribe
gave me nm Indian name which signi.
fies Friend" visited them many
years afterwards, aud they came u
long way TO see me. So | think it
will be with the Modocs. The Com
missioners will give you good home,
and / am here To see that they carry
ont all the promises they make you.
That is what the President sent me
here for"
DIR. THOMAS
then made n speech, the substance of
which is as follows The Great Spirit
put il in the heart of the President to
send me here, believing that my heart
is good toward the Indians. and that
will not get tired Of talking peace
to them. have known Gen. Candy
and Mr.. Meacham n long time, and
never knew them TO tell lie"
then spoke again, saying that the
Commissioners would go with them
TO their new home in California, Ari.
zona, or the Indian Territory, as the
case might be, and remain with them
until they were permanently settled.
Jack said he could not talk about q
country he had never seen; aud Soon
chin again said: "If you cannot give
us Fairchild's ranch We need not talk
any more" At this juncture
TWO ARMED INDIANS APPEARED
in sight, aud we all got upon our feet.
Captain Jack drew revolver from
his breast, and, saying This is what
it means" snapped il at Gen. Canby,
with further remark which ! could
not understand. Dyar, Riddle and
myself broke for the rocks, aud at
the same instant Boston shot DIR.
Thomas in the left breast. As he fell
| thc ioStoi eathiltieh W lic lHiliibs
not TO shoot him any more, as he
would die with the would he had
BOGUS CHARLEY
asked him if he believed nop wha,
Tobia had told them-tlat the lndi.
ans would kill him-and another In.
dian came up and shot him in the
head with rifle. Captain Jack shot
General Candy IN the head and stab.
bed him in the neck as he fell The
Indian woman did not run, but KEEP,
pleading with the Indians for our
lives. was running, Dyar and Rid.
die being in advance, when | stun.
bIed aud fell behind n rock Soon.
chin, who had pursued me from the
first, was upon me in an instant. and
drawing single -barreled derringer
| fired at him-aiming at his body
He stopped down, and resting his pis
tol on his knee, shot me in the let,
eye brow. lie fired second time
the ball striking me in the right hand
and coming out at the wrist The
next shot took away my lett fore-fn
ger. He then retreated, and | am un
der the impression that my shot had
taken effect. The tent screened Gen.
Candy and DIR Thomas from my sight
Here | became unconscious; and
when my sensibilities returned. some
one was trying to scalp me with dul
knife. Tobia called to him 10 run, n:
the soldiers were coming. and he ran
away. Her timely exclamation saved
my life without doubt. While un
conscious | received a gun-shot wound
in the temple. The next | remembel
was Come up on the left" spoken b,
an officer To his men. KNAg.