Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
Tho ModeGs Hanged.


egon, the sentence imposed by the
Military Commission upon the saw
age murderers of Gen. Candy and
DIR. Thomas, of the Peace Commits
sion, was carried out, and Captain
Jack, Schonchin, Boston Charley,
and Black Jim, expiated their
treacherous crime upon the gallows.
The sentence of Slotuck and Barn
cho was committed to Imprisonment
for life in San Francisco harbor, on
the ground that they were not chiefs,
but stood in the relative position of
soldiers obeying the orders Of their
commander, Capt. Jack. The fol-
lowing are the particulars Of the ex-
ecution, as furnished by cores
pondent:
Boston Charley and Black Jim
were led on the scafl'old first, and
Schonchin next had strobe on it
with apparent Indifference and with
iron nerve having evidently resolv-
ed to die as brave as he lived. Jack
went easily up the stairway, but
looked wrerchcd and miserable. The
manacles had been struck off, but
his arms were securely pinioned
with cord. At precisely 8. As a. M.
the interpreters, Capt. o. G. Apple
gate and David Hill, explained to
the culprits the nature of the order
to be read to them by the Adjutant;
and at 10 O'clock A. NJ, Adjutant
Kingsbury read the order promulga-
ting the sentence of the commission
and the Presidents order therein,
with the orders of the Secretary of
War, and the Department Comman-
der in the premises. The two re-
prieved prisoners, Barncho and Slo-
lux, yet stood on the ground, in front
of the scaffold, shackled and under
guard. During the reading the pin
toned victims were seated on the
platform with their feet on the drop
listening anxiously, but Of course,
not understanding q word oft. The
reading occupied ten minutes, then
the Adjutant read the order of com
mutation in the case of Barncho
and Sioux and the poor fellows
were taken back to the stockade ev-
identity happy at not accompanying
the others to the happy hunting
grounds. The chaplain then offered
earnest and fervent prayer for the
souls of the culprits, which was lis
tened to attentively. AT 1915 the
fatal nooses were placed around
their necks, under direction of Cap
tain Hodge, when it was found nee
cssary to cut off a little of Captain
Jacks long hair, which was in the
way of the rope. Capt. Hodge then
babe farewell to the prisoners, and
the black caps were placed over
their heads; it must have been an
awful moment. At 1920 they stood
on the drop; the rope was cut by
the assistant, at signal given with
Capt. Hodges handkerchief. The
bodies swung round and round, jim
and Jack apparently dying easy, but
Boston and Schonchin suffering ter
rible commissions. Boston and
Schonchin repeatedly drew their
legs up but the two others seemed
70 die almost instantly. AT 1928
Capt. Hodge felt their pulses. AS
tn, drop fell with a terrible deadly
thuc tour poor wretched human be,
ings lell into eternity, and half
smolhercd cry OF horror went up
from the crowd OF over five hundred
Klamath 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 a
fair view of the shocking scene,
The cotiins, six in number, had been
placed directly in the rear Of the
gallows, two of them destined to be
unoccupied, as the order committing
| the sentence of Barneho ind Slolul