The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-09
MODOC STOCKS.
Four Aborieines; Receive
Certified Cheeks" from
.<;i; the Government.
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AND I1111EDIATELK'
SUSPEND. -
TWO MORE IN TIM aAUno o.
R8ceIv1R.

shr morning ss 1890, ed By has1
riding arrived here . fev no0sst,
ago. Tho follovisg i . report Of II.
execution Of Jssk and lis basd
Boston Charley and Bhek jim vsrs
led on the scaffold 6sst, aud Sehopehin
next. They strobe on it With sppa1en,
indifference and iron nerve, h.,;og 70.
solved to die Is brave - they lived.
Jack went easily up tho stairway, bu,
looked wretobsd and miserable. The
m.n.oles had been struck Of, out their
arms were securely tied with cords.
At 9:45 the interpreter, C.pt. o. G.
Apologize and DAVID Hene, explained
to the ,calprits the nature Of tho orde.
to b rad them BY tho adjut.nt, and
At 1oA. N. Adjut.nt K,ngsbury road
the orders pronulg>ting the sentences
Of the commission and the Presidents
order thereon, With the orders of lhs
Secretary Of War and the Department
Commander in tho premises.
The two reprisvsd prisoners,
Baznehe and Slotrx, yet stood On The
ground 10 front Of The seatfold, shack.
led and usder guard. During Tho
reading The pinioned victims ver,
seated 90 tho platform of the scafold,
with their feet on tho drop, listening
anxiously, but Of course not understand.
ing a word of it. The reading ocou.
pied ten minutes. Then the adjutant
read the order Of communication ia the
case of Barucho and slotux, and the
poor fellows were taken back to the
stoekade, evidently happy 10 not 20.
eonpsnying Tie others to tho Happy
Hunting Grounds. The chaplain then
offered On earnest and fsf.id prayer
fox the souls OF tho victims, which was
listened to attentively. At 1915 the
fatal nooses were placed around their
nsoks, under the direction Of Captain
Hays. It Was necessary to cut of .
little Of Jacks long hair, which VA
in the WY Of the rope. Captain Hsys
thea b.de farewell 10 tho prisoners, and
the black caps were placed evss The
heads e Ill he. salprit,..:: Il must
hsv, bssn IN awful moment AZ. TO-!
20 they stood 81, TN dtop. - s.TIhte Tie: sops
~ cut b. the assistant ~ ~; sssl
made with Captain Hau, hsadllss.
ehief; TIE 'h btodies '.:.!v.sn|s :,s.aa id
round, 49, nd Jin :appasss.ll dyiss
easily. 81 Bestoa I'D sehsseAi,s a.f.
fs1as. tss.ibls' eoavsAies,. ~, Deseos
aud S.he,sai. ,i'elsseedlg IL. ~
their leee, Bat ths othse| ~ s.ie,sllssd "
d. almost ias.'satly. Al 1925 .Asi,
pulses ,vsss felt b, Captain Rays and
a I write they 90 sl11iiiilsiillig msIsas il
lie iii Iii. III a. The drop fsll VIII i. t.e,i.
bic dssdly thud,. four poor s,~fs.ohsd
human. beings fol- into stsInitJ,, And o.
half smothered Org Of horror went up
from tho crowd of, over Eve hundred
Klamath Indians, who Witnessed the
.wful spectacle. Walls Of deep and
bitter aoguish went up from tho stock.
sde where tho wives and children. Of
the poor fellows had fair view Of the
scene. :, l
&. The ooaaos, six, in number, fh4d been
placed directly 10 tho rear Of tho lal.
lows. Two ofthem we're destined tol
Be unoseupied, a. the order committing |
tho sentence OF Barncho and Sioux
ouly arrived At 1880 LIT evening, iana1l
prspar.ion,: had been snsas; for them
likewise, .,. d.;
40 application ~as made this moru'
jng by the sheriff of Jseksoa eo.sty.I
for the custody Of he 1ndisns .iadiet.I
I'd By the grand jury to Gen. Wheaton, |
but il ~ RECESSED.