The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-06

IDdihNbO Sa.u
II am innocent. want to 20 see the
man confined, who really killed Gen. Can.
by. was some distance away when the
killing was done
They were then told that they were only
charged with carrying arms to assist in the
massacre and they both denied carrying
arms at all. Black Jim then said
81 see great many men present but have
no talk to make as Captain Jack talks |
always tell the truth, and am well known
among my people. Was wounded in the
first fight at Lost river, and was very sick
for many months and not on the war path.
My heart tells me am good and strong
man and able to take care of the Modocs.
| If Jack and Schonchin are killed should
then be left to take care Of the MOdocs.
do not know what Jack and Schonchin
think about IT, That's my idea, am afraid
Of nothing; and when its war am always
in the front rank. If have been guilty of
crime and the law of chiefs decides that I
should die am willing to die, and am not
afraid to die. | have been long time con-
fined in guard house without even a chance
to talk, and if we are to die think we
should make some arrangements for our
spirits in the other world, and ] would like
to hear the spirit man talk"
Boston Charley then expressed desire to
talk, and said
'You all knew me during the war, butt
seemed to me that had two hearts, one
Indian and the other white. | am boy.
yet you all know of what am guilty. Al
though boy, feel like man. When
look each side of me think of those other
men AZ women. | am not afraid to die.
think | am the only man in the room.
fought in the front rank with Shacknasty,
Steamboat, Bogus and Hooker Jim.
am wholly man, not half a woman, |
killed Gen. Candy, assisted by Steamboat
Frank and Bogus. Bogus said, DO YOU
believe these commissioners mean to try to
make peace with us?' | said. 4 believe
so. He said, 4 don't believe so; they
"All right, go with you, captain, and
Anderson remembers when Bogus came
into camp in the evening, and when came
in the morning. Iwould like to see all my
people and bid them good-by to-day
would like to go to the stockade feel
that if | criminate other parties it would
not amount to anything. see it's too late
now, that our chief men were not at the
bottom of that affair, and they did not take
such a prominent part of the massacre rs
the young men. | am young. | know but
little. When see anything with my eyes
| know it."
Boston was then asked why they killed
Candy and the commissioners. He said
that all the presents they received had no
Candy and the commissioners of treachery,
and got up a big mad Boston then made
long haranguc in which he tried to show
that Jack had no share in the massacre,
and that he had worked very hard in keep
ing the young men quiet. He appeared to
lay all the blame ON Bogus, and also said
that Bogus silent in the white camp the
night before the massacre in order to dis
arm any suspicion. Schonchin was asked
by order of Gen. Wheaton if he had any
thing he wished to say. The old chiefs
eye lighted considerably ut the prospect of
talk and made a sign in the affirmative. He
presently commenced and spoke as follows.
His speech being interpreted by Oliver APP
plegatc and Dave Hill:
You all know me here. was always n
GOOD man. There was time when | did
not want the white man here asked adj
vice from white men. | sent my boy to
Yinax reservation, and he chose piece of
Land for his home. Boston Charley has
told the truth when he called me II woman.
was like Il woman, and opposed to war.
| was always Il peace man, bat there were
some young men that were over rash and
anxious to do something to distinguish
themselves. Hooker Jim and some other
boys made all the trouble, and when look
at these irons on my feet and legs, feel
that they should wear them and not |.
have always given young men advice,
! shook hands with white people, and here
| am now condemned, with irons on my feet.
heard what great spirit man had to say,
and think it good | should not die for
what others have done, but l will cross the
river and will 90 to meet my father in the
spirit land
After the delivery of these speeches by
the condemned, the post chaplain made a
very solemn prayer for them, and the
meeting broke up. The prisoners were
| shortly aficrward returned to their cells,
and at 5 p. m. were visited by their families.
This was the first meeting since the death
warrant had been made public, and as it
was to be the last before death separated
lhem forever on this cath, it would natur-
ally have been affecting, but we were per-
fectly unprepared for the frantic state of
grief into which the women worked
themselves. They howled their weird
death song and threw themselves ON their
doomed friends, fawnng them all over.
Even the little children seemed to catch
the infection, and they cried and wept in
most iiendish style. Jack appeared very
much affected at meeting his fayorte
squaw Lizzie and the little papoosc. His
sister Mary was even more effected, and
woeked herself into perfect paroxysm of
grief The little girl even appeared to
comprehend the situation, and sobbed bit
tcrly as Jack gave her ono last embrace.
The squaws returned to the stockade, and
the murderers were left in the cells. Old
Schonchin met his family without much
visible emotion, but his children cried
bitterly, and the squaws yelled as if the
world was coming to an end. The chief
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