The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-12

Capt. Jacks Story.


BOWS CAMP, Tule Lake Pininsula
June g. via Yerka Cal, June 10-Capt
Jack spoke as follows to-day when having
his first interview with Gen. Davis. He
tried TO implicate Allen David, the Klamath
Chief, and denies being present when Gen.
Candy was killed:
do not know how to open the subject
about Allen David I received letter
last Winter in the lava beds by old Schon-
chcs and sub-chicf of his from Alien
David as follows 81 don't want you to
lower your gun and fight like squaw, but
you must fight like man."
At first thought the message was Ie
but it came so often believed it, was
about to lay down my arms when | got the
message.
Allen David told Schonches to tell me to
fight it out the whites we've going to fight
him, and he would soon let Jack know
what was going to do. Allen said Hold
on to your gun"
| said II am going TO get ammunition,
and will join you in few days. am
selling property to buy powder and lead"
Allen said Don't act like woman
be a man. | will join you soon. have lots
of people, and | want to get guns first
Whatever offer the Commission may make,
don't believe what they say. They are try
ing to fool you"
was going TO give up and surrender
when got those messages. expected
when killed the Commissioners that Allen
David would be with me next day or very
soon. had already given up my arms. l
ate the food of the Government, and didn't
want to do any more fighting after eating
their grub.
When | got this message it made me act
as though / acted for Allen David, and |
expected him to join me soon.
Allen David caused me to leave the re-
servation. l had bad feelings toward the
Klamaths. So many such messages came
believed them. thought he meant it,
and so acted
He and were now good friends, but he
urged me to this thing last winter. l was
going wherever they wanted me and want
cd some quiet place, and not on the rocks.
Allen David was always pushing me up
and the Klamath chiefs said the same.
They talked as though Allen David was a
big chief. He said that we must not think
the Klamaths were women. They were
not going to lay down their arms to whites.
had all the trouble and did all the fight
ing, and he did none. 1t looks as though
they tried to get me into this scrapc
want you to know why | commenced
this war. Last winter, on the Lo st River,
Applegate ii. Brown came and said the
big chief was coming to talk, and we must
go to the reservation. Soldiers came and
surrounded us before day, and held no
talk or council. did not expect that.
was asleep. l told them not to shoot
when my boys rot the guns. The soldiers
shot the first gun. did not. l thought
they wanted to talk.
After the soldiers began to fire upon my
people, some of my boys fired back. l did
not. took my things, and ran as fast as
| could to get away.
Old Schonches, on the reservation, said
he had nothing to say himself, only he
brought message from Allen David.
As to Gen. Canby's things that he had
on, he said:
81 can't say anything about it. went
away. The boys who killed Gen. Candy
got the things. | was there, but went off
as soon as found could not stop them"
Jack being Intercepted, said further;
Bogus Charley and Shack Nasty Jim
called Gen. Candy. Allen David advised
them to kill Gen. Canby,so he did it. | am
telling the truth. | did not kill him. |
had it done, but did not do it, He says
in conclusion: :" don't lie. Bring the
men that saw me do this thing. want to
face them. If had my chains off would
tell of all the men who did these things.
Schonches said he did shoot at Meacham,
but all the Modocs knew he was poor
shot, and couldn't hit anything.
Jacks answers are, of course, Il tissue of
lies, but many of the Indians agree that old
Schonchcs, from the reservation, was
and took the money given him
by Capt. Jack; and they charge Allen
David, the Klamath chief, with urging
them to make war and kill Candy.