The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-11
',.,.,v,.v With Captain Jack.

IutervieW with Capthin JACK.
A Boylss Camp letter of june 4, con-
tsins this account Of the captured Mo-
doc Chief
~ had an interview with Captain
Jack through the medium OF an inter-
prefer. At first he was reticent, in fact,
he did not even notice me. Finally
bis sister Mary prevailed on him to
talk. His first remark was IN relation
to his shackles. He said it made him
feel mean to be Lobbled like horse.
He was not afraid to die. and had no
idea OF running away. As he spoke
his eyes snapped, and he looked very
lion in q rage.
An questions pertaining to his fight
ing he declined to answer When L
asked him his age he gave me to UNDER
stand that he was thirty-six, and he
then voluntarily began upon state
ment Of his grievances and those OF his
people, with reference to the Ben
Wright ARRAY. He said that the white
men murdered his people years ago, and
that what he had done was only IN
payment Of old debts. He did not en-
Ter into details, but left the Interpreter
Scarfaoed Charley, to patch mp the
story.
A critical study Of Jacks face cor
roborates the impression derived at
frat sight. He is q thorough Indian.
His head is large, quite square, and sets
firmly on his shoulders. His eyes are
black and bright, and his face broad
with prominent cheek bones. His nose
ia symmetrical and slightly aquiline
His lips are thin and clean cut and
combined with bis chin indicate that
reeolutensss of purpose that has won
him such notoriety. His complexion
| is dark and his face has pleasant
look, Take him all in all he IL a
striking man. e., =,
Place him among thousands and he
would be taken for q chief by any OBJ
serving stranger. Those who have
seen him do not wonder that he is the
leader of the Modocs. Though in
chains, and on the brink OF eternity he
| is vet feared and respected by the In
dams about him.
His nearest companion IN chaina,
Schopchin, is about fifty years OF age. ie
wrinkled, aud has the william depicted
| in every line OF his face. He wears
his hair short, and stands about five
feet in his moccasins.
Boston Charley is about twenty-five
years old. His face is expressienless:
Jack would attempt to escape if he had
a chance, even at the risk of being shot
down. Probably he never realized that
his death was inevitable until the irons
were placed on his, feet. Scarfaced
Charley says Jack told him he could
get clear when the white men were
asleep. This was before the irons were
brought into uee.
| General Davis ia satisfied that Jack
did try to escape last night, and through
| the aid of couiederstes CD the outside
for upon examination Of his shacklet
this morning it was found that. one o.
| the rivets had been filed nearly in two
His legs only are confined. +,
At four o'clock this afternoon ColonsI
Mason arrived here from -Fairchildi
Rancho with the infantry force OF thu
expedition and the seventy Modocs who
came in there. Thus we have here Ia
captives. ~
| News has reached here that Hooks
Jim and Steamboat Frank made a suc'
cessful scout yesterday by cooperating
with the Oregon volunteers. They trail
ed three warriors and five equaws
to Timber Mountain, northeast OF here
and assisted in making a capture. One
of the captives is Black Jim. BE il
the Modoc who bullied the settlers il
this region for two or three years, anc
committed cruel murders. The Oregon.
ians regard him with special hatred
Only FIVE or six OF the Modoc warriors
are now missing.
The Warm Spring Indians held
war dance this evening, which was wit
messed by large audience of officer
and men"