Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-12
The sIodoc Captives.
INTERVIEWER AT WORK

Inc hoooc tapttves.
AN INTERVIEWER AT WORK.
-. BoYLR's CAMP, June
/ had an interview with Capt. JacL
through the medium of an interpretar
AT first he was retcicent, in fact, be ala
not notice me. Finally his sister Mari
prevailed on him TO talk. His first r.
mark was in relation to his shackles "a
said it made him feel mean ODE hobbIad.
like horse. He was not afraid to.dis
and had ne idea Of running away. A.
he spoke his eyes snapped, and he look.
ed very lion in a rage. IAN question.
pertaining to his fighting he declined 10
answer. When / asked him his ACE h.
gave me to understand that be Wa,
thirty-six, and he then voluntarily star
ed npon a statement of his grieveaDce.
and those of his people with reference r.
the Ben. Wright affray. He said whit
men murdered his people years ago. and
that what he had done was only in psv-
ment of old debts. He did not enter in
to details, but left the interpreter lscar
Faced Charley to patch up the story.
HOW JACK LOOKS.
a critical study of Jacks face corrob
GRATED the impression derived at fix,
sight. He is thorough Indian, his bsa5
is large, quite square and sets firmly m
his shoulders His eyes are biack
bright, and his face broad, with promi
nent cheek bones, nose symmetrical and
slightly aquiline; lips thin and clear cut
and combined with his chin indicate res
oluteness of purpose which won him
such notoriety. His complexion is dark
| and his face has a pleasant look. Take
him. all in all, he is a striking man
Place him among thousands, and he
would be taken for a chief by any OBJ
serving stranger. Those. who have seen
him do not wonder that he is chief Of
the Modocs Though in chains and On
the brink Of eternity, be is vet feared
and respected by the Indians about him
dOW HE O4nEAsS AFfEAR.
Captain Jacks nearest companion in
chains Schonchin-ls about fifty wears
of age, is wrinkled, and has the villain
depicted in every line. Of his face. He
wears his hair short and stands abo1t
five feet in his moccasins. Boston Char.
ley is about twenty-five years old His
face is expressionless. Jack would at
tempt to escape if he had a chance. even
at the risk of being shot. Probably be
never realized that his death was iaevita-
bic until iron were placed upon his feet.
Scar Faced Charley says Jack told hin
he could get away when the whites were
asleep. This was before the irons were
brought into use. General Davis is sat
isfed that Captain Jack did attempt 70
escape last night, and through the aid Of
outside confederates, for, upon examin-
ing the shackles this morning. il was
found that one Of the rivets had been
filed nearly in two. His leg only are
confined. At four o'clock this afternoon
Colonel Mason arrived from Fairchild's
rancho with the infantry Of the expsdi-
ton and the seventy Modes who came
in there. Thus we have here one hun
drcd and twenty-eight captives.
ANOTHER SCOUT.
BoYLKs CAMP, June 4. Midnight.
News has reached here that Hooker
Jim and Steamboat Frank made a sue
cessful scout yesterday by. co operating
with the Oregon volunteers. They
trailed three warriors and five squaWs
to Timber Mountain, and assisted IL
making capture One of the captiyps
is Black jim. He is the ModOc Who
bullied settlers in this region for Two OF
three years, and committed ;.ruel mur.
ders. Oregonians regar1 hlm with spe-
cial hatred. ORly fire or six of the
MOdoc warriors are now missing. The
Warm Spring Indians held a war dance
this evening, which was witnessed by a
large audience of officers and men.
GENERAL DAVIS "GoEs BACK" ON THE
QUAKERs.
BoYLE's CAMP, June So I'm.
Late yesterday afternoon a detail Of
men belonging to the artillery arrived in
camp from Timber mountain. near the
Peninsula, with twenty juniper logs
clean and straight, and evidently not in
tended for use in the erection of tents
for prisoners. Many persons marVeled
for what purpose the timbers had been
obtained. This morning the secret Is
out that General Davis intends TO erect
scatfOld and execute about one dozen
OF the worst. murderers in the tribe al
sunset tomorrow. He feels there Is no
need for delay, as no doubt of the guilt
OF the intended victims can exist, and
justice demands speedy and certain &C
ton, He is now writing out a state
ment of their offenseS. which will be
read TO the condemned Modocs.
PROBABLE TRIAL BY COURT MARITAL.
A dispatch says Gen. Davis. after bay-
ing completed al ARRANGEMENTS for the
execution Of the Modocs. received or
ders from Washington to hold the pris-
.oners until further advised, and il Tins
stopped III the contemplated work. The
feeling IN camp is one of profound dis
gust at this result. One of the Oregon
volunteers just arrived in camp saws the
troops captured five warriors, four
squaws and five children-anong them
vile,
NEW York, June Z.
A special from headquarters of The
Modoc expedition dated the 18th. states
that Gen. Davis was preparing evidence
to prove the identity of the AIodoc mur-
derers, intending to hang eight OF ten
leaders tomorrow, the 9th, when he re-
celyed dispatch from Washington to
hold them, subject to decision there, and
probable court martial at camp. This
delay causes great dissatisfaction among
citizens and in camp, and Is calculated
TO create wrong impression among sur
rounding tribes who are disaffected.
The modocs TO be Tried by a Will.
tary Commission.
WASHINGTON, June s.