Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-13
EXECUTION OF THE MoDocs.
THEIR LAST INTERVIEWS WITH FRIENDS.
sCAFFoLD SCENES.

New YORK, Oct. A Fort Kismath
dispatch, dated yesterday, says:
At II o'clock yesterday Thursday,
when Wheaton had talk with the In
dians in the guard house, Captain
Jack, who looked considerably worn and
pulled down by close confinement for
] two or three months, took seat on the
end of the bunk and old Schonchin sat
down on his right huddled up in his
blankets. Both of these Modocs were
shackled at the feet, and had wild and
nervous appearance as if very anxious
about their future. Boston Charley and
Black Jim, shackled together, sat down
on the left of Jack, the former on the
edge of the bunk and the latter on the
floor, with his back to the wall. The
..buekskin doctor" and Pete, two of the
Lost River murderers, sat next to Black
Jim, with Barncho and Sloluck on their
left and Long Jim on the extreme right.
Young Schonchin sat on the bunk on
the right of his father, and two more of
the Lost River murderers were squatted
along the wall on the right of the semi
circle The whole party were very
fdgety as though they had learned from
outside sources that six of them were
going to be hanged. They had received
no Official notification of their approach
| ing doom.
After the General had taken his seat
: the post chaplain walked into the mid
die of the circle and delivered an ad-
( dress which closed as follows: 81 have
to tell you all that the great father in
Washington has decided that tomorrow
you must all die for your sins. and the
r Great Spirit tells you that if you repent
I and show sorrow for the crimes you
S have committed you will 60 to the hap
= py land" He then stepped up and
!, shook hands with them all, adding, 81
a hope to meet you all in the happy land
d above" The Indians endeavored to
e maintain their composure, and their ner-
: vousness was only evinced by the rest
II less movement of their hands. Capt.
e Jack made speech in which he assert
% ed that he was more innocent than the
n others, who had planned and instigated
M the crime, and begged for reprieve, but
was assured that his case was beyond
hope. Others also protested their inno-
cence, but Boston Charlie declared that
70 he was ''the only man in the room, that
u he killed Gen. Candy, and was moi
~ afraid to die.
Ill After the delivery of their speeches
g. g. by the condemned, the post chaplain
~ made very solemn prayer for them anc
y the meeting broke up. The prisoner
y were shortly afterwards returned to thei
on cells, and at 5 P. NJ. were visited b,
nc their families. This was the first meet
H. ing since the death warrant had beel
We made public, and as it was to be tn
" last, it would naturally have been affect
S'' ing; but all were perfectly unprepare
"a for the frantic state of grief into whic
ne the women worked themselves. The
NJ howled their weird death song an
Ho threw themselves on their doomed friend
IN fawing them all over. Even the littl
an children seemed to catch the infection
50, and cried and wept in the most fnishe
nu style. Jack appeared very much affec
ne ed at meeting his favorite squaw Lizzi
vs. and the little pappoose. His sister Mar
a. was even more affected and worked he
'en self into perfect paroxysm of grie
'ne The little girl even appeared to compr
'no hend the situation and sobbed bitterl
'he as Jack gave her one last, fond embrac
0i0 and the squaws returned to the stockat
'oh and the murderers were left in the
Jug cells. Old Schonchin met his fami
without much visible emotion, but
children cried bitterly and the squay
yelled as if the world was coming to
end The chief did not betray any ou
ward signs of agitation. He kissed b
onr little son repeatedly and when th'
on were taken away, he laid down in b
oo+ cell and rolled himself like ball in
nd blanket.
,out DEMEANOR OF THE PRISONERS WHEN Il
no. ON THE sCAFFoLD.
ked Boston Charlie and Black Jim we
he led on the scaffold first and Schonch
un- next. They trod on it with appare
mud Indifference, having evidently resolv
lily to die as brayely as they had live
or Captain Jack went easily up the sta
lary way, but looked wretched and miserab
the The manacles had been struck off,
the their arms were securely pinioned vi
ran cords. At precisely $40 o'clock the
low- terpreters explained to the prisoners
in nature of the order to be read to tn
mis- by the adjutant, and at 10 o'clock A
'ect- jutant Kingsbury read the order prom
,ply, eating the sentence of the Commissi
tely, and the Presidents order therein, W
wa the order of the Secretary of War a
! to the depai tment commander in the pre-
no lses. The two reprieved prisont
his Barncho and Sloluk, yet stood on
ened ground In front of the scaffnld shack