The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-14
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SAN FRASoIsoo, April 13-The fol
lowing are the lates. particulars receives
from the Modoc couutry, giving th'
details of an interview between two
Peace Commissioners aud the Modot
Indians, resulting in the brutal and
cowardly massacre Of General Candy
and Rev. DR.. Thomas. For severs
days, previous to the fatal interview
the Peace Comm issioners had been
anxious Tor talk with Csptain Jack
the lesding chief Of the Modoc band
Prospects OF peace seemed better az
the Peace Commissioners had received
orders from Washington to give the
Indiaus, il they thoughtit advisable,
a reservation in the vicinity Of Lava
Beds. o. Thursday evening, Charley
Bogus came into the camp at Lava
Beds with the information that Capt.
Jack, Schoachin and three or tour
others would meet the Peace Commits.
siorers on a spot pear the lake
and about three quarters iof 8 mile
from, camp. = He, remained in camp all
night and was joined ;,Fridsy forenoon
by Boston Charley, who stated that
Capt. Jack was coming to meet the
Commission between ten and eleven
o'clock, Friday morning A party
consisting Of General Csuby, A. B.
Mechim, Dr.. Thomas, Mr.. Dyer, Red
die, the interpreter and squaw. accom-
panied by two Modocs, went out to
meet the chiefs, They were met by
Capt, Jack, john Schoschin. Black
Jim, Shack Mast jim. El!ensman and
Hswker Jim. Esch had pistol at
his belt, but carried no gun They sat
in a kind OF broken circle; Candy,
Mechim aud Thomas setting together,
faced by Captain Jack and Schs .chin.
DYER stood by the side o. Captain
J ack, holding his horse, with Hswker
Jim and Shack Nasty Jim to the lett.
Mechim made the first speech. giving q
long history OF what the Commissions
ers wanted to do Tor the Indians, and
| was followed by Candy aud Thomss,
each in turn speaking for come time.
Captain Jack appeared very serious,
aud talked for some time. When he
| finished speskipg She retired to the rear,
near where Mechfm horse was hitch
ed. Schoachin then began a speech,
and had hardly commenced when
Dyer heard a csp miss fire. and look
ing around saw Captain Jack 10 his
lett with 8 pistol pointed at General
Candy. This wssthe signal for gen
eral massacre. and a doEsu shots were
fred inside Of a half minute. Dyer
a ter hearing the cap miss fire, turned
and. fed. followed, by Haw ker jim,
who flred two shots at him add Dyer
ran sull followed by the Indian, but
finding himself too closely pressed drew
nis weapon, whereupon H.wker Jim
retreated aud Dyer then returned TO
camp, Captain Jack fred at Candy
who ran off to the lett, but was speedily
shot do 4 and Killed lutshtty Mectlm
was shot o. BY Schosch,n and wouoded
in the head,i when be tried 10 draw bis
weapon aud two Indisns ran up and
knocked him down. Dr.. Thomas was
almost instantly killed, receiving two
pistol shots in the head. RlddIe ran of
and the indians did not fire at hIm but
knocked his equsw down. Dyer; R.d'
die aud the squaw returned safely TO
camp. Intelligence OF the massacre
was first received in camp, through the
officers stthe sigusl station. Two bat
terles under Col. Miller and Major
Throckmorton. started Tor the scene,
which was reached after about five
minutes, march over broken rocks
Three of the Iodisns were seen running
around the edge Of the lake, on
their way" back 10 their rocky
iss,ness. Mechim was found about
one hundred yards from the place OF
meeting badly wounded with a pistol
shot over the left eye. He was carried
back to camp in a feeble condition.
DR.. Thomas found fty yards further
on q dead body lying lace downwards,
strippedao, the vast Canbys body
lay about fftySysrds further south ward
entirely hude, With two pistol shots IN
the head. II is l. heard from Colonel
Gillem thai tie Ipdians bad slso at
lacked Colonel Masoa's camp on the
E.s, side Of Tule lake; the attack being
commenced by the Indisus Oh L'euten-
ants Bayle and Sherwood, who had
ventured q lew hundred yards outside
OF the picket lines. Sherwood was
shot through the arm and leg, but
Boyle escaped without injury; both got
saiely back to camp. The greatest ex-
citemeut prevails among the troops IN
camp, aud q bitter feeling Is manifested
towards the Indians. 80. " d.
| Later. .. .r...
SAY FRaSc,sco, April'3. Later dis
matches received from the Modoc coun-
try, state that the attack upon Col.
| NJ ssou's camp, by the Modoc Indians
resulted in their repulse. The forces
under Mason are attacking the Indians
| with great vigor, aud forcing them to
retreat No one was wounded bot Lieut.
Sherwood who was. shot in the arm sHd
leg. . 900 80. .,,. A. s... .
tgr. The lfodoc Massacre!
WAsHINeroS. D. c.. April l3.-The
news Of the Modoc massacre did not
become generally known here until
the morning, though the announces
mel Mt was made at q late hour last night
through oficiai and unofficial channels.
General Sherman received dispatches
from General Schofeld, Colonel GIllen
and the Adjutan. General J at Genera
Cauby's headquarters, al containing
sad details Of the terrible butebery.
These dispatches were promptly laid
hs fore the President Who vas deeply