Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-09
Thr ''Taiks" of Captain Jack and o,be,
Prisoners.
TiE SCENE AT The EXECUTION.


NEW YORK, oct 4.
LArER.-Capt. Jack renewed his ATTACK
on Wheaton. urging that it would be quite
proper for Scariace 10 take his place. and
then hi valuable services would be saved
for his family and his tribe.
Gen. Wheaton then asked il any of the
others bad anyihin. 10 .ay. aud Sioux
spoke a. follows: Il VAN To- talk pro.
pie call inc George. | haze been connueI
az the @Aai'! hpn-e through ui-repre>enfa-
| tiph. ahd my ct.iid died yesterday. aud
cnhld 10; 10 with lh. inourner~. Nobody
here "a -ay that he >aN ne n the scene
ot tue massacre. would like 10 know
wh" were the Witnesses against me They
tod lies took no part Ia the massacre
atl confined here without cause" BAN
clio said, Il want 10 20 and see the men
confined who really killed Gen. Candy. +
was some distance away. when the killing
was done" They were then told that they
were only charged with carrying arms to
assist in t.,c a->acrr, and they both de-
nt"d clrrs Ing any arms AT all.
Black jim then said: 81 see a great
many men present. but have no talk To
make a. Jack talks. ! always tell the
truth. and am well known among my peo-l
Pile. was wounded in the first figh; all
Loss River. aud was very sick for maDyl
months, and was not on the war-path Myl
heart tells me that | am good and stronnI
man and able to take care of the Modocs
Ii JACK and Schonchin are killed. SHALL
then be left 10 take care of the Mojocs II
don't know what Jack and Schonchin
think about it That's my idea | ann
afraid of nothing, and when it is war, ami
always in the front rank. II l have been
guilty of crime aud the law of chiefs de-
cides that should die. am willing to
die. and am moi afraid to die. have been
IA long time confined to the guard-house,
without even a chance to talk. and if we
are TO die. think we should make some
arrangements fer our spirits in the other
world. and would like TO hear the spiri.
man tak."
Boston Charley then expressed a desire
to talk. and said: You all knew Inc dur
ing the war. but it seemed to me that had
two hearts-onc Indian and the other
white. | am a boy yet. You all know OF
what | am guilty.
Although a boy feel like a man. When
look each side Of me think of those 9TH
er men as women. Schonchin, / am not
afraid to die. think am the only man
in the room. l fought in the front rank.
with Shacknasty, Steamboat. Bogus, and
Hooker Jim. am wholly man, not half
woman. killed Gen. Candy, assisted by
Steamboat Frank and Bogus. Bogus said: )
DO you believe these commissioners mean /,
To try to make peace with usT said. Il
believe So He said, 4 don't believe so.
They want TO lead us into some trap L
said. All right. | 90 with you Capt i
Anderson remembers when Bogus came
into camp in the evening. and wbenI came
in the morning. | would like to see all nv \
people and bid them good bye, to-day. r h
would like TO go to the stOckade. l feel :
that ii criminate other parties it would
not amount to anything. see it too late n
now. Our chief men were not at the bot :.
tom Of that affair, and they did not like o
such prominent part in the massacre as Il
he young men. | am young. l know but ii