Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09


am afraid of nothing and when IT'S
war. am always in the front rank. II i
baye been guilty of crime and the law
of chiefs decide that should die, am
willing to die, and am not afraid to de-.
| have been a long time confined III the
guard house without even chance to
talk, and if we are topdie L think we,
should make some arrangements for our
spirits in another world, and / would
like to hear the spirit man talk. -. 5,
Boston Charley then desirded to talk,
and said ...... ..sst-s-.
You all knew me during the war, but
it seemed to me that | had two hearts,
one Indian and the other white. | am
a boy,'yet-you all know of what | am
guilty. Although a boy, feel like
man When / look each side of me l
think of.those other men as women. L
am note afraid to 2die l think am
the only man in the room. fought
in the front rank with Shacknasty.
Steamboat, Bogus and YHookersJim. !
am wholly a man, not half woman. L
killed Gen. Candy, assisted by Steam
boat Frank and Bogus. Bogus SAID,
'tDo YOU believe these commissioners
mean to try to make peace with us ?" l
said, 81 believe So" He said, 81 don't
believe so; they want to lead us into
some trap" | said, "All right, L go
with you, captain, and Anderson re-
members when Bogus came into camp
in the evening, and when / came in the
morning. | would like to see all my
people and bid them good-by to-day. |
would like to 90 to the stockade. feel
that if l eliminated other parties it
would not amount to anything. | see it IS
too late now, that our chief men were
not at the bottom of that affair, and they
did not take such a prominent part in
the massacre as the young men. am
Young. know but little. When l see
anything with my eyes | know it.
Boston was then asked why he killed
Candy and the commissioners. He said
that all the presents they received had
no influence on them, and they suspect
ed Candy and the commissioners OF
treachery, and got up big mad. Bos-
ton then made long harangue in which
he tried to show that Jack had no share
in the massacre, and that he had worked
very hard to keep the young men quiet.
He appeared to lay all the blame on Bo-
gus, and also said that Bogus slept in the
white camp the night before the massa-
ere in order to disarm any suspicion.
SchOnschin was asked by order of Gen.
Wheaton if he had anything he wished
to say. Phe old chiefs eye lighted con-
siderably at the prospect of talk and
made a sign in the affirmative. He
presently commenced and spoke as fol
lows His speech being Interpreted by
Oliver Apologize and Dave Hull:
You all know me here. was always
| a good man. There was a time when
! did not want the white man here.
asked advice from white men. | sent
my boy to Yinax reservation, and he
/ chose a piece of land for his home. Bos-
| ton Charley has told the truth when he
| called me a woman. | was like wO-
! man, and opposed to war. | was always
/ a peace man, but there were some young
/ men that were over rash and anxious tC
| do something to distinguish themselves.
| Hooker Jim and some other boys made
/ all the trouble, and when | look at these
| irons on my feet and legs feel that they
I
WAYS given Young men advice, shook
hands with white people, and here | am
now condemned, with irons on my feet
| heard what great spirit man had tC
soy, and think it good. | should not
die for what others have done, but viii
| cross the river and 90 to meet my father
in the spirit land
After the delivery of these speeChe:
by the condemned, the post chaplain
made a very solemn prayer for them
and the meeting broke up. The prison
ers were shortly afterwards returned t.
their cells, and at p. m. were visited
by their families. This was the frs
meeting since the death warrant haC
been made public, and as it was to b,
the last before death separated them for
ever on this earth, it would naturally
have been affecting, but we were per
fectly unpreparcd for the frantic stat,
of grief into which the women worked
themselves. They howled their weirc
death song and threw themselves on thei
doomed friends, fawning them all over
Even the little children seemed to catcl
the infection, and they cried and wep
in most finished style. Jack appeared
very much affected at meeting his favor
tie squaw Lizzie and the little pappoose
His sister Mary was even more affected
and worked herself into a perfect parox
ysm of grief The little girl even az
peared to comprehend the situation, ant
sobbed bitterly as Captain JAG
gave her one last embrace
The squaws returned to the stockadc
and the murderers. were left in thei
cells. Old Schonchin met his famil
without much visible emotion, but hi
children cried bitterly, and the squaw
yelled as if the world was coming to a
end. The chief did not betray any out
ward signs of agitation. He kissed hi
little son repeatedly, and when just bC
fore retreat they were taken away, b
laid down in his cell and rolled himsel
like ball in his blanket. During th
afternoon a number of soldiers and cit
zens went out to see the patent drop o
which the Modocs are to be executed t
morrow.
THE EXECUTION.
JACKSONVILLE, Oregon, Oct, 4.
| The following are the particulars {
the execution of the Modoc Indians {
! Fort klamath yesterday: Boston Cha