Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-13
CAPT. JACKS STORY.

The following is Captain Jack story at his
first interview with General Davis. He tried
to implicate Allen David, the Klamath chief,
and denied being present when General Can
by was killed.
l. do not know how to open the subject about
Allen David. l received message last win
ter in the lava beds by old Schonches and
subchef of his from Allen David as follows ::
IL don't want you to lower your gun and
fight like squaw, but you must fight like a
man."
AT first l thought this message was a lie,
but it came so often believed it, was about
to lay down my arms when got the mes
sage.
Allen David told Schonches to tell me to
fight it out; the whites were going to fight
him, and he would soon let Jack know what
he was going to do. Allen said "hold on to
your gun"
| said: 81 am going to get ammunition,
and will join you in few days, l am selling
property to buy powder and lead
Allen said "Dont act like a woman be q
man. l will join you soon l have lots of
people, and want to get guns first. Whatev-
or offer the Commission may make don't be-
lieye what they say. They are tr, ing to fool
you"
was going to give up and surrender when
l got those messages l expected when
killed the Commissioners that Allen David
would be with me next day or very soon.
had already given up my arms. l ate the
food of the Government, and didn't want to
do any more fighting after eating their grub.
When got this message it made me act
as though acted for Allen David, and ex
pected him to join me soon.
Allen David caused me to leave the rcser-
I had had fNal live IL t1,, Ia.
aths. So many such messages came be-
lieved them. thought he meant it and so
acted.
He and | were now good friends but he
urged me to this thing last winter. Twas 60
ing wherever they wanted me and wanted
some quiet place, and not on the rocks.
Allen David was always pushing me up and
the Klamath chiefs said the same They
talked as though Allen David was big chief.
lie said that we mus. not think tn. klamaths
were women. They were not going to lay
down their arms to whites. l had all the
trouble and did all the fighting, and he did
none. 1t looks as though they tried to get
me into this scrape.
| want you to know why commenced this
war. Last winter, on the Lost River, Apple
| gate ii. Brown came and said the big CHIEF
| was coming to talk, and we must go on the
| reservation. Soldiers cana and surrounded
US before day, and held no talk or council
/ did not expect that. was asleep. 1 told
them not to shoot when my boys got the guns
| The soldiers shot the first gun. did not,
| thought they wanted to talk.
After the soldiers began to fire upon my
people some of my boys fired back. l did
not. took my things, and ran as fast as
could to get away.
Old Schonches, on the reservation, said he
had nothing to say himself, only he brought
message from Allen David
As to Gen. Canby's things that he had on,
he said:
81 can't say anything about it. l went
away. The boys who killed Gen. Candy got
the things. l was there. but went off as I
found l could not stop them"
Jack being Intercepted, said further:
Bogus Charley and Shack Nasty Jim
called Gen. Candy. Allen David advised
them to kill Gen. Candy, so he did it. 1 am
telling the truth. did not kill him. I had
it done, but did not do it." He says in con-
clusion: 81 don't lie. Bring the men that
saw me do this thing. want to face them.
If l had my chains off would tell all the
men who did these things"