The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-12

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SAX Intrclsco, June a.-Diellic1c- from lhe font
ny he murders stolen r2cr|T recovered from tht
sctllers. Iheee people lell the following story.
fone ~ land n51r tie mouth 81 Iost rifr last 1uusf
and scltled there With lheIf families on re morning q
att1cEel On los. fifer ~ party q tolllieis 1nd
compelled 10 retire. Hooker jim and HE party 81 No
does were on the norih adc q the river NON Captain
Jack. bus did not know 81 the lafie1 ~ deialt and
durn the forenoon u The sane day. HoddF and echl
were murdered By Hooker I'm and be associates
While they were cutiin = ood ana heroir sheep within
mile q their house, and utterly unconseious q any
dangu-
the settlers that II any Offensive movement against the
Indians should Be made known % The whites IN time 70
adord them an opportunity 70 o1iln safe reug, 9nt
the messenger BY the agent failed % perform his
duty, thereby facilitating the maesacre.
SAX FEAHoIsco. June 9--Dlspatchea nom Boyle's
Camp. dased the eighth. relate the particulars Of
the afrociOus Of the Modoc prisoners. sup
posed to have been perpetraed By Oregon Volunteers
corTosTooD cHKEKwoRrn, June The Modoc
eaptiyes including women and children shack Nasty
Jim. Bogus Charley. and other Indians were ina wa
gon down the river about four miles At the crossing
A body Of Odeon volunteers, under command OF Cap
wagon and questioned FairchiId The latter told them
that the Indians al Hot Creeks except little John
and that there was no charges against them. Fair
child undertook push TO Boyles Camp. The vol
unteers retired to their camp near Crovleys On the
road 10 farchid they noticed two ahead riding 10
Rocky Point, II 10 intercept him. When the team
approached the two one OF them presented
needle gun az Fairchild saying, get down you old
white head BY what authority said Fairchilds By
mine; am going to Kill you and the Indians too, was
the reply
Tho leader caught hold Of the mules and unhtched
them, cutting the harness. fairchld, cngiEg 20 the
lines, leaped TO the ground. The poor wretches inn
pOred for mercy, and begged Farchild TO them.
The warriors were unamed, and knew resistance was
useless They werc the coolest IN the party although
facing immediate death. The women and children
shFieked, grOaned and wept piteously Fairchld had
nothing but small pistol, and six inches from his
the mnzzle OF needle gun He says tears
into his eyes, and he mingled his entreaties with
those OF the MOdOcs in hepe that the massacre might
be avoided. II was a terrible scene / never shall
forget / shudder when / think what / and
heard. Fearful voices OF those women and children
still ring in my ears but the cowardly hounds not
10 be baked and shot, and Little John lay dead in
the wagon with bullet In his BRAIN The mules
dashed away with Fairchild, who became entangled
with tho lines. More shots in rapid succession by
which Tehee. Jack Fancy and MOOch were killed, and
Little Johns squaw frightfuly wounded IN the shout
der Away ahead on the road in the direction Of
BOycs camp cloud Of dust perceived indicating
the approach OF team. The mnrderers espied the
dust and shortly afterward were riding rapidly away
Murphy, Of Battery q, Fourth Artillery met ten men,
and the teagter up to the scene OF massacre The
sergeant took charge Of the affairs and remained with
his men on the ground. Farchilds teamster. and a
wounded squaW and two children came I'm at O'Clock
this morning.