Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-10-09
Execution of the NlodOcs.

JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, Oct. A.
Your correspondent left Fort klamath |
this morning at 10: 80 O. clock, and, by |
hard riding, he arrived q few moments |
ago. The following is a report of the
execution Of CAPTAIN Jack and his
band.
Boston Charley and Black jim were
led on the scPffold first, and Schon
chin next They trod on it with APP
parant Indifferent and iron nerve, hay
ing resolved to die as brave as they
had lived. Jack went lazily up the
stairway, but looked wretched and
miserable The manacles had been
struck off, but their hands were secure
ly pinioned with cords.
At precisely 8 :45 a. IN. the interpre
ters, Capt. o. c. Applegate and David
Hill, explained to the culprits the ma
| ture of the order to be read to them
by the Adiutant, and at 10 a. m Adju-
tant Kingsbury read the orders pro-
mitigating the sentence of the Com
mission, and the Presidents order
therein, with the orders of the Secre-
tary of War, and also that of the de-
partment commander in the premises
The two repreved prisoners, Barn
cho and Sioux, yet stood on the
ground in front of the scaGold, shack
led and under guard. During the
reading the pinioned victims were
seated on the platform of the scafold,
with their feet on the drops, listening
anxiously, hut of course not under
standing word of it. The reading
occupied ten minutes, then the Adiu-
tant read the order of commutstion in
the case OF Barncho aud Sioux, and
the poor fellows were taken back 20
the blockade, evidently happy at not
accompanying the othere to the happy
hunting ground.
The Chaplain then offered an earn
est and fervcnt prayer for the souls
of the culprits, which was listened 10
attentivplY
Atl0:I5 the fatal nooscs were plac-
ell around the recks under tile direc-
ton Of Capt. Hodge. It was necrs
sary to cut Off Il little of CAPTAIN Jack s
long hair. which was in the way Of the
rope. Capt Hodge then bade fare
we'll to the prisoners, and the bIact
caps were placed over the heads of all
, the culprits. 1t must have been al
awful moment.
AT 10 90 they stood on the drop
The rope was cut by the assistant at
signal made with Capt. Hodges hand
e kerchief. The bodies swung rount
: and round, Jack and Jim apparentl,
dying easily, but Boston and Schon
chin suffering terrible convulsions.-
Boston and SrhOnchin repeatedly dre'
1 up their legs, but the two others SCENE
It to die almost instantly. At 10 2
their pulses were felt by Capt. Hod 5e
and as write they ore swinging life
Il less in the air AS the drop fell wit
S terrible deadly thug, four poo
e wretched human beings fell into etel
nifty, and half smothered cry of ho
rur went up from the crowd of ovC
: 500 Klamath Indians who witnesse
the awful spectacle.
5 Walls Of deep and bitter angus
e went up from the stoekade, where I'll
Is wives and children of the poor fellow
hal a fair view of the shocking seem
- The collins, six in number, had bee
'r placed directly in the rear of the ga
lows, two of them destined to be III
occupied, for the order committing ii
sentence of Barncho and SIolux onl
" arrived at 10 80 last evening, and pr
,e parations had been made for the
i, likewise
te An application was made this morl
ct ing by the Sheriff of jackson count
t. for the custody of the Indians indie
ed by the grand jury to Gen. Wheato
=, but it was refused.