The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-07
THE LATE CAPTAIN JACK.
LAST SCENES BEFORE THE EXECUTION
SPEECH OF CAPTAIN JACK.

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ON ,,, neLaHu says ,,.c, c,,.,:,,
me cnapia'h; st'nu'ns neloie ,, Sap Ian
'ach' Sconchih, noS.oi cil't,1s, nn.es '.l M
Eafic,o; anu ololuh' Sa,u: M ua'I ~ .el'
you an t,at tie treat a'nei III :" y, ~,
ms uecluca 'htt ,o.tilorloM YOU mus, "a. uM
lol your si''S, anu 'ne uI1"y .'.no '1iis
you 'lia' II you repent "nu t,'2" Soi.om I, NJ
~ t,a ha,,Er I,nd"
He then S,rpped IN and shook hands with
them ALL adding, 81 hone TO meet YOU all in
the hapny land above"
When these remarks were translated bv
Dave UilI the c,ntiycs cyinced considerable
interest and they we're evidently striving
,,rnrn r>r.,. co,ros,-nv
N."D ~ "'''>i A., ~: 1''a' 0'oN.' 49,.
inu me! l'au yer! >'or'u 'i'peu,ance' ou'
lux nc' '"u> VI ''io i''''''' " ~
,t>> "'nuc,lne " 'iicll Eyes sn'"c" 'i''' '"'
pi"S s'Futh naru' -,
boston CharieE kept s'eauttF chewing TO-
harco "ni'c 'he sentence was .eihS Spohe',
ana ,4'iirteu me Juice 'oo1iI me nooi III
n'h1''o'" >','e: us II mounting o' any i'A-
~, '''iIG Vas a''hiiis l,'ic!. g.. .,,o
l.u,. .H lt;>%.V In ."N.rI', aui ,,'I
,;1s -, ;hh n9 I.,rro.; 80" ,"nnor ~
i rho nutirc urnc,r1i.rs we're rather 4 horc
jack appeared IL take the news very
cooly. hui lis bright and sparkling eyes ap-
pcarcd unusually brilliant, and gazed around
the circle i'll quick and restless manner.
I'll" Interpreter then informed them, by
order OF inc president, That ihclf wives ana
families would be taken GOOD care oil; also,
that General Wheaton was now prepared to
hear any remarks they had to make.
CAPTAIN JACK SPEAKS.
y,,.,;r I,,., thcn snoke Dave Till trans
l., ,;nm fhr Nodor ia iaruo,. and Oliver Ap.
,I.Ir5,p fine l3rron into Fu1li,b. The sub
.,1nr, Of Jacks .peecn was as follows:
II have heard the sentence and know
vlat il is: but I feel that | am more inno-
cent than Bogus Charley, Hooker Jim,
steamboat Frank. and ShacknaSty jim; that
these men planned and instigatcd the crime
of which | Am accused. W hcn look INTO
my heart see 10 CRIME lLcrc. 1ouhs men
started these murders. IL Is marc ~ llu
then o! Their savage hapl''' 1 was a""ss
i'll favor OF peace, 'hd bos'is o!sl ~ mai
The hrS! 10 propose Tue lhll!ucl VI "G n,'a
Candy ana the Ic'ace Coinii'iss!ohets: Anese
young men were Wllh hlth. ! s'lo NO.
but they had the power, ana calrir't nv Win
them. We came near personal ui4nc'n's'
My LIFE WAS IN DANGER.
When Bogus Charley proposed killing Gene
raj Candy, Boston Charley was the one who
first sanctioned it. Bogus Charley salu, III
YOU fail to help me, will do 1t myself. L
feel while these lour men are 1T iloeIt. tncl
nave l[iuliipiicu oNci i.. CIV ~. ,s.a,o
mcnt should feel more, satisfied If they were
| brought 10 irlai, u lies WIZ ~ s'I.,, -
not more than am. say tii"C boSus
| Charley was the only man VINO iinuehC I1
me. lie was traitor 10 poIn SUES; ie
| told lies TO Aouocs ana l'Gu 10 uehc,a' N"n
| by. should ike 10 see nun 0lousut h1 ,,,o
| Hooker jim ana Bogus Cha[lcy were sl'e
men that agitated murder. want no" ~
tell the trutl--want 10 see tnoSc men. l
know that shackna>tE JIM hiiieo "e'''ia'
Candy and shot Mencham, ana
BOSTON cuAYLEY KILLED Dr.. THOMAS.
rh,. is all T know about the massacre. Bos-
ton Ch.riov s,vs ShacInasty helped to kill
nr ,Thomcs and he wants to see him tried
49,, ,,,,.rdorar SbackuaSty told me that he
80 80 m l',, Wheaton, hr kilpd General Can.
t Wv. N r, lid not helcyc him, lie said SO
~ Tho m,ssarre, Bogus Charley told me
Inc knew blood was OIL his hands, and would
not be held aceountabe, lis nc was tne leI
criminal. Bogus tnaliGS "ai''e' " nil 'o'h
Generals Candy ana "iileir; ~
by order or Gehefal W he''oli' ''e" wa
then asked by al lh'cil4ctct
WHY THEY KILLED GENERAL CANDY AND TIL
!. COMMISSIONERS,
o,d u,h,t ,hev eyp.cted to gain by such &C
, ,;hn
''1 Dart,i, lack rather cyadcd the question
md answcrcd
q wished for peace, but the young m II
so;d tbov were not ready for peace They
wanted war. but they did not give their rca
. sons. was always for peace; but through
he influence of the Young men, headed by
Hooker jim, the war went on. did no
counsel the Combathesbes or Hot Greeks tt
FIGHT. They came to me and made me heart
sick. for they wanted to fight. When came
. here hoped to be set free, as l was not th'
insticator of these bad doipgs. | hoped t.
live on klamath with my people,"
General Wheaton then told the interpreter
to tell Captain Jack his people would b.
conveyed to a comfortable home and wei
taken care of. He asked him which one Q
( the band he would like to take charge OF Ill
pp,r,z,sG HIS FATE.
!, IL, +,,,+ ,,,,o,.;o,
jack raIher "inceu ul.'ei 'nat Iu "aa,,I
ana saia can .nlhh VI nv ot1I Nv JGu y.
| take nQOu care OF MY ldlullk. hC Noalo w