Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-10-08
THHMODOC ASSkSSINS HUNG.

JACKSONVILLE, Ore, October 8.
1873 Your correspondent left Fert
Klamath this morning at 1870 o'clock,
and BY hard riding arrived here a few
moments ago. The following is re-
port of the execution Of Captain Jack
and three of his band
Boston Charley aad Black Jim were
led Oh the scaffsld FIRST, aad Schonchin
next. The rod on it with apparent
indiferen>es and iron nerve, having
evideatly resolved to die as brave as
they had lived. Captain Jack went
easily up the stairway, but looked
wreched aud miserable. The man.
acles had been stricken from them,
but their arms were securely pinioncd
with cords.
At precisely 9 AS the interpreters,
Captain D. G. Applegats aud David
ELL, explained to the culprits the ma
ture of the order to be read to them
by the Adjntant, and at 10 o'clock Ad-
jutant Kingsbury read the full orders
promulgating che sentence Of the Com
mission and the Presidents order
therein, with the orders Of the Secre-
tary of " ar aud the department COM
mander on the premises. The two
reprieved prisoners, Barncho and Slo-
tuck, yet stood on the ground in front
of the scaffold, shackled and under
guard.
During the reading the pinioned
victims were seated on the platform
of the scafold, with their feet on the
drop, listening auxiously, but, of course,
not understanding word Of it. The
reading occupied ten minutes. Then
the Adjutant read the order of COM
mutation in the cases of Barncho and
Siotuck, and the poor fellows were
taken back to the stockade, evidently
happy at not accompanying the others
to the "happy hunting grounds"
The Chaplain then offered an earnest
and fervid prayer for the souls of the
culprits, which was listened to atten-
lively.
At 10 is the fatal nooses were
placed around the necks Of the con-
demned, under the direction of Cap
tain Hoge. 1t was necessary to cut
off little Of Jacks long hair, which
was in the way Of the rope. Captain
Hoge then bade farewell to the prison
ers, and the black caps were placed
over tie heads Of all the culnrits It
must have been an awful moment.
At 10 ;2O they stood on the drop.
The rope was cut by the assistants at
a signal made by Captain Hoge's hand
!, kerchiet. The bodies swung round
and round, Jack aud Jim apparently
dying easily, but Boston Charley aud
Schoncbin suffered terrible convulsions.
Boston and Schonchin repeatedly drew
up their legs, but the two others SEEM
! ed to die almost instantly.
At 1928 their pulses were felt by
Captain Hogs, and, as I. write, they
are swinging lifeless in the air.
As the drop fell, with a terrible
deadly thug, the four poor wretched
human beings fell into eternity, and a
half-sm0thered cry of horror went up
from the crowd Of over 500 Klamath
J Indians, who witnessed the awful
spectacle Walls Of deep and bitter
anguish went up from the stockade.
where the wives and children Of the
poor fellows had fair view Of the
shocking scene. The collins, six in
number, had been placed directly in
the rear Of the galIows, two Of them
destined to Be uaocoupied, as the or
der committing the senteuce Of Barn
cho and Slotuck only arrived al 10 80
last evening. and preparatlors had
been made for their execution likewise.
An application was made this morn
ing by the Sheriff Of jackson county
for the custody of the Indians indicted
by the Grand Jury to General Whea.
ton, but it was refused.