Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-08
End of the MOdOcS.

End Of the MOdOcs.
Four of the six Modocs condemned for the
Candy murder were hung at Fort Klamath,
Oregon, Friday. The leave-takings and
speeches took place, Thursday nigh:, when
each of the condemned Indians was allowed
to unbosom himself to his hearts content.
Although the reprieve granted by the presi-
dent to Barncho and Sioux had arrived the
day before, the news was kept from them,
and they were thus allowed to participate 10
the agony of expectant doom along with
their four more unfortunate companions
Post Chaplain Rev. q. l.. Hegennberg OPEN
ed the conference in a tender appeal to the
Indians to repent of their sins, promising
them if they would a sure entrance into the
happy land above, all Of which, so far as Bos-
ton Uharlsy and Schonchin were concerned,
seemed to all appearance to be as So many
pearls cast before swine, both exhibiting the
utmost contempt, md the latter ha-hawipg
in the most expressive manner, as though
the chaplain's spiritual address was
bore.
Capt Jack was the most seriously affected,
and shovel decided aversion to parting
with his life in 40 ignominious a manner. He
said =" feel that am more innocent than
Bogus Charley, Hooker jim, Steamboat
Frank land Shack Nasty Jim; that these men
planned and instigated I'll Gcrime OF which
I am accused. When l look into my heart
l see no crime there. Young men started
these murders. It's hard to rid them OF
their savage habits. was always in favor
of peace, and Bogus Charley was the first to
propose the murder of Gen. Candy aud the
peace commissioner. ! said no; but they
mad the power and carried me with them.
We came near personal difficulty. My
life was in danger. When Bogus Charley
proposed killing Gen Candy, Boston Charley
was the one who first sanctioned it. Bogus
Charley said, If you lail to help me do it
myself feel while these four men are at
liberty they have :riumphed over me, and
the government should feel more satisfied il
they were brought TO trial, as they were as
guilty, if not more than l am. | say that
Bogus Charley was the only man wLo infu-
enc,d me. He was traitor to both sides.
He told lies to Modocs and Led to Gen Can
by should like to see him brought here.
Hooker Jim and Bogus Charley were the
men that agitated murder. | want now
to tell the truth-want to see those mep.
know that Shack Nasty Jim killed Gen.
CANDY aud shot Meacham, and Boston
Charley killed DR.. Thomas. That is all |
know about the massacre" He then ex-
pressed desire to know if be might enter-
| tain hopes of living. and being toll that it
was impossible, and advised to give his
attention to what the chaplain had said,
replied that he knew what the chaplain had
said was good, and he should follow it,
and if they permitted him to live be would
become better man, but, said he, sit is
terrible to think | have to die, because
whenever look at my heart l see a desire
| to live; [ would like to live until | die
natural"
Black Jim, Boston Charley and Schonchin
also INDUCED in speeches, the former propos-
ing that, after Jack and Schonchin were
| killed, be should be left to take care of the
| Mojocs. Each professed no fear of death,
and Scbonchin, having dropped his con-
| semptuous bearing, added his approval oil
the chaplain's remarks, saying that he
! should now cross the river and meet his
| fathers in the spirit land.
| The last meeting between the doomed
men and their families, which followed
Immediately after the speeches, was frantic
in the extreme, especially in the state Of
grief into which the women worked them
selves. They howled their weird death
song, and threw themselvs ON their doomed
| IIleuuS, IdWuluS tutm ttu ONcI LSCu Tue
little children seemed to catch the infection,
and cried and wept in the most finished
style.
| The death scene on Friday was void of
any unusual incident. Boston Charley
and Black Jim were led on the scaffold first,
followed by Schonchin and Capt Jack. The
three first trod on it with apparent indifer-
euce, evidently resolved to die game, but
Jack looked miserable and wretched. 1t
was necessary to cut of little of the latter g
long halr, which was in the way of the rope.
Jack and Jim died easily and almost instant
ly, but Boston Charley and Schonchin suf-
Tered terrible convulsions. Barncho and
Sioux were kept in ignorance OF their re-
prieve until after the death sentence of the
others had been read, when they were in
formed of the Communication to imprisonment
Tor life, and gave expressive evidence Ut their
JOY at not accompanying the others to =" the
happy hunting grounds"
The balloon trip to europe has been post
pCued till this week on account of the high
/ wind. The cotton bag stood the strain 80
we'll that there is at least some chance of.its
getting up among the ciouds-if it does not
sail over the ocean. Whether it will land
on any more remote foreign country than
New Jersey is at least doubtful, but if the
attempt be made in good faith, the public
will be satisfied, particularly if somebody is
drowned or dashed to pieces. Then Barnum
will have to send up his balloon, and if be
don't find the easterly current by the aid Of
the lightning calculator the thing will have
to be given up. For ballast be will send w
the living skeleton and fat woman, to be lei
down in parachutes.
NoRTHEsN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-Mr. Wilke
son, secretary, stated that the building o.
the Northern Pacific railroad had beer
stopped for the present, owing to the ap
proach of cold weather. He added, there