The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-12
A Big Talk by Capt. Jack.
He Denies KlIIing Gen. Candy.

San Francisco, juno 11.-BoYLEI
CAMP, June 8.-Captain Jack spoke as fol
lows to day. At first, when interviewed
by Gen Davis he tiles to implicate Aller
Davis, Klamath chief, and denies being
present when Gen. Canby was killed. II
don't know how 10 open the sub ject abou
Allen Davis. l received a message lasI
winter In tho Lava Beds, by old Schon-
chin sub chief. This from Allen David
rs follows: I don't want you TO lower
your gun and fight like squaw but you
must tght like u man. At first thought
their message was lie but 1t came sc
alter. / believe l was about to lay
down my arms when l got the
message. Allen David told Schou.
chin 10 tell me to fight, and that he
thought that the whites were going Ia
light him, and be would soon let Jack
know what he was going TO do. Allen
said to hold on to your guns, am getting
ammunition and will join you In few
days. l am selling property to buy pow.
der. Allen said, don't act like women,
be men, | will Join you soon. lhaVe lots
Of people, and l want to get guns first
NhAttVor of:rs the Commissioners nuke,
don't believe what they say. They are
trying to fool you. l was going TO give
up and surrender when got this mes
sage. l expected when KILLED the Com.
missioners that Allen David would be
with me the next day or very soon, and l
had already given up my arms. l ate
the food OF the government and did not
want TO do any lighting after eating their
food. When got this message l acted as
though acted for Allen David, and cx.
pected him to Join me soon. Allen
David.caused me 10 leave the reservation
I had bad feelings towards klamath.
Many such messages came; believed
them. and thought he meant 1t, so / acted.
He and | were no more good friends, but
he urged me to do this thing last winter.
was gong wherever they wanted me, as
| wanted some quiet place not on the
rocks Alien David was always pushing
me up. The Klamath CHIEF said the
same thing. They talked as though
Allen David was q big chief. He sad
We must not think the KlumHths
were women, and were going to lay down
their arms. II looks as thodRh they tried
to get me into q scrape. | want you TO
know why I commenced this war
last winter on Lost river: Apologize
and Brown camo and said the Big Chief
was coming to talk, and we must go on
reservation. The soldiers came and sur.
rounded US before the day, and held no
council. l did not expect this; was
asleep. l told them not 10 shoot when
my boys got their guns. The soldiers fred
the frat gun. did not think they want
ed TO talk. After the soldiers began to fire
on my people some Of the boys fired back;
| did not; took my things and ran as last
as possible away. Old 6chonchin came
on The reservation and said he had moth
ing to say himself; he only brought q
from Allen David" AS to Gen.
Candy and the things he had on. he said,
Il cant say anything about il; l went
away; the boys who Killed Candy got the
things; was there but went off as soon
as found could not stop them"
Jack, on being questioned, said Bogus
Charley and Shack Nasty Jim killed Gen.
Candy. Allen David advised him 10 kill
Candy, 80 he did 1t. II am telling the
ruth. Ibid not kill him. Ibid not kill
him. l had It done, but did not do it,"
He added In conclusion.
II don't lie. Bring them In that saw.
want TO face them. Il had my chains off
would tell all men who did these things
Ichonchin says he did shoot at Meachem,
but all tho Modocs know he was poor
shot, and could not bit anything"
Jacks answers are, Of course, 9 tissue
1flies, but many agree that old schorchin
from the reservation, was the messenger
who took the message given him by Cap.
ain Jack. He charges Allen David
Klamath with urging him to make war
md kill CAnbv.