River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
FATE OF THE MODOCs.
Captain Jack and Four Communion
Hung-FuII Particulars OF IN. inter.

Captain Jack and Four Companions
Hung-F"II Particulars OF IN. inter
esting Event. -..
News from Fl. klamath announces the
hanging there, in public, of Capt. Jack
and four of his companions. It is i'm
possible at this late hour to obtain
| particulars. vii t
Your correspondent left TT. Klamath
this morning at 1890 O'Clock, and by
hard riding arrived heres few moments
ago. The following is a report of the
execution of Jack and his band. Bos-
ton Charley and Black jim. were
led on the scaffold first, and Schonchin
next. They trod on it with apparent
indifference and iron nerve, having
evidently resolved to die as brave as
they lived. Jack went easily. up the
stairs, but looked wretched and miser-
able. Their mauacles had been struck
of, but their arms were securely tied
with cord. ~
At 9:45 the interpreter, Capt. o. G.
Appleooate and David Hime, explained
to the culprlts the nature of the order
to be read to them by the adjutant, aud
at 10 A. NJ. Adiutant Kingsbury read
the orders promulgating the sentence
of the commission and the Presidents
order therein. with the orders of
the Secretary OF War and the
department commander ON the prem.
Uses. The two repreyed prisoners,
Borncho and Stotux. yet stood on the
ground an front of the scaffold
shackled and supder guard. During
the reading the pipi9ned victims9 were
seated on the platform OF the scaffold
with their feet on the 7iGdrop.
listening anxiously, but of
course h not understanding
word of it. The reading occupied ten
minutes !; then the Adiutant read the
order of communication in the case of
Borncho and Slotax, and thepoot'fel-
lows were taken back to the stockade,
evidently happy at rot accompanying
the others to the bappy hunting
grounds. sfA
The chaplain then offered an earnest
and feyvid prayer for the souls of the
victims, which was listened to atten-
lively. AT 1871 the fatal nooses we're
placed around their nccks under the
direction of Capt. Haze. III was
found necessary to cut off a
little of Jacks long hair, which
was in the way of the rope. Captain
Haze then bid farewell to the prison.
ers. and black caps were placed over
the heads of ala the culprits. 1t must
have been an awful moment.
At 1920 they stood ON the drop. The
rope was cut by the assistants at a sig.
nal made with Capt. Hazes handker-
chief The bodies swung round and
round, Jack and Jim apparently dying
easily, but Boston Charley and Schon-
chm suffering terrible commissions.
Boston and Schonchin repeatedly drew
up their legs, but the two others seem
ed TO die almost instantly.
At 1923 their pulses we're felt by
Capt Haze, and as / write they are
swinging hfeless in the air. As the
drop fell with terrible deadly thud,
four poor wretched human beings fell
into eternity, ard a half smothered cry
of horror went up from the
crowd of over five hundred Kla-
math 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 coflins, six In
number, had been placed directly in
the rear Of the gallows, two
of them destined to be unoccn-
pied, as the order commut-
ting of the sentence of Barncho
aud Slotux only arrived at 1890 last
evening and preparations had been
made for them; likewise an application
was made this morning, by the sheriff
of Jackson county, ior the custody eff
the indians indicted by the grand
jury, to Gen. Wheating, but it was re
fused.