The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-11

jacksonville, (Oregon,) October g. Your
correspondent left Fort Klsmna,h this
morning At 1880 "'clock, and BY hard riding
arrived here few moments ago. The foi-
lowing 10 a report Of the execution Of JACK
and his band:
Boston Charley and Black Jim were led
on the ecsffoId first, snd .SchonchIn next.
They srod ON it with apparent indifference
and iron nerve, having evidently resolved 10
die rs brave - they had lived. Jack went
easily up the stairway but looked wSetched
and miserable. The manacles had been
struck of, but their arms were securely
p'nioned with cord. At precisely 0!45 .. M
tho Interpreters, Capt. e. Apologize and
David Hill, explained to the culprits the
nature of the order to be read 10 them by
the Adjssaus, and II 10 .. n. Adjt. Kings-
bury read the order promulgsting the
sentence If the Commission and the frssi.
dents order therein, with the orders Of the
Secretary Of War and the Department Com
mauder IN the premises The Two reprieyed
prisoners. Bsrnicho and Slotsx yet s,ood on
the gmupd In front If the scsffold, shackled
aud under guard. During the reading the
pinioncd victims were seated on the platform
Of the scsffold with their feet ON the drip,
listening snxiously, but Of course not un-
dcrsanding = word of II. The reading
occupied ten minutes, then the Adjutan,
read the order Of communication In the case
If Barnicho aud Sioux, aud the poor fcl
lows were tskcn back to tho siockade,
eyidcnlly happy ri nut having to accompany
the others to the ''happy hunting grounds
The chaplain then offered 40 earnest and
fcrvent prayer for the souls of the cuIpriis,
! which was listened to asien;ively. At1G15
the fatal houses were placed around tbc,l
nscks under the direction Of Capt. Hoge.
| Ut was necessary 10 cut of little Of jack Z
long hair which was in the way Of tho Tope.)
Capt. sHcges then badcS farweibio the prs
oners aud the black caps we've placed ovc'
their heads. 1t must have been IN awful
mOmcni-at 1920 they Stood on tho drops,
1.-The rOpc was Gait W die assistant II given
signal. and their bodies swung round and
| found, jack md Jim apparently dying cas-,
but Boston and Schonchim suffering terrible
cOnyuisions. Boston and Schonchim reps al
edly drew their legs up. but the other tws
seemed to die almost instantly. Al 1895
their pulses were fel. by Capt. Hoge, and ..
l write their l'feless bodies are swinging IN
the cir. Al the drop fell with ierribl.
deadly thug, four poor, wre,ci,ed human
beings fell into eternity, and half smoih'
cred CRY Of l'orror went up from the CROWD
1 If over 900 Kiaminaih Indians y hO witnessed
the awful spectacle. A vail If deep snd
bitter anguish went no from the etockad,
where the wives and children Of the lpool
! fellows had fair view If the .slOckins
scene. The collins. SIX in number, hsd bec'
placed directly in tile rear of the gallows
two Of them. however, were destined to b
unoecuofed, = the order committing TN
ssafsnce u BssniclS6> and Sioux only arri>
ved At 1880 p. m. last evening and prepare
tious had been made for them likewise.
An application was made this morning By
the Sheriff Of jackson .:cosbiy 70 Genera
Wheaton for the custody Of the Indians In
diced BY the grand jury. butt wss refused