The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-09
MODOCs EXECUTED.

The President approved the sentences
Of Captain Jack and his Eve associates by
the Military Commissioners which tried
them by the following srdof: &
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, August 23.-The
foregoing sentences inathe cases of Cap.
tain Jack, Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston
Charley, BarnchQ, alias OnN-eoedJim, and
Slotuck, alias Cox, ModOc indian prison.
ers, are hereby approved, and it is order
ed that the sentences in said cases be car.
ried int execution by the proper military
authority, under orders of the Seer stary
of War, on the 81 day of October, 1873.
U. S. GRANT, President.
The Secretary of War ordered that the
sentences he duly executed under the di.
rectiOn if the General commanding the
department of the Columbia, at Fort
klamath, Oregon, on Friday, October 8,
1878.
On the Cd. due prepa ration was made
for carrying the orders of the President
and Secretary of War into execution. The
gallows was erected and six cofins were
placed directly in the rear Of the gallows'
As $50 in the evening the Presidents
order arrived committing the sentences
of Barrcho and slotuck on the ground
hat they were acting under Captain
Jack orders In what they did.
On the morning of the Sd the six pris,
oners were taken in front of the scaffold.
Captain Jack, Boston Charley, Black Jim
and Schonchin were taken on the scaffold
and their sentence read to them, iBGrncho
and'Slotuck being left in front of tie gal
lows shackled and under guard. After
the sentence was read TO the prisoners to
be executed the order of conn utation
were taken back to the stockade The
chaplain then offered n earnest prayer
for the souls of the culprits. The moose
was then placed around their necks BY
Capt. Hoge who then bid the prisoners
farewell, and the black caps were placed
over their heads At1O:2O they stood on
the drop and the rope was cut by en-
assistant at sig nal made by Capt. Hoge's
handkerchief. Jack and Jim apparently
died easily and alrnost:i but BoA-
ton and Schonchln appeared to suffer con-
sidsrably. t-t r
Boston Charley and Black jim were
led on the scaffold first and schonchin
next All ''trod it with apparent indif-
ference and iron nerve, having evidently
resolved to die as brave as they had lived. =
All met death indianfully man fully-with'
out the manifestation of fear GAS the drop
{ fell with terrible thud four poor wretch
ed beings fell into eternity, and a hall
smothered cry - of horror went
up from crowd of over 500
klamath Indians who witnessed
the awful spectacle. Walls Of deep ant
bitter anguish went up from the stockade
where tkc wives and children of the poo
fellows had fair view of the shocking
scene"
Thus departed Captain Jack, Black Jim
Boston Charley and Schonchin. The.
have suffered the extreme penalty of the
law in the presence of over 500 Klamatl
Indians including squaws and pappoosef
The law has been vim icated And now i
NAV not be improper to inquire, Why i
its and What is to come from it? Thu
dealings of the pale faces and the govern
ment with the klamath Indians is not ye
written, and what Is yet to be. liz not We
unfolded. Truth and Justice do not sleel
forever. In Eternity Truth will b
known and Justice will be done.