The New York herald., 1873-10-01

snoot me. Idoht know what Tor. gave them ali
my land water grass, everything. don't charge
shoot me. Want little piece on Lost River. /
don't IKE ETC, TO FIGHT. told them so. They shoot
squaws, little girl
Captain Jack --said al talk with one tongue; Mr..
mind. Want whites all one mind. tell him
truth. want to tell him gas before night same as
wte es sn want same w 9
This side all one mind Tell Meacham want him
to come TO no gasslng. Tell him not be scared this
stories about as me. pSSH want s5a,eli :
..ass mess;TiG keep soldiers where they are.
day ready; tired waiting; want to taIk.n
From what saw at this time OF the Indians In
tory considered they had been badly treated. and
that the origin OF the war easily be traced to
few oregonians. Not long after my visit to the
THE FATAL CONFERENCE
took place which resulted IN the massacre OF
Candy and Thomas. 1t occurred in this way:--
courier and spy tor Captain Jack, had arranged, in
behalf OF the Modocs, to accept the terms then Of
reservation had been selected for them s in ssme
distant country. In pursuance OF this treaty he
asked for three or four wagons to come and meet
at noon. He said General Candy and the members
OF the Peace Commission might come, but no
soldiers.
GENERAL cANBY's WARNING.
On the SUNDAY evening Tobe Riddles squaw
came to General Candy and beseeched him not to
massacre them all and secure the horses out OF
the teams. Both Generals Canby and Gtllen, Mr.
the idea OF such thing and both Riddle and his
squaw were looked upon as playing double game
S1 S week not Mouacs aay a
camp ostensbly to talk. but in reality to- beg and
trade with the suter. They brought in their
feathers and sold them 70 the sutler for clotnnp
IN plenty. as General Candy was too kind-hearted
to refuse any OF their demands Tor Iood, and they
generally returned to their camp each carrying a
iull bag of provisions. Boston Charley was in
nearly every day. and was in the habit OF max
The day before the massacre Boston Char
ley. and Bogus Charley came into camp
and made arrangements @ for the meeting OF me
about half mile from the camp. TWO meetings
had been held at the same spot and wall tent
shelter in case OF ram This little nat, covered with
bunch grass and loose scoria, and which subsc-
quently became notorious as the scene OF the
massacre, was hid rom the camp by some inter-
vening rolling ground, but was in full view OF the
signal station on the blun.
AN UNHEEDED WARNING.
Early on Friday morning, the day OF the massacre,
Tobe, Riddles squaw, came to Mr.. Meacham and
Indians meant to XIII them. She gave her reasons
and Mr.. Meacham went to General Canbv and the
other Commissioners and related her story, but
neither General Candy nor General Glllem nor DR..
Thomas would put any c,sdence In the statement
DR.. Dyer ielt somewhat like Mr.. Meacham
and said that he could not zee what Tobe had to
gain by lying on such q subject. General Candy
said that he looked at the case in another light,
and could not see how lhe Indians would help their
case by numbering them, with SO many troops on
each side OF them: 1t would be only precpifating
war. which they were anxious to avert. DR..
Thomas said he was satisfied the indians meant no
treachery, ana that hoshould 90, rs he felt certain
that the God in wlhsn he trusted would guard
oyer MN while o. %ent on ana suca wn mis-
msgivings as t. tfe result, Messrs. Dyar and
Meacham conser ted go, and the party we're pre-
parlng to start when Riddle called them all into
General Gilcm's tent and said :-"Gentlemen, I
want you to hod he blameless II any harm comes
to you to-day and eel confident the Modocs mean
no good They eiIl not shoot me- because / am
married to one OF their tribe, but greatly tear
they have treacherous intentions" Generals
LAUGHED AT HIS FEARS,
and the pa 81 finally started on their mission, from
sisted d General Candy, DR.. Thomas, Boston and
Bogus Casfey on loot, Mr.. Meacnam. Mr.. Dyer
Riddle az. his squaw Tobe, on horseback General
illness. They all walked quietly towards
the rendezvous, and arrived there without
hut it was noticed that Boston Charley stopped
behind them little and looked behind. as II TO see
and the Peace Commissioners when they arrived
at the tent. were shortly afterwards Joined by
Captain Jack John schonchln, Shack Nasty Jim,
party finally sat down in kind Of broken
circle. General Canby sat facing the west.
the lett OF Mr.. Meacham. A little back and adion-
ing HIM were Riddle ana his squaw. Captain Jack
sat nearly opposite General Candy, with Schonchn,
Black Jim and Ellen's man on his lett,
ana on his right were Mr.. Dryar. Shack
Nasty Jim, Hawker jim and Boston Charley.
Mr. Dyar was standing alongside OF Jack
during the conference, holding has horse, and MIR.
Meacham's was tied a little in his rear. Bogus
Charley was not sitting down, but kept moving
the tak In long speech, in which he told the In
dams how anxious he was to arrange peace
be pleased and there would be no
more fighting. Mr.. Meacham spoke for
talked, telling them not to be afraid OF the soldiers;
they were their friends, and would not hurt them.
Nothing could have been kinder than his speech to
these savages and the tenderhearted old gen.
been his own children. DR.. Thomas then
them how diiicut il would be Tor them to live at
peace IN this part of the country, and how much
better 1t would be for them to go with their fami.
lies to some other place, where they would be fed
and clothed by the government.
THE MASSACRE BEGINS.
While Dr. Thomas was speaking Captain Jack got
horse was tied, and then, returning, said aloud,
"Hetuck" (Arc you readyf) and, pulling his hand
Candy This was the signal for the murder
ers. and they instantly began their bloody work.
manner; each man had selected his victim, and
they had only been awaiting the signal. At the first
snap Of Captain Jacks pistol General CANDY got
up and ran IN southery direction, followed by
Captain Jack and Shack Nasty Jim, who both fired
at HIM. The. poor old. gentleman ran about fifty
yards, when he threw up his hands and fell.
Bogus Charley, Shack Nasty Jim and another In
dian then thew themselves upon him. and after
standing him in the throat, stripped him OF every
thing he had on. They did not leave vestige OF
clothing on his body and the only portion OF his
apparel found was small black necHtle.
Mr.. Meachem rose at the same time as General
Candy to receive bullet IRON the pistol Of John
Sconchin; but he ran OF short distance, about
seventy or eighty yards, and then fell, shot in four
places His murderers then stripped him to his
underclothing and left him. as they supposed,
CHASTITY, bleeding corpse.
POOR DIR. THOMAS
was shot through the head In the first fire by
Boston Charley. the treacherous brute, who had
breakIasted with him the same morning. He stag
gered q few yards and fell on his knees, at the
same time asking Boston Charley to spare his lie.
his head, and at the time Bogus Charley said TO
him. "Why you no believe squawy" Boston Charley,
after stripping the body OF Dr. Thomas to the