New-York tribune., 1873-06-12
THE MOnoC HILPRrT.

CAPT. JACKS DEFENsE-HE CHARGES THE KLAMATH
CHIEF, ALLEN DAVID, WITH NcirnG HIM TO
WAR, AND DENIES KILLING GEN. CGNBY-A SIN
GUAR TISSUE OF LIES" .r
BoYLE's CAMP, June S.-Capt. Jack was in
terrogated to-day by Gen. DAVIS He tried 70 impllcate
Allen David the klamath chief and denied being pres
ent when Gen. Candy was killed He spoke as fol-
lows.
/ don't know how to open the subject about Allen
David. l received message Last Winter In the Lava
Beds by Old schonchn. snb-chief OF hls from Allen
and fight like squaw, but y9u must nght uze man"
IbeIieyed IT, i was about TO lay down my arms when
Got message. Allen David told schonchn to tell me
him and he would soon let Jack know what he go
ing to do. Allen said: Hold on 10 your guns. l am
am selling property TO buy powder Don't like a
woman 6e man. will ioin you soon: have lots OF
he Commissioners may make, don't believe what they
say they sre trying TO fool you"
message. expected when 1 killed the Commissioners
that Allen David would be with me the next day. or very
food Of the Government, and did not want to do any
dghtng after eating their food. When got this mes
and expected him TO Join me soon Allen DaYid caused
me 10 leave the reservation. had bad feelings toward
the Kauaths but many such messages came believed
them thought Alien meant 1t, so I acted. He and
were hardly good friends, but no urged me to do this
LIST winter was going wherever the Government
said wanted soBo quiet place, not on the rocks
Alien Dallu hpn anyways PuohhuE Iuo up 1ho
Chiefs said the same. They talked as though Allen
David was Oig chief. He said must not t1nk the
Klamaths were wOmen--they were not going 70 lay
down their TO the whites had ali the trouble
did al the fighting, ana he did nothing. II looks as
Though they tried get Inc into scrape. want you
10 know why / commenced. tins war. Last Winter, on
Lost River Applegate aud Brown came and said big
chief was coming To have talk and must TO the
reseryatiOn Soldiers came and surrounded us before
day. We had held no council. dld not expect mat
WIS asleep. told them not TO shoot when my boys
got their guns. The soldiers fired the first gun. did
not think tho whites wanted to talk After the soldiers
began TO lire On my people some boys fired back did
nor took my things and ran as fast as l could 20
AWAY Old ScbOuchln said lie had nothing 10 say him
self and only brought message irOm Allen David.
When questioned as 10 Gen. Canby's things which he
had on Jack said "I can't cay anything about It.
went away The boys who killed Gen. Candy got the
things / was there. but went of as soon a. found
could not stop them" Jack. being crossquestoned,
said tHat Bogus Charley aud sback-Naaty Jim killed
GEN Candy. Allen David advised him to kill Gen.
Canby, so It was DONE He continued: Z" 1 am telling
the truth did kill him. had IL done but did not
do it." He added in conclusion "I don't lie. Bring
tnsm IN. want TO face them. II had my chains of
would tell what men did thlngs" schonchin says
he did shoot at Meacham but all the Modocs knew he
was a poor shot, and could not hit anything. Jacks
answers are Of course q tissue oS lles Many believe
that old schonchn acted messenger and that nc took
money given him by Capt Jack. to charge Allen David.
the Klamath chief, with urging him to make war and
Yin Con Canby.