, 1873-06-12
THE INDIANS.

, CrlminntcB the klamath Chief,
Alien David -- Ilo Denies Having
Killed Candy.
norLE's CANT, Juno 8.-capt. Jaols spoke as
with Con. Davis: Ito trios to implicato Allcn
David, tho Klamath Chiof, md doniea botug
present when Gen. Canby waa killed. Ho aHo
ea afa 6a he% to shs ss 1
wintnr in the lava-bods by old stdnthin, d sub
chief of bis, from Allen David, as followe: I
dont want you to Lover Xonr gna aud ght ke
first thought this mossagc was lie, but il camo
so ofton t1!at Ibeliovoait. I wasabour tolay down
told sconohin to toll me to fight; that he thought
a tho hes TsrG s ss sGRg go to @ @ghtb him o1c s1a to 10
do. A1lcn said, Hold on to your guns | am got
ting ammunition will Join you in fow days,
and am aclling property to buy POWDER Allen
furthor said: Don't oct Like woman DO
PIC !; want to get guns drsst Whatever ofhrors
tho Oommiasionera may mike don't believe what
thoy say they aro trying to fool you.' I wns
going to give up aud surrender when I
o Ell this he d%1ana oaSeea bss aon rhfn svd
would 30 with mo the noxt day or very soon, and
had already given up my ar1ns. + ate tho food
Of tho Government md did not Want to do any
fighting after eating their food. When got
for Allen David, and expected him to join mo.
Soon Al1on David caused mo to 1oave tho reser-
vation. had bad foelngs toward tho Klam-
aths. 30 many such messages came that be-
loved them. thought be meant It; 90 acted:
He and wero moro good friends, but lie urged
mo to do this last winter. I waa going
whorovor they wanted mo, md wanted some
quiet place not on the rocke. Allen David WAS
always pushing me up. The klamath Chiofa
David vas . big 0hiof. BE said We must not
think tho K1nnaths were womeD. They woro
not going. to lsY down their arms to the whites.
had u! tho trouble. and did all tho fighting.
Ho did tho looking on, and, though they tried to
commenced this war lust winter on Lost Riyor.
Applogato and Brown camo and said tho Big
Ohiof was coming to talk, and we must SO
to the reservation. The soldiers cemo and
council. I did no. expect TINT. ! waa asleop. !
g,ihs. Tho soldiers fred the first gun. I did
not think they wanted to talk. After The soldiers
tred 1 baek s did so. took my thiags md n ssa
aa fast as could 50 away to Old schonohtn's
reservation, who said ho had nothing to say. for
himself. Lie only brought message from Allen
David.
As to Gen. Oanby'a things he had on, ho said !:
II can't say anything about it.. went
away. The boys who killed Gen. Canby got
tho things. was there but wont on ss soon as
I found could not stop them. Jssk, on being
scbaeinasty jim killed Con. Canby. Allon
DAVID advised uB to Kill Canby, 90 ho did it. /
am telling the truth. did not kill him. had
1t done, but did not do 1t.
Flo added III conclusion "I don't Lie. Bring
them in that Haw. want to 9acs them. II
bud my chains of I would tell on all the man
who did these tAings."
schonchin says he did shoot at Meacham, but
all the Modoos knew he was 2 poor shot, and
could not hit anything,
Jacks answers are Of course tissues OF lies,
| but many agroo that old schonchn from tho
reservation, Was tho messenger, md took tho
| money given him by Capt. Jack to charge Allen
p.yid, Klamath LAM II, GS GGbisSf with urging them to
| sT. LoulB, june 11.-Th Times has q letter
| from fort Sill, Indian Torritory, dated the Cd
inst, which says: Mr.. Bido, chief clerk Of su-
| peEtntendent uosg, arrived thoro tho previous
Friday to hold a council with the Nowa and Co.
1nanoho Indians, with reference to tho rolonHo OF
sentata and Big Treo, cliefs Of the former tribe.
tiary for many montha post. but no Kiowaa were
present, md but few Comanches. Those triboa
| arc said to bemuch disappointed BECAUSE 6atanta
| and Dig Troo have not been released according to
promise. and at tho non-arriyal Of Gov. Davis,
OF Texas who Waa to have boon at Fort Bill
some time sinco
The lottor further states that 1t ia not known
whother Con. Davidson, commanding at Fort
| Bill, anticipated trouble from the disappoint-
| ment Of thoao Indians or not.
! On the I'd inBt., squadron Of tho Tenth CAV
| airy, undor Capt. Norval, lightly equipped for
active field service, loft that post with orders to
patrol tho Texas boundary, along the line Of
| tho Rod Kiycr. from the mouth Of Oaoho Crock
| to Pioga River, and ii he found the trail OF any
war party entering Texas to follow it as rapidly
as possible.
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