Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-06-19
BLOODY RETALIATION.

The Murders by the Modocs Terribly
Avengcd-FIve of the Captured War
riors Massacred by Oregon Volunteers
The Murderers Make Good Their Es-
cape.
While a number of the Modoc captives were
being removed from Fairchild's rancho to
Boyle's camp, on the 9Th inst, a party of
Oregon volunteers made a raid and killed five
of the savages incontinently. The following
particulars of the massacre are furnished by
telegraph from San Francisco: On Satur-
day morning James Fairchild and about a
dozen other men left Fairchild's rancho, Cot
tonwood creek, with II Modoc captives,
women and children, including Shacknasty
Jim, Bogus Charley, Tehee Jack, Pony, and
Little John. The Indians we're in q wagon
drawn by four mules. At the crossing of Lost
river the party encountered the Oregon volun-
teers under command of Capt. Hiser. The
soldiers gathered about the wagon and ques-
toned Fairchild. The latter told them the
John that there were no charges against
them. Fairchild undertook to push on to
Boyle's camp, and the volunteers retired to. the
camp near Crawley's. On the road he noticed
two men ahead, riding to Rocky Point, as if to
intercept him. When the team approached
one presented a needle gun at Fairchild, say
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b." "By what authority ?' said Fairchild.
by mine. 1 am going to kill the Indians and
You too" was the reply. Their leader caught
the harness. Fairchild, clinging to the lines,
leaped to tho ground. The poor wretches i'm
plored for mercy, and begged Fairchild to
save them. The warriors were unarmed, and
| knew that resistance was useless. They were
the coolest in the party, though facing inevita-
BILE death, but the women and children
child had nothing but a small pistol Six
inches from his ear was the muZzle Of o needle
gup. He says the tears came to his eyes. He
mingled his voice with those of the Modocs
avoided. "Oh, it was q terrible scene. ]
never shall forget it. 1 shudder when I think
what I saw and heard. The fearful voices of
those women and children still ring in my ears,
but the cowardly hounds we're not to be baked.
A shot, and Little John lay dead in the bed of
the wagon, a bullet in his brain" The mules
dashed away with Fairchild, and tangled him
in the lines. Five more shots in rapid success
sion, and Tehee, Jack, Pony, and Mooch, the
remaining warriors, we're dead. Little Johns
squaw had a frightful wound in her shoulder.
Boyle's camp was a cloud of dust, indicating
the approach of a team. The murderers espicd
the dust, and in a moment were riding rapidly
away. Sergt. Murphy, of Aattery G. 4th Artil-
team. The sergeant took charge of affairs and
remained with his men on the ground. Fair
child and the teamster, the ounde squaw and
her two children, came at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. Fairchild reached Gen. Davis headquarters
and related his story. Teams, with an escort,
were at once sent out after the prisoners
dead and alive. No steps arc taken for the
apprehension of the felons who performed the
bloody work. 1t is generally supposed thu
Oregon volunteers are the guilty parties
Fairchild is of that opinion himself. The war
riors killed were not charged with murder
Those who know them best say they have onl,
participated in open fight. Every ono here
condemns the affair as atrocious, and without
an excuse. There is no doubt but the murders
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plan, as Fairchild noticed horsemen on the
road ahead and behind him when the shotl
were fired. Had John Fairchld instead OF
James been present, another murder NIGH
have been added to the list ; as the O~regonianl
are bitter in their hatred of John, the ole
man, and other Californians.