The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-09
last of The MOdOcs.

Execution Of Capt. Jack and three Of ms
Campanions -fuN details Of the shocking
spectacle.
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, October, B.
The correspondent Of the Associate press
left Fort klamath this morning at ll:3O,
and by hard riding arrived here late this e.
veuiug with the following report Of the ex-
ecution of Capt. Jack aud his band:
Boston Charlie and Black Jim we're led
on the scafold first, and Schonchin next
They trod on it with apparent indifference,
having evidently resolved to die as bravely
as they have lived Captain Jack went ca
silly up the stairway but looked wretched
and miserable The manacles had been
struck off, but their arms were securely PIN
toned with cords.
At precisely 9:45 A. M. the Interpreters,
Captain o. G. Apologize and David Hill,
explained to the prisoners the nature OF the
orders to be read to them by the adjutant.
aud at 10 a'clock Adiutant Kingsburry read
the order promulgating the sentence of the
commission and the Presidents order there
on with the orders of the Secretary Of War,
the department commander in the premises.
During the reading, which occupied ten min
utes, the pinioned victims were seated on the
pla torn of the scafold with their feet on the
drop, listening anxiously, but Of course not
understanding word Of it.
The two reprieYed prisoners, Barncho and
Sioux, yet stood ON the ground ia front OF
the scaffod, shackled and under guard, and
at the conclusion of the reading Of the first
orders the adjutant read the order of commu-
| tation in their case, and the poor fellows
were taken back to the stockade, evidently
rejoiced at not accompanying the others to
the "happy hunting grounds"
The chaplain then offered az earnest and
fervent prayer for the souls Of the condemn
ed, which was listened to attentivev; after
which, at 1915 o'clock, the fatal nooses
were placed around their necks under the
direction of Captain Hoge. It was nesessa-
~ to cut off little of Captain Jacks long
hair, which was in the way of the rope
Captain Hege then bid farewell to the pris-
ouers and The black caps were placed over
the heads of ali the culprits.
At 1920 they stood on the drop, and the
rope was cut by an assistant at a signal made
with Captain Hoee's handkerchief. The
bodies swung round and round. Jack and
Jim apparently dying easily, but Boston
Charle and Schonchin, suffering terrible con-
WILSON'S.
The two latter repeatedly drew up their
legs, but the two others Sc emed to die almost
instantly. At 1928 their pulses we're felt
by Captain Hoge and as this is being writ
ten they are swinging lifeless in mid-air.
AS the drop fell with terribly deadly
II I'D, four poor, wretched human beings fell
into eternity, and half-smothered cry Of
horror went up from the crowd of four or
five hundred Klamath Indians who witness
ed the awful spectacle.
Walls of death and bitter anguish went
up from the stockade, where the wives and
children Of the poor fellows had fair view
Of the shocking scene.
The coeins-six in number had been
placed directly in rear Of the gallows. two Of
them destined to be unoccupied. as the or
der committing the sentence of Brancho and
Sioux only arrived at 1890 last evening,
and preparations had been mado for their
execution with the others.
An application was made this morning to
General Wheaton by the sheriff of jackson
county, Oregon, for the custody of the Iadi-
dams indicted by the grand jury of that coun-
ty, but it was refused