The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-21
The SPIRIT Of DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. October 81. 1873.
THE AIODOCs HANGED.
captain Jack and Ills Braves
from the Lava Beds 10 the Cal
Iowa.

from the Lava Beds 10 the Cal
lows.
JACKSONVILLE, On, October 3-1'hc
correspondent Of the Associated Press
left Fort Klamath this morning at half
past eleven o'clock, and by hard riding
arrived here late this evening with the
following report Of the execution Of
Captain Jack and his band:
Boston Charlie md Black Jim were
led on the scaff,ld first. and Schonch;n
next. They trod on it with apparent
indifference, having evidently resolved
to die as bravtiy as they have lived
Captain Jack went easily up the stair
way, hut looked wretched and misera
bile. The manacles had been struck of,
but their arms were securely pinioned
with cords. AT precisely quarter 10
ten O'Clock A NJ, the Interpreters. Cap
tains o. c. Applegate and David Hill,
explained to the prisoners the nature
of the order to be read to them by the
Adjatant, and at ten o'clock Adjutant
Kingsbury read the order promulgating
the sentence of the commission and the
Presidents order thereon, with the or
ders of the Secretary of War and de
partment commander in the premises.
Tie two reprieved prisoners, Barn
cho and Sloluck, yet stood on the
ground in front of tho annffl>! -sisAa'''e.a-
Huu under guard.
During the rea1ing the pinioned vic
Tins were seated on the platform of the
scaffold, with their feet on the drop, lis
tening anxiouslY, hut of course under
standing not word of it, The reading
occupied ten minutes, then the Adju
tant read the order and Communication in
the case of Barncho and Sloluck, and
the poor fellows were taken back to the
stockade, evidently rejoiced at not ac-
companying the others to the happy
hunting grounds
The chaplain then offered an earnest
and fervid prayer for the souls of the
culprits, which Was listened to atten-
lively
At a quarter past ten o'clock the ia
tai nooses were placed around their
necks under direction of Captain Hoge
It was necessary To cut off little Of
Captain Jacks long hair, which was in
the way OF the rope. Captain Hoge
theE bade farewell to the prisoners, and
the black caps were placed over the
heads of all the culprits At twenty
minutes past ten they stood on the
drop, and the rope was cut by the as.
sstant at signal made with Captain
Hoge's handkerchief The bodies
swung round and round, Jack and Jim
apparently dying easily, but Boston and
Schonchin suffering terrible convul-
sions. Boston and Schonchin repeat
edly drew up their legs, but the two
others seemed to die almost instantly -
At twenty eight minutes past ten o'clock
their pulses were felt by Captain Hoge,
and as this is being written they are
swinging lifeless in the air. As the
drop fell with terribly deadly thud
four poor, wretched human beings fell
into eternity, and half-smothered cry
Of horror went up from tue crowd of
over 500 Klamath Indians who witness
ed the awful spectacle. Walls of deep
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 colfins, six in
number, had been placed directly in the
rear Of the gallows, two of them des-
tined to be unoccupied, as the order
committing the sentences of Barncho
and Sloluck only arrived at halfpsst
ten last evening, and preparations had
been made for their execution with the
Others.
An application was made this morn
ing to General Wheaton by the Sheriff
of Jackson County. Or, for the custody
of the Indians indicted by the Grand
Jury, but was refused.