The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

ference. The discovery of that fact
ought 70 have psit a stop to aflIRego-
ltialioas.j II fglao wed tha bad ia iihewas
intendad,h 8 and athab nal the previous
discussions had been useless, otai.,C
THE MoDoC CHIEFS.
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Pen photographs of Captain Jack, John
schonchin ana Buston charleV.tA ~
p IFrom tlIe san FhancisensC Chronieleilgi
I The peculiar .airocity of the massa-
Gre on Friday has, awakened a keen
Interest in Tie savage perpetrators. -
The Following sketches OF them will.
therefoi 4, be. read with interest The
writer SAW and shook hands with ev-
cry one of the nionsters' barely six
weeks ago inltheir . wa stroiigheId.-
They were then Japparentlysde
of peace, and those who visited their
calup on. the occasion referred to
can only now realize the danger they
ram in Feposing sconfidencellin asuch
mercilessi beings as they have since
proven themselves to be. II is highly
probable that they even then contein-
plated their wretched itreachery, and
were only waiting to get the 4thred
Commissioners in their power TO, be-
gin their dreadful work, Hence they
met OH friendly terms alt who came
to them until they could entice!the
Commissioners, within their grasp
The night of the 28th Of February the
writer slept iii Captain Jacks cave.
Tying down beside the, latter with a
feeling OF ofsperfect securitYs GSince the
dreadful news on Saturdaythe rehec-
ton that he did that almost makes his
fiesh Creep IH&IG 10 oG4I!iV 2HI
q ol'-Esi.io-i CAPT. JACK. sa5 80
= Captain JuciS, the chief or the tribe,
and authof'of the. villainous pl0t.lis q
'full-blooded Modoc of about thirty
years, though he looks much older
fie, has good head, though, like all
Indians, the forehead islow and re-
tfeating-el His complexion is dark,
being alright copper, color, and his
eyes are black, full and piercing: His
hair is Tong, hanging down to the
shoulders, aud his lace is entirely des-
-tituLe OF beard. His month Is large,
Discrimination, though 1t by no means
denotes tcrueity and basehess-Atraits
which Captain Jack seems To possess
above all others. In manner he is
cool, self-possessed, and very digni-
fed He insists Upon being treated
with the greatest respect oby all with
whom he comes in contact, and the
chief ruler of forty millions of people
could not be greater stickIer for Of
cial etiquette than is this same misor-
able savage. He neyaei smiles. His
greeting of his visitor on the occasions
OF, the visit referred to was q splendid
Of Indifference and Taught
iness, notwithstanding at the time he
was so i'll he could net stand up9 Be-
lore this act of treachefy he was be-
lieved to be the soul of honor, Set
tiers in the neighbofhood who had
manly dealings With him said they
never knew Capt. -Jrckr toado a mean
orlhase act, nor would he knowingly
permit any member of his band to do
one. Ii any Of tire ranchmen ever
of any actli iof pecnlation
or olher annoyance, Jack was sure to
visit punishment upon the, head of the
offender. He was elected Chief Of the
tribe two. Sor" three years ago and
Squire Steele, OF Y reka, a,acted sjudge
Of election-a fact which has atwaya
made Steele Jacks fast friend. He
was the. last man OF the tribe who it
would be thought could be guilty of
so base All act--an act entirely out of
with his past characteg-1
- yqniui John soHgNcHIH- od-ot
john tSc0nctin, a. brother, of f"Old
ack's E, predecessor in the
,fiice OF Chief, is a man. aboGt forty
Years old: He is allightet icofored man
Ina q Jack, but u great d cal sstoqter, be-
ng ,broad .shouldered and quite cor
Iulent. =, His hair is long and straight,
nd his eyes Small and xpressionless.
His face is pleasing ia expression, and
ne is omucl less, sdeterminedlain look
han the younger chiet. Schonchin is
! rival to the place occupied by. Capt.
lack, he believing that he has a he
'editary right to the M'odoe THRONE
Consequently he and Jack have not
,een OH the bestZot terms, % though i'll
heir humble plot they seem to have
hot q IN eacalafn. Land iai1icted the
Wounds from wiIiEhlhe iattersis like
ytoo die.io Scho.nchin,. in All these
.cting III. his delnaiids than even Jack
Oh fhe eeeasiohI of1Sfeele's
irst visit b0 the laYaBbed, che was less
friendly than any OF the others. He
wen went SO far as to accuse Steele OF
Wishing to -'tafk With TWO Aton ngues," e
ndthe latter had to make hiEar sharp
peech in reply to- prevent a. recur-
ehceiof the insult. OH .bstea
Jsq.. OH BOSTON CHARLEY, rA.IsltIE Y,,ivas
he mau who shot and instantly killed
he Rev. Dir. Thomas, is a young In
ian About twentyztwo years old. He
8 pfactiealiy white, and his complex
on iquitei ociearo Hencev thea name
Boston, given him by the, Indians.
which, signifies /" white,". He has no
istory at all, and gained no promi-
Ienceo at all in the tribebuntil the
'eaee negotiations began,o when he
cted as. messenger He, was, qone of
he youngest sayages, who came out to
with Steele and party to
ak TO General Candy about the 1st of
Iarch. The General treated them all
cry kindly, and their Fetarn for this
] his brutatmassaere,o S,Boston" was
,elieved 10 be e,ef the best DISPOSE
Ioned indians IN the tribe. He was
ooti humored, AWAY 9la1ghing, and
eemea 10 like the Better than
he Indianso q IIeqwas epe of those in
icted by the Oregon Grand Jury for
ne killing of the settlers, but he was
nown to have had nothing at all to
o with the mattet,o being on the west
ide of the lake at the time. baa
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