Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
THE MODOCS.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLES.
THE WHITES AGGRESSIVE.
THE INDIANS RETALIATE.
FEARFUL MASSACRES COMMIT
TED BY THEM.
DAVIS ON THE THE INTIMIDA-
TION WAR PATH.
, MORE INDIANS CAPTURED.
THE MODOCS.
MORE INDIANS CAPTURED.
MASSACRE OF CAPTIVES BY THE
BRAVE OREGON NIELISH.
THE DASTARDLY AFFAIR.

IHE DASIARDLY AFFAIR.
SAN Francisco, June On o H.
Dispatches from the front state that
Gen. Davis had sent for the settlers to
identify the murderers, and the stolen
property recovered from the settlers.
The people tell the following story
Messrs. Body and Scheira pok up
three-fourth sections of land near the
mouth of Lost River, last August, and
settled their families. On the morn
ing of November 30, Capt. jacks band
of Indians were attacked on Lost
River by a party of volunteers, and
compelled to retire. Hooker Jim and
his party of Modocs were on the north
side of the river from Capt. Jack, but
knew of the latter's defeat, and during
the forenoon of the same day Body
and Schiera were murdered by Hooker
Jim and his associates while they were
cutting wood and herding sheep within
mile of their house, and utterly
unconscious of danger.
The Agent of the Yainox reservation
had promised the settlers that any
offensive movement against the Indians
should be made known to the whites
in time to afford them an opportunity
to obtain safe refuge. but the mes
senger sent by the Agent failed to per-
form his duty, thereby facilitating the
massacre, and the arrival of Boody's
team without the driver, and blood
upon the wagon was the first intima-
ton of the terrible tragedy the poor
womel received. Before noon they
found the bodies of the murdered men
stripped of all their clothing at different
points within few miles of their houses
They also met the Modocs, Hooker
Jim, Long Jim, Curly Headed Doctor,
One Eyed Mouse, Rock Dave, Hump
Jerry and Mrs. Hooker Jim, who were
all implicated in the massacre. While
the Indians were gone to the house to
find other male victims these women
escaped, and Travelled night and day,
suffering many harlships, and reached
the house of Mr.. Rapp in completely
exhausted condition. General Davis
received the women kindly, heard their
story. assigned them to q tent, and
promised to assist to recover their
stolen goods.
This morning Hooker jim and
Steamboat Frank, who had Just re-
turned frorI a scout after three or fonr
missing Modocs, were taken to the
tent occupied by these women
Hooker Jim was identified by Mrs.
Body as one of the Indians concerned
in the massacre. In response to re-
mark about the robbery of her house,
Hooker Jim said that Long Jim took
the long purse, and that lie (Hooker
JIM took the short purse. At this
point of the interview the women be
came excited and commenced crying,
and lost all control of themselves and
started i n for desperate work Mrs
Scheira drew q pistol and went for
Steamboat Frank, and Mrs. Body
drew a knife and dashed at Hooks
Jim. General Davis interposed and
disarmed both women, receiving, in
the struggle, a slight wound in the
palm of his hand, near the thumb, by
knife.
The savages during this scene stood
like statues; they never spoke nor
offered resistance.
1t gals Capt. Jack and his comrades
in custody to see Hooker Jim and
Steamboat Frank travelling to and fro
at will, and armed at that. He does
not understand the consequences of
turning States evidence. This evening
he became greatly excited and gave
vent to his rage in a fiery Grafton.
He rose in his chains, with Sconchin,
and in q strong and impressive manner
recited his grievances. He said Scar
faced Charley had told them he was
mad. He said to Charley that the
white men no treat us all alike. He
also complained that while in the lava
beds portion of his fellow captives
were wanting in their sympathies with
him. An officer of the guard came in
and compelled him to desist III his
wailing
There are now one hundred and
thlrty-One murderers under guard
here.
BoYLE's CAMP, June 9-Night.- Gen.
Davis proposes to take the cavalry, a
light battery of the Fourth Artillery,
and the infantry, and march through
the Klamath country to forts Warden
and Harvey, and rs far north as Wall
walla, for the purpose of intimidating
the Indians. Preliminary orders for
this movement have already been
issued
FAIRCHILD' RANCHE, June S.-Yes-
terday morning John Fairchild and
his brother Burgess, with Bogus
Charley and Shack Nasty Jim, left
here for Boyle's Camp on the PENN
sula, with the Modoc prisoners cap
tured in this neighborhood. There
are other Indians lurking in this
vicinity, and they will likely be cap
tured in n few days.
San FRANCIsCo, June 9-Night.-
Desptches from Boyle's camp. dated
the Sth, relate the particulars of an
atrocious massacre of Modoc prison
ers, supposed to have been perpetrated
by the Oregon volunteers. On Sat
urday morning Jas. Fairchild and
about twelve other men left Fairchild's
ranch on Gotten Greek, with seven
teen Modoc captives, including wo-
men and children, and Shack Nasty
Jim, Bogus Charley, Tehee, Jack
Poney and Little john. The
Indians were in n wagon drawn
by four mules. At the crossing of
Lost River the party encountered
body of Oregon Volunteers, under
command of Capt. Aisen. The soldiers
gathered about the wagon and ques-
toned Fairchilds, who told them that
the Indians were all Hot Greeks except
little John, and that there were no
charges against them Fairchilds I'M
dertook to push into Boyles' camp,
and the Volunteers retired to their
camp, on the road near Cowley's.
Fairchilds noticed two men ahead
riding toward Rocky Point, as if to
intercept him. When the team ap-
preached the two men one of them
presented q needle gun at Fairchilds,
saving: 'Get down You old white
headed .,-::' by what author
ity?" said Fairchilds. 'sBy mine; I
am going to kill the Indians and YOU
too" was the reply. And the leader
caught hold of the mules and unhitch-
ell them, cutting the harness. Fair
childs, still elinging 80 the lines, leap
ed to the ground. The Indians, poor
wretches, implored for mercy and
begged Fairchilds to save them. The
were unarmed, and knew
that resistance was useless. They
were the coolest in the party although !
facing inevitable death, but the women
and children S hriekeq, groaned and
wept p:teously. Fairchild had nothing
but small pistol, and six inches from
his ear was the muzzle of a needle gun.
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