New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-05
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THE MODOCS,
HctNils Of the Hanging OF Captain Jack
and the ..IOdOc Ijurderers.

Details Of the Hanging OF Captain Jack
and the aIodOc .Nurdesers.
JACKSONVILLE. Oregon. October 3.--The
correspondent OF the Associated Press left
Fort klamath this morning at Lalfpast
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 and Black Jim were led
on the scatfold first. and Schonchin next.
They :rod on 1t with apparent indifference.
having evidently resolved to die ~ bgavely
as they had lived.
Captain Jack wen. easily mp the stair.
way. but looked wretchet and miserable.
Their manacles mad been stricken off. but
their arms were securely vin!oned VIti
cords.
y; A;preeiseiy 3::j A. NJ. the interpreter,
Captain .. &. Applegate. and David Hull
explained to the prisoners the nature Of the
order to be read TO them bv the adjutant,
and at ten o'clock Adjutant kingsbury read
the order promulgating the sentence of the
commission and the Presidents order there.
on. with the orders of the Secretary of War
and department commander in the prem
ises. The two ceprieyed prisoners. BarachO
and Sioux, yet stood on the ground IN
front OF III. scattold, shacAled and under
guard.
During the reading the pinioned victims
were seated on the platform of the scstfOld
with their feet on the drop. listening anx.
ousiy. bu. Of course understanding not a
word of it. The reading occupied ten min
Utes. Then the adjutant read the order
and Communication ia the case OF BaruchO
and Sioux. and the poor fellows were taken
back to the stockade. evidently rejoiced at
not accompanying the othess to the ''happy
hunting grounds
The chaplain offered W. an earnest and
fervent prayer for the souls OF the Cni
prit.. which were listened to attentively.
AZ quarter past ten O'Clock the fatal
uocses were placed around their necks,
under the direction OF Captain Hoag. 1t
was necessary to cut Oft a little of Captain
Jacks long hair. which was in the way Of
tae rope.
CAPTAIN Hoay then bid farewell to the
prisoners. and black caps were placed over
the heads OF al! the culprits. At ten o'clock
and twenty minutes they stood on the drop,
and the rope was cut by an assistant at a
signal made with Captain Hca.'s handker.
chief. The bodies swung round and round,
Jack and Jim apparently dying easy. but
Boston and SchOnchiH suffering terrible
convulsion. They Boston and Schonehin,
repeatedly drew up their legs, but the two
Others seemed 20 die almost Instantly.
At 1923 A. NJ. th.is pulses were felt by
Captain iOag, and as this IS being written
they are swinging iitele.s III the air.
As the drop fell. With Il terribly deadly
;hud, four poor wretched human beings fell
into eternity. and halG smothered cry of
horror went up from the crowd of over 500
klamath Indians. who witnessed the awtu!
spectacle.
Walls o: deep and bite. anguish went up
from the s'ocHade where the wives and
children OF the poor fellows had fair view
of the shocking scene.
The collins, six in number. had been
placed directly in the rear Of the gallows--
two OF them destined to be unoccupied, as
the order committing the sentences of
BaruchO and Slolux only arrived at half
past ten o'clock. last evening, and prepara
tons had been made for theis execution
with the others.
An application was made this morning 10
General Wheaton, by the sheriff of jackson
county, Oregon, for the custody OF the In
dians indicted By the grand jury. but i: Was
refused.