Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-07
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
This ANterneon's Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE MODOC MURDERERS.
Captain Jack and Els Com panious I'm
Crime.
General Davis About 20 Hang n Doxeu
Of Them is stopped by Orders
from WashimgtOn.
He IL not Afraid 20 Die hat Dom. ke
tO be Shaekled

BAYLEs CANT, June Al had an interview
with Captain Jack through the medium OF an
lnte prefer. AT nrst he was reticent, i'm fact he
did not even notice me. Finally his sister Mary
prevailed on him to talk. His first remark was
In relation TO his shackles. He said il made him
feel mean 70 be hobbled like a horse. He was
NOT AFRAID TO DIE,
and had no idea of running away. As he spoke
his eyes snapped and he looked like a very lion
IN rage: All questions pertaining TO his fighting
he declined to answer. When L asked him his
age he gave me to understand that he WAS So
ana he then voluntarily started upon a state
men. OF his grievances and those Of his people.
With reference TO the Ben Wright ARRAY he
said that white men murdered his people wears
ago, and that what he had done was only
IN PAYMENT OF OLD DEBTS.
he did not enter into details, but left the inter-
prefer, Scar-faced Charley, to patch M the
story. A critical study Of Jacks face corrobo-
rates the impression derived At first sight. lie
is a thorough lldian. His head is large, quite
square, and SEQ firmly ON his shoulders. His
eyes are black and bright, and his face broad
with prominent cheek bones. His nose is sym-
metrical, and slightly aquiline. His lips are
chin, indicate that resoluteness of purpose that
has wen him such notoriety. His complexion j.
dark, and his face has pleasant look. Take
him all in all, he is
A STRIKING MAN.
Place him among thousands and he would be
taken for a chief by any observing stranger
Those who have seen him do not wonder that
he is the leader of the Modocs. Though in
chains and on the brink of eternity he Is vet
feared and respected by the Indians about him
capt. JACKS COMPANIONS IN CHAINS.
His nearest companion chains, Schon-
chm, is % years OF age, is wrinkled and has the
villain depicted in every line of his face He
wears his hair short. and stands about i've feet
IN Ms moccaslns. Boston Charley is about 2S
years old. His face is expressionless Jack
would attempt escape If he had a chance
even at the risk of being shot down. Probably
he never realized that his death was ineN table
until the irons were placed on his feet. Scar
Faced Charley says Jack told him he could get
clear when the white men were asleep. This
Was before the irons were brought into use.
CAPT. JACK ATTEMPT To ESCAPE.
General Davis is srtislied that Jack did try TO
escape last night and through the aid of CON
iederates on the outside, for upon an examina-
ton Of his shackles this morning il was found
that one Of the rivets had been hled nearly in
two. His legs are only confined.
ONE HUNDRED AND OVERWEIGHT CAPTIVRS
here from Fairchilds rancho with the infantry
force of the expedition, and the seventy Mo-
docs who came in there. Thus we have one
hundred and twenty ght captives.
CAPTURE OF BLACK jim.
BAYLHs' CAMP, June 4, midnight-News
has reached here that Hooker Jim and Steam
boat Frank made successful scout YESTERDAY.
ssa fhfsge Sssa A5f s9sSsf9R THsy
lier mountain, northeast Of here, and assisted
IN making capture. One of the captives Is
Black Jim. He is the Modoc who builied the
settlers in this region for two or three years
and committed cruel murders. The Oregonians
iCSoIu uin Win spcCldl udITe0. univ nye
six Modoc warriors are now missing. The
Warm Spring Indians held q war dance this
evening, which was witnessed by a large
audience OF officers and men.
Building o ScaM0ld 20 Hang the Nur.
aerers.
BAYLEs CAMP, June 5, 3 q. m.-Late yester-
day afternoon q detail of men belonging to the
artillery arrived in camp from Timber noun
tain, near the peninsula, with twenty juniper
logs, clean and straight, and evidently not in
tended for use in the erection Of tents for the
prisoners. Many persons marveled for what
purpose the timber had been obtained. This
morning the secret lie out. Gen. Davis intends
TO erect scaffold and execute about one dozen
of the worst murderers in the tribe at sunrise
to- morrow. He feels that there is no need for
delay, as no doubt of the guilt of the intended
victims can exist, and justice demands speedy
and certain action. Even at this time he is
writing statement Of their offences which will
be read to the condemned Modocs.
The Hanging stopped.
still later dispatch says Gen. Davis, after
having comPlets ALL arrangements for the ex-
ecution Of the MOdocs, received orders from
w ashington to hold the prisoners until further
advised, and is thus stopped in the contem-
plated work. The feeling in camp Is one of
profound disgust at this action.