, 1873-06-10
THE. INDIANS.
Several of the Captive Modocs
=: .Waylaid and Shot.
TASTY jim, Bogus Charley, and others Find
tho Happy ng.arounds.
The Decd Supposed to Be the Work
ofsomo Oregon Volunteers.
Capt. lack and Others to Be Tried by
Military Commission.

S~fh sAoH otlu V4HEtS W Ot tEIEu w
Military Commission.
San FRANCISCO, June 0.-Dispatchos from
Boyle's camp, datod yestorday relate tho par
tlou1ars Of tho atrocious massacre of BONO NO.
doc prisoners, supposed to havo boon dono BY
aomo Oregon volunteers. On Saturday morn
Ing Jamos Fnirohild aud about b dozen other
men loft Fatrchi1d's ranoho, Cottonwood Creek,
with sovonteon Modoc oapttvos, women and
ohildron. including shacknasty Jim, Bogus
Charley, .Toheo Jack, Pony. ind Iittio John.
Tho Indians wore In wngon drawn by four
mulos. At tho crossing of Lost River tho par
ty encountered tho Oregon volunteers, unlor
command Of Capt. Hisor. Tho goldiors gathered
about tho wagon mud questioned Fairohild,
who told thom that tho Modocs woro al Hot
Crooks, except Little John, and that there
,wero no charges against thom. Fairchild undor-
took to puah on to Boyles' camp. and the volun-
teera retired to tho camp noar Crawloys. On
tho road ho noticed two mon ahead, riding to
Rocky Point, as II to intercept him. Whom the
team approached, ono presented neod1o-gun at
Fafrchild, saying, "Got down, you old white
headed sooundrel."
by mine. nm going to kill tho Indians
and you too," was tho reply Their loader
caught hold OF tho mu1es, unhltchod and cut tho
harneas. Fairolild, clnging to the lines. lcapcd
to tho ground. Tho poor wretches implorcd for
mercy, and begged Fairohild to snve them. Tho
warriors were unarmcd, and know that resistance
was usoloss. They wero tue coolostin tic party,
though fncing inevitable death, but the women
and children ehrieked, groanod md wept pito-
onsly. Falrchid had nothing but small pistol.
Six inchos from hts ear was tho muzzlo Of q
as ho mingled his entroates with those Of the
Modocs, In the hope that the massacro might DO
avoided. "Oh! 1t was a terrible scene; novor
shall forget it. shuddor when I think
9dcea 9d wt =; tbsSo Ssw and heard ThS teaf1 @
ring il my cars, but the cowardly hounds wero
not to DO baulked." A shot, and Littlo John Ioy
dead iu tho bed of tho wagon. with bullet in
his brain. The mules dashed away with Fair
child and tangled him in the limos. Five more
shots wero fred in rapid succession. Tohoo
Jack, Pony, and Mooch, and tho remaining wor-
riors, wore doad. Little Johns squaw bud q
firightful wound IN tho shoulder. Away ahead
ia The road, in tho direction Of Boyles camp,
WAS 0 cloud Of dust indicating tho approach
Of tenn. Tho murdoEers espled tho dust, md
in q momont woEo riding rapidly away. Borgoant
Murphy, Battery G, Fourth Artillery, with ten
men and toamstora. camo by team. Tho sor-
his mon on the ground. Fairchild and tho toasn-
Btor, and tho wounded squaw and her two ollil-
dron cane at o'clools this morning.
When Fairchi1a reached Gen. Davis headquar-
were at onco sent out after tho prisoners, dead
aud alive. No stops wore taken for tho nppro-
honBion Of tho felona who performed tho bloody
work.. 1t iB gcnoratly. supposed TINT the Oregon
volunteers are the guilty parsieo Fairohild is Of
Tho warriors killed wore not charged with
murder. Those who know thom beBt Eny they
hayo only participated in opon fight. Every one
here condemns tho a1fair as atrocious and with
out o1cuee. There Is no doubt but tho murders
woro carfied ont upon carefully arranged plan,
as Fairchild noticed tho horsolnen on the road
ahead and behind him when tho B11ota woro fired.
Had John Fairchild, instead Of James. boon
present: another murder might havo been added
hatred to John, the old man, and other Califor-
nians. The Warm Springs hayo only few weoks
longer to Horvo.
sergt. Clinton is fast failing.
DoY11s oAnP, June 8-3 P. m.-An interview
has just Terminated. Tho Modoo Chief says be
was melted to his cruol warfare by Allen David
the Chief OF tho Kla1nathe. ue also denied
having killed Gen. Candy, and laid tho blanc On
his boys. 6ohonchin told tho samo story.
8AN F1ANolsco, June 0.-The news Of the
massacre Of tie Modoo captivcs is received hero
with univorsal surprise and Indignation. Tho
atroclty ls loudly denounced by every one.
E. Steele, Of Yreka, started for the front to-
day, to DO present at tho closing scenes Of tho
hloloc war. The Hon. ]. Z. Luttrel accompanied
him.
Speetal Dtspatch to Tha Chicago Tribune.
NEW York, juno 0.-A Washington special
aays thnt an investigation will be mado at once
into Col. dillem's conduct Of tho campaign
against tho Modoo IndianB. Charges have been
laid before tho War Department narrating that
tho command Of Mnj. Thomas wont out early in
the morning, and though the sound of the bat
tic waB distinctly hoard, tho commanding offcor
aont no roliof until o'clock III tho afternoon,
but WIS lounging all day in his tent On ac-
count OF this neglect = largo number Of
officers aud men wore killed and wound
cd. Oh. Dewitt, Assistant Surgeon United
6tates Army, specifically charges Gillen with
neglect for leaving the wounded on tho fold for
thlrty-Bix hours before orlorn wore given to
bring them in for treatment, and that Liout. |
HarriB diod In consequence OF this negligence.
The feeling among army officers Ia very intense
against Gillem. They sllogo that ho is notorious
y incapable, 4nd demand hin trial by court |
martial.
WASHINGTON, june D.-Gen. Bchotlold has been |
instructed by telegraph to appoint a Military i
Commission to try tho Modoo prisoners.
Tho Rcd Cloud IndAuns. i
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Tho report to the Com |
missioner OF Indian Affairs, from Special Com |
missioner Kellne, at the Red CLOUD Agency,
tays that tho Indians there aro more friendly |
than ho had beon led to believe, and that lie had
20 informal conference with Blue Horse, High |
Wolf, Slow Bull, and Red Leaf, who manifested |
very frlondly disposition, and whose influence I