Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-27
stood near the FIRE, preferrine no, to si,
AWAITING THE grGSar.

uONl.
AWAITING THE SIGNAL.
The massacre was almost precinita.ad
before the talking began. but was aver,
eu oy the coOiness of the whites. /,
Sas caused by the uuexpec,ed Intrnsior
OF man looking for stray horses,
feiriue tTetonery when they saw hIm
app'oaen, the lndians Jumped to their
iee' ana laid tdeir bands upOn thslr
"eap"ns- The Intrnder was quickly
tnade I" retire, and then the council
o.Rtn. hlddle interpreted the remarks
oi Tue Indians into Enellsh. while Toby
made the vor,is of the white men intel
liRinie to her eoua'ry msa. Meach IN
hrst - ke:
We have come TO-DAY to hear what
yoa have 70 propose. Yon sent for Us
aBd We are here"
Captain Jack replied:
We want no more war. We are tired
and our wOme n and children are afraid
OF tue soldiers. We want them taken
away, and then We Eill make peaca"
General Candy Is IA charge of the
soldiers" sald Meaeham; be cannot
take them away without let er from
tue President. We are all your friends
II You will come sut of tue rocks aud
gu With us. We will leave the women
and children IN camp on Cottonwood or
hot Creek. We will need the soldiers
to make other people stay away while We
look up new hone for you"
While this conversation was carried
on. Hooker Jim walked up % Neacham's .
horse and secured II 10 n slgebrush. He
then put on the owners overooAt aud
buttoued IL up to the chin, exclaiming:
Me Old man Meach IN now; Bogus. yuu
think me look like Meacnamr' His ae-
tons only revealed too plainly the
bloody intentions OF the savaRes. Dyar
strolied carelessly to his horse and pre-
tended to arrange the trapplngs on his
saddle, keeping his face toward the
tire. Rid lie did the same at has wife's
horse. They intended 10 have tue
cover OF their auiaals when they start
ed on the RAGS for life which they
knew must soon be made. Toby
stretched herself at full length up0n
the ground, To be out of the way of fly
iHg bullets.
APPEALS OF CANDY AND THOMAS.
Meaeham asked Cinby to speak, hop
ing he would PROMISE to remove the
troops and thus avert their impending
doom. The intiexible soldier stood erect
aud. IN a voice slightly tremulous from
the intensity of his emotion. said:
Toby, tell these people that the Pres
ident sent the soldiers here to protect
them Az we'll as the white man. They
are all friends sf the Indians. They
cannot be taken away without the Pres
Ident's consent. Tell them that when
WAS yonng man | was sent to move
baud of Indians from their old home to
new one. They did not like me at
first. bat, when they became acquainted
with me, they liked me 80 well they
made me chief. and gave Ine a name
that signified Friend of the Indian
| also moved another to a new home,
and they, too, gave me name that
meant The Tall Man Many years
afterward visited these people aud they
came a long distance to meet me aud
were glad to see me. Tell them ! have
no doubt the Modocs will some day like
mo rs those people did, and will look on
me "a friend"
The speaker then resumed his seat
upon the st'.ne and DR.. Thomas slowly
arose, and. with his benevolent counter
ance attesting the sincerity OF his
words. said:
"Toby, tell them that believe the
Great Spirit put il into the heart of the
Presideat To send Us here to make peace.
We are all children of one Father.
Our hearts are all open to Him. We
are all your friends. have known Mr..
MeachaIa fourteen years, General Can
by eight years and Mr Dyar five years.
| know all their hesrts are good. We
want no more bio dShed. We want to
ba your friends. God sees all we do.
He will hod US responsible for what
We do"
MURDER OF GIN. CANDY.
Daring these remarks Captain Jack
sat speechless and irresolute. He seemed
10th TO give tie signal for the bloody
work to commence. His compinions
we're restless, and eyed him with impa-
tience and dstrust. At last he arose
and walked slowly away from the fire,
when Schoucbin spranR into his place
and excittdly exolaimed:
GIVE IA Hot Greek and take the sol
diers away!'
He was assured that Hot Creek be-
loneed to Fsirchild and Doris, and they
would probably refuse To sell 1t.
Again he exclaimed. tiercely:
Take away the soldiers and give US
Hot Greek. or qnit talking. am tired
of talking; talk no more"
While this WAS being interpreted Cap
tain Jack. who had returned to the little
group aruund the fire. sudd-sly drew a
revolver from undsr his coat, pointed II
a, Cauby's head and pulled the trigger,
exclaimiue Ia tukr' (all ready). The
signal was answered by the Modoc war
whoop. and each Indian sprang to his
appointed task.
Jacks revolver missed fire. but, quick
iy revolving the chamber. he again
pulled ths trigger and buried bullet
in his victims head. The g neral d d
not fall, bat essayed to escape, pursued
by Eil.n's Man. He soou stumhled and
fell upon the rocks. shatterinR his jaw,
ani was cot in the neck by knife IN
his pursuer's hand Watoh-in tate and
Ss-l lux arrived at this point, and, snatch.
ing a rifle from their hands, Ellen's Nj m
sent a bullet crashing througs the pros
trats mans brain. Hs Was tnen stripped
of his cl thing aud left naked upon the
rocks.
DIR. THOMAS SLAIN.
simultaneously with Jacks attack on
Candy, Boston Charley shot DIR. Thomas
in the breast. lie fell forward and then
struggled To reoain his feet, begging
them not tn shoot again, as he had a
death wound His two pet Indians we're
nov making their return for the kind.
ness he had shown them, and were bath
ing their new clothes in the donors
blood. They allowed him to rise and
then tripped him down again, tsuntins
him With his religion. Three times
they permitted him to gain bis feet
aud three times they pushed him over
isering him the while. Bogus theu
seixad a ride from Sioux and buried
a ballet in the brain of him who had
thoueht of nothing but kindness fol
his murdsrers. Denuding it of IL:
outer clothing, they left the body vher'
10 fell.
Dur ne this time an exciting race foI
life was being run by Riddle and Dyar
when the war-whoop sounded, Tobs
erouched close to the groand, while ths
Other two started toward camp at tbs
too OF their speed. Dyar Was pursued
by Hooker Jim. Who dropped qaiekiy Il
| the ground when the fugitive turnec
and pointed pistol At him. Dyar ther
resumed has dight and wNs soon heyuRS