Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-18

the attack on the lava beds began and
continued ficrcely all day, the Indians dis.
putting cvory inch of the way, until ut the
close OF the day the troops had suffered q
loss of four killed aud nine wounded
The combat was renewed next dny and
the result WAS five men killed and thir
teen wounded, the Indians fighting dies.
per;ltely to escape from the beds. On
the third day the savagcs We're believed
10 nave been disiod2ed from their strong
holds and to have rctrcltcd southwark,
upon which the troops immediately pre-
pared for pursuit. Then on April &c
occurred the second shocking massacre OF
the war Captain Thomas and his com
nnnd were accommodating the beds with
| slNty-iivc men to tird out whether they
were really deserted, when he WIS sur
prlsed by the Modocs and forty-five OF
his command placed hors dc combat.
| Soon after this General Gillen was re.
licved of the command and General Davis
appointed. An instantaneous change in
the tactics OF the troops was made The
Indians were pushed in all directions,
harassed, Shot and hunted down, the
troops being gallantly assisted in the work
by the Warm Spring Indians, until mt
last, May %, seventy of the Modocs sur.
rendered Internationally ut Fairchild's
ranch. Captain Jack and some twenty
warriors alone remained in the field. TIC
assist i'll their capture Bogus Charley.
ilooka Jim, Curley-hcadcd Jack and
Shacknasty jim, on the promise of ex.
cmpt!on, volunteered rs crackers. With
them and small detachment of troops
General Davis started in pursuit, which
was kept up until May 30, when CAPTAIN
Jack and all the remaining Modocs sur
rendered ut Willow Creek and the cruel
war was ended.
a cOurt-martial was held nt For,
klamath, Oregon, July 1, which resulted
in the conviction of Captain Jack.
Schonciin, Black Jim, Boston Charley,
l'arncho and Sioluck for murder. The
Tour other leaders mentioned above
were liberated i'll pursuance of the
agreement with General Davis $50,
services rendered." Ellcn's Man
George had Leeu killed in the fighting.
while Earncho and Sioiucl, were rcspitcd
n: the very last moment. with Il comm.
tation OF sentence to Imprisonment 70,
HE OH Alcatraz Island in san Francisco
bay. The execution day WAS SET for
Friday, October 3, and carly on tho
ihofnin" OF that day the four condemned
Indians were driven ont in Il wagon from
the "hard-houSc Of the fort 10 the four
fold .ibbct which had been erected in IN
open field some 600 yards distant. Pre-.
vious to their being brought out there
had been i ''big talk, in which C;p,ain
Jack showed Il strong love OF life and
proposed that the authorities should LET
him go and hang Scar-faccd Charley in.
stead Boston Charley, - yo,,ng Indian.
said he did not fear death. acknowledged
his outlines. "ioriod in the deed and
hurled scornful words Il; his fcliow-nris
oncrs. Old Schonclin made an cloo;,cut
ana manly address that lasted FOR over an
honr. lie said that he had no confession
90 make, 10 criticism 10 pass. ..You eny
! must die, lie s1id. You arc the law
giving parties. am satisfied if TIE law
is correct" Black jim had nothing to
say.
When tic wagon with its load oc con.
demncd men halted in front Of the cal
lows the military clascd in on three
sides, hui lei the fourth cpen 50 ,iia: all
the Indian prisoners might see the full
lillmcnt OF the law, The morning was
beautiful and clear, bat rather cold. and
the Indians all kept their blankets
pulled up TO their noses To the sound
OF muiicd drums the Indians were then
taken out OF the wagon and led 10 the
scai!oid. Boston Charcy and Blacl, Jim
assembled the steps first, Boston Chaflcv
took quid Of tobacco rs he 90. ont o:
the wagon and another rs he ,nountci,
the stairway, looking round at The sol
dicrs ~ he did so and sti,,;ng vigorous
". Captain Jack was very weak and
lad to he helped out and into hi, posi-
zion on the drop. The other TWO mani
tested Il supreme Indifference TO all that
was going on. The men having
heen pinioncl the orders Of Prc.:-
dent Grant for their cyccu-
ton were read, ard then, at 10:l5
o'clock, the chaplain stepped forward
and began TO read the service for the
dead, gentle breeze sweeping across
the fields and rusling the leaves of the
PRAYER book. The nooses were then
adjusted and the black caps, made OF
condemned havcrsacks, were drawn over
the Indians heads. y white handker-
chief iinttered in the hand of the Colonel,
fell and as it did so Il corporal swung an
AK and severed the death line. The long
drop fell with loud report and the four
murdcrcrS were in the air. Captain Jack
never moved muscle, Schonohin and
Boston Charley died hard, Ltlt Black
Jim, like Captain Jack, died without a
struggle. The bodies were soon cut down
and buried and the tragedy of retributioa
was over.