Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-08
=, rookie He MANAGED to discharge

OF rookie. He managed to discharge
his pistol aud slightly wound Schon-
chin before several bullets found their
way into his body and stretched him out
upon the rocks. When the war whoop
sounded RIDDLE and Dyar started on q
race for life, keeping their horses &C.
tween them aud the Indians. In this
way they secured good start In their
fight toward camp. In like manner
Hooker's Jim pursued Dyar, but was
kept at respectful distance by the pis-
tol the fleeing man occasionally turned
to point at him. The chase was soon
abandoned, and after stripping the bod
les and leaving them lying naked upon
the rocks, the murderers returned TO the
strong hold In the lava beds.
From Il single saatiOn near camp
close watch was maintained, and when
the massacre began the cry was sent up,
1.-The Modocs are firing upon the COM
missioners." All was at once confusion,
but line was quickly formed that went
sweeping toward the tent on the run.
They were too late to save the commits
sioners or to punish the murderers, and
they returned sadly to camp, bearing the
naked bodies OF Candy and Thomas,
and the wounded Meacham, who subse-
ouently recovered. Preparations were
made for immediate attack upon the
stronghold. Four days later tho troops
and Warm Springs advanced in three
divisions gradually closing In, while
the artillery dropped shells In the
Modoc camp, causing great consterna-
ton. For three days the troops
steadily but slowly closed in,
and finally captured the stronghold
with a bold charge, only TO find that the
Indians had slipped through their lines
the night before and fed to another
position equally as strong as the first
one. A few days later the Warm
SPRINGS scouts located them, and after
several battles they were compelled by
a scarcity OF food and water to break up
! into,small bands and attempt TO escape.
| Vigorous pursuit by the cavalry and
mounted Indians resulted in the capture
/ OF them all, and they were taken as
prisoners TO Fort Klamath.
A court.nartial was. convened and
Jack, John Schonchin, Boston Charley,
| Black Jim, Watch-in-tate and Sioux
/ were CODQemueu W QGdLus w nllb AOOh-
er's Jim, Bogus Charley and Shacknasty
Jim were given their lives because they
/ had betrayed their companions and
helped the soldiers to capture them. FL
! LENS Man, the tenth OF the murderers Of
the commissioners, had been killed 10
battle. The findings OF the court were
approved, with thu exception that
Watch-in-tate and 81 o-lux were sent 10
Alcatraz prison for life, where they died
l a few wears later. The Utner four were
executed at Fort klamath on the Sd Of
wctober, 1873, in the presence OF 200
1 soldiers, $50 citizens aud 800 Klamaths
and Modocs. The survivors Of Jacks
band. consisting OF $50 men. women
ond children, were taken to the Shawnee
reservation, in Indian Tersitory, aud
have never been permitted 70 return TO
their native country. The remainder
of the tribe, those who stayed quietly
on the reservation with Old Schonchin,
were permitted to remain, and there
they live to this day. On either side OF
the lava beds the cattle Of the stockmen
Craze and here and there the buildings
OF ranch may be seen, but the lava
beds will remain dreary and dssolate
forever, q perpetual monument 70
Modoc treachery aud American honor
and devotion to duty.
HARRY L. WELLS