The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-15
GREAT DEATH SCENE
MR. MEACHAN'x DESCRIPTION OF
TWO soDoc As.rssIsATIoxs.
How Cen Candy Was shot TO Death
by Capt. Jack and Efien's Man
DIR. Thomas. Fearful Death at the
Hands of Dogu. Charley and Bo.-
Life With schonehin. shacknassy
jim and osh@r--A Heroic India IA
woman-PnuI d'H~irryss Greatest
seoop-Jadge Cams Experience.

IRE dispatches during the week an
nouneed the death OF ScsTface Charley. a
Modoc Indian. on the reservation set apart
fur the Hodoes IN Indian Territory. Scar
face Charley was one OF the Indians who
assisted ia the massacre OF Gen Candy
and DR.. Thomas. and the wounding Of a
B. Meschsm AM others during the out
break Ia 1S12. Ii was one o. the yileSs
pieces Of Indian treachery ever heard OF,
ss the men injured and killed were ia
reality the best friends that the Indians
had. and were working ia their interests
UP 20 the very moment that abe bullets
which riddled their bodies were fred
George r. Meacham. city treasurer, s
sca Of a. =. Meacham. wsso vas wounded
seriously al tire tire Ger. Candy was
killed. lie was seen yesterday. and IN
syssk!ug OF fhe Aodoc war and the as
saasEnatt0n OF Gen. Candy. said: II was
Mes1oc war. and was aged about II
years. Sig father had been su-
psrintendent Of Indian affairs in
that section. aud in that carsc-
tty mad acquired their confidence Tire.
A5ojoes had left their reservation, and a !.
my father had induced them 70 80 bask %
another occasion. * was taougare "
have sufficient Influence with 81 k
dsaEe them 10 return on thai PIT
appointed kam a peace comm 70
treat with the dissatisfied 20 wno
were then eTcafnped a. Lost .yeX think
the troublaErose In this wag he Mo-
docs mad y placed on the I'D eth res
sFvatson Which the hss "a I. Indians .,.s
s ssrs tie Il e. ssr = and laa 9sss
S Inossg. n al Mazo Ths l rsse @ss
ten. "a ~ ia7a sava frame Of
mind and com stA many ptrases on
settlers and n IN ahas entity. |
have often hsag1 fny father 4 scEsoe the
as@ass.natson scene. Those pr-ksnt were;
Gen. Candy. A r. MeaGshana. ID Thomas.
ans cant. Jack. sahoacfssa. n Boston
Charley. shae4nasty Jim. Hookxr1 I'M. Ell
lens Man. Bogus Charley. TobeyaN Black
JIM Indians. II must be reTnsmSsxd that
the meeting With the Indians was 1t their
request to hold conference for the pur-
pose 81 arranging "A peace, and that the
stipulation Was that those who attended
the conference should do so without arms,
and this compact was kept generally py
the white men, but not by the Indians Ny
father thus described the tragedy: The
Indians had demanded Hot Greek for
home IL was partially promised 20 them.
Then Capt. Jack thrust his hand under
the left breast OF his coat and drew forth
n pistol which he pointed at Gen. Can
hy's head and pulled the trigger. The cap
exploded. but the powder did not ignite
Quickly the bl0od-fhirsty Jack revolved
the cylinder and in another instant bull
let passed through the generals head.
The wounded man turned ard fed. Capt.
Jack and EiIen's Man pursued him I'll he
fell on the rocks. The monsters stripped
him of every article OF clothing while he
was dying on the rocks. Broncho came
up and Elien's Man snatched a rifle from
his hands and with tt PUT another ball in
10 the generals head.
Dyer had fed for his life a. soon as the
shooting commenced. He vas followed
by Hooker Jim. who fired repeated shots
at him a. he ran. Dyer had a pistol,
and once IN a while he turned and pointed
81 al Hooker JIM who would drop to avoid
the shot Finally Dyer proved TOO fleet
Of foot for the pursuing Indian and got
away. Frank Riddle also ran. pursued
b. Black Jim. who kept firing at him.
bat failed 10 ait h,m. He also escaped.
AT the tisue that Captain Jack rred at
Gen. Candy Boston CharIsys first shot
struck Or. Thomas In The left breast just
above the heart The doctor dropped
parity down. and with one hand 20 steady
himself be raised the other and begged
the assassins to shoot no more as he had
already received a death wound. Ro-
gus Charley toiHad Boston Charley. and
the twain tainted the dying man with his
religion. and said 10 him. Why don't
you turn the hullets3 Your medicine Is
not strong The doctor rose 70 his feet
and they pushed him down and laughed
Snd 3eerea IN rs face. Then the red
devils pushed him once more to the
ground for the hast time Finally Bogus
Charley put the muxzle og a gun to the
dcctos's head and sent a bullet crashing
through his brain.
Then the body Was ruthlessly stripped
OF clothlag while the dying man WIS
sending up his iast prayer 20 his Creator.
When the signal f3r the attack was
given. Schonehin sprang 70 his feet and
ira WING a katie and 3 revolver. prepared
20 attack nay father who was only few
feet away. Ny father drew "a derTinger.
and putting IL suuareiy against Schoa-
chfns breast. pailed the trigger. The
weapon dad not 70 on. because 81 was oaly
hslf-cacked. Seh0nchin thrust BIS pistol
forward almost iato my fathers face. rs
Srhonchin fred my father drew hack ard
ere bail tore tHeaggh flse collar OF hss
csat and vest. AMI burned bis whisksrs
Ms father rua. with Schouchin in pursuit..
ond soon the deTr.nser YES ready Tor use,
sca0schin soon emptied enc revolver. and
quickly drew another. Ny father was
aftgs8d 20 risk bis only shot. A. this mo
mons robcy. az Ensiisr woman. came up.
aua she pleaded with Schoncuiu to spare
nay father fge. for the res son that he
HAD always heaa a good frlend 81 the In
dlam The woman Was struck on the head
hv Sioux ard fhsn Shacknalsty Jim
rgaeeed a qua from Slolux. and Po1Dtei &
az my father.
'.Fhe Iatler STRUCK h3s EFF breast " IN -
hard and said. strike me here, you cow
ars.y red devil THO woman Touey struck
down che gan SAscknas1y i'm "a ss-4 the
gan sna fred fasf - my father took ref
ure ard fct 1oWn behind low ledge O.
rocks Thau ne decided "a FIRE h.s only
shot. aaa BE pasaeG the pistol over the
rock and VAS tFYgnx 20 get bead on one
O. tNe greu she were Ehgrsr8ne for hls
essoa. At thgs moment SchsncALn AIRED
and STRUCK him IN ths sorehead between
the eyes. Ny father then Etvat az Scs8a-
chin and Wounded h.E. Almost ~ gha
sane instant ban passed tarogEh ny
fathers rsght arm. ant Ae dropped bis
is.ssag u tRe grau@6 Theu = bail passed
hsrs on the F8Est s'3c - the head ard
..aaced or au1 BE fsH senselsss snack
rasty jim ~ tae FIRST ~ reach
my father Asa began - strip CT
rs cls.hrs. Nafle ShaeknastY Jtn
vsas ezgasst ~ fe2S R71Tk Ssesax canaa
ar.s passed tsss gua he WAS -aTTS4aE .e esss
haa4 % ruy e. AeT ard VAS s@algE 70 uGtl
80. z~sExer ea~a S2sscscuaSty J ga rsistess
Rms asay ha8 sad is Mo&ec "a Zee n~sz3
s,sz ssssee. as a3y fkr,ser was s2rsaaty 8esd.
4 asaa gaarE -o Save ga man As-s -ssEls
--s5n 80 pas lu raE shot po&Ea. ~si3 Bos-
t.- e'lrarl~y 't8e nss 70 scalp broke ln
saaker Jim. ~ I wcutd aAFe Rad i.'
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