New-York tribune., 1897-01-10
INDIAN TREACHERY.
A TRAGEDY OF THE MODoc WAR RH.
CALLED By THE DEATH OF SCAR
FACED CHARLEY.
From The Seattle Post-TnteIIIgencer

| The dispatches last week announced the death
Of chsrsy No MSdCs dndap On hs
| Territory. Scar Faced Charley was one OF The
csnSy a D and the waSds 81
Meacham and others during the outbreak in is75
| II was one Of the vest pieces OF Indian treachery
ever heard Of. as the men Injured and killed were
In reality the best friends that the Indians had.
moment that the bullets which riddied their bodies
George r.. Meacham. city Treasurer of Seattle.
seriously at the time General Candy was killed
| He seen by a reporter. and In speaking OF the
Modoc war and the assassina ton Of General Candy
said u n vas living at Salem & 9re shoa, at .s, the time
years. My father had been superintendent OF Ind
haa hsr "a The r. %odocs
left their reservation. and. as my father had in.
, thought he would have sufficient influence with
them TO induce them to return on that occasion:
! him peace commissioner to treat with the dis
satisfied Modocs who were then encamped al LOST
| River think the trouble arose I'm this way: Tho
| Mcdocs had been placed on the klamath reserya.
iIon. on which the Ksma,h Indians 9L Ms also resided
the klamath Indians were their hereditary enc.
| and harmony and the Modccs left the reserva.
| ton. They were In a savage frame OF mind, and
Il have often heard my father describe the assas.
sinatlon scene Those present Were; General canby
a. h. Meacham. DR. Thomas Tobey Riddle. Mr.
ton. Charley. Shacknlsty Jim. Hooker Jim Elen's
Man. Bogus Charley. ToDey and Black Jim. Indians
Indians vas at their request to hold contsrencs
foi the purpose OF arranging peace al ana a. mat me
enee should do 50 without arms, and mis- compact
was kept generally by the white men bu' nov 3y the
Indians. My father thus described the Tragedy:
THE MURDER OF GENERAL CANDY.
1.-THE Indians had demanded Hot Creek for .
home. il was partially promised to them The!
Captain Jack thrust his hand under the left breast Of
Genera era Car canbys W head i and pulled the trigger n:
cap exploded but the powder DID not ignite Quickly
another instant bullet passed through the Generate
jack and Eens Man % pursued him Til he fe on the
rocks The monsters stripped nim OF every ap,ioe os
E came up and E.len's Man snsiched rife from hls
and %er n aa il & Pp o & m ball 6n 6o e the
Ing ing; began lie was followed by Hooker jim. who
nr.d repeated snots At him as ne ran Dyer sad :
Hooker jim who would drop to avoid the shot. RI.
Dss5 sn msy fss * fSS aor &
sued by Black Jim, who kept firing at him, but
~ At the ' time % that M Captain JACK fred at General
Candy. Boston Charleys first shot struck DR. Tnomas
dropped partly down. and with one hand to steady
himself he raised the other and begged the assassns
wound. Bogus Charley Joined Boston Charley. and
the, twain taunted the dying man with his religion.
1 Your sI" medcne n" NOT The doctor rose 70
once more TO the ground for the last time Finally
Bogus Char.ey put the muzzle Of a gun 70 the doc
tors head and sent bullet crashing through, hi:
brain Then the body was ruthlessly stripped Of
clothing. while the dying sending up his last
When the signal fol-, the attack was given
and a revolver. prepared TO attack my father, VINO
was only few feet away. Ny father drew der.
breast pulled the trigger The weapon DID not
go of. because It was only haif-cocked Scnoncnin
As Schorchin fired, my father drew back and the
sa% sa S SftG Rs h collar y % % and x
Schonchin In pursuit. and soon the derringer
was and Gr aneky ew M lathe;
afraid to risk his only shot AT this moment
oofy Ha With ahdncSn o spare my @
for the that he had always been gooo
fs"h the head 'by by s% so"x and them jim
grabbed gun from Sioux and pointed 1t az my
SAVED BY A WOMAN.
'.The latter struck his left breast with his hand,
and said: Strike me here. you cowardly red devil
nasty jim raised the gun and fired just my
ia her took refuge and fell down behind a low
shot and he pushed the pistol over the rock and
trying to get a bead on one Of me men VINO VINO
Sehonchin firsd ana struck him in the forehead be-
the eyes Ny father then rfd a, s Scn0n. rDo.
ment a ball passed through my fathers right arm.
and he dropped The pistol TO the ground; Ihnnsae Ihen
struck him on the right side of the head ana ana
glanced off. and he fell senseless snaeHnasty JIM
strip his clothes. While Shackrasty Jim wa:
engaged this WORK, SioluN came diviie
placed the gun he was carrying TO- the mead OF
my father. and was about 70 pun the 'rigger ,s
when Shacknasty Jim pushed him away and s9id
IN Moloc. that he need not shoot, as my ia'Ae1
was already dead.
4 PHYSICAL WRECK.
81 am going to have old Meacham's scalp TO put
in my shot pouch said Boston Charley He has no
scaIp' broke I'm Hooker Jim. or would have naa
it, Then Boston Charley took OUT a common POCKET
knife and tried scalp my father with H. Inc
Indian woman Tobey, who was at that momen
wping blood from what she supposed was my
fathers dead face. for ne mad compelled man
named Riddle 10 make her his wife. and sne liked
him repulsed Charley and knocked MIN down re
cutting two long gashes in the top OF the scalp vas
about 10 tear ii off. Then Tobey resorei TO srate
gy She told the bloodthirsty savages tnat TWO sol
ders were coming, and ne abandoned MS oloOly
work The fact that my fathers head was amos'
bald doubtless saved him from losing MS mar AZ
though lie was 50 grieVously "ouhdei' Hc WAS NV
dead - 49,. row.
"He was taken TO camp. and as soon as 'le new
came TO Salem my mother started TO the scene OK
the war 10 take care OF him. II was tryng, Jour
ney for woman In those days, Dut she nnaIv
reached his side. and just soon as ne coull pe re-
moved with safety he taken 70 salem lie WM
a pitiable sight this time. When ne departed oa
that mission he giant IN Strength, dno
weighed fully 200 pounds. There was a marN'i'ous
difference in him when ne returned Ills race ano
head were fearfuly mutllated. ana ms nose Wa.
turned 10 one side by OF the bullets ne Wa
reduced. too a mere skeleton. II u true ild, ~
lived for nine years after tnat terrloie u.,,
bu; he never the same man AGAIN a. iic Nas
s.mi-inyalid from tho effects OF the many wouhas
that he received. The woman Tobey VINO trisd 70
save him. was always gratefully remeHDereu "
him"