The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Great Trials Of History.
TRIAL or MoDoC JACK.

THAT II required trcaChery TO deal
Win treachery WAS the iucu OF tho
Ch.teG staten government during the
Srhra following the tlvli War. when
mo authorities at Washington Wero
trying 10 bring order out OF chaos
IA the Tar West through the frequent
Iud!an upils!nSs. one OF the hardest
t!Oes tnvy mad to dcu! with were
tn" Nodocs, VINO lnhaDltatcd what was
lh"h "ho"n as the Lawn beds or Cali
ioruia.
This tribe was so thoroughly en-
trenchcd. and 80 hard OF access, that
ior "A !"n6 period thcy were aulo to
{ ha!l% form, commit dcprcuatiOns OF
over! character, including the murder
Ing 81 wnoIe villages. ana return homo
wan the spells tnty were aD!e 70 col
icct.
the latter part OF 1872 saw tho be-
ginning of The cnd of the govern
ln,nts trouble win the MOGocA. Bat
III or0cr 10 otlnS inns about they were
compelled t. resort to Indian tactics.
They summoned the leading tr!oesm.n
together and when they had them.
through deception. at thei. mercy.
they icli upon them ana slew the chief
leaders. But an Indian never iorGc;s
u dNenE" - wrong. and the MOuocs
D!l"d ur!r time Tor vengeance.
The leading spirit Of this tribe was
MOuOc Jack. \ com puny OF soldiers
were sent 10 tn. lava beds to eVict
Jack and mis- followers y confer
'nce was held ana while the leaders
were comforting, II hght broke out he-
Indians. which ended IN - general
scT!WmaEc Ia which avo were BILLED
on each side and many Injured The
Modocs nod southwark. destroying
every white settlem"nt In their path.
liut though White men and boys were
cEerE"h"r" slain. JACK would allow
no whit" woman ur child to b. harmed.
At length. with seventy braves, no
sought refuge In the lava caves OF
Lost. Riser, Colonel Wheaton. with
GOO Un!tcd states troops. WAS sen, 70
dlsloGsc him. but Captain Jack sent
the soldiers tn retreat. killing thirty
i've OF them. Then an army. under
ntsI"S,d tho caves. When Jack found
himself surrounded and likely u DO
starved out he proposed q conference
with me- officers Il was arranged mat
meet Uuarmcd on April II. 1873 at "A
neutral spot between the lines.
whether Jack suspected trcachcry
or whether ne merely wished 10 avenge
the previous massacre o.! his tribes
men cannot be known. At any rate.
H. H. and Tour Of his men Went to the
white men, killing General Candy.
m" Wound!nG Colonel Meachan
Ih"n they got back In safety to their
caves. bur their hiding place was
discovered. ana Jack was betrayed by
ms ""n braves and was tho last man
captured.
speedy work In their avonging tho
death OF the brave American officers
General JeN G. Davis. the old Indian
tighter, favored the Immediate cXccu-
ton of Jack and his conFcderalcs but
Washington directed that tho prison
trS should he held. Oregon authorities
tried IN vain To have them turned over
10 That state Tor punishment, and the
friends OF tho Peace Policy at tho ma
tonal Capitol raised tho ou.siinn
whether the Modocs could he legally
/ tried By a military commission
Ihc entire press OF tho country dis-
cuss"d the question, and tho DconIc
took sides on 81. All tho obiections
I were. however. ovcrruicd by tho
| president, and a military commission
Was appointed and the !lurdcrers we're
tried and condemned 10 death Aside
, from Modoc Jack. there were eleven
! others condemned TO death. Ave Of
Them for having taken part in Tho
! m9ssacrc and the others for havine.
Killed settlers no
The execution took place on Octohor
3" $40, nj jacksonville. OREGON Two
al the prisoners were rcprirVed on tba
uaE OF the execution. but they were
| compelled to stand in front Of Tia
Scano!d and see their brothers hanged,
IN" ten Indians were hanged unon tbn
same scamoid. TO adjust the moose ~
was necessary to cut away n littln Of
/ CAPTAIN Jacks long hair. which was
IN the way Of the rope Five hundrnJ
klainmath Indians Witnessed tho ov.
/ ful spectacle. Walls of deem ANA iii
! Ter anguish went UP from the stocL
| AIDES where the wives and children or
| the men executed witnessed the shock.
/ Ing scene.