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Show j TII!-: FATKOF T3SE .H OJStX'.S. ( lrPsiiUt (Jraiit'n iipprovnl oi' (Jic Ioitlli Fictitoiive. - The War Department promulgates, in general orders, the findings and sentences hi the ease of the Modoc captives, Captain Jack, Sehonchin, . Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barneho, alias One-eyed .Inn, and bloluek, , alias Cox, who were tried by a military mili-tary commission for the murder ot General Canby and Commissioner Thomas, and for assault with intent to kill other Peace Commi-sioners. They are found guilty of tiie specifications specifica-tions and charges, and sentenced to be hanged. The proceedings have been approved by the 1 'resident and the Secretary of war. In the te'xt of the general order, specification lir-t, under the charge , of murder in violation of the laws of war, recites that Indians commonly known as Captain Jack, Shonehin, Boston Charley, Black Jim, Barneho, alias One-eyed Jim, and Sluluek, alias Cox, members of a certain b and of Indians known as 3b docs. v.hu-;i band, including the prisouers above : named, was at the time hereinafter alleged engaged in open and flagrant war witli tiie Unital States, under, the chief command of said Captain Jack, did, as representatives of said Modoc band, meet, under a llag of truce ami a suspension of hostilities, ; Brigadier General Can'.y. of the Unit- ; cd States Avmv, commanding the I Department of ' tho. Columbia, and. certain l'ea.t'c Gonnnissioners. on the part ofthe said L'nitul Sia.tes, iir the agreed and profcs-iona! purpose of , discussing and arranging terms upon which hostilities existing between the ' Cniled Stabs and such band should c;:ae; and did thereupon, in wanton violation vi" s-' id flag of truce, and treacherou-ly disieg....!i,:g the obligations obli-gations imposed by said Hag of mice, under die laws of war, wilfully, felo-p.iuslv. felo-p.iuslv. and of malice aforethought, kidl and n:mder said Brigadier General Gen-eral Canl'v. t;i Ju;- ai or near the Lava li.d-, po casiidsuua,iJ near Tule Lake, in the State of Gaiifbiiua, on or a Unit tlie eleventh day of A)ril, 1ST:!. The second i0l ii:--.ai. n i the s-une as the fnst. only that tiie name iA ii"e;eo ( ominis-ioner Thomas is aiib-liiut'ut Li. -;h;:f'"U. Canl'V. Tiie specific. ui-m itii-.h c-'nd ch.arge. of assa.ull with i-.n-nt to kill, in violation of the hiws of war, rj-cites rj-cites the attempt to kill I'eaee Gom-i'lKuers Gom-i'lKuers A B. Mcavhani and L. S. Imv. i-w ri.a. lime tla-ir a.-.-oeiat.-s Thomas and Gen. .cant a i.re :"ur-cp :"ur-cp d. ail of whom wei-er-p!'- -vit'a 1 t.Uc L;liod -:l::.s. ' I To tlie cUaig-- ''d .:.e.irh-ai:-wi? ' t!:e acee.svd eaded "-A Outi. ! but the L'omiui-ssiun found them goit-i goit-i ty. and sent-.ucd them io be ha.og.d. i auihi.t-nV o-.uv ..::"L'-t. i Tollowing i.- an okk. J; be the 1 President in tlie ni-atier: ! Kxn L rivi: ri-, l, Acgc.-rJ., 17.-.. ,liu.a ff.oluvl. aiiC-ji. . ' ,: it ...nliW tl IW "-'.. t l,v t-K KMT mililarv :,u:liur.'. , Jr.'li-T urj.i.- ol . -; ..VvC" l;i:-v 1' ""urrl.!i u. v ut ij','ir l-ft. . . I . . U.iM. P:.-..J.:!.. Tin- svvrvun- 'ar lias onliaU iuj: the M-uuicw K-rtJ-J- i-xwufed uisliT oiKctu.n or ;':.c lw.u J-nuiKlua: J-nuiKlua: tii'- Ci-anuisnt o! tsc e.'i-rmH.!. e.'i-rmH.!. ai Fort Kbu..uh, Vr-n. t-n Ml;; O.u.l'cr o. 1?7.. |