. Indian history for young folks . NEZ PERCE BOY AND PAPOOSE. On the morning of April 11, 1ST3, the commissioners. GeneralE. R S. Canby, A. B. Meacham, Eev. Dr. E. Thomas, Mr. Dyer, and Rid-dle, the interpreter, and his squaw, went by agreement to a spot aboutthree-fourths of a mile from their camp, where they met Captain Jack,Schonchin (son of the old chief), Boston Charley, and five other leadingATodocs. They had no guns, but each was provided with pistols. The party sat down in a circle. Mr. Meacham opened the talk, and c-c ^ INDIAN WARS (1862-1877). 463 was followed by General Canby a
. Indian history for young folks . NEZ PERCE BOY AND PAPOOSE. On the morning of April 11, 1ST3, the commissioners. GeneralE. R S. Canby, A. B. Meacham, Eev. Dr. E. Thomas, Mr. Dyer, and Rid-dle, the interpreter, and his squaw, went by agreement to a spot aboutthree-fourths of a mile from their camp, where they met Captain Jack,Schonchin (son of the old chief), Boston Charley, and five other leadingATodocs. They had no guns, but each was provided with pistols. The party sat down in a circle. Mr. Meacham opened the talk, and c-c ^ INDIAN WARS (1862-1877). 463 was followed by General Canby and Doctor Thomas. What they said wasintended to pacify the Indians. When the last speaker had ended, JohnSchonchin began a reply, but had said but a few words when, as if theywere the signal for an attack, the work of massacre begun. In less than a minute a dozen shots had been fired, and the affair wasover. The first shot was fired by Captain Jack himself, who shot andkilled General Canby. Mr. Meacham was shot by Schonchin, and DoctorThomas by Boston Charley. Mr. Dyer barely escaped, being fired attwice. Riddle, the interpreter, and his squaw also escaped. The troops immediately rushed to the spot, when they found the deadbodies of General Canby and Doctor Thomas. Meacham, who was badlywounded over the left eye by a pistol-shot, was taken to the camp, andafterwards recovered. The murderers escaped in safety to the LavaBeds. In the following May, Boston Charley gave himself up, and volunteeredto guide the troops to Captain Ja
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