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101 I know it but I was forced to do it by my men. and also by Canby him self. he did not talk straight to me. Boston Charley steped over towards where Meacham was laying face down Saying as he went I guess I will take Meachams scalp long to remember him by. he took a dull Black handled Jack knife out of his pocket. a knife that he had taken from a dead soldiers pocket that had fallen Jan 17th 1873 he put his foot on Meachan neck and comenced the hard task to secure for him self a thropy to hand on his belt. Tobey went to Boston Charley and beged him not to cut his scalp even if he was dead. Boston said leave me alone Tobey he dont feel the knife. he cut a Jash? - gash? from his left ear to the middle of his two eyes. he would say old Meacham your hide is tough Tobey was staying the hands of Boston all She could see saw that Boston would surely scalp Meacham. all at once Jumped away from Boston. Clapped her hands and shouted in Modoc. ut many Soldiers kept ka pelock gent naut -- now the soldiers are coming. the Indians all started at once running as fast as they could go. none of them even looked to see if the Soldiers was comeing. Tobey looked towards the Soldiers camp but there was not a soldier in sight comeing to rescure the commissioners