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chapter 16 capt jack schernvhin all the alter murder prisoner moused to jort blamath for trial curley haired jack kills himself to first might they camped at the

lower gap on the lost rivers.soldiers arrived at fort klamath third day frompermission.

capt jack schourchin Black Jim and Boston charley on trial for murder in september all four condemed and sentence to he hung oct 3 rd 1873

in about ten or twelve days after Ben Lawrer gain himself up the soldiers all left the penensular and headed for fort Klmath are withnall their murder prisoners about one hundred and fifty or sixty all told.they comped on lost river knounas lower gap.the first might about 23 miles pal eat some that evening the prisoners were all in prety good spirits that evening the soldiers Bays were all cracking jokes some was singing love song they well know that the hand full of murders that was at large would not bother them the whole camp had a refreshiing nights rest the officers give orders to get an early breakfast so that they may get an early start they wanted to make the agency that day if possible forty miles they knew that was a long drivers to makes with heavy wagons. so by sum up most of the teams were ready to start the Indians comenced to get on the wagon . Nearly all the Indians had taken their places in the wagons.a shot rang out the sound werent up the river. the soldiers grasped their trust spring field rifles all looking at the last letter tent that one of the murder prisoners had not taken.