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                                                                                          second day 

the commission met at 10am pursuant to adjournment present. all of the members of commission. the Judge advocate. and prisoners. the proceedings of the last meeting were read and approved the Judge advocate then read before the commission the order convening the commisssion which is interpreted to the prisoners. the commission then proceeded to the trial of the prisoners. Capt Jack Schochin Black Jim Boston Charley Barucho (alias) one eyed Jim and Slolux Modoc Indian captives who being called before the commission and having heard the order convening it read it being interpreted to them. were severally asked if they had any objection to any number present named in order to which they serveally replied in the negative the members of the commission were then duly sworn by the Judge advocate and the Judge advocate was then duly sworn by the president of the commission. all of which oaths were administered and interpreted in the presence of the prisoners the Judge advocate asked the authority of the commission to employ T.F. Riddle and his wife as interpreters at $10 a day. which authority was given by the commission T.F. Riddle and wife Tobey were then duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duty in the interpretation of the evidence and proceedings as required in presence of the prisoners which oath was interpreted to the prisoners