Q. Black Jim? A. He has been classed as one of his watch-men, they call them.
Q. Boston Charley? A. He is nothing more than a high private.
Q. Barncho? A. He is not anything.
Q. Slolux? A. He is not anything.
Q. Are they all Modocs? A. Yes, sir; they are classed as Modocs; one of them is a Rock Indian, or a “Cumbatwas.”
Q. Were they all present at this meeting of the 11th of April? A. Yes, sir. Barncho and Slolux was not in the council. They came up after the firing commenced.
Q. What connection did you have with the peace commissioners from the beginning? A. I was employed by General Gilliam to interpret, and then from that I was turned over to the peace commissioners; but I acted as interpreter all of the time—all through their councils.
Q. Did you ever receive any information which led you to suppose it was a dangerous matter for the commissioners to interview these men? A. Yes, sir; the first that I learned was when I stopped at Fairchild’s. They agreed to meet the wagons out between Little Klamath and the Lava Beds, and all of them come
in, women and children. They said Captain Jack sent word that if General Canby would send his wagons out there, they would send his women and children in.
Q. Where you present at the killing of General Canby and Mr. Meacham? A. Yes, sir.