U. S. GRANT,
President.
While the words are being interpreted the adjutant draws another paper from a side pocket in his coat. In a clear voice he reads sentence by sentence, while the majestic form of Oliver Applegate repeats, and Dave Hill interprets into the Modoc tongue:—
(General Court Martial Orders, No. 84.)
War Department, Adjutant-General’s Office,
Washington, September 12, 1873.
The following orders of the President will be carried into effect under the direction of the major-general commanding the Division of the Pacific:—
Executive Office, September 10, 1873.
The executive order dated Aug. 22, 1873, approving the sentence of death of certain Modoc Indian prisoners, is hereby modified in the cases of Barncho, alias One-eyed Jim, and of Slolux, alias Cok; and the sentence in the said cases is commuted to imprisonment for life. Alcatraz Island, harbor of San Francisco, California, is designated as the place of confinement.
U. S. GRANT,
President.
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant-General.