Boston Charley

Boston Charley
Boston Charley in 1873
Bornc. 1854
California, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1873 (aged 19)
Fort Klamath, Oregon, U.S.
StatusExecuted by hanging
ConvictionMurder
PenaltyDeath

Boston Charley (c. 1854 – October 3, 1873) was a Modoc warrior in the Modoc War of 1872. He was reportedly given the "Boston" moniker by miners who felt he had a lighter complexion than the other warriors. In 1873 he had joined the group led by Kintpuash, and was later involved in a massacre in which fourteen people were killed at Tule Lake. On April 11, 1873, he was part of a group that murdered Edward Canby. Charley did not personally kill Canby, but during the raid he killed a Dr. Thomas. On October 3, 1873, Boston Charley, Kintpuash, Schonchin John and Black Jim were executed for the murder of Edward Canby. He reportedly met his execution stoically, asking only for tobacco.

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  1. ↑ "Native Americans - Modoc". Nativeamericans.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  2. ↑ "THREE O'CLOCK EDITION.; THE CANBY MURDERERS. MEETING OF THE COURT. ARRANGEMENT OF CAPTAIN JACK AND OTHERS EXAMINATION OF SEVERAL WITNESSES THE LOST RIVER MURDERERS". The New York Times. July 10, 1873. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Cozzens, Peter (2001). Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The Wars for the Pacific Northwest. Stackpole Books. pp. 121–123. ISBN 0-8117-0573-0.

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