The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23
Louis Kge1a.

The following particulars Of the Louis
Tell rebellion, rs it is called, are copied
from the New York San. LOUIS Reil is
the man whom the republicans have been
narti,ly on the back for the last two years,
employing him as witness III alleged
election fraud cases, and have kept him
before tnc territorial public as q martyr to
democratic injustice generally. Certainly
there is not worse scoundrel unhung.
WINNIPEG, Feb. "A heretofore un-
written chapter OF history is just given re-
calding the provisional Government un~
.iyr the presidency OF Louis Reil. After
the rebellion Of 1869 and 1870 Rei, lie
Pine, and O'DonOghue, with ateW fol-
lowers, seized Fort Garry and the Hudson
nAV c0rlpAny'S stores, and established al
alleged government, which was nearly
Dvcrthr0wn by the loyalst settlers under
Hht. leadership Of Dr. Schultz, DR.. Brown,
Major Wallace, and Mr.. Scott. Rell ana
his companions determined to make an eX-
ample Of the leaders, and Schultz, now. q
member Of the Dominion Parliament,
would have been shot had he not escaped
to the United States. Scott was IL man Of
unguvernab!c temper, and this furnished
pretvxt for his taking off. The freezing
AND starving process the prisoners were
subjected to did not improve his temper,
and one day, III fit OF passion, he crown
Ell his acts Of INSTRUMENTATION by Il violent
assault upon n sentry who came within his
reach. This scaled his doom. A court
martial was hastily summoned, at which
Adjt-Gcn. lie Pine presided, and the
prisoner, who could not comprehend u
tEn.
to be ehot forthwith, All efforts Of the
Hon. u. \. Smith Bannatyne and the
Rev. hr. Young to procure even respite
proved unavailiug. Reil and lie Pine, in
tamed by rum and resentment and melted
hy O'DonOgtluc, determined TO carry out
the programme. The doomed man was
led out into the barrack yard, and, after
two V0ilcys from the clumsy and mex
perienced firing party, fell back On the
rude box which WAS TO serve as his coffin.
l,eil refused 10 give up the body and what
became Of If is Il mystery TO this day.
4 man who was 1t that time connected
with the Fort Garry NeU Nation, the or
gan Of the provisional Government, relates
tor the first time the particulars Of the
n1urder Of Scott, showlng that he was
thrust into his coffin alive, and lay there
i've hours terribly wounded, with the
mercury below zero, before receiving his
death shot. The editor Of the Neso Nation
Mas an old cOuntryman, Major II. M. Rob-
inson. On the afternoon Of the death CT
Scott Major Robinson was sent for from
ehe fort 10y Riel. He returned some two
hours afterward utterly unnerved and hor-
ror~strickcn aud in an intense state OF
nervousness. He said that Riel had de-
sired him to defend III the Neu Nation the
shooting OF Scott as an act Of necessity te
the provisional Government. Major Rob.
Inson could not credit that the deed O.
blood had actually been done. and express
I'd his incrcdibility. Seeing this Riel lee
the Major into the court, and to one OF thu
sheds which Itucd the interior walls, wher,
$1,000 sentry. As they approached Rie
threW open til" door, exposing II box
fFoho "E1ch hlood was dripping into th'
snow ftaru'y had the Major realized thi
grim fact before he WAS mortified hy hear
ing Il voice proceeding from the box. *.
claiming in distinct tones:
''Oh, let me out Of this! NV God how
suttcr!''
With his blood curtlIing in his veins th
Major retrcatetl from the spot. Riel calle,
the sentry and the two entered the She
and closed the door. \ moment later ther
was IL sound of shot within, and SEQ,
was probably released from torture. Rit
returned with tbe Major 70 the FORT, "hcr
he dismissed him with u significant war;
ing 10 secrecy. 10 comprehend the fu
horror Of this tragedy it must he rcmcn
nercd that this occurred five hours attt
Sco1 had been Shot and cofiined and wit
f"S thermomctcr many degrees bclo
zero Ma jor Robinson left immedatel
for England
Thirty nuai1r bn..a baan antnn In thirt