Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-01

money to make the showing they need
not bid for h county deposits. as pro-
vtded by the law that had Just gone Into
effect. as he would see that they got
leas interest than they would be com.
PEELED by b county board to bid. Sex.
eral Of h bankers absented themselves
IN order to avoid having to testify, but
SUFFICIENT testimony was introduced to
satisfy the commissioners of the exist
ence OF a conspiracy between Scott and
the banks for the purpose Of defrauding
the county and he vas removed from
office on a complaint fled by ]. II. Hop
kins, taxpayer Of the county.
In July, 1892, the county commission
ers made q demand upon Scott for q
settlement, but he refused. and went on
collecting the taxes. blu refusing to
mandatory proceedings were begun,
and after several continuances the case
was finally set for a hearing in August.
On the day before the hearing Scott
left O'Neill. and his attorneys said that
oH aaa q s gone tiers to Sioux 3%st CITY as. to 6,e eo Heit
county, and would be back in a few
days. He failed to put in an appear
!ance. and the commissioners declared
his Office vacant, and appointed r. ].
Hayes to fill the vacancy.
Began a Hunt.
Scott had completely disappeared
from view. and the commissioners Of
fered large rewards for his apprehen-
sion. Detectives in all parts Of the
country were given his description, and
the rewards offered stimulated them to
unusual activity in working upon the
case. Officers in Mexico and Canada
kept a sharp lookout for him, and on or
about August "a Scott was arrested in
Juarez, Mex, by Sheriff Cunningham,
of Santa Fe, N. M. He was taken be-
fore the jefe politico at Juarez, and. on
order of President Diaz, Of the Mex
lean republic, he was given over into
the custody Of his captor. although the
best legal talent in that country trieo
to secure his release.
While Scott was in Jail awaiting ex.
tradition papers his brother-in-law, Dell
Akin, of O'Neill, went down to assist
him, saying that he would induce him
to return without extradition. Dell got
to Ell Paso. and Sheriff Simmons placed
him unde arrest on the charge Of con-
spring to assist q prisoner to escape.
After some lively legal hustling. Dell
managed to get out. n was brought
back to Nebraska in the custody of his
friend, Matt Daugherty. Sheriffs Cum
ningham and Simmons brought Scott
back, and turned him over to h Holt
county authorities. They came back
to Omaha on their way home, and met
Akin and Dougherty on their return.
The latter men secured the services Of a
Douglas county sheriff, and served
papers against the returning sheriffs
for a damage suit for $50. 900 for falsely
imprisoning Akin when he was on his
way to meet Barrett Scott. When Scott
was brought back to Holt county from
Mexico public opinion was somewhat
divided. Scott had hosts Of friends in
O'Neill who believed all that he had told
them about his affairs. and they were
inclined to look upon his arrest as q
piece Of political persecution.
After Scott had been Jailed in O'Neill
legal machinery was set in motion to
nally fixed at $18. 900. but was later
raised by Judge Kincaid to 5000. On
December 6. 1894, the supreme court de-
cided that the bond was excessive, and
reduced the amount to 100000. In O day
or two Scott secured the necessary
bondsmen and was released on bail.
Carries OFF by Masked Men.
During the week between Christmas
and New Years. Scott and his family.
In their private carriage, drove owe to
Mineola to visit with some relatives.
The return was made on January / Of
this year. Then the party consisted Of
Scott, his wife and baby, his niece,
Schmidt. AS they were driving past
a sod shanty in Parker precinct, about
thirteen miles northeast of O'rTeill, a
band of masked men rushed out, fired
a volley from W~inchesters at the party
in the carriage. killing both horses.
wounded in the face from one of the
bullets. and made all Of the party pris-
oners. Mrs. Scott. baby N niece were
driven to a desolate spot on the prairie
and left to find their to relief as
best they could. Scott Inc his driver
Uoro fhrnvvn into q yaDnn oftor hofn~
bound and gagged. n the party of
armed %abductors drove off toward the
Niobrara river. Schmidt was released
after the party had Travelled several
miles, and he made his way to O'Neill.
which place he reached late Monday
night, after tramping over the sand
hills for a distance of sixteen miles.
Mrs. Scott and Miss McWhorter had
to walk five miles before reaching a
rancher's house. and when they told
who they were they We're not cordially
received. and their return to O'Neill
was delayed as long as possible. Miss
McWhorter was suffering from a wound
in the back, which had been made by
n of the bullets fired by the party Of
masked men. and both women were in
reached O'Neill. They managed to tell
q lucid story of their terrible exper-
fences, and Sheriff Hamilton and a
posse of men Immediately went on the
trail OF the men who had abducted the
defaulting treasurer.
Three Suspects Arrested.
The hunt progressed from then until
the finding Of the body late Saturday
evening. A number of men were sus.
pected at once, and three OF them ar.
rested. They r Milt Roy, James Pink.
mi and Moses Elliott. The men
have been placed under small bonds
pending further developments in the case
Elliott was thought to have been the
ringleader of the abductors, and some
Of the evidence, which is entirely cir.
cumstantial. is alleged to point his way.
Roy is the son of one Of Scott's closest
friends. but he was bitterly opposed to
Scott. Pinkerman is a rancher Of Holt
After the abduction OF Scott many
clews were followed out. but as days
passed some doubt arose as to whether
or not Scott had been killed, as was at
first supposed, or had simply played q
ruse on his enemies to make his es-
cape from the country and save his
bondsmen from liability. Fortune tell
ers and mind readers tried to mix up in
the case and offered many theories as to
his whereabouts. But all along Mrs.
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