Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-05
HIS LIFE A FORFEIT
Defan|ter Scott Of Nebraska Cap
tured by Lynohefs.
WAS TORN FROM HIS FAMILY
Laws Helays IneeDs-d th- r. orIe ANA
hey Determined Upon Summary
Punish Mt.

| ST. Louis, Jan. IA special to the Re.
public from ONeil, Nebraska, says:
| The defaulting treasurer Of Holt
| county, Barrett Scott, is supposed tC
have been hanged by a mob last night
He was captured about midnight in q
| lonely part Of the county. He was re-
turning with his wife. their baby and a
hired man named Schmidt and Miss
W harter, from q trip to relatives
about Is miles from O'Neil when six
| masked men sprang from the roadside
where they had been concealed, and
covering the carriage with Winchesters,
| ordered Scott to surrender Scott seized
! the relns and attempted TO drive over
the men. The masked men then fired
into the carriage, killing the horse and
shooting Scott in the neck and wound
ing Miss Wharter. The first party was
then Joined by q larger force, which
had been placed across the road fur
ther on 70 Intercept the carriage had it
escaped the first volley
Scott ard Schmidt were taken from
The vehicle blindfolded and thrown into
4 wagon and the ladies We're told 10
60 On. Today Schmidt returned He
'AN~'A q
west part Of the county with Scott
Schmidt was released with the injunc-
ton to get out Of the county. It is be-
lieyed that Scott has been hanged, as
the farmers Of the county are terribly
incensed over his work
STORY OF HIS CRIME.
Scotts defalcation as treasurer Of
fG
subsequent arrest, the strong fight
made against extra dition, his return in
irons, Incarceration, trial. conviction
sentence, appeal and release on bonds
two weeks ago, have been told at length
from time to time since q year ago last
August, when the discovery Of his Grim
inaGty was first made public His
troubles began in 1882, at the close Of his
lilst term when he was asked to allow
the commissioners to see the cash that
his books showed to be in his hands.
Scott did not have the money on hand,
there being but S7,34S in the vault whe1
the commissioners made their first visit
They then gave Scott 10 days in which
70 make the showing and the money
was secured from Omaha for that pur-
pose. When the borrowed money was
shipped out the next day and the board
learned Of It, and that $75 was paid for
the use Of it, an Investigation was start
ID and Scott was removed from office
lt "sts ascertained by the commission
.rS N June IN that year that some
l!lnr after the beginning of litigation
number OF sureties on Scott's bonds
"-ts transferring their property and he
was notified te must secure additional
board met again it declared the office
vacant and appointed r. j. Hayes, 4 re-
publican, q take the place III June, 1892
Scott refused to surrender and Hayes
began mandanuS proceedings To get
possession of the office. but the case
went to the district court. where it was
hung up fol- year, and it was not def
nitely acted upon until after Scott had
gone to Mexico
After Scott's being Jailed at ONeill,
legal machinery was set in motion to
effect lis release. Habeas corpus pro-
ceedings failed. His bail was originally
fixed at $l8,o00, but later raised to s75.-
po0. Finally, after Scott had been nom
naIlE in jail fof several months, he was
liberated on bail. His case was taken
TO Antelope county on change Of
venue, and the trial resulted in his con-
Eictinn and sentence to five years i'm
Pending an appeal, his
bond was fixed a $500 In a day or
Two Scott secured the necessary bonds
men and was released on bail. Upon
his release he returned to Holt county