The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-09
SCOLLARD TO BE
TRIED april rs ON
MURDER charge
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tin took his team to the barn. At that
time, he testified, Scotland was at
the barn and Randall was neal the
house, working about the hayrack.
Scotland, Austin declared, had a shot
gun in his hands. Asked if Randall
had anything on his hands, witness
said he "didn't know what Randall
had paid no attention" Austin
heard no words pass between the two
men, he added.
Austin went to the haymow to
throw down some hay, and when he
came down Randall had finished lead
ing the machinery. Scollard was still
at the barn. Randall then drove down
to the granary, where the witness
talked with him about some elk horns.
Randall, Austin testified, was pale,
and talked ~hurriedly. He got off the
wagon, seized a horse collar and
threw it upon the load, but it caught
upon a projection and he climbed up
to release it. After wrapping the
lines around a stake, Austin said,
> Randall jumped to the ground, took
! a wrecking bar from the side Of the
= rack and started for the granary.
Z At that time Scotland was inside
the granary, Austin said. Asked
6 about the size of the bar Randall had,
Austin asserted it was about "a inches
long and probably a little more than
a half inch in diameter. He said Ran
dali had previously told him about
= some timbers or plank in the granary
that he claimed were his property
and that he intended to take away.
~ He Scented Trouble
e AS Randall approached the granary
d door, Austin, who said he was only a
d few feet from it, started fer the barn
III with a man inside with a gun anC
one going in with a bar, I knew some
Oh body was going to get hurt" he ex
III planned. He said he could not sc,
n Randall after the latter had steppe,
inside the door, but he heard Scollart
.le say:
"You can't come in here, Randall
nc For Gods sake, don't make me d
y nothingl"
Randal's reply was an oath, an
. Immediately afterwards, Austin test
.nS fled, 'the gun cracked"
Randall, according to Austin, steI
20 ped outside and leaned against tE
o. doorsill, moaning. Randall then aske
leI' the witness to drive his team hon
nee for him. Scotland then appeared ar
ana said:
IN "TO HI with the team-let's 6
tne you to a doctor"
leIs A moment later, Austin testifie
leL- Scotland told Randall:
ien 'You made me do this. I wou
l1u rather have given you the ranch thi
have to do It."
Scotland then went to the houI
y the witness testified, and got his q
Putting Randall in it, he immediate
so started for Belgrade. Witness thong
not more than five minutes elaps
SOLO that of the start for town. Asked
pleu Randall had lost much blood, he 81
Qtes there was considerable blood at
granary door. The remainder Of
op- testimony had to do with his o.
aes- movements ia recent months. He d
SION worked at the Scotland ranch. be sa
rest only since March %.
elIa At this point j. g. Price, 80
srea tator as the inquest requested
1Ae county attorney to question Che y
si40 ness 81 regard 60 whether Che boa
in the granary Tese na.led FAX
Austin did not know bat said g.
he- had been used % partition off 3
i, a. Is hold e4out 3 load Of Ground O