The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-26

After the verdict had beel read and
the formal order of discharge entered,
Scollard shook hands with the jurors
and expressed his thanks. The de-
fendant's pleas of self defense and
the right to protect his property are
said to have cen the arguments upon
which the jury's verdict was based.
The first ballot, it is understood,
stood eight to four for acquittal, but
during the long hours of discussion
the opposing jurors were won over to
the majority side and by 10 o'clock
Sunday morning a unanimous decision
had been reached.
The members Of the jury were o.
o. Ramsay, foreman; J. w. Clark, B.
F. Winningham, Chris BuitenhOff,
Amos Marble, C. E. Thompson, w.
H. Hapner, Mark NJ. White, Richard
Gale, A. Springer, Albert TOpel and
w. w. Spain.
Trial Of the case was begun We'd
nesday at 1870 p. M, but not until
Thursday noon was a jury obtained.
Taking of testimony continued until
adjournment of court Friday. Argu-
ments of attorneys for state and de-
tense and the reading of lengthy in
struetions to the jury occupied Satur-
day until 4:40 p. M, when the case
was given to the jury for deliberation.
At midnight no decision had been
reached, and the men retired for the
night. Early Sunday morning ef-
forts to reach a verdict proved sue
cessful
Features of the Trial
The reading into the records of an
ante-mortem statement by Randall
7 and the testimony Of ScOllard, who
took the stand in his own behalf,
were the principal features Of the
trial The arguments of Assistant
Attorney General E.. E. Collins and
q County Attorney f. A. Peterson for
the state and of Attorney George D.
Pease for the defense were able ef-
forts. Throughout the trial the
courtroom was filled with people
: anxious to miss no detail of the pro-
7, ceedings.
n When the taking Of testimony was
: begun Thursday afternoon, S. d,
l. Waldorf, county surveyor, was the
e first witness called. He was ques-
toned regarding distances, locations
$ and directions at the Scollard ranch
IS the scene of the shooting, and offered
% in evidence a map, drawn to scale, Of
It the premises. Photographs, taken BY
q Alfred Schlechten, of the buildings al
/ al
# Sheriff James Smith, the next wit.
Il ness, testified to having received
! during the noon hour April I, tele
,e phone call from ScOllard, who tcl5
D. him he had shot a man and asked
him "tO come down right away
10 shot fellow little high" Mr.. Smith
# related how he and Deputy Sheriff
" Elmore had gone 20 Belgrade and seer
+ Randall, who was then at the Offic,
ar of DR.. L. A. Crew, and Of takins
v Scollard into custody. They thel
- proceeded to the ranch, where tn
A. gun with which the shooting wa
done, a 12-gauge automatic, wa
found in the house on top Of cup
= board. The magazine contained fOu
unfired shells. The pinchbar Randall
is said to have had in his hand whel
the shooting occurred was also found
and these articles, with RandaIl'
: clothing, were produced for the in
spection Of the jury.
DR.. Crewe, who gave Randall frs
aid at Belgrade, and DR.. A. c. Kelly
who attended the wounded man afte
he had been brought to the Deacones
hospital here, were called and de
scribed the nature and location Of tn
wound which resulted in his death q
3 o'clock the following morning. ID
g Kelly testified that Randall was. cor
scious when brought to the hospits
at 4:30 p. M, and again at 7.45 (
M, after which hour he did not Sc
him.
Mrs. Randall Testifies
Mrs. Randall, widow Of the slai
man, took the stand and told Of has
ing lived on the Scoslard ranch froi
1921 until April IS. 1925. when TIE
moved to the Nelson property fiv
miles sway. During this peried. sd
said, her husband had accumulate
considerable personal prope ty. ar
when they were forced to move nrf
Of # was left on the Seoiiard irene
the understanding being that Ransr
might remove it later Among oh0
articles were some boerds which a
3 been pnrch7sed BY Randal and
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