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THE DEEP GIVES UP A SECRET.
The body of llarrelt Hcott has been
found and tbe circumstances surround
ing it* discovery do not tend very strong
ly to prove tbe oft-bcard end published
expression tbet "bo is alive and well,
toasting bi* sbln* by some friendly lire
side." No indeed! Those who saw bis
remains lying froxen upon the ice of tbe
Niobrara river last Monday morning
were easily convinced that be was dead.
The rope tied about bis neck, almost
burled In tbe flesh, the bruised bead and
pinioned arms all bad a tendency to sat
isfy their minds. But he was in tbe
bands of bis frienda. Strong men sat
under the over-banging bluff in tbe wav
ering shadows of the campfire sobbing
bitterly as they gazed upon tbe cold and
silent figure below them. It was a sad
sight, and the stillness of tbe early morn
ing hours, the feeble light of tbe waning
moon lent intensity, to Its solemnity.
Deep and earnest were tbe curses that
were pronounced upon the unhallowed
bands that caused bis death and bore
him at the midnight hour to that lonely
spot for interment beneath tbe cheerless
wave, in tbe hope that tbo eye of man
might never again behold him. It was
almost more than human feeling could
endure.
Our cltleens who hare worked io un
remittingly In title search for the last
three weeks are deserving of great praise,
but the discovery of the body relieves
them of but a small portion of their
duly. They owe It to the public, to the
family of the deceased and to themselves
to continue the work with vigor until
every guilty man has been embraced by
the arm of the law and received his re*
ward.
While we feel that the indignation of
Our cttlsene la not apt to result In any
personal violence to the suspected guilty
parties, there has been considerable talk
and Thu Frontier desires to caution
the people that nothing of the kind
must be done. The murderers deserve
hanging, and in many communities
would have reoeived their deserts ere
this, but the people of this community
cannot afford any such luxury. We, as
a people, have always advocated allow
ing the law to take its course and now
that must be tho guide to our actions In
this case. While we admit that no man
can view the remains of Barret Scott,
and recall in the presence of his corpse
the circumstances leading up to his death
end the torture Intlloted upon him by
the human devils, without feeling the
blood boll la his veins, yet all deeds of
murder must be left for the other fel
lows. “The mills of the gods grind
elowly but they grind exceeding fine"
and in due time the death of Scott will
be avenged at the bar of justice.
We believe that the governor should
offer a reward for the arrest and convic
tion of the criminals. He Is authorized
by statute to do this and should have
done It long ago. We believe also that
this is a matter for investigation by our
supreme court whoso bands Scott was
in at the time he was assassinated by
the mob.
Tea populists are beginning to deny
the charge of murder before it has been
directly made. The ghoat of Darrett
Scott will ait on the atump beside their
apeakera in next fall’a campaign and
they will be called upon to explain the
co-incidence.
If perchance a republican aherilf had
made the laughable mistake of blowing
in the people’s good money on a spirit
chasing tour to the Missouri river, would
the Beacon Light have excused him
without a coinmn wallow in the mire of
its low English f
Tni article in laat week’s Smudge pur
porting to have been written by a woman
at Leonia is strictly in accord with the
principles of the sheet that gave it pub
licity. Secret societies have withstood
such attacks as that for years and no
doubt they will mange to stand up under
this latest onslaught. Kautxman may
manage to prejudice the ignorant minds
but in so doing he injures himself and
the better element of society.
Tas Omaha Bee is to be congratula
ted upon having such a gentlemanly and
shrewd reporter as Mr. Fowler in its em
ploy. When he came into O’Neill to re
port the Scott murder he was confronted
with every obstacle. Our citizens bad
not forgotten the false position the Bee
took upon the Scott matter two years
•go and they showed their resentment
by taming n cold shoulder to Fowler.
He. however, quietly pursued the even
i
tenor of bis way, got the now* a* beet
he might, took the right elite of the ques
tlon anil maintained it against all corn
era. By ao doing he ha* made many
warm personal friende for hlmaelf and
incidentally a few for hie paper. Tiik
Frontier congratulate* Mr. Fowler
upon hia ability to dietingulah the right
from the wrong, the faiae from the true
and upon the courage with which be dc
fenila hie convictions.
Humming, the World-Herald man who
wae present in O'Neill and reported the
earlier happenings of the Hcott tragedy,
succeeded admirably in making a high
grade chump of himaelf last Sunday.
He looaed the cobwebs of hit* fertile im
agination and as they scattered in divers
waye with the wavering breeze of public
opinion he carefully drew them in an 1
indited over his own signature a two col
umn article in which he undertakes to
spread the belief that Hcott had been
spirited away by his friends, lie not
only did that but he most outrageously
insulted Mrs. Hcott and Mise McWhor
ter by an impotent attempt to impeach
their testimony in regard to the capture
mil events that followed. Tiir Fron
her is astonished that Hemming should
liave done this, lie knew better. The
east that liu and his paper can now do
in expiation of their libelous folly is to
write a two column apology and public
y admit that they have made egregious
uses of themselves.
Monday's paper* said that Represcnt
ttlve Burns, of Lancaster, would offer a
'csoltition Tuesday morning appropriat
ng 95,000 with which to prosecute the
nurderers of Barrett Scott. When this
'act was learned in O’Neill, the follow
ng resolution was drawn up and tele
graphed him. It was signed by a large
lumber of our best citizens. The reso
ution read as follows:
Hon. Joseph Burns,
House of Representatives.
Greeting: In the matter of your an
ticipated resolution appropriating $5,000
rrotn the funds of the state of Nebraska
lor the arrest and conviction of the mur
ilereis of Barrett Scott, we, the under
signed residents of Holt and Boyd coun
ties. irrespective of party affiliations, re
garding our country as our family,
hereby express our appreciation of your
valuable services by the introduction of
said resolution, which immures to the
benefit and safety of our country by
checking and restraining our young
commonwealths from a tendency to law
lessness and utter destruction by further
acts of violence at the hand* of brutal
murderers and more than brutal brigands
who are evidently serving under some
false god or gods.
The appropriation was'not made, al
though we believe it should have been.
The following resolution, however,
was introduced and passed:
Whereas, It is apparent to all fair
minded men that Barrett Scott, of Holt
county, Nebraska, has been murdered,
and
Whereas, it is also apparent that the
said murder of said Scott was the result
of a deep-laid plan and a foul conspiracy;
therefore bo it
Resolved, That we, the members of the
house of representatives, in regular ses
sion assembled, do hereby denounce any
and all persona who assisted In the con
spiracy and participated in the murder of
said Scott: and, be it further
Resolved, To the end that speedv jus
tice msy be done, that we favor the of
fering of a liberal reward for the appre
hension and conviction of all parties to
said conspiracy, as well as all parties aid
ing, abetting and committing said tr ir
der.
Tub following appeared in Monday’s
World Herald: "Representative Robert
son, of Holt, said shat he had,'from the
Information received, been inclined to
lean to the theory that Scott had been
run out of the county by his friends or
those who were intimately connected
with him In business transactions. Since
the finding of the body, lie is satisfied
that those who did the deed rre people
who were afraid of being implicated by
the confession of Scott, and who felt
that their only safety was in fixing him
ao he could not talk. Representative
Robertson does not believe that the vig
unuce cumumire uau anytuing to uo
with the Scott case, front what he knows
of the friendly relations which existed
between those composing the vigilantes
and Scott. He thinks front what he
knows of the condition of affairs that
there was no motive to cause the politi
cal enemies of Scott to do the deed. He
calls attention to one point which he
says seems suspicious to him, and bears
out his theory, and this is that the search
ers, after looking all over the country,
all of a sudden and with one impulse, as
it were, became convinced that the body
would he found in the river." Nice man
to represent anybody, this Robert
son 1 The positive manner in which he
speaks of the vigilance committee would
lead one to believe that he is on very in
timate terms with them; probably knows
their oath of initiation. The people
here know all about the “friendly rela
tion’’ existing between Scott and this
band of assassins. They need no infor
mation from sympathizer Robertson.
His constituents are ashamed of him.
They deny that he represents them, or
that they know him. The most ardent
pops in Holt county have been forced to
drop Robertson's theory. Our citizens
were so indignant when they read the
expressions of this upstart that they
immediately circulated the following,
which was freely signed;
To John A. Robertson, House of
Representatives, Lincoln, Neb —Sir:
Whereas, as shown by your published
interview in the World-Herald of the
31st Inst., you avow yourself acquainted
with those comprising tue so-culled vig
ilantes in this county, nnd,
Whereas: We are reliably informed
by the president of such committee or
association that you are a member in
good standing, and,
Whereas: We are of the opinion that
the principles and practices of such a«
soeiation and its members are Inimlca
ble to the best interests of the peace and
well being of our community and that
such association nnd influences totally
untits any person to properly represent
any constituency except it be such or
ganization, in such a liody as that to
which you have been exalted.
Therefore, we, the undersigned elec
tors of your representative district
most earnestly and emphatically de
mand your immediate resignation of
the position wliicn you now have the
honor to hold.
O’NHI i/L BUSINESS DI RECTORY
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