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The Barrett Hcotl murder came before
Iho senate yesterday In a new form.
Thursday Senator Pope presented a res
olution requesting the governor to im
mediately oiler the atatulory reward for
the arrest and conviction of each of the
murderers of Scott. In reply to this res
olutlon which was adopted by the sen
ate Governor Holcomb yesterday submit
ted to the senate a communication ex
plaining why the reward had not been
offered In this important criminal case,
together with all correspondence be
tween the executive department and
Bolt county officers. The communlca
tlon If a* follows:
Chapter LI. Bee. 543.—Whenever It
■ball be brought to the knowledge of the
coroner or the sheriff of any county In
this state that a murder has been com
mitted their respective countlee, and the
person or persons committing such mur
der are unknown, or, if known, have
tied from justice. It shall be the duty of
the coroner or the sheriff to make the
same known to the governor of this state,
together with such facts as may come to
his knowledge, going to show by whom
such murder was committed and the
whereabouts of the murderers.
Section 548. Upon receipt of the in
formation as prescribed by the preced
ing section, the governor of the state
shall Issue his proclamation offering such
reward not exceeding 1300 for each per
son murdered, as he shall deem proper
for the arrest of the person or persons
committing said crime and the delivery
of said person or persons to the sheriff
or jailor of the county where said crime
was committed. Upon the trial of any
person for whom such reward has been
offered, if the presiding Judge shall, un
der bis hand and seal of the court, cer
tlfy to the governor that the person ar
rested and indicted committed the act
charged In the indictment, the person or
persons making the arrest shall be entit
led to the reward.
“As soon as this department was in
possession of information that a murder
had been committed In Holt county, I
at once telegraphed to the sheriff of Holt
county, Nebraska, tendering such assist
ance ae was warranted under the law
by this department for the apprehension
of the murderers of said Scott. I also
sent a similar telegram to the county at
torney of that county, replies being re
ceived In each Instance indicating that
the persons implicated in the crime had
been arrested and that no reward for
their apprehension was required.
“Under the Information thus received
and the law as .construed by this depart
ment, I deem it inadvisable to make pub
llo proclamation offering a reward for
the apprehension of any person or per
sons shpposed to be guilty of commit
ting this murder.
"I transmit herewith copies of all cor
respondence had between the executive
and the couuty authorities of Holt
county, Nebraska, regarding this sub
ject.
"I regret that under the law as I view
It and my conception of official duty
that l am unable to coincide with your
honorable body In the views as taken In
the resolution before quoted. Very res
pectfully, Silas A. Holcomb,
Governor.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The official correspondence with Holt
county officials began with the following
letter from sheriff Hamilton:
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 0 1895.—Silas
Holcomb, Governor—Dear Sir: In re
Sard to the disappearance of Barrett
cotV defaulting ex-treasurer of Holt
county, would like to have you offer a
reward for his body, living or dead, and
also a suitable reward for the apprehen
sion and conviction of all parties impli
cated. Kindly give this your prompt at
tention and oblige. Youts respectfully,
C. W. Hamilton.
The governor’s reply was as follows:
Lincoln, Neb , Jan. IS, 1895.— C. W.
Hamilton, Sheriff, O'Neill, Neb.—Dear
Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt , of
yours of the 9th inst. requesting that a
suitable reward be offered by this office
for the apprehension and conviction of
all parties implicated in the disappear
ance of Barrett Scott,late of your county.
In response thereto, 1 have to say that I
have consulted with the deputy attorney-,
general and upon such investigation as
could he made, the authority for offer
inf such a reward by the executive is
very doubtful, in fact, in fact I think I
have no authority to offer a reward, ex
it be made to appear that a homicide has
been committed and the reward be of
fered tor the person or persons commit
ting the same. In the case mentioned it
seems very uncertain as to whether or
not a homicide has in fact been commit
ted, and until there is some information
tending to establish that fact, I am una
ble to see my way clear to comply with
vour reauest.
In the meantime, I shell be glad to
have all the information which you may
be in possession of regarding the disap
pearance of Mr. Scott, and at the first
opportunity would be very glad to co
operate with the authorities of your
county in apprehending any person or
persons guilty of committing murder, if
one has been committed.
I might add that your letter to Mr.
Bartley, the state treasurer, has also been
roferred to me by him, and I have con
versed with him some regarding this sub
ject. Yours truly, Silas A. Holcomb.
Governor.
THE SHERIFF ntACTIVU.
January 91 the governor sent a tele
gram to to the sheriff asking if the statt
could be of any service in assisting it
apprehending the murderers. To thii
the sheriff replied:
ONnix, Neb., J»n. 99, 1895.—Gov
ernor Holoomb. Lincoln, Neb: Don’i
know of anything the state can' do. Ev
erything is quiet here. Law and ordei
prevail*. That I* tiic sentiment of tbe
good people of Holt county. Will nak
insistence If needed.
C. W. Hamilton, Sheriff.
It aeema that it never entered the
head* of the officer* to offer a reward,
even after the body of Scott bad been
recovered, nnd the governor felt obliged
to stop hinting that there ws* a duty on
their part left unperformed, so he lent
this unspoken message by wire:
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22. ISOS.— C. W.
Hamilton, Sheriff, O’Neill: The |pro
posed assistance in my telegrAin referred
to matter of reward for apprehension of
murderers of llarrett Scott. If you
deem it necessary that a reward he of
fered, wiie me. Silas A. I1oi.comu,
Governor.
MURPHY SAID TltKY HAD ’EM.
Falling to get the sheriff to formally
apply for a reward proclamation, it ap
pears from the correspondence 'that tbe
governor then turned to the couuty at
torney and sent this telegram:
ijincui.n, nen,, jail. ej, in»;i.— u. r.
Murphy. County Attorney, O’Neill, Neli.
Please advise me immediately if the
state can be of service in assisting you
to apprehend murderers of Barrett
Scott. Silas A. Uoi.comii, Governor.
In reply. County Attorney Murphv,
with considerable assurance and with
the assumption that all the murderers
were under arrest, sent the following
i telegram:
O'Nkill, Jan. Jan. 28, 1895.—Gov
ernor Silas A. Holcomb. Lincoln, Neb.:
'AH persons chatged with the murder of
Barrett Scott have been apprehended,
brought before the bar of justice and
Will be dealt with strictly according to
law. 1 know of nothing the state can
do more than It has done, to punish vio
lators of law in Holt county. This
course shall be pursued. Will ask assis
tance iu the future if necessary. Law
and justice shall prevail in Holt county!
This is the sentiment of our citizens.
II. E. Munriiy, County Attorney.
No action was taken on the governor’s
communication.—State Journal.
Now we have the Inside history of the
case. Hamilton and Murphy are to
blame that no reward has been offered
by the state. In this they have been
guilty of great negligence. While it is
true, as Murphy said, that all charged
with the crime are under arrest, It is also
true that others, not charged, were im
plicated, and a reward should be offered
for their apprehension. It has been
thought all the time that the sheriff and
county attorney were luke-warm in this
prosecution, and their correspondence
with the governor strengthens the belief.
If these officers have no desire to do their
duty in this matter they should resign
and give some one else a chance to look
after the pence and dignity of the state.
--
The Sun says let Scott’s friends con
tinue in their investigation of the mur"
der. Why does the Sun say ‘’friends?’’
Why did it not say officers of the law
and citizens of the county irrespective
of previous conditions?
Upon the Scott murder the Sun has
made its position as clear as mud. It
printed a pretty fair original editorial
condemning the crime, and parrelied it
with a "very ten ibk" editorial from the
Sioux City Tribune which by inference
said the murder waa justifiable. If
McHugh don’t alight from his position
astride the fence he will soon be split to
the chin.
Tub following resolution waa intro
duced in the house last Thursday, re
ferred to the committee on resolutions,
and subsequently laid over indefinitely:
Whereas: It is currently reported by
the press and otherwise that Hon. J. A.
ltobertson, a member of this house, is a
member of the vigilant committee, which
is responsible for the deplorable crime
of the murder of one of our citizens, the
late Barrett Scott; therefore, be it
llesolved. That there be a committee
of five appointed to investigate this mat
ter, and if found to be true the same to
be reported to this body for further and
more definite action.
Every once in awhile a pop is heard
to say that if the Hill lynching had been
investigated Scott never would have been
hung. That may be a fact, but in this
connection we desire -to ask why the
Hill matter was not investigated. We
have a pop sheriff and a pop county at
torney and a pop county board. Why
did they not get their heads together at
the time and investigate? It would have
been' no difficult matter to have arrested
some guilty parties. Fact is if Scott's
friends had not taken hold of the matter
his murder would have been allowed to
die out as quickly as that of the Hills.
Wk do not Bee bow any man can
accuse Barrett Scott—with all his faults
—of "Earing wrecked the Holt county
bank. The men who persist in making
this statement are uninformed, to say
the least. Barrett Scott did not wreck
the Holt county bank, such reliable
authority as the Sioux City Tribune and
other lesser lights to the contrary not
withstanding. The Holt county bank
wrecked Barrett Scott. Scott kept the
bang upon its feet for years and finally
went into the vortex with it. The funds
with which be proposed to carry on the
business of the county were deposited in
that bank and they are there yet. When
the bank shut down Scott shut down.
True, he should have bad more money,
but then he didn't. That he had it
[ loaned out over the county does not in
any way effect this case. He did not
1 wreck the bank, unless it might be said
that he wrecked it in that he did not
' furnish it with money enough to keep it
open. This he was under no obligations
> to do.
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