Show SURE BARRETT SCOTT IS DEAD THE CHE EX ES TREASURE RIS S ON THE CASE I 1 1 say the missing man had bee been 11 threatened repeatedly no reazo for him to run away omaha ni nob cb jan 4 in relation to the barrett bairett scott case E U NJ bartlett an omaha attorney who was on oil scotts bonus bon s when he was sued tor for the hie shortage said bald today to day when the motion had been made by me to dismiss the suit putt there was a murmuring and threats of lynching lunching lyn ching of scott acott during the noon decess ot of court in holt county in event tile suret sureties les should be released mr bartlett in his argument in court called the attention of oc tile the chui coui t to tile the fact that the evidence showed that the county board had spent over it in experts arid ani attorn attorneys eyt fees bafo c bringing butt buit that scott had offered I 1 to turn over to his bondsmen and they had offered to turn over to tile alic county securities and cash of 0 tho the face value of ur of thereabouts and the sureties had offered on oil top of this to add cash but that the county board had rejected this otter offer and voted more for actor attorneys ays eys fees when this was stated in court there was a revulsion oc 01 feeling and it went Liza against trist the county board scott had been threatened repeatedly since that time and had on such occasions got together friends and arms arme to resist attack A bitter political feeling ran against scott it was asserted that he hall had bankrupted the county und and that consequently the t he schools schoola must close and the soldiers relief fund go unspent attorney drome of this city who defended scott in his criminal action when th thu trial came off in antelope county said today to day in ref reference trence to tile the case that a misapprehension exists wl with th reference to the giving ot of the bond the supreme court did not chan chanto 0 o tho the bond from to jo as reported after scotts conviction last fall mr brome said we took the case to the supreme court when the bond was required as a supersedeas bond to stay the carrying out of tile the sentence for live years the was wag already out ot of existence though the people at 0 nelll dont seem to understand der stand tills ibis do you think thans scott Is living yet mr brome was asked no I 1 dont think there could be any reason for or scott leaving the country even if lie ha had not been under any bond we expected to get a IL versal of the case in the supreme court and have a new trial in holt county we made the point that tie no trial could be had in antelope county the sentiment vi tvan ai such that I 1 think people thought scott cound never have been convicted in holt county and on tills this account he was lill led dut but scott ha has s no reason for running away ills his sentence was very light anyway an and d by good behavior lie he could have reduced it to three i ears earn then thell ills his bondsmen 1 11 t 1 1 li i 1 rl alil il 1 Q hv bi b I ni n in |