Professional Documents
Culture Documents
At Fort Garry
And what did you see while patrolling? A troop of armed Indians heading towards the fort
And what did you do? I alerted the general but he advised surrender because of... no one there
What happened after you surrendered? Louis Riel began his own government and then put several
men in jail
What happened to these men? Most escaped but eventually they were released
What was Mr. Scott then scentenced to? He was sentenced to death
Can you describe how he was excecuted? Yes... tied up and on his knees with his coffin in behind
where he was to be shot.
And who was part of the firing squad? Two Indians and Louis Riel
What happened after Thomas was shot by Louis Riel? He was put into his coffin and shot in the head
again by Louis Riel. They then sealed the coffin shut and burned it inside the fort
Would you describe the shooting of Thomas Scott as murder? Yes... say why if you want
Then done.