while in jail, scott became a nuisance as he caused trouble with the guards and made attempts at escaping. he was then brought in front of a court where they found him guilty of defying the authority of the provisional government, fighting with guards, and slandering the name of louis riel. scott was not alone in being sentenced to death, but the other sentences were never carried out. on 4 march 1870, unlike the other members of his group, he faced the firing squad. his execution was watched by 100 bystanders. many eyewitnesses disagree on multiple aspects of scott's execution from disagreement on his last words and actions to the manner of his death. what is agreed upon is that he was shot while blindfolded by a firing squad against the east side gate of upper fort garry. it was reported that scott was kneeling in the snow praying fervently up until he was shot. other witnesses reported that he had been yelling wildly that his execution was unjust and that his execution was murder. the weapons that were used by the firing squad were ordinary hunting weapons (supposedly muskets) and it was observed that the men who shot these guns were intoxicated. at the time of fire, the men in the firing squad stood 60 meters away from scott. it was also debated whether or not scott died immediately when shot by the firing squad.