[DL] witch hunt help---- spoilers

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my posse have just completed a scenario in a small mining town in nevada, and 
have the remains of a damaged steam wagon and undead controlling device on 
their hands.
they sent a telegram to a scientist to see if he was interested in buying it, 
he arrived in town with his two escorts and cast the reverse engineer hex on 
the wagon successfully. the huckster in the posse made a horrendous roll and 
spotted the hex.
the scientist then said he wasn't interested in the wagon, the posse member 
then had a quiet word with the scientist and threatened to expose him if he 
didn't pay up. 
the scientist and his goons said sling your hook, at which point the huckster 
raised his voice and accused him of witchcraft in the middle of the street.
this was overheard by 8 towns people that had just endured a spate of attacks 
from undead and a bit of grave robbing. i rolled a few dice and one of the 
npcs botched his roll, so he drew his gun and shot at the scientist.
i just want a little help on how to handle this, would the town lynch them? 
without a trial, the scientist came from hi industries, if any  what would be 
the repercussions of this attack on his men. the scientist was going to tell 
hellstrome nothing about the wagon, but try to make a profit on the side by 
claiming the device as his own invention.
 any help would be most appreciated
                       deadlander

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