The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

man, was bnOL anu instantly kllleQ %,
City Marshal h. \. SchsI shortly afts
seven o'clock Tuesday evening on Mai
street, in front OF Ernst's jewelry store
The wounded man uttered 10 word aftsl
the ball penetrated mis- left breast anc
staggered perhaps . feet and fell fac
downward upon the sidewalk dead. Tn
deadly shot was fired from a 35-calibrt
revolver.
Doctors were called. but the victims
body was pulseless when they arrived
about five minutes after the shooting
There we're probably ten or twelve Wit
nesses to the shooting, and when the
undertaken came to remove the body the
west side Of the street was almost impas-
sible because Of the crowd.
SchelFs version Of the causes that led
up to the shooting was that Frazer was
drunk and was creating a disturbance,
and when he attempted to make him
stop and move on Frazer attacked him
with his fists and be was forced to shoot
in self defense and in carrying out his
duties as an officer. Frazer was IN
armed.
While it is true that Frazer attacked
Schell, several witnesses TO the shooting
swOre to facts at both the corOner's in
quest held over the body and at the pre-
liminary hearing Of Sehell on the charge
Of murder, which state that SchelI in
suited Frazer by calling him vile names
before Frazer made any show Of attack
ing him. The testimony also states that
Sche1 made no attempt TO arrest Frazer,
but when two friends had started down
the street with him he followed at their
heels. After Schell had killed Frazer
he addressed some very vile and heart
less epithets at the lifeless body lying
on the walk.
There was no other officer present at
the shooting, AID as ScheIl went home
and did not give himself up, ". P.
Roach, a friend OF Frazer, swors to q
warrant charging the marshal with muir
der. When Under Sheriff Jewell went
to Schell's home to place him under ar
rest, he was not there, and as q team was
gone from the livery barn owned by
Schell it was thought ne was endeaEOr-
ing to escape. Messages were wired
about the country for his apprehension,
but Wednesday morning he returned
and was placed under arrest by Sheriff
Walker.
The Inquest
At 1890 Wednesday morning Coroner
II. P. Candy assembled a jury Of the
following men to hold an inquest over
the body: ". S. Coleman, ". r. Her
ror, ]. A. Trent, z. G. Wiley, H. f.
Wheatley and c. II. Lee, all Of Good
land. After viewing the remains at the
undertaking rooms of ". J. Bower &
Son, the coroner and jury went to the
court house where evidence was heard.
Testimony was offered by DR.. Quick,
". II. Farrow, J. NJ. Justus and 81. S.
Of GOOdland, and Thomas
Seaman and Charles HOchenberger, Of
Burlington, Col, and several others
The testimony of SimontOn, Seaman and
HOchenberger was by far the most dam
aging to SchelL. The jury retired and
returned after about 30 minutes deliber-
alton with a sealed verdict, not to be
opened until the result Of the prelimin-
airy hearing Of Schell-on the charge of
murder was completed.
Verdict Of the Coroner's jury.
The verdict Of the cOroner's jury was
that deceased came to his death by a
bullet wound from a revolver IN the
hands Of II. \. Schell, city marshal, at
about 80 p. m, Tuesday, March Is
1892, In the city Of Goodland, Sherman
county, Kansas; and that the evidence
does not show that the shooting Of
". h. Frazer was justifable, as the
marshal made no attempt at arrest
Result OF the Preliminary Hearing
The examination of witnesses at the
preliminary hearing Of Schen on the
charge Of murder was concluded about
three O'Clock Thursday afternoon, and
the arguments Of the attorneys were
chiefly on the question Of admitting
SeheH to bail Justice Robinson bound
the defendant over TO the district
court, and fixed the bond at 5000
he was committed to Jail No effort
was made to secure bondsmen at las
report.
The preliminary hearing was beguI
before Justice Robinson Immediately
after the inquest was over. Prosecuting
Attorney Andrews appearing for th'
state and Attorney Murphy for Schen.
The story Of the shooting and thr
trouble leading up to It, is best told b.
the witnesses 70 the affair. who testified
both before the inquest and the pre-
Hminary, the list Of witnesses being
nearly the same II both cases
Dr. A Q. Quick testified to being
called and finding Frazer dead. BE de