The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-08-21
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Eva sCHKLL ASKS PAR0LE FOR HKR
FATHER, NOW IN PRISON.
Tells Gov Bailey Story Of Her Care Over
Family and Little Baby Left By Death
Of hIrs- Schem Amer Husband was
Serving Time for killing Frazer.

six children, including the little baby
left By the death Of Mrs. Scheu last
April, was in Topeka last week, and
made application to Gov. Bailey for the
parole Of her father, b. n. Schell, who
is serving a two years sentence in the
peaitentiaTy for the killing Of William
Frazier railroad fireman, who resisted
Schell as marshal and vas killed March
Is, 1902
Schell was tried before the July term
Of the district court and found guilty Of
msnslsughter il the fourth degree. He
was sentenced to two years in the Peni-
Tertiary, but Joe Waters, his attorney,
having asked for a new trial and being
refused, further asked Judge Smith to
give him time to prepare a bill OF ex-
ceptiOns which was practically step in
the direction Of repeating the case. Sep
TENDER Is was agreed upon for the hear
ing Ct the bill of exceptions touching
the instructions Of the judge to the jury.
The day came aud the argument was
made, but Judge Smiths defense OF his
instructions dulled the edge Of Waters
impetuOsity and the defense finally
abandoned the idea Of further fighting
the case and Schell was taken to the
penitentisry. He has about ten months
more to serve.
Miss Schell told the governor Of the
death Of her step-mOther after the faith
er was sentenced and how she had taken
upon herself the duty Of rearing six
children, the youngest Of which is
about two years old. In order to sup
port the family Miss Schell said that she
and her young brother had to take up
the work of driving a mail route from
GOOdland to Warren, and as the trip
had to be promptly made she frequently
had to make the drive, rain or shine,
taking the youngest child with her. She
took the child with her 10 the governors
Office, and her simple story Of how she
had struggled to keep the family togeth-
er since the mother died and the father
was taken to the penitentiary made al
impression and Gov. Bailey prom
ised to take the case under advisement.
No one who knows the struggle the
Schell family has experienced since the
home was broken up by the crime Of the
father, viii doubt the statement Of Miss
Schell. The sentence of Schell was gen
orally thought 10 be lighs, and the trial
was fair. Time softens the edge Of
judgment, and if the indulgence Of pub
lie charity were exercised in behalf Of
Schell It would be solely on account Of
the little ones at home and the e1treaty
Of his daughter.
The life-stOrY Of Eva Schell from the
time her father married his second wife
/ up to the present is by no means the
story Of a path OF roses. She was op-
posed to the marriage Of her father and
a widow, Mrs. Hsston, but Was POwerless
to preventit. And when the new mother
came to the Schell home the family
harmony in some respects turned into
discOrd. Eva could not forget the face
and the sweet voice Of her own dead
mother, aud her relations with the fam-
lily became so unpleasant she left her
home, and for a time did hOusework in a
private family here, but later occurred a
good place in the same capacity in Lin
coin, Neb. Time went by and finally the
killing Of Frazer brought woe into the
Scheu home which vas made more bit
ter by the falling health of Mrs. Schell
as a result Of worry over the tragedy.
The name Of the girl that had left the
parental roof was not often spoken il
the Schell family, but trouble brought
back thoughts of her, and she was asked
to come back and care for Mrs. Schell
Eva returned, took charge of the house
hold duties, besides bestoSing tender
care upon her sick step mother, and out
Of the enlargement Of the past Their,
developed between these two love that
passed the understanding Of those whS
had known the attitude previously ex
fsting between them Mrs ScheH grew
more Of a burden and the constancy o.
Eva grew with It. And last December
her father in prison and her step mother
: slowly dying from a fatal malady, thi
: Kansas girl Of not more than Is summers
took Mrs. ScheIl to Kansas City with
the hope that surgical operation NIGH
avail When the physicians were il
readiness TO make the i1cisiOn to remov
the tumor, they requested Miss Schel
to retire during the operation, bu
steadfastly refusing she was at last per
mitted TO remain through Il ali, an
from that time to the day they laid Mrs
SchelI in the grave, a few months Later
her heroic constancy never EaiTered-
This Is but a side light OF the char
acter Of the girl that has asked Gov
Bailey to parole her father. Lesse
deeds than these have been recOrde
under glaFing headlines in the creates
newspapers Of the country and talksC
about around the hearthstOnes Of count
less homes
But il Is the cO1census Of OpiniO
among the people here that H n. Sche
should atone for his crime to the fun e1
tent Of the sentence.
Cured ParaIyEfs-