Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-05
MARKELL. FAILS n ATTEND FUNERAL 0F
 WIFE AT bENTUN
Forger, FurlOughed for That Purpose, Returns to
 Home Here
CONTEST MAY DEVELOP
 OVER 12 CHILDREN
Rrothcrs of Mrs. Harreil Find Homes for Hers; to Fight Harrelfs Plan to Obtain
 Pardon

M. l.. Harrell sentenced to two years for forgery. and furloughed by Governor Brough to attend the funeral of his wife, who died We'd ncsday as he was being sent to the nenitentiary, was back at his home here last night
 Released late Wednesday to attend Mrs. Harrel's funeral, Harrell went immediately to Benton. where the funeral was to be held yesterday from the home of her brother He arrived that night, met the brother, S. A. Hamilton, and left again yes terday morning, several hours before the hour set for the funeral ser vices. He stated on his return here that he met with frosty reception at the hands of his brother-in-l Jaw, and decided to return to Pine Bluff. Hamilton declared that while he had not invited Harrel1 to spend Wednes- day night at his home, he did not put anything in the way of his at tending Mrs. Harrell's funeral.
 Harrell, according to statement by his eldest son last night, proposes to remain here for while under the furlough which Governor Brough granted for "a reasonable length of time" Then he will return to Lit tie Rock to surrender himself, 1t is said. In the meantime Harrell hopes to have petition for his pard- on made to Governor Trough. He desires to go to Shreveport, his son said, where he will get job and sup port the children.
 On this point, however, Harrell may experience some difficulty. Mrs. Harrell's brothers yesterday not on- l lv found homes with themselves and
 other relatives for Mrs. HarrelPs
 four children, whose father, her first
 husband. was named Phillips, but &. A. Hamilton intimated that he would
 do everything within his power to
 prevent Harrell from obtaining par
 don.
 ' This factor. and the fact that the Associated Charities and probation
 officer here already had arranged to care for the other children, six of
 whom are HarrelPs by former mar
 riage, may act to prevent him from
 proving that his liberty is necessary
 for the support of the youngsters.
 The plans made by the Associated Il Charities and the probation officers, however, do not go into effect unless
 the children become charges on the
 community. As long as there is any dispute over their care the or panization would keep hands off ir |. the matter, the officers said last ; night. Of the 12 children, four are l, Mrs. Harrells by her former hus- band. These are Clio Phillips. 13 , who has been taken by s. A. Hamil, ton of Benton; Leroy, eight, and Leonard. II, who were sent yesterday ; to the home of their grandmother Mrs. Jennie Phillips, of Arkadelphia , and Elizabeth, six, who has beer : taken by Oscar Hamilton, another t brother of Mrs. Harrell's, who live. l at Bearden. ,. : Harrelrs children are Louis, l7'
 Ernest, 15; Lillian, IS; Van, eight
 Paul. 6: Martin. 3; Jewell. 13 months
 and Will Harrell, who is married ans
 whoslives in Pine Bluff. Will liar
 rell, immediately after the death Q
 his step-mother, moved to the Harre! ! home, near Watson Chapel, and tool : charge of the children there. Mrs
 Harrell, who died Wednesday, wa t the mother of only two of Harrell' S children, Martin, three. and Jewell, | : months. A third child, born shortl' r. before her death, died few hour s later f Both Oscar and s. A. Hamilton l. were in the city Wednesday lookinl l. after the disposal of Mrs. HarrelP 1t children. Both are we'll known an
 highly esteemed residents of thei 70 rasnectiye towns