FRANK MORRELL
Arizona Republican Newspaper
December 2 ,1898

Telegrams were received yesterday stating that Deputy United States 
Marshal Frank Morrell had been shot and killed in Williams in a 
personal difficulty by Ed Hardesty. Morrell leaves a wife and 
several children.  He has realtives in Prescott.

December 2, 1898

Frank Morrell, Deputy United States Marshall, was shot and killed 
at 2 o'clock Monday monring at Williams by Ed Hardesty, a constable. 
It appears that Morrell had been drinking for several days and it 
is claimed that the men had some words preivous to their meeting 
which occurred in May Bryant's Saloon. Morrell on seeing Hardesty 
made the remark, "there he comes" and with a word or two more drew 
his gun and fired at Hardesty, the bullet passing through 
Hardesty's hat.

At this juncture, Hardesty, drew his gun and fired twice, one 
shot taking effect in the forehead and the other went through 
the heart. Morrell did not utter a word after the shooting.

Morrell was a member of the Order of Red Men and Foresteres of 
Williams and funeral services were conducted by these orders. 
He leaves a wife and two sisters.  Hardesty, after the shooting 
went to the house of Deputy Sheriff Buglin, woke him and gave 
himself up.

Mrs. Morrell, wife of the man who was killed, was in Phoenix at 
the time of the shooting and left for Williams as soon as she was 
informed of her husband's death.

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