Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-06
CHANCELLOR ELLIOTT
 MADE DISCOVERIES

time certainly was not for a lawful purpose, and was not necessary or proper in the operation of the said . mill plant. They remained there all day Friday and most of them through out Saturday but how many of them remained until Monday the 25th, the day of the killings, I am not advised. On Saturday, the 22rd, fire arms were order from the Voss-Nichol Com pany of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and sent by messengers to Clio. On the after noon of Monday, the 25th, Godfrey, Bush and one McEwen alighted from the train at Clio, and were immediate ly shot, Godfrey and AIcEwen being instantly killed. Bush ran, a heavy voller being fired at him, passing be- tween some cars, and has not since been seen. Most, if not all of the shots came from the office of the Grant Lumber Company, which is sit uated in the building of the Bluff City
 Lumber Company.
 This conduct on the part Of those in charge of your business at Clio cannot be tolerated by the Court, nor can the men who did it or aided or encouraged it in any way, continue in the employ of the receivers.
 l therefore reaffirm the order given you On the morning of November 26th, 1907, shutting down the mill at Clio and discharging from your service ev- cry employe of that plant, both at
 that plant and in the woods. And l now order you to notify and cause the following persons to at once
 vacate the premises they now occupy
 at Clio belonging to the Bluff City
 Lumber Company: s. E. Mccartney,
 J. J. Prince, Ed Richards, F. N.
 Brown, E. c. Holmes, J. N. McFadden,
 Dr. Thorne, and s. s. Love (colored)
 and their families and not allow them
 to occupy any of the premises belong ing to the company. Upon their fail
 ure to obey your orders to at once va,
 cate said property, you will report the
 matter to this court for immediate ac- tion.
 All persons connected in any way
 with the Grant Lumber Company, either as stockholders Or employees, except J. E. York, the receiver of this court, will stay of of the lands Of the Bluff City Lumber Company in Cleve-
 land and Grant counties, and will not
 go upon the premises of the Bluff City
 Lumber Company at Clio for any pur-
 pose whatever: if they have any busi-
 ness with the Bluff City Lumber Com pany or the receivers, such business will be transacted at the office of the company in Pine Bluff.
 You are further ordered to notify and cause the Grant Lumber Compa- ny to at once vacate the office they now occupy in the building of the Bluff City Lumber Company at Clio, and under no circumstances will any,
 one in the employ of the Grant Lum. Der Company be employed by you in any capacity whatever. You will see to- it that no disorder or lawlessness whatever exists about
 or upon the premises of the Bluff City
 Lumber Company ill your charge, and any person ill your employ who is a disturbing element will be at once dis charged from your employ and order
 ed to stay of the premises of the company.
 The employees of the Bluff City
 Lumber Company. who left their posts of duty in the woods and came to Clio On the occasion above referred to.
 will not draw pay for the time they
 were so away from their duties. You are further ordered to place
 c. A. Erwin in charge of the commits sary at Clio and in charge of the
 railroad and express office at Clio. would suggest that you cause him to
 make an inventory of all that pertains to the commissary at Clio and fur
 nish you with same as soon as possi ble You will acknowledge receipt of this at once and keep me informed of
 your actions in carrying out the above ] orders of the Court.
 JOHN NJ. ELLIOTT. Chancellor December ,, 1907.