Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
Chancellor Elliott Imposes
Punishment on Lumber
Company's Co-Receiver
and Son.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
One OF the Attorneys Also Fined for
Contempt-Counsel for J. F. kuther-
lord Tell Of Meetings in Little Rock
Sensational Statements.
CONTEMPT OF COURT

Declaring that Capt J. b. York and
his son. Robert York, had grossly,
willfully and deliberately violated an
order of his court, Chancellor John
M. Elliott, in the Jefferson Chancery
Court, yesterday afternoon assessed
tine of $4,000 upon Capt. J. B. York
and one Of $4,000 upon Robert York.
He gave them until Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock to pay the fines and as
serted in a determined way that he
would enforce the law to the letter
if they failed to do SO.
In his final disposition of the hear
ing given the Yorks on charge OF
contempt of court. Judge Elliott said
that his orders must at all times be
obeyed; that he would be derelict in
duty if he did not impose fine in
these cases You might as we'll close
the doors OF the courts in this coun-
try if the orders Of the courts are not
complied with he said. "As long as
I am chancellor the orders of this
spArt will be obeyed."
t4fler rendering his decision, impos-
ing the fines, Chancellor Elliott also
removed Capt. j. B. York as a CO.
receiver OF the properties Of the Bluff
City Lumber Company. He named
County Judge James Gould to sue
coed him and the latter will act with
John F. Rutherford. the other CO.
receiver, for the present at least.
The fines recorded yesterday fol-
lowed a most interesting hearing held
in Chancellor Elliott's court room and
which began at 2 o'clock. Capt. York
and his son, Robert, were sighted to
appear there at that hour and show
cause why they should not be tined
for contempt of court. 1t was alleged
that they violated an order OF Chan
cellor Ellott's in that they held
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Bluff City Lumber Company in Little
Rock on January Ord after an injunc-
ton writ had been served on them
and their attorneys, enioining them
from holding such meeting. This
meeting resulted in an application be-
ing filed in the Federal Court at Lit
tie Rock on that day. in which the
Bluff City Lumber Company was
thrown into bankruptcy and Judge
Marshall L. Stephenson, of Helena,
named receiver, regardless of the ex-
istance of the co-receiverships in JEFF
frson county This bankruptcy pro-
ceeding was resisted by Attorneys
Austin and Dannaher and w. F. Cole
man, council for John F. Rutherford,
who holds 46 per cent OF the stock
of the company. They contended that
the Lumber Company was perfectly
solvent and many Of the claims of the
petitioners were met in the Federal
Court the following day, but others
were presented and because OF the
breyity Of time Mr.. Rutherford was
helpless to raise the required sum
and the receiver was named.
It developed at the hearing yester-
day that an injunction was applied
for in the Chancery Court here by
f. Rutherford to prevent the bank
ruptcy proceedings at Little Rock, but
the cause of it being ignored, it was not
effective When the contempt cases
came up yesterday, Attorneys F. G.
bridges, S. M. Taylor, w. T. WOOL
ridge and w. d. Jones were present
for the defendants. Attorneys NJ. A.
Austin and w. F. Coleman were sum-
moned as witnesses. having represent
ed Nohn q. Rutherford in the Federal
Court and having also been present
II Hhe stockholders and directors
Meetings.
: An effort was made by the attorneys
FOR the defendants to secure con-
tinuance Of the hearing, requesting
that they be given an opportunity 10
ale a response to the citations. and