Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-28

Willis appealed to the Supreme court which affirmed the decision of the lower court. In the meantime Mrs. Willis who was employed as a stenog- rapher in the office of John F. Ruth erf0rd, an uncle of Ellis. was married to Ellis, They were married in Brinkley, stealing a march on their friends, in April a year ago. They returned to this city, where Ellis $ superintendent of the Citizens Ligat and Transit Company. Since their marriage they have moved in the best circles and Little Mary made her home wth them. She was we'll pro yided for and given every consider ation. Ellis loved her as one of his own and every time that Willis made an effoTt= to interfere with their quiet
 home life. lfl;s would become an sered.
 A few weeks ago Mrs, Ellis was operated on in local sanitarium.
 where she is now ill a critical con
 ditiou. The news of ne Little Rock tragedy or the order of the court
 being kept from her. for fear of fatal
 results. Little Mary was taken t0
 Ellis relatives at Fayetteville, to re- main until her mother recovered. She
 is now at that place.
 Ellis is a graduate of the electrical department of the University of Ar kansas. He has never been in even
 fistcuff and bears an excellent rep utation here. His parents live at aF'y- etteville.
 Sent Female Detective Here. Early in February Miss Violet Grey, of St. Louis, mysterious blonde woman of attractive appear ance, came to Pine Bluff and created suspicion by her quiet actions about the city Night Chief of Police Ed Francis shadowed her and learned that she was private detective. It was later learned that she was here at the instance of N. P. Willis. of Indianapolis, Ind, and that she was detrimental nature against Mrs. FL lis. She spent several weeks here, 1 but met with little success. as Mrs. 1 Ellis manners and conduct were above supicion. Miss Grey was shad- owed on the night of February 21 and was found in the company of a man named TroXey. The couple were arrested and put LID forfeits of S. each for their appearance ~l the po- 1 lice court to answer q charge of yiO- latine the morality ordinance They did not show up the next day. but Chief Francis sent for the woman and gave her orders to leave the city. She
 did SO after taking the chief into her
 confidence and telling him that she
 was paid $15O per month by Willis.
 She tried to induce the night chief
 to share her money with her and help ; her work up evidence against Mrs
 Ellis. but Francis told her to leave the city immediately. Later she re- turned here and was given orders to
 leave a second time, which she did
 She never returned to this city
 Philpot Shocked By News.
 Sheriff c. M. Philpot returned last
 night at 6:10 o'clock from Little
 Rock, where he went in response to
 the order issued the day before by
 Judge Fulk to produce Little Mary Willis in his court Sheriff Philpol ! went to the capital on the Cotton . Belt train that morning anu Ellis went there over the Iron Mountain 1 lie met Ellis after his arrival ana l they were together greater part of 1 the day Sheriff Philpot left Little | Rock before the tragedy. He was greatly surprised to learn of it after his arrival home, declaring that FL lls had shown no anger during the day and that he had not intimated that he intended killing Willis. FL i lis told Sheriff Philpot that he want 1 ed to talk with Willis before he left
 the city. Nothing unusual occurred while Ellis was with Sheriff Philpot to create an impression that a trag-