Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-30

that he was a patrOlman at Union Station, when Ellis came to him and asked If he had seen a woman whom he desribed to be Viola Gray. He t:.sNnd the officer to watch the trains as the woman had been to Ellis home and had threatened to kidnap Little Mary. Reidinger never met the woman He said Ellis was greatly worried. Reidinger had seen her, when she was pointed out as a woman detective by a street car con- ductor He identified pictures, shown to him in court, of the Gray woman. who was attired in negligee, one of them sitting by table in which were bottles and glasses. The pictures were rot shown to the jury, on ob jectjons from the states attorneys. Former Assistant Chief Francis tes- woman was arrested for immoral con- duct in Pine Bluff. The woman told him that Willis had employed her at $150 per month and that she was to receive 5000 if she secured evi- dence detrimental to the character of Mrs. Ellis. He led her on and she agreed to give Francis s2,000 if she was successful. He told Ellis of the WomanS every move. All kinds of schemes, honorable and dishonorable, were suggested by the female detec- tive. After being ordered from Pine Bluff. the woman rang Francis up over the phone from Jonesboro and offered to give him a large sum of money if he permitted her to carry out her work here. He refused and told her to stay away. Ellis told witness that the detectives were about to run his wife crazy and were wor- rying him to death.
 Jack Troxel. after being told by Ellis that the female detective was in town, made it his business to meet her. He met her first at the Antlers Hotel. He saw her almost every day for several days and told Ellis every thing she said and informed him of every move she made. He also re- lated the incident when he and the woman was arrested in a resort after he had acted for the officers who laid all plans for the arrest.
 Williams testimony was along the same lines as that of the other wit nesses He had a talk with the wo- man. who offered him money to help her out She told him she was going to steal the child. He informed Ellis of her threat.
 The Afternoon Session.
 At the afternoon session Jack Tro Xel was cross examined. Letters he had received from Viola Gray, the fe male detective, were introduced. They showed that the woman had at tempted to perfect a plan to get "some good looking fellow. connect ed with the Hollenberg Music Com pany. to meet Mrs. Ellis and if possi ble, get Mrs. Ellis to admire him. to further her plans to get something against her character. One letter was received by Troxel from the de-
 tective after Willis was killed in which she said that Willis death was painful to her and inquiring as to the outcome of the murder trial.
 s. G. Seabrook was put on the wit ness stand to testify something rela- tive to Viola Gray, as he knows her. His testimony was not admitted be- cause he had not communicated the information to Ellis. He had told R. l.. Rutherford of it, however, and Mir. Rutherford will be put on the stand tomorrow to testify. he having told Ellis what was told him relative to the woman. Judge J. M. Elliott was also summoned in court tomorrow.
 NJ. Danaher. on the stand, introduc- ed number of letters written by Ellis, Mrs. Ellis and Harry Bell ta Willis. in reply to letters written Lit, tie Mary. It was shown in these let ters that much of Willis complaint relative to questions he had asked of the childs welfare not being answer ed, were in many instances not iusti- fled. One letter, written by Mrs. Ellis
 ;,1 ed a master piece.