The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-16

roy, La, as the result of personal
injuries received early in the morn
Ing of April IL, at the Press Club,
in New Orleans. He had spent the
previous day at McElroy, and rea-
ched New Orleans on delayed train
he arrived here about two o'clock
in the morning. On his arrival he
first went to the Pickwick Club
which he usually freuacnted, but
finding it closed preceded to the
Press Club, of which he was mem
Der, but which it is said he had ne
yer before visited, to await a season
able time for going to his home.
While waiting there he became
involved in an alteration with som
men present, who it appears were
strangers to him circumstances of
which do not clearly appear, in VIII
ich the injury causing his deathwas
inflicted. 1t is said that bis face and
head bore evidence of several blows
but death was due to q fractured SIX
ull resulting from q billiard ball tn
rown by one of the men present. !
He was removed to the Charity Hos
pital. and after remaining there sew
eral days was taken to Hotel Dieu
where be died, not withstand every
effort of the best medical talent a
valuable to save his life. Although |
he regained consciousness and was
able to recognize his family and &C
quaintances up to withinthree days !
before his death. he was unable to
talk, and therefore his version of i
the difficulty could not be secured
His assailant, who was arrested on !
a charge of assault and since his de
ath rearrestcd on q charge of man
slaughter, claims it was in self
de fense.
A possible version of an addition
al reason for his going to tile Press
Club is that he hoped to find some
newspaper man there to whom lie
might make suggestion as to some
publication on>the subject of pro-
lection of employers in the matter
of labor. He had mentioned to the
conductor of the train on which he
came In that he had this in mind.
Eugene B. Williams was born
near Austin, Texas, in the latter pa
TT of 1865. His early life was spent
in Texas and Missouri, coming to
to New Orleans from Texas in 1895
The following year he entered the
lumber business, forming a part
nership with s. B. Coleman under
the firm name of E. B. Williams &
Co., which engaged in the whole
sale lumber business. On the disso
luton of that firm, IN 1902, he or
gan lied the Southern Saw Mill Co.
Ltd, which continued the same bus
-iness and also became interested in
manufacturing hardwood and cyp,
ress lumber, the latter constituting
It's principal business, and his or.
ganization being the first large
wholesale cypress organization dom
iciled in the South. Besides having
been president of the Southern
Saw Mill Go. since its organization
he Organized and was president of
the Avoyelles Cypress Company.
recently discontinued and since its
organization, several years later,
OF the Ascension Red Cypress Co
He has also been president of the
American Box Co.. Ltd. since its
organization several years ago. He
has been specially identified with ,
the cypress industry ever since en-
tering the lumber business, and
conducted it with an energy and
enterprise which made him one of
the leaders in that branch of the
trade.
Mr.. Williams leaves surviving
him a widow, who was Miss Blan-
che Hyatt. a daughter of Col. A.
w. Hyatt, and four children, Eu-
gene B. Jr.s Blanche Eleanor. Nal
ude H., and Ossian H.; also his
mother, MRS. M. j. Williams, and E,
a brother, .. H. Williams, who
was associated with him in business
IS an officer of the Southern Saw
Mil Go. Ltd, and the Ascension
Red Cypress Co. Ltd. He was pro-
mi tent In business and social life,
being a member of the Pickwick |
Club, the New Orleans Country
Club, the Motor League, the Sou
thern Yatch Club, and the Press