Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-27
hry Says Monroe Roberts Must Go to Pen For Killing Brother.
bcur SESSION OF COURT IN OR-
 DER TO GET THROUGH WITH CASE.
rv Was Out Two Hours and Brought tn Verdiet of Murder in the
 Second Degree.

|Es7lMoNY OF THE DEPENDANT The jury in the trial of Monroe Rob- It's. charged with the murder of his bother, J. D. Roberts, returned yer *ct at 2:to o'clock this morning os su7der in the second degree, and ked his punishment at five years in he pententiary. The jury left the burt room at t.aree minutes before } o'clock to consider veeidet and ere cut two hours and thirteen
 netes,
 tricas night session Of the court 8as held and the state having con 5udea it's testimony Friday afternoon. hfnesses for the defense were exam. Jed.
 l Both tha defendant, Monroe KobeEs. hd nls son, Boyd Roberts, were plac on tAe witness stand, and Boyd s estimony was gwen first. lie went bto all the details of the tragedy. hd sad in substance that on the day ! tic shooting he and his Iatner were 1Ut quite carly repairing some tenc- pg. They heard Dave Roberts at &ork on his place. hammerlns tt some hng. Monroe Roberts sad to hlm bat they would go over to where 9ave Roberts had ii his hant, and as
 settlmeent with him about burning De fencing. They proceeded along he path until they came up to where Fave was working and found hlm heeing Ii the ashes working on l Zason thlmble. Boyd's father asked Fave why he had burned his fences, nd said that ne would expect to be kaid for k. Dave replied 10 the effect pat he dfd not care anything aboUt pe fence and wanted Monroe to 90
 away or he would beat his brains pt With monkey wrench, when gave Roberts had in his hand as the 4lthess stated 1t. much profanity was
 Jected into 1he language used by ave Roberts. Boyd Roberts thought
 at trouble was about to arise be Veen his father and uncle, and turned pd walked away.
 Monroe RoDerts, the defendant. then yoh the stand and gave his tes1l- kohv' which was very similar to ms ph S. lie said that he and his son #eie iAlhS the fences and heard Dave #ei on h1s place hammellng on some Pihg. lie sald to his son that they ooio go and See him about the tenoe
 had burned. The path they follow % iea directly to where Dave was 4 Aias' and when they approached
 \" ohe defendant saluted him, say 1ood morning. Dave," which ellc-
 iio response from his brother. He VI 'oid Dave that he wanted to see
 ni aeout the burning of the fencing
 ieinohstrated With his brother
 e'' dlioWlng fire to be made near
 ousii as to set it on fire; that na
 haNe that this mad let the cows 'ia place and great damage had
 - 'ehe To his crops, which he could
 a8oFd tie says Dave then told # eHes he did not care anything
 oS' nm of his fence. ana, straichtaa-
 'p' ire monkey wrench end %. " atolts oe that he wouId beat M ' ''ss out Monroe duckoa n.s aated bls pistol As ne ,'' .Ae. naTe Roberts tareg. rss % .- nm front Of Ma tsce.
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 ints sos y tie attorneys ars9mg
 Rs an ~ iaE. By noon tho testimony toraa.. al n aa1 the arsumenss or t.s
 at ea ,ai Ii. King White opened the erga.
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