Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-02
Robbery.
llGHTLE AND GREGORY CASES

Searcy, Sept. 2.-In Justice Harlan's
court yesterday ex-Mayor John Y.
Roberts applied for aud was granted
change OF venue TO ,]udsoDia, where /
he will nave trial today on a
charge of &rayerobbery This is one
chase of the noted ease in whicf TIC
public has manifested' so much inter
est because OF sensational features,
the desecration ef grave, the burn
ing of the corps AVID the supposition
thar the remains We're those OF Dr.
r. G. Liehtle, whose disappearance
and subsequent return after several
life Insurance companies had nald
policies en- his Etc have heon more
tian a 0ine 6a%s' wonder. The eases
against f.469fe a2.d Gregory also on
a charge 9f afave=rehberH, are set fo'
t6day here.buf VIII doubtless be post
poned.
Long before Il o,c1oe! ih" court
room was crowded At 1911 Justice
W. f. Harlan called for order an
Sheriff wood and his deputy Wero
}usg getting everybody seats and
clearing the aisle.
Dr. Li4htle came III following JHd@"
~ NJ. suc,lev Of Newport and s. J.
Grabtrue OF Bepbe, e9uHeol for Me do
fense. and j. Y. Roberts arrived a no
m4rt later. Following Hon. Guzta4e
,jones. Col. Joe S,ayton Of Newport
ard II. :. Niaso,i OF Searcz. attorneys
for 3oberts
The first case called was tha+
against ]. y. Robelts, on a charge O.
robbing the grave, and the court asked
if both sides were ready for tria!.
Hon. S. Brundid@e. Jr. Speaking foF
The state, said they were ready, with
the exception that the states atfor-
new. p. r. Andrews, would not be
here until this afternoon, on account
of delay at the Cotton Plant circuit
court.
I'VE arc not ready yet, said Judge
NJ. NJ. Stuekey, speaking for the de-
Tense. "as We have not had time tor
council. besides Or. Lightle was ar
rested first on this charge and we pre-
fer to wait until O'Clock this after
neon, AMI Wy that time Mr. Andrews
will, perhaps. be here"
Mr.. Brundidge said all the cases
would be ;ried separately.
BY consent of the attorneys on each
Side, the Roberts case was postponed
until O'clock and court took recess.
Gregory Not in Court Room.
Walter Gregory, one of the princi-
pals in the noted case, was not in
The court room, and everybody was
asking and looking for him. He was
at the Gill hotel, where he stayed last
tu5ht, and Tor some reason he did not
call Oh his parents, who live in Searcy.
The Lightle case has been the talk
OF the day in Searcy. and large groups
Ct farmers ard Of friends OF the C
PENDANTS stood on the streets and
around the courthouse square discuss
Ing the matter
One new phase came to lighc ms
morning when it VS. learned thal
Sheriff Wood went to the place where
the barn burned and delved into the
debris and found a grave With llme
partly filing the grave. This is Where
Pitts body lay for about twenty-three
days before the fire.
Court reconvened at o'clock, anc
Judge Stuckey. holding the aiildaVit
for a warrant of arrest in his hand'
moved the court for more "speclnc
charge showing whose grave an. when
"desecratel'
The amendment was made and Nj
Brundidge announced that the state
was ready for trial.
Filed Petition for Change Of Venue.
At this juncture Judge Stuckey, rep
resentng Roberts, filed a petition for
caange of venue Mr.. Brundidge, af-
Ter speaking few words. asked the
court to have Shumate called and ex-
amlned, as he had made affidavit to
tue effect that defendant could not
get justice in this (Gray) township.