Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-02
LETTER GOES TO
 GRAND JURY Pertains to Sweet Home Tragedy, and Judge Lea Directs Investigation. LETTER ANONYMOUS
LETTER ANONYMOUS
Seine Sort of Communication Recei,-
 cd by Prosecuting Attor. ncy R. l.. Rogers.


 ing the grand jury this morning in the First Division of Circuit Court, Judge R. J. Lea told the jury that he had received an anonymous com municat.On which he desired to refer to them. In doing so the judge made 1t plain that the letter referred to glance at it disclosed that it was q lengthy communication, typewritten, and on two sheets of, paper.
 Judge Lea told the grand jury that ordinarily he never paid any atten- tion to anonymous communications but he was impressed that the sug- gestions In this letter deserved to be taken under consideration, and if the intimation sin 1t arc true there would be some light thrown on tragedy that is at present .shrouded in the deepest mysAery.
 Writer Fears fer Life.
 Judge Lea intimated that the req son the writer gave for not signing the letter was that he was afraid to disclosed his name on account of a fear Of personal violence if it were known. Nothing that was in the let ter was disclosed, and Judge Lea an- nounced that 1t would go to the grand jury alone for it's action. Prosecuting Aattorney Robert L. Rogers, stated that he had received a communication of the same sort, but had not disclosed the contents to any person. He took the letter written to Judge Lea and the two were brought to the attention of the grand jury. 1t is not known of course what the conteuts of either letter are and 1t may not be made known, but it IS plain that Judge Lea attaches im- portance to one he received, and was so much impressed by it that he urg- cd upon the grand jury the necessity for investigation.
 May Be New Evidence.
 He told the grand jury that they could not expect men to come before them voluntarily and give evidence that might endanger their lives, and they must9et the witnesses and force them to testify. From what he stated from tho bench, while he did not once refer to the Sweet Home tragedy, 1t is taken to mean that whoever wrote the letter to him has informa- ton that he is afraid to divulge. and it is also intimated that suggestions are made in the letter which may di- rect the jury :n its search for new evidence. fs'''
 Judge Lea did not state when he received this letter, but it is thought he received 1t since the grand jury adjourned for recess. and has kept it for their investigation.
 There is now some renewed hope that the. invests gation of the Sweet Home tragedy will be resumed, and that the perpitrator of that crime nay yet he apprehended. The letter is of no ordinary consequence, and that Judge Lea thinks it contains infor- nation material to t.e case was very plainly stated 5y him.
 Rogers is Sworn. ' Hon. Rsbert l.. Rogers was sworn in and entered actively upon his Guties. Tie grand jury convened but took a recess for the day, while Mr. Campbell, the retiring proceclt- ing attorney, and Mi, Rogers. his sue ccsscr, discussed the cases under in- -oe@ lisssiou,
 Hcn. c, '. Kavanaugh w swo"u to serve on the jury in the place O. John F. Boyle. Whea the gra..d jurv took a recess Mir, Boyle left tAe cttr fer Mineral Wells, Texas, and is sti in that city. W tn his wife. who is il ',.,'. Kavanaugh tcok the cath of oi- flee and the n;e.nherg of tAe jury F. tired to thc jury .ccn for furta.y consultation.