Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-18

side it. Martin or Alexander testi-
fed the gun disappeared from his
room in the yard the evening of the
murder, while he was absent on an
errand for Bradbury. Bradbury de-
MED having removed the gun, assert
ing the first time he saw it on the
day of the crime was when he noted
it in the kitchen after Jenkins was
shot. The testimony showed that
there were only three people known
to be in the house at the time-Jen-
kins, the victim; Bradbury and Mrs.
jenkins. Bradbury testified he was in
his room, in the front part of the
house; Mrs. jenkins was in the bed
room at the extreme rear. There is
no door between the bedroom and
the Kitchen, where the murd erer
stood. There are doors from the
room occupied by Bradbury to the
kitchen. The state contending that
the door leading from the kitchen
into the yard, on the opposite side of
the house from that on which the rear
porch is located, was locked, holds it
would have been impossible for any
one TO have entered the house. MUIR
dered Jenkins and escaped without
being heard by the other occupants.
The defense contends there is no evil
dence to show conspiracy, or that
Bradbury fired the shot, and sought
to show that Martin. or Alexander,
could have entered through the side
door, killed Jenkins and made his
way back to his room unheard by
Mrs. Jenkins or Bradbury. Consid
eretble evidence of circumstantial
nature intended to support the d Ter
ent theories was introduced by both
sides. end will be presented a~ain,
thiG including letters found in Brad
h'ry's trunk and in q postoffice box
which he admitted having rented I'm
der an assumed name.
Parents of Accused Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Bradbury,
parents of the accused, will arrive
from Orange, Va, today to attend the
trial. They will be accompanied by
their son-in-law, Alex T. Browning
district attorney Of Orange county,
and their daughters. Mrs. Browning
and Miss Fannie Bradbury. The pris-
oner's sisters were in attendance at
the former trial. Chas. w. Voolfolk,
clerk of the circuit court of the
Grange, Va, district, an old friend of
the family. will join them Monday.
Il. Kellock of New York, representing
the New York branch of the Brad
bury family, has been here for several
days.
Bradbury's parents did not attend
the first trial because of the state of
his mothers health at that time, the
family physician having advised that
she he kert in ignorance of the
troubles of her son. After stories of
the trial appeared in Richmond and
papers, it was no longer
possible to keep the news from Mrs. !
and she stood the shock |
much better than had been antici-
)ated. it is stated.
Prominent attorneys are acting as
for both the state and the
defense. For the state, Prosecuting
Thos. G. Parham and As
'istant Prosecuting Attorney E. w
Brockman will be assisted by former
Prosecuting Attorney T. Havis Nixon
If this city and former City Judge
Fred Isgrig of Little Rock. Robert
L. Rogers of Little Rock, former at
orney general and former prosecut-
ng attorney for Pulaski county, is
he leading counsel for the defendant,
md is assisted by State Senator
Creed Caldwell and Attorney Sam
". Trimble, both of this CITY,