Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-14
mExcARS TACK TROOPS one AICAH AND $50 MExCANs KIEo
bradbury Says Door oil
Murder Room Was Open
When He Entered Place
DEFENDANT T. ct. L 8
STORY OF TRAGEDY.

Ten 5. bradbury WAS The cvnosuro
o. an eyes in the courtroom as he
took his seat IN the witness stand 4fs-
tefd&N afternoon 10 tell for HE first
'liAc iol the benefit Of the public his
STORY OF the tragedy that resulted in
ms Indictment on a charge of murder.
and OF cVentS in his life brought tlt
Ill connection Herewith.
bradbury, who is about FIVE feet
i!Fe inches tall, with light blue cycy
ll< hail and fair comnlcyion hos
" pFehossessln@ appearance, ALFRED
III a neat brown SUIT, With tan shoes
over white silk socks, and wearing a
ring with a small diamond on the
thlrd finger OF his left hand he took
ms seat With a confident air and turn
ed 10 his leading counsel. r. L. Roe-
crs. who conducted the examination.
Defendant stated his name to be
Thomas Shaw Bradbury, aged q
norm in Virginia. He first came 10
Jefferson county in September. 1919.
and went to work for Mr.. Jenkins on
September of that year He was
discharged several times because of
IntoXicatioG. He wa DISCHARGED in
the fell OF 1914 and took occasion 10
spend the month of December with
his parents and other relatives at
Orange, Va. He fully understood that
ne is the defendant under a charge Of
murder. Asked point blank if he had
Killed p. G. jenkins the defendant re-
turned firm Il did not"
Borrowed $50 from Jenkins.
lie stated that when discharged No
Vember. 1914, it was due to drink. and
Il trip to Pine Bluff on THANKSGIVING.
liz returned to the Jenkins place tho
next day ana was told by Jenkins to get
Easterly to settle with him. He bor-.I
roWed $50 from Mr.. Jenkins to make
the trip to Virginia. He went to work
for MI. Jenkins again on December
8, 1913, at which time Mrs. Jenkins
was absent from the plantation. He
mad become very friendly with his
employer and the latter's wife: con-
sidering Mr.. Jenkins "the best friend
l had in the world outside OF my own
family"
A misunderstanding here between !
defendant and his counsel as to whe-
Iher MT. Rogers had asked about |
events taking place on Christmas,
1918, or the day after caused defend
ant to repeat large portion Of his
testimony, Bradbury explaining he.
thought Mr.. Rogers had asked about
the day after Christmas. De- I
endant was told to tell the jury in
lis own way of the events preceding
md following the assassination of Mr..
Jenkins. For half an hour or more
Ne held the close attention of Jury
md audience While he related hi:
tory, requiring to be questioned only
Bradbury candidly admitted that he
vas every drunk" Christmas after
noon, and when he returned to the
arm from Sheriff. he met at the farm
'rancis Vaugine and Lee Jenkins,
Who were talking to "Red" and George
-Ockhart. He found he had left his ,
eys in another suit of clothes in ,
sheriff., and went to the telephone
n the porch and requested friend
l Sheriff. to send out the keys by ,
n. Jenkins who was to return with ,
,rs. Jenkins from Pine Bluff in the g
vening. Witness said Mr.. Jenkins !,
got the house keys, but de- :
endant never had again seen his 9TH ).
+ keys. Still very drunk he went in :;
, the barn, craWled in the hay and :
lept until he became cold, when he =
'ent into Martins room, kindled :,
re and sat beside it. He stated that -
n Christmas morning, Mr.. Jenkins
ave to nearly all the "darkes'' a :,
lart of whiskey. Martin asked for =
bottle and was refused, but was :
ven drink. Martin attempted to : !
rted that Martin should have mon
:, accusing the yard boy of knowl- a
lge of feed thefts, and threatening a
send Martin to the penitentiary eff Il
, caught up with him."
The defendant told CT inquiries by
INK MS Sunday morning concerning >,
e condition of the horse attached to -
G buggy sent to Sheriff. for Mr.. and a q
rs. jenkins and why Lee Jenkins ~ ~
as in charge. He said the day was .
ent in conversation and playing =.
lections on the Victrola. About / :, :,
o'clock, he went from his room ~
to the yard and sad Red sitting on ~
e woodpile. He ordered Red to take w
me wood into defendants room and 9;
en- passed on to the COW shed. Re- -
rning he picked UP several pieces -,
wood meeting Red emerging from -
e room. He then noted. he said, -
ere was wood on the porch but at d
ferelt place from where it was usu- :,
y placed. Mr.. Jenkins went to Sher- :,
l on the afternoon, and defendant ~,
d Mrs. jenkins conversed and g;
ayed the v'ctrola. .. -,
He then related that Jenkins had y.
ormed him of Red making inquiries :.
out the gun, and defendant told Mr.. =,
nkins he was sure the gun was in -