Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11

Seven men had been chosen to sit as jurors in the case of T. S. Brad bury, indicted on a charge of murder, growing out of the death of P. c, .Jen- kins, when court recessed yesterday afternoon until this morning at 9 o'clock The seven were ordered seg- regated, and they slept at the Jeffer- son hotel last night, with Deputy Sheriff Henry Williams in charge.
 The selection of jury was begun yesterday, after Circuit Judge w. SelreiIs had successively overruled the motion for change of venue on which a hearing was held Thursday, and Q motion 10 quash the indictment on the ground that Bradbury was in duced and persuaded to give testi- mony before the grand jury, and a petition for the return of private let ters, papers, postcards and photo- graphs taken from Bradburys trunk and from box at the Pine Bluff postoffico.
 In everything the petition for the return of the letters and other papers, Judge Sorrells stated the court would not inquire into the methods employ ed by the officials in securing evidence in the case. The petition charged that in obtaining the trunk from the depot at Sherrill, breaking it open and re- moving papers therefrom, and in talk ing possession of the key to the post office box and removing letters and papers therefrom, there had been vio- lated rights guaranteed the defend- ant by the constitution of the United States, and the constitution and laws of Arkansas, in that these acts had been committed without search war rant or other authority of court.
 Fifty Witnesses.
 About 30 persons have been sum- moned to give testimony, among them being Mrs. P. G. Jenkins, Dr. E. C. Pyatt, Dr. J. s. Gregg. George Lock- hart, Lilie Norman, Johnson Will Hams, Frank Mays, Mrs. Frank Mays, C. c. Lewis, Tom Poole, Laurence Crutcher. l.. H. Hoover, Ernest Wash ington, George Hines, Thatcher Will son. Postmaster John Wilbourne, As sistant Postmaster c. D. Duvall, Zach Stone, Mrs. Zack Stone, Larry Glenn ents, R. H. Denny, F. l.. Milner. w. l. Payne. E. L. Smith, c. Quattlebaum, and Will Martin, alias Arkansas Red" the Jenkins yardboy. who has been in custody since the night Of the tragedy. Sheriff R. H. Williams ana Deputy Sheriff J. L. McBumett Will also give testimony for the state.
 Accused Mans Sisters in Court.
 Mrs. Roy w. Carter and Miss Fan- nie Bradbury, two sisters Of the oc- cused, arrived Sunday evening from their home at Orange. Va, to be with their brother during the trial They were accompanied by Mir. Carter, at torney of Orange, Va, and Ale%anoel T. Browning, district attorney o1 Oronge county, Va, whose wife IS a sister of Bradbury.
 It was stated that Judge George 5. Shackleford, for many years JuCge ol his district in Virginia, and George l.. Browning, representative ill the Virginia legislature of Orange eoun- ty, both old friends of the Bradbury family, would arrive this morning to be present at the trial.
 Bradburys aged mother, who also resides at Orange, has not been told of the charge against her son, accord ing to a member of the party. She has suffered from heart trouble for several years, it was stated, and the f>aily physician has declared that if ysiN were informed of the accusation against Bradbury, the shock might prove fatal. Rradbury's father had expected to attend the trial, but was prevented from doing so by the ser ious condition of his wife, it is said.
 Mrs. Bradbury is grandniece Of r, inn age back to revolutionary times.
 After everything the motion for a