Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-21

Eleven months confinement in
prison under a charge Of murder, the
strain of two trials, the knowledge
that he was named as correspondent
in suit for divorce, and the fact that
he was soon to face a jury a third
time, has seemingly left no trace on
Thomas S. Bradbury, debonair young
Virginian, placed on trial for the third
time yesterday on an Indictment
charging him with the murder Of his
friend, benefactor and former en-
ployer, Phil G.. Jenkins.
Cheerful and confident, Bradbury
walked into the courtroom yesterday
morning with deputy sheriff. And
all the while attorneys and court
studied the qualifications of men to sit
in Judgment he showed no sign Of
nervousness. Exactly as he went thru
the two other trials, he promises to
go thru this: Fortified with either a
hardened conscience or the knoWl-
edge of complete innocence.
There isn't any doubt that Brad
bury's demeanor thruout has won for
him the conviction on the part of
many that he is not guilty, for it IS
common to hear the question; indi-
eating the questioner believes the
young man a victim Of circum
stances:
could guilty man maintain that
attitude of confidence in ultimate eX-
oneration?"
Bradburys gray-haired parents.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Bradbury, his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex. T. Browning; his brother
in-law, Roy Carter, and the letters
father, Thomas w. Carter, all Of
Orange, Va, are here to attend the
trial. Mr.. Browning. who is prose-
cutting attorney of Orange county.
Va, was Yesterday enrolled as mem
Der of the Jefferson county bar that /
he might appear with counsel In the
defense of Bradbury.
"ArkansGs Red" in Court.
Luis Alexander, alias Arkansas
Red" the white man who posed as g
negro, and whose identity was dis
closed at the first trial, responded
when the names of witnesses were
called yesterday. Alexander has been
working on farm near Sheriff. since
he was released after the second trial.
He. had been held in default OF bond
as a material witness. Alexander did |
not testify at the second trial; neither
did Bradbury. Their testimony at the
first trial was used. George Lock /!
hart, the negro houseman at the Jen-
kins establishment, also appeared |
Lockhart gave testimony at the Sec
ond trial, but was not used the first
time the case was heard.
The jury was not completed until
late yesterday afternoon, more than
125 veniremen being examined before
the twelve who are expected to con-
denim or clear the accused were Sc
cured. The three first named were
obtained yesterday morning from the
regular panel. Then special venire
of As, and part Of another of 100 were
examined before the box was filled.
The defense exercised IA challenges,
the state five. Nearly 100 were ex-
cused for cause. Most of the jurors
are married.
JDtil they retire to deliberate, the
juiNSs will be quartered at the Jeffer- J.
son hotel. in charge of Deputies L.
P. Stewart and E. B. Reynolds. Judge
W.. B. Sorrells. gave instructions that
they should be made as comfortable
as possible, and these instructions
are being carried out by Sheriff R. H.
Williams, who personally arranged
for the quarters, seeing that baths
are convenient, and every possible |
attention is to be given the jurors.
State Claims New Evidence.
When the jury had been completed,
a recess was taken until this morn {
ing at 9 o'clock, when the opening :