Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-14
Two Men from Sunflower
County Declare "Arkan-
sas Fed" Is Son of
White Parents.
CASE Will, REACH
THE JURY TODAY
ircuit Judge SOrrelIS Delivers Com
else Charge ut Night Session Be-
fore Packed Courtroom. and Par
ham Opens for the State.

r. S. Bradbury, on trial charged
with the murder of p G. Jenkins on
the night OF Dec. 26, 1915, at the
planters home near Sheriff., declared
on the witness stand yesterday after
noon that he found open the door
leading from the kitchen into the yard
and that he closed and locked if be-
fore departing for Sheriff. for aid He
could not recall having mentioned the
circumstances to anyone. If this is
true, then Bradbury himself unwit-
tingly aided in forging the links of
chain of circumstantial evidence on
which the state is relying to convict
him of the assassination of the
wealthy planter The state is basing
its case on the allegation that this
door was closed and locked from
within, and that the shot was fired
from some one inside the house;
some one standing in the kitchen,
and on series of other incidents.
The testimony adduced at the trial
Yesterday was of such nature that the
huge, crowd of spectators never once
ceased listening intently, and hung
upon every question and answer. The
state closed in the forenoon, and the
defense had it's inning, defendant resi-
ing at $50 o'clock. At night ses-
sion, Judge w. B. Sorrells delivered
his charge and the opening argyll
ment was made.
One of the surprises of the day was
sprung by the defense when Louis
Bartee of Moorehead, Sunflower1
MIA thn
stand. He declared he is the step
father of Arkansas Red" known here
as Will Martin; that Martins real
name is Claud Alexander, and that he
is white man. Bartee gave his step
son anything but a good reputation.
Other thrills were furnished by the
of letters, and by the !
testimony of Mrs. E. c. Pyatt who |
admitted writing to Bradbury. She /
said she considered him almost as
one of her family.
Morning Session.
Postmaster John D. Wilbourne was
he ,finst witness. He testified to
having seen the original application
or postoff ce box No. 1879, at the local
)ostcIffice, and to having turned the
application over to Prosecuting At
orney T. G. Parham while the grand
ury was investigating into the Jen-
inns killing. The application was
'gned by Thomas S. Shaw. He was
lot certain that applicant stated he
vas travelling salesman.
Prosecuting Attorney Parham took
he stand to swear that he had re-
eived this original application from
'pstmaster WiNbourne, and that it
ad been seen by the grand jurors.
Ir. Parham testified that the original
DUPLICATION has been mislaid or lost,
nd he does not know now where it
F. L. Miner testified that he was a
nember of the grand jury, that he
aw this original appl' cation and at
he time compared it with a letter
lGeady mentioned in the testimony,
eciding that the handwriting was the
ame.s The letter was then offered in
violence. All through the exam ma
ON of Postmaster Wilbourne and Mr.
timer, and again when the letter was
ffered, the defense filed objections,
hitch were overl uled and to which
ulings OF the court exceptions were
led.
The letter was admitted and was
Fad to the jury. 1t was found inl
radbury's trunk, and had not been
JAILED. 1T was addressed to "Mrs. (:
ellie Shaw, postoff'ce box No. 1888.
inc Bluff" and in tone was such a I
liter as a man would write to his
weethea~t. In the letter, which was
gned Thomas" the writer assured
lie address of his undying love. and s
,ated he would have married her l
she had met his first" He I
ated also he had been offered n 2
osition if he MARI ed, and expressed