Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-20
Rumor Persists That Testi-
mony Of Sensational Ma
ture Be Introduced.
NINE OF TEN JURORS
ACCEPTED FARMERS
Tenth Is Railroad Section Foreman;
Majority Young Married NTen-Spe=
sial Venire Of 10 Expected to Pro-
vide Two Jurors This Morning.

Ten of the Twelve men who arr eX-
pected to determine whether Tom S.
Bradbury, debonair young Virginian,
assassinated or conspred to assas-
sinate p. G. jenkins, wealthy planter
at his Sheriff. home on the night Of
Dec. 26, 1915, had been chosen at
3:15 p. m. yesterday, when Circuit
Judge w. B. Sorrells ordered re-
to enable Sheriff R. H. Williams and
his deputies to summon ten addi-
tional veniremen. Those chosen to
serve as jurors are:
Alton Kelley. jefferson Springs.
W. A. Bardwsll, Redfield
Will Case, Jefferson Springs.
]. l. walters, jefferson Springs.
G. T. Alternately, Double Wells.
William Moseley. Sulphur Springs.
D. l.. Spahrler, Double Wells
J.. c. McHenry, Humphrey.
S. R. Baster, Faith.
Fred Anderson, Talladega.
With the exception of Mr.. Bard
we'll. who is employed as a railroad
section foreman, all the jurors thus
far accepted are engaged in farming.
Court habitues interpret this as un-
favorable for the accused but the
same authorities find the scale bal
anced by the fact that most are
young men, though the majority are
married
OF the entire of Is summoned last
week, three we're i'll and failed to
appear. Twenty-Five others were
excused bv the court fer various
reasons. Eight jurors were secured
at the forenoon session, but one of
those accepted. A. Moore Of Ladd, be-
came i'll, and was discharged.
Night Sessions.
Realizing that this is time of
year that requires close attention to
the farm, Judge sorrells will en-
deavor to sp ed the trial that the
Jurors and witnesses may return to
their occupations and homes. With
this end in view. night sessions are
to be held, beginning tonight. 81
want to do everything I can to let
s those men return to their occupa-
tons as soon as possible" said Judge
So~rells yesterday.
In announcing the lists OF Wit
nesses, the state called George LOCK-
hart, the negro who served the Jen-
kinses as yardman and house boy,
and whose duty it was to close the
house each night. Lockhart Is the
negro who was supposed to close the
door leading from the kitchen. where
the murderer stood. into the yard on
the opposite side of the house from
that on which the screened rear
porch is located. He was not used
at the first trial. and this caused
speculation because it was reasoned
that. inasmuch as there is question
as to whether the door into the yard
was locked from within, Lockhart. 1t
would seem, is the one person VINO
ought to be able to clear up the point
Fhe state contends this door was
locked. and that the person who
killed Jenkins could not have left the
house without being heard by either
Mrs. jenkins or Bradbury.
State Nav Spring Surprise.
Rumor persists that the state Will
nresent new evidence. and 1t is limited
that this is likely to nroye sur
prise, perhaps, another sensation
Neither prosecution nor DEFENSE Is
disclosing the plans for the legal
battle opened yesterday. Former
State Senator H. X. Toney appeared
az associate counsel for the defense
Yesterday. Mr.. Toney testlfled fol
tho defense at the first trial, Eaavlna
obtained information that led to tn hs
disclosure that Arkansas Red" tine
states star witness at the first trial
was in reality a white man, thougf
he had posed as negro. Martin al,
mitted he is Claude Alexander ana
that Louis Barte is his step-fathel
Rarte testified for the defense at ths
.irst trial Barte and Alexander 1p,'
>pear not to have Gaigh regard for eacf
other.
Parents Of Accused Here.
Mr.. and MIS-. VIM. l.. Bradbury O
Orange, va, parents of the accused