Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-23

voted himself to the testimony in
troduced by the defense. The prose-
cutting attorney said it would not be
hard for Pine Bluff boy, member
of good family to secure character
testimony such as was furnished for
Bradbury by the fourteen citizens OF
Orange, Va, but that these people
could testify only to Bradubury's repu-
tation while he was in Orange, and
knowing nothing Of his conduct in this
section. Mr.. Farham discussed the
testimony Of the several witnesses,
taking it up in sequence and sought
to show that everything pointed to
kins. He declared there was nothing
to show the murder was for the pur-
pose of robbery, and that the evidence
showed the crime was committed by
some one inside the Jenkins home. He
accused Bradbury of firing the charge,
and attempting to throw suspicion
upon ali innocent man. He saw the
hand CT God in the circumstance of
Alexander complaining Of the loss Of
the gun before the affair, because
otherwise his story would never have
been believed, and he would probably
have been lynched, said the prosecutor,
who expressed the opinion that this
was the idea Bradbury had in mind.
State Senator Greed Caldwell fol-
lowed Mr.. Parham and devoted much
Of his talk to discussion Of the prose-
cutting attorneys manner and state
ments. He said the state had utterly
failed to connect Bradbury with kill
ing of Jenkins, and declared that the
jurors could not conscientiously bring
in any but a verdict Of acquittal. That
the defendant was not being tried for
INVESTIGATION, but for murder and that
the Orange dispositions should be con-
sidered, were statements of the attor-
ney. Mr.. Caldwell called attention to
the testimony showing that Mr.. Jen-
kins had threatened to send "Red" to
prison if he found he was connected
with the theft of feed, and that Alex
ander's report of the disappearance of
the gun might have been part of the
plan to kill Jenkins and avert suspic-
ion. He declared Bradbury, or no 9TH !
er sane man in his position would have
used the gun after RED" had report
ed that it it had disappeared.
Night Session.
Former City Judge Fred 1sgrig of
Little Rock, who made the first ad-
dress to the jury after the night ses-
sion convened, spoke principally of the !
meaning of the letters and postcards,
and the testimony Of several Of the
witnesses, as showing the relations
charged by the state to have existed
between defendant and Mrs. P. G.
Jenkins. Judge Isgrig spoke for rs
minutes, and read frequently from
Bradbuly's testimony at the first trial,
as we'll as from the letters and post
cards offered in evidence during the
present trial.
Former State Senator H. X. Toney
spoke about an hour, following Judge i
Isgrig. He analysed the testimony of
each of the witnesses, presenting to
the jury the conclusions to be drawn
therefrom, in behalf of the defend
ant, and seeking to show that the
prosecution had not shown by any one
witness that there was cause beyond
a reasonable doubt for the conviction
of the defendant.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Toney's ad-
dress, the jury was ordered to retire
for the night, and court was adjourn
ed until 9 o'clock this morning, when |
former Attorney General Robert L.
Rogers of Little Rock, leading coun-
sci for the defense, will make the clos
ing address to the jury on behalf of
the defense. He will be followed by
former Prosecuting Attorney T. Havis |
Nixon, who will close for the state,
after which the jury will retire to be-
gin its deliberations.
1t is expected the two addresses to
be made this morning will be complet-
ed, and the case given to the jury, be-