Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-23
Defense Abruptly Closes
Last Night, Not Using
Bradbury or Mrs. Jenkins.
TENDER LETTERS
PUT IN EVIDENCE
Prosecuting Attorney Reads "Dearest
Sweetheart and Other MissiyeS and
Notes Found in Trunk of the
Accused.

The defense in the c1se of the state
OF Arkansas versus Thomas Shaw
Bradbury, on trial in the circuit court
On charge Of murder, Tor the death
Of P. G. jenkins, wealthy planter, at
the jenkins home at Sheriff. the
evening of December 26, 1915, came to
q rather unexpected and abrupt close
last night, at 9:55 o'clock, when Az
torney Robert l.. Rogers announced
I'VE rest
Judge Soryells Immediately an
ncunced that instructions for the jury
must be prepared before the attorneys
departed from the courthouse, dis
missed the jury until 9 o'clock this
morning, and adjourned court until
that same hour.
1t was a complete surprise to the
big crowd of spectators in thc court
room. 1t had been whispered around
that either Mrs. jenkins o. Bradbury
would be placed on the stand alter
supper, at the session last night In
stead, something like two hours wa,
consumed in argument by the counsel
admissibility of all or a part of the
testimony of Bradbury, NJ. l.. Barte
and other witnesses, given at tho
previous trial, and to be read from
the records Agreement being reached,
the testimony was read to the jury
the defense heard four witnesses, and
the examination of witnesses came to
a close.
Was Day Of Surprises.
1t was virtually a day of surprises
in tAe case. The state, at the after
noon session, introduced numerous
postcards, bearing ende airing terms,
notes, and the Dearest Sweetheart
letter, after which it rested
The defense then had it's innings.
but introduced only few witnesses,
either during the remainder of the
afternoon session or at the night ses-
sion. Nearly all of thsse were wit
nesses to testify to the general repu-
tation of Arkansas Red"
This morning, Judge Sorrells will
charge the jury, after which the
argument will start. No definite an
nouncement could be obtained from
the attorneys as to how the time will
be divided, but it is expected Prose-
cutting Attorney Parham will open TO"
the state, and will be followed by
Attorney r. L. Rogers for the de-
Tense. Attorneys Isgrig, Brockman,
Toney, Trimble, Caldwell and Nixon
will all speak, Nixon closing for the
state Immediately before the jury re-
tires to begin it's deliberations.
Issue Clean Cut.
The issue appears to be clean cut,
Judging from the statements made
when the case was started and by the
testimony and evidence offered.
The state charges intimacy between
Bradbury and Mrs. Jenkins as the
motive for the alleged conspiracy to
accomplish the death of Mr.. jenkins,
this being the basis of the indict-
ment charging Bradbury with the
murder and the other indictment
charging Mrs. jenkins with con-
spiracy to the murder. Most Of the
witnesses of the state were question
ed almost exclusively along this line,
and the introduction of the letters,
notes and postcards was to support
this contention.
The defense insists that the de-
PENDANT did not kill Mr.. jenkins, was
NOT in q conspiracy for such purpose,
knew nothing of the killing until he
heard the shot and Mrs. jenkins
cries. It denies there has been more
than honest friendship between Mrs:
jenkins and Bradbury. and it stressed
the strong probability that Arkansas
Red" white man, who led passed as
IA negro, is really guilty of the MUIR
der. and had the only actual opnof-
tunttv to fire the shot that killed the
planter.
Letters Furnish Sensation.
The init oduction of letters. post
cards and notes yesterday afternoon
furnished the one real thrill or the
day. MRS. Jenkins had identlfled'
when she was on the stand as the
first witness of the trial. three post