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

not kept company" with Bradbury,
and had received only two letters
from the defendant since she left
Sheriff., she said.
II. K. Calvert and Clarence Langs-
ton testified as to knowledge of Brad
bury's reputation in the Sheriff.
neighborhood, and declared it was
good.
Mrs. J. W. Crawford and Miss Ethel
Spicer told of having opportunity to
observe the attitude of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jenkins toward each other during
periods Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins were in
the Davis hospital. Mrs. Crawford
said: II never saw a more congenial
or devoted couple" Miss Spicer said
Mrs. jenkins seemed loath to let Mr..
jenkins leave when he called"
Neither was cross examined.
Nose Easterly, manager of the
Jenkins store, said the Jenkins, lived
in a room in the store for several
months after Bradbury came to Sher-
rill on Sept 8. 1918; that he never
observed anything wrong. never saw
anything to indicate that Mr.. and Mrs.
jenkins were on other than good,
friendly terms" He said Mr. and
Mrs. jenkins returned from a trip to
Hot Springs OH August II, 1914; tina,
Mrs. jenkins frequently accompanied
her husband to Sheriff. from the
plantation, and while he was at the
gin she would remain in the store. or
in the room at the store. Mrs. Leslie,
sister of Mrs. jenkins. came to visit
the jenkins, in August, 1914. The
witness also told Of Mrs. Jenkins &
Ter sister coming to Sheriff. together,
and described the position of the
room in the store building. Under
INSTRUMENTATION, Mr.. Easterly sail
there was a door from the room to
the norch, and another into the store.
Juror Spikes Intercepted the witness
as to the character and location o.:
the building.
Mrs. Mamie Leslie of Paragould
sister of Mrs. jenkins, said she went
to the Jenkins home on August II,
1914, and remained until Sept. Z. She
accompanied Mrs. jenkins on all trips
to Sheriff. during that period, and
was never separated from her sister,
while on these trips, she testified. She
did not know if Mrs. Jenkins was al
Sherrill on Aug. 16 or 49, CoZey Quat-
tlebaun had testified it was in Au-
gust he observed Bradbury emerging
from the room in the store.
Says She Found Door Open.
Mrs. B. E. Holmes, native of LIN
coin county, who now resides at May
Vile. Okla, and sister-in-law of Dr.
Gregg, appeared as a witness in the
ease for the first time. Mrs. Holmes
said she was a member of the Gregg
party on the night Dr.. Gregg was
hailed to give aid to Mr.. jenkins.
She went into the house with her
sister, arriving on the porch as the
physician and Bradbury were work
ing on the body" she saw them re
move jenkins collar, end carry the
dying man into the bedroom. When
DR.. Gregg asked for "hot water bot
ties 70 keep him from getting cold
witness testified she started toward
the kitchen to get hot water. She
found the swinging door between din
ing room and kitchen fastened from
the dining room side Mrs. Holmes
said she turned the key and started
in, but finding the room in darkness,
she asked for a light. Bradbury
brought light, and they entered the
room. Witness observed gun on the
table, and somebody made an eXcla-
nation. Bradbury picked up the gun,
and ''broke" it, replacing it as soon as
cautioned by DR.. Gregg. Mrs. Holmes
testified that the door from the
kitchen to the yard was ajar "about
II inches" that Bradbury pushed II
farther open and peered into the yar:l.
and then closed and locked it. The
screen door was not fastened, she
Said. Mrs. Holmes said during cross
examination, she is positive "Arkan-
aas Red" was not the one who dis
covered the gun. Replying to ques-
zion by a juror, Mrs. Holmes stated
there was light on the porch when
she arrived. The defense rested its
case with Mrs. Holmes testimony.
Court Charges Jury.
After brief recess, Judge Sorrells
delivered his charge as to law and evil
derce to be considered, and the YER
dict that may be brought in. The
jurors were told they could find the
defendant guilty, as charged, this car
rying the death penalty; or they could
j return verdict of guilty without cap
ital punishment, which would entail
life Imprisonment; or they could adj
Judge the defendant not guilty.
Judge Sorrells announced that each
side would be allowed four and a half
hours for argument, and Prosecuting
Attorney Parham opened for the state,
beginning his address at $40, and
speaking until 4:55.
! Mr.. Parham explained what is meant
by reasonable doubt, declaring it is
not necessary to prove a thing beyond
oil nossihilitv of dOuht and then de-