The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
THE FARMER: OCTOBER IS, 1911
Six Veniremen
 Already Passed
 May Have To Go
Everyone of Them is Liable to be Challenged by State or Defense in McNamara Trial
Special from United Press9

(SpeClal rom UnIted Pr6SS.J
 Los Angeles, Oct 1S-Despite the fact that six veniremen have already been passed by the defense in the Me- Namara case, it was made absolutely certain by today's developments that only one, John w. Roberts, has pos sible chance of remaining through the trial. Probably even he will be chal- lenged by the. state because he boldly told Attorney Darrow that, after ex- periences with a noTf-unfon glass fac tory and after personal investigations in Muncie and other Indiana cities, he was convinced the best man in the trade are within union ranks. He also said that, inasmuch as capital is organized, labor should have exactly the same right.
 The defense, today, impeached Ven- fireman H. Y. Quackenbush, who swore he never had an opinion of the guilt or innocence of McNamara as to how the Times was destroyed. The defense produced witnesses who alleged Quack- enbush openly asserted that unions are ,inimical to the worlds peace, that the McNamaras' are guilty as helf' and ought to be tried and hanged and that if he had his way they would be given short shrift. Attorney Dar- row stated to the court that he could prove these things, and asked that Quackenbush be excused for cause.
 The state will endeavor to remove Robert Baine, A. R. Mcintosh, T. w. Adams and George Mckee, the re- maining veniremen for cause when given an opportunity to examine them. Failing, 1t will challenge them peremp- torily. Adams is a pioneer of the ori- ginal Alaskan gold rush. He reads Socialist newspapers and told Attor- ney Darrow. when asked if he was prejudiced against unions that work, ingmen had a right to organize all over the world or they would be dis criminated against.
 Mcintosh was a former member of the bakers union and now a pro- prietor. He told Darrow that he be- lieved,, from his knowledge of labor conditions that he could hardly expect as a fair juror not to discriminate against the state. Later he amended this by saying he would try to give fair trial The state will try to re- move him for cause.
 Baine is a carpenter and former un- ion man. He is considered a union sympathizer and therefore inimical to the state.
 Mckee is reported to have express ed the opinion that it could not have been dynamite explosion which des- troyed the Times.
 It is already apparent that num- Der of those remaining on the present venire desire to be on the jury because they are men who, at this season of the year, have little to do and they also realize that this probably will prove the most sensational criminal trial of the century. They like to bask in the limelight which ali the participants are certain to secure. The interrogation of veniremen is. therefore, proceeding at snaiIs pace, the veniremen fencing with the attorneys in an effort to keep from admitting that they ever expressed an opinion which would disqualify them.
 Judge Bordwell, realizing the im- portance of securing fair and im- partial trial, is giving both sides the widest latitude ever given in case of this character In framing interro- gations, he permits the attorneys to ask direct questions, thus hurrying to the root of the matter.