The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-11

pc developed during their examina-
tion, as he is the sole referee of ques-
tions of prejudice and other cause.
At the opening of the trial, At
torney Darrow announced that he
would early raise the point whether
membership in the Merchants and
Manufacturers association is cause for
exclusion from the jury. He thought
it certain this would precipitate a
bitter fight.
Huge Crowd Present.
When Judge Bordwell took his seat
on the bench the small room was
packed almost TO suffocation. There
werc dozens of reporters. special wri-
ters, artists and photographers pres
ent, besides the imposing array of
| legal talent for both sides: Represent
ing the defense were: Clarence Dar-
row, chief counsel. assisted by Lecom-
pte Davis, jos. Scott. Job Hartman,
Cyrus McNutt and j. j, Harrington.
For the state were; District Attor-
ney John D. 1ertdericiss, IN cliarge OF
] the prosecution and his assistants. w
j. Ford, G. Ray Horton and Arthur
Neitch.
| Long before the time for the trial
to start, huge crowd assembled in
front of the hall of justice, everyone
hoping for seat or At least a
glimpse of the accused, Few succeed
cd i'm getting inside the court, as there
was but room for only a dozen or
more, after. places had been taken by
the lawyers, newspaper representatives
and court attaches.
When the court convened the ac-
cused James u. Mcnamara, was
led in by Sheriff VIM. Hummel and
gave no indication of nervousness. He
bore the looks of the crowd unflinch-
ingly and clamly took his seat leslde
his attorneys. The palencss of his
face was the only indication that he
had passed the last six months in
lprison.
Hard To Get Jury.
The actual trial Will not start un-
| til a jury is selected, which will take
at least a week, if not more, and
pi obably 300 will be examined before
II men are found who will be accep-
table to both defense and prosecution
! The selection of the jurymen viii be
hotly contested by both sides.
on the night of Oct. l, 1910, an ex-
plosion turned the Los Angeles Times
building into an inferno of twisted
steel and flame. Ink was scattered
for half a block, windows in build
ings across the street were shattered
| by the conclusion. Inside Of min
ute the entire building was seeth-
ing mass of flames. Caught like rats,
the employees fought blindly to get
out Some succeeded, 21 died. Half
a dozen fell one by one through an
open place in the floor and their
bodies were burned to a crisp, Others
plunged blindly through the roaring
flames ana through open windows to
death on the sidewalk below. Others
olung to the window sils, shrleking
for the life nets, until the flames
burned their fingers to the bone and
they went plunging to death, while
hundreds of spectators groaned and
watched the doomed men, They were
powerless to help.
The prosecution will try to prove
that John Mcnamara engineered and
| lhSllButcui anu james MCNAMARA aC-
tually caused the Times disaster. It's
evidence will be driven home by OF.
tic McManigal, who is alleged TO hav,
confessed that he had done hundred,
of dynamite jobs for John Mcnamara
receiving 5000 for each, and that h,
knew of the plans to destroy tn,
Times.
Depend on Gas Theory.
All this evidence the defense viii
combat with testimony TO show tina
there never was q dynamite explos
ion; that leaking gas caused tn
4, wreckage; that the accused men ar
: innocent, the victims of a giganti
/ plot which has for its object tn
branding of organized labor leaders a
, murderers and dymnamiters
J Every effort has been made to fun
lher this idea from the time that tn
Times owned by Harrison Gra
, otis, bitter and vindictive enemy
= organized labor, charged that dyar
2 amita bombs planted by labor ha
destroyed his newspaper plant, unit
the McNamaras We're placed benin
! the bars of the Los Angeles count
! jail Otis made this charge before II