The Washington times., 1911-10-20
ATTORNEYS DEMAND
IDENTICAL RULINGS
IN M'NAMARA CASE
Veniremen's Opinions Of
Cause Of Explosion Pre-
cipitates Legal Battle.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Oct .20-With
the issues sauarely framed. the State
demanding the exclusion Of Venireman
T. w. Adams. who says he believes the
Los Angeles Times building was de-
stroyed by a gas explosion. and the de-
fense demanding the same ruling in the
cases Of George w. Mckee and Otto A.
Jessen. who declare 1t must have been
wrecked by dynamite. interest in the
Mcnamara case. Is at fever heat today.
Az soon as court reconvened Assist
ant District Attorney Horton continued
his Interrogation Of Adams, further
developing his belief that gas destroy
ed the Times building. Finally he
challenged him for bias; The Language ,hc age
Tense in framing the challenges against
Mckee and Jessen, the only difference
being that the defense said they were
dence to remove that an opinion that
dynamite was used. while in the Adams
ease. the State used the word gas"
Situation Is Complex.
The situation is one Of the most COM
. plox in the history of California juris-
prudence, because of the contention of
the State that while men who believe
dynamite was used are capable Of serv-
ing, those VINO believe In the gas ex-
: The outcome is awaited with great in
t4Ie9l,
, we'll viii reserve his decision. The case
is already filling WIKI sensations. As an
instance of the care with which the
State has Investigated the opinion Of
District Attorney Horton began the ex-
animation of Adams, he asked immedi-
ately II he was not Socialist, and then
proceeded to try to .s,nS ,iisausalify ,s him
. is a constant reader of a socialistic pa
per, Horton demanded:
isn't 1t the view of the Socialists
that there Is involved in this case more
Of Mcnamara and that You and your
associates believe the entire fabric Of
world unionism Is hinging on the out
Gomez"
Declared Question Proper.
Before an answer could be made Judge
Bordwell declared the question i'm
proper, as absolutely no such issue was
presented in this case. Adams insisted
the only issue he knew Of was whether
McNamara gets a fair trial. He insisted
he could be fair to the State. and to the
defendant.
Horton then demanded If he had not
developed was a Burns detective. on
July 8, 1911, that no one could make
him believe dynamite destroyed the
Times building; that he had placed a
and covered that with mud, and ignited
It, blowing the rock to pieces and leav-
ing a big hole, and that the fact that
absolutely, no hole was found in the
Times cellar while the entire building
was wrecked. proved conclusively that
either gas or gasolene had caused the
ruin. Adams said he was unable to re-
cal such q conversation. although he
said he held substantially the same
, view as far as the gas explosion 10 con-
cerned.
Eleven Men In the Box.
When court opened only eleven mon
were in the box, the State having elimi-
mated Jordon Roberts, the first man 1t
examined, because he had conscientious
scruples against capital punishment.
Three men, George w. Mckee, Otto A.
lesson, and e. ]. Shower. have been
challenged for cause by the defense.
The defense has also laid the prelimi-
naries for the impeachment Of H. Y.
} Quackenbush. 1t is satisfied with the
others. but 1t is known the State Is not
and will try to eliminate most Of them
by showing they are biased in favor OF
the defense, because they believe gas,
. and not dynamite, caused the destruc-
ton of the Times building.