The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13
NJ 'NAMARA TRIAL
PROCEEDS SLOWLY
Taleslnen Spend Sleepless
Night Pending EXamina-
ton for Jurymen.
LEGAL FIGHT EXPECTED
Judge Bordwell Clears Field
for Action Prior to Open
ing Court Today.
LEGAL FIGHT EXPECTED

Los ANGELES, Oct l2-Outdoor
sleeping. fairly common habit in south
ern California took the form Of menace
last night in the Mcnamara trial Eleven
talcsmep. locked up last night In the
newly vanished rooms OF the hall OF rec
ords. reported today that sleep was inn
possible for those addicted TO The out
door habit, and one of them. Zimri r.
Hiatt required medical assistance in the
course OF the night.
The men face long confinement i'm the
hearing OF James B. Mcnamara on the
charge OF murder in connection with the
explosion and fire which destroyed the
Los Angeles Times building October l.,
1910
Sheriff William HammeI Immediately
took steps To alter the arrangements. and
tonight the lalcsmcn slept In roomy.
vacant court room with many windows.
across a court from the trial room The
room designed for sleeping quarters was
set aside as an exercise room. the win
dows Of which were kept open. Even this
arrangement is not considered Satisrac-
tory. however, nor is the present scheme
OF providing meals for the talcSmcn nj
restaurants. and further efforts are be
Ing made to improve conditions. II Is
feared thet SIX months OF In carte eating
may prove disastrous to some OF the
prospective jurors, who arc accustomed
10 home cooking, and Sheriff llammcl is
looking for private house where the
jurors may have their meals and perhaps
sleep. Some such preparations seem
necessary even for the eleven talesmen
now locked up, since although ii is agreed
that probably not more than one and
perhaps none OF the trial jurors will he
selected from this number. their cXami-
nation may drag over n week.
4 state holiday-DisCoVery dsy--which
interrupted court proceedings today. was
only n brief lull before sharp legal en-
counters which arc expected al the open
Ing OF court tomorrow. Officially nothing
happened today but District Attorney
John y. F'redericks. in n room high up
I'm the hall OF records rnd overlooking the
iail where the Mcnamara brothers and
Ortie McManigal. n first magnitude wit
ness for the prosecution, are locked up,
and Attorney Clarence s. Darrow. chief
OF counsel for the defense. quartered In
downtown business block, gathered
their assistants about them and drew
plans for the impending clash.
Judge Walter Bordwell. before whom
tho case is on trial. took occasion To visit
his chambers and dispose Of routine mat
tors in order 10 have a clear field when
court opens.
An preparations ccntered on tho intcn-
ton Of the defense To reach into the
minds Of the talcsmen and ascertain II
possible their real feelings toward labor
has ruled favOrably on certain questions
along this line, but the extent TO which
the Interrogation may hc carried and The
method in which il shall be done remain
to he determined.
Il. 7. Nelson. the talesman under OK
animation when court adjourned ycstcr-
day. is scheduled for further cxamnat ton
tomorrow. Questions thus far put by
The defense will be followed by others.
intended to show whether the taesman
is without bias, or may DO challenged for
cause. The precious twenty pcremptory
challenges allowed by law will he used
pitted against ten peremptory challenges
allowed the state.