The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-19
DECISION IS
 IMPORTANT
'oUALIFlEp JURORS TO BE FREE FROM OPINION AS TO WHAT
 CAUSED EXPLOSION.
Whether Dynamite or Gas Wrecked the Times Building Is Now the Issue In the Los Angeles
 Court Proceedings

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. IS Three ltalesmen we're examined and one was excused in the mur1er trial of James B. McNamara today.
 What Is considered one of tho biz Issues of the trial. whether man who believes firmly that the Los An geles Times building was destroyed by dynamite, is thereby disqualified from serving on the jury. rested to- might In the hands of Judge Walter Bordwell, who presides over the trial It was instituted to show whether J. B. McNamara caused the death of c. l. Haggerty, machinlst. whc lost his life in the Times explosion and fire.
 Opposing counsel see no hope of SC curing d jury until this point is de Icided
 Attorney Clarence s Darrow and lother counsel for the defense, holi- ling that the Times explosion was caused by gas, and that McNamara could not have brought 1t about for this reason. argued today in court that fixed belief in the dynamite theory preind!ced the rights Of their leiient and that tha talesman who ift''l 1t would not be fair Juror.
 District Attorney John D. Frcd- ericks, For the state. compared the lsituation to the case of burned lbarn which is on record.
 "A man believing that the barn b@as burned, yet having no opinion las to whether the defendant burned Ilt, was allowed to serve as a juror'. he said. Similarity taIesman may believe that the Times building was destroyed by dynamite and stiII have mo opinion In mind regarding the tis- ifsHdaHt in the case. as tiiese z,srIa. say they have.v
 l Is this your Idea of fair juror g'' asked Attorney Darrow Of Frederickz lafter Otto A. lesson, had testified that lie believed the Times was dyn- amiteJ by members o1 officers of trades unions and that The thought he had prejudice against unions, but had no prejudice toward McNam- lara himselfp
 Tt certainly is". replied Freder icks.
 Well, I like your idea of fairness" said Mir. Darrow.
 Juige Bordwell lntervened and or- dered the examination to proceed.
 Charlie D. Cafferee, the man sx- trused. was challenged for cause, be- cause his name was not on the Los Angeles county assessment roll.
 George w. Mckee, the other man excused, hal the dynamite explosion theiry, but expressed no animus to- ward union labor. Talesman Edward r Decker. Landscape gardner. said he had nc prejudice against the prisoner when qrcstioned by MT. Darrow
 You coulli give fair verdictg" asked Barrow.
 Yes"
 You wouldn't be afraid of any dis flavor Of the public2y
 No"
 You wouldn't be afraid of any dis flavor of the publicg"
 No"
 "Or loss of busness?" "No.n T
 Decker was passed for the tima. Edward c. Robinson. the talesman under examination when court ai- lIourned tonight. said he was preju- Idiced against the way labor unions. 55iidiIStsd il tiiis,I iT:7s s,ss1ss 5i5., Iof strikes. He said he did not know whether he could call strikes legal Tor Illegal. but his was prejudice deep Irooted.
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