Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-12
ON TRIAL.
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litS privilege OF h&NinS the hfothrf8
separated ne ma" '!,et'.' - oe-'i' ~
! plachis Jatne9 l. Me-N''H'f' III I'M
prisoner : h.r'
| At ~ O'Clock h0ta J"n4 ). -d'-\"-
mara ana BIS hfolAet. J'''l.t9 D. eil"'
sd. the courtroom WIN '''-feiee i'''f
row. TIL n CHIEF couaStE both men
were smilins and shook aahds with
many attorneys at tn haf. me prs
oners @ere without aanlt4HS'
The brothers were A'n3sHi'ed when
they left TIE jail ana daIli& the Walk
across TIE street, through to 'he court
ard into tire hal! al rfe9res.
scores Of phaSosHahhers took snap
shots but few either persons 2atheFea
70 see the men. They were accom-
panied BY Jailer George IiailiSAer ana
~ assistant and were followed by seV=
en- deputy sheriffs Court convened al
lel5 o'clock. Dist Atty. fEeae! ichs
and. Clarence s. barrow, greeted one
another and began alIotiHs seats for
assistants along The tables facing
Jadge Bor6wan. Judge BordWeH hrst
received the excuses of several venire
men whom lie had instructed 10 return
today.
Clarence :. Darrow. chief counsel
fer the qcieudants, announced that he
wished 10 sever the ease and inme-
diatalE District Attorney john :.
Fredef4its chose James = MeNa-
mara Tor uial.
The prisoner is - Years old md uh-
married He is charged with causing
the death a 10 OF the II men who
were killed in the explosion and lire
which wrecked the Los Angeles Times
plant. Not only did Mr.. Fredericks
elect to try James rather than his
brother John J., secretary Of the In
ternauonal Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, but lie de-
cided to GO to trial on the indictment
charging the prisoner with The death
Of Charles j. Hagerty, q machinist.
whose body was found close Ia tho
spot at which the explosion is alleged
to have occurred
Counsel for the defence gathered
about the prisoner headed by Attor-
ney Clarence s. barrow OF Chicago.
Associated with him are Joseph Scott,
I.eeoIapta Davis anu Job Harriman.
all of Los Angeles. Mrs. DarroW sat
near her husband.
District ATTORNEY Frederieks hand
led the prosecution. aided b. the as
slstants regularly employed in his Of
fee
The McNamaras we're brought into
court together ard. remained until
lanes r. IeNa.aara VAS selected. for
,ri7t 3yfar Tohu 7 was returned 10
his cell in the count TAIL.
After q few minutes. parlcy Attor-
ne{ Lecempte Davis Tor the defence
faced me waiting xeniremcn and
made Tie first speech of the Trial.
The court suggests that I inform
v9u that when You enter the jury box
you VIII remain taega or be locked up
until tha end Of the trial he said.
III you want 10 see your wives. or.
attend to Your business. you had bet
ter 90 So before this dftcrr 1ou. Re
cess.
twelve veniremen We're placed IN the
Jury boz ont Of the tenire which orig
inally numbered rs, but now contains
less than -.
District Attorney Frcierick3 read
the indictment to the Eenirene 7,
pointing out the prisoners ana eN-
planning the case trlefy 30 mat the
yeniremen might know IN general
what i. was about should they be call
cd upon to become trial Jurors
Lecolapte Davis for the defence ask
ed the usual questions Sol'cesAin
qualifications
Il. L. Nelson farmer % years "ipt " 40
me hrst man qaestlohea.
i presume YOU are aware 81 'i'e ~ =.
ter warfare going on between "'s'n'@'o
labor ana capital! ne WAS aSNea'
Yes.
Are your sympathies win orsaiil@es'
labor on not
Gray Horton counsei Tor tue pIoSs-
cuuoh, OBJECTED ana MI DaNlS ueieil"
ed ms question 10 the court on ~
ground that the case was one tiat II
VOWED organized labor.
nave no DOUBT sald M DIV =
mat the prosecution VIII otlhs IN as 4
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