The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-21
.RAACHER ACCEPTED
As M'NAMARA JUROR
First Talesman Passed by
Both Sides State Is
Strengthening Case.
(National News Association)

National News Association)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2l.-That at
least one of the three men passed by
both the state and the defense as
prospective juror in the case of James
b. Mcnamara, will be on the jury that
hears the story of the destruction of
the Los Angeles Times building. is the
belief of Samuel E. Vermilyea. OF
counsel for the state Seaborn H. Man.
ming, a rancher, who was passed for
cause first of all by the state after
the defense had concluded its ques-
tioning is the man.
Manning has been accepted by the
state" said Vermilyea," though he has
made admissions which should put
him in high favor with the defense.
do not think they will use a perempt-
ory challenge on him. He has admitted
reluctance to vote the death penalty.
He has also said he does not consider
circumstantial evidence Of as much
weight as direct evidence. These two
things will make him the sort of man
the defense will weigh carefully before
they use up one of their challenges.
The state has accepted him because
he appeals to US as very fair"
Guessing as to whether the two 9TH
er men passed ny the state and de-
Dot nd
#. D. Green. a fruit grower of Pomo-
ma, will appear on the final panel,
though rife about the hall Of records
Where the trial is held. has led to no
fconclusion. Both state and defense
Questioned Balm with unusual care. 1t
was expected that the state would
|challenge him when 1t developed ear
~ in the examination that he had once
been q member of labor union. but
the detailed examination brought out
mo ground for challenge for cause.
Green's passing by the state was
surprise and those who have attempt
led to forecast the case. were aston
!1shed when District Attorney Freder-
ticks made no effort to have him ex-
,cused through challenge for cause.
Green's examination by the state was
very brief, taking less than Is minutes.
Whether reports that 1t is known each
eide has one very important point on
which 1t has been challenged, Is some
thing that will probably not be known
until twelve men sit in the box pass
ed by both sides and the exercise of
ho l1nr0n hou}ro
Only six men are in the custody of
the deputy sheriffs who guard the
talesmen through today's holiday.
When court completed it's session yes
terday and adjourned over to Monday
to permit Judge Bordwell to study the
record to nable him to hand down his
ruling in the cases Of the two tales
men now challenged and the third, c.
Robinson, on whom he ruled and then
suspended his ruling while he made
further investigation into the law and
the facts, only six men remained in
the Jury box. On Monday the work Of
examining new talesmen who will be
drawn from the waiting venire, will be
resumed by the defense. 1t Is expect
led that at the opening Of the session
Judge Bordwells ruling will be hand
led down.
. The attorneys engaged in the case
will spend the time Intervening be-
tween the sessions in the preparation
Of evidence. The district attorneys
force Is working diligently to over
come the abb which 1t is believed will
Be one of the strong features of the
defense. Since the trial began twelve
men have been taken into the court
room in an effort to identify James B.
MCNAMARA. Part of these witnesses,
at least, 1t is admitted by the state,
will be used to overthrow an alibi, If
1.-THE defense endeavors to establish
lone. The last witness was taken into
the court room late during yesterdays
FSession. The district attorney would
not reveal his name but asserted, as
he has in the cases of the others, that
the result Of the attempted identified.
ltion was entirely satisfactory"
A conference between Rees Lew.
lellyn, Of the Llewellyn Iron works, dy.
namited some time after the Times
building was destroyed and Ortie E.
MECHANICAL. indicted for the dynamit.
ing, was held yesterday IN the county
Jail. For nearly half an hour the men
talked while detectives Malcolm Nc.
Laren listened. Mechanical rehearsed
the alleged facts in his confessed at.
tempt to dynamite the iron works In
the afternoon Mechanical and Llew.
ellyn, accompanied by McLaren. visit.