The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-08
DRAMATIC SCENE IN M'NAMARA TRIAL
 CHALLENGING JURY
But Four Men Certain to Re- main Permanently in the Box
 When Court Convened Today
Next Move by Defense Will be
 For Change of Trial Judge DarrOw Shows Strain of Work
fspecial from United Press )


 Los Angeles, Nov. S-Robert F. Ba1n, retired carpenter, organizer of the first Carpenters Union in this city. and a tacit believer in the theory that an explosion of gas destroyed the Los Aneeles Times; William F. Clark. re- tired undertaken, who has read little about the case, and thought less, be- lieves unions are a good thing for the country but personally believes strikes wrong and violence to win them 1ntoi- erable: Byron Liske, capitalist and stockholder in the Pasadena Milling Company, who has read about the case bs1t does not believe that unions coun- fenance violence, although personally fae does not employ union men; G D. Green. capitalist and rancher, progress sive and original LaFollette man In Los Angeles county, opponent of Dis trict Attorney Fredericks and General otis. but also opposed to unions. as 9,e believes they now are conducted.
 These four men were certain to re- main permanently on the McNamara fury when court reconvened today. A fifth man still in the box after yes terday's exercising of peremptory challenges, was being discussed by the defense's attorneys. Although DarroW personally favored keeping him, AL forneys Scott and Davis, his asso- ciatea. opposed. The man was sam ueI Mendenhall, millionaire farmer. who admitted he knew Fredericks vel but said he had little use for him. A n general proposition, he thought unions iii right but feared they occa- sionaIIv went wrong. AS soon as the Aefense decides what to do in ms case, fhe box will be filled and interrogation wiII be renewed, there being 15 mem bers of the fourth panel still avail AI&
 Probably not in the history of any great criminal case in recent years 6aye conditions been so dramatic as when late yesterday Judge Bordweii ordered exercising Of peremptories to begin and sitting bolt upright in his chair, watched with acute alertness the ac- lions of the lawyers at both tables, en- gagged in earnest conversation. Away James B. McNafmara sat. That he IS only . pawn In the greatest game m fha history of the labor movement In this conntry was shown by the fact that his lawyers, although he was the person most intimately concerned m fine outcome, paid no attention to him h,rt consulted his imprisoned brother r-bout theT actions. His gaze was ,seerninely far away and 1t is doubt ful if hs realized the importance of the outcome to him.
 .,noa Mss0rSsy :n: trisi % oDened. % showed the efe fe~f Of the gtfsip. His face was drawn and haggard and almost ghast- Jv sin its whiteness. Above, on the 6erch. Judge BordweH concentrated hss attention on both groups of attor- neyS. waiting.
 The quiet was finally broken by Dis- frict Attorney Fredericks declaring fhe law was absolute that both sides musf exhaust all challenges against fhe 12 men in the box in turn before any hew names could be called. The defense .objected and was overruled.
 Tredericks challenged Frank Frakes and the defense quickly. eliminated Me Kee; the State excused McNeeley, the retired tailor and union man. and the defense Johnson. There was lengthy pause and then Frederfcks. larrest stack of chips in a poker game. almost shouted We pass" and saf hack in his seat. The frown on Attorney Darrow's face increased and he quickly eliminated Dr. Case and Frampton and stopped.
 There was a pause of 10 minutes for | conference, and finally Darrow walked back and conferred with Mrs. Frank Wolfe, wife of the Socialist leader in this city. It was the ''wo- mans hunch", as she knew the mem bers of the Winters family intimate ly. when Darrow resumed his seat he challenged Winter, who. although he had worked as a strikebreaker in the butchers' strike, was still believed to be secretly in favor of unionism. nv this time it was almost dark and Darrow asked the court to adjourn untfl today 90 that the defense could confer over night. Judge Bordwell so ordered.
 A exclusively stated by the United Press more than a week ago, the de- fenee will next renew its motion for a change of judge.