Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-27
LAWYERS HAVE HARD JOB
GETTING NJ NAMARA JURY
Endless Difficulties Attend the
EmpaneIment of Jury in
Dynamiting Case

Los ANGELES. Cal, Oct. A.-Ten
men of the first venire of 125 in the
Mcnamara murder trial answered to
their names when Judge Bordwell open
ed court today. Except for nine others
in the jury box. all the rest had been
excused, either In the rapid-fre pre-
liminary examination made by Judge
Bordwell before the trial opened or in
subsequent battles between opposing
counsel
OF the nine in the box, Robert Balm,
Seaborn H, Manning and Ed. Green
had been Professionally accepted by both
sides subject to peremptory challenge;
George w. Mckee was held there be-
cause Judge Bordwel yesterday refused
to allow challenge for cause offered
against him by the defense, and Ave
others were to be examined. They are
Walter l.. Couard, George E. Anderson,
Emil Rambeaud. Charles E. Binder and
K. J. Mullen.
When court opened, Clerk George Mon
roe called veniremen to fill the three va
cant seats, leaving only seven venire-
men outside the rail.
Ordinarily when a venire is reduced to
ten men a new one is called. In this
Instance this Is unnecessary at present,
because parts of two other veires are
waiting In the other II branches of the
superior court of Los Angeles county,
and these, according to District Attor-
ney Fredericks, may be used in the Nc
Namara case.
MNAMARAS EXPECT VISITOR.
James B. Mcnamara and his brother,
John J. Mcnamara. exected as visitor
today Edward N. Nockels, secretary of
the Chicago Federation of Labor, who
is on the ground. This is Nockels' Sec
ond trip to the Pacific coast since the
McNanaras were brought here. He said
he probably would remain here some
time.
Aside from veniremen already in watt
ing, there are about 800 remaining from
last Januarys drawing. Ordinarily abou:
one in three of these is available for
jury duty, so that approximately 500 still
are available from which jury is to be
selected If possible.
A new method of examining talesmen,
which may shorten the service of those
not permanently retained, was proposed
by Attorney Joseph Scott, of counsel for
the defense, and may be adopted. In
stead Of adhering to the California Gus
tom of having one side fill up the Jury
box before the state begins examina-
ton, Attorney Scott proposed that as
fast as the defense passed" a man,
the state should examine him, so that
If subject to challenge for cause, lie
would not have to wait several days be-
fore being excused.
JURYMEN CONFUSED.
Occasionally the long hours of separ4-
ton from outside interests confuse the
veniremen.
How many days were you in the
box?" one was asked.
He scratched his head.
IT don't just know" he said in a mo-
ment. lit seems like a year. I'll have to
ask the clerk"
Judge Bordwell has shown considera-
ton for those who were running small
businesses and without partners or
others who could not resume their work
in case of absence of six months.
What would happen to your business
If you were Kept away from it for sew
eral months?' he asked one man.
Judge, I'd have to begin all over
again. replied the venireman. He was
excused.
Some of the attorneys in the case say
that beliefs which would prevent a man
from serving on a jury. such as objec-
ton to the death penalty. are more
prevalent among the young veniremen
than the older ones.