The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-19
N 'NAMARA CASE
DRAGS ALONG IN
TEDIOUS, " AY
SELECTION OF JURORS DEvoLVEs
INTO A BATTLE BETWEEN
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
Defense Demands to Know Each
TaIesman's Attitude on Subject of
Organized Labor-Prosecution is
Equally Critical.

Los Angeles, Oct. 1S.-The defense
in the Mcnamara murder trial began
today's work by challenging for
cause George w. Mckee, a contractor,
who said he had fixed opinion that
the Los Angeles Times was blown up
by dynamite.
The challenge against Mckee is in
line with the avowed policy to show
that The Times building was blown
up by gas, and that James B. Nc
Namara, on trial for the murder of
Charles Hagerty, who was killed in
The Times disaster, could not have
been responsible for the explosion or
Hagerty's death.
The state holds that an opinion as
to the cause of the explosion need
not necessarily prejudice juror to
fair trial.
Darrow Questions Juror.
Attorney Darrow began to examine
Mckee Immediately after court con-
vened.
"You said yesterday you had an
4 aster was caused by explosives placed
there or by gas. Is that pretty
strong?" asked Attorney Darrow.
Eyes, sir" replied Mckee.
'fDo you think that would prejudice
you against the defendant?"
'No.''
against our side of it?"
mo"
"How did you get that-from read
ing?"
eyes"
"Do you think you could listen ia
vorably to evidence that the building
was blown up by gas?"
Attitude of Jurors.
mo"
"It would take much evidence to
change your opinion?"
eyes"
"Would it take great deal of it?"
EYES," said Mckee emphatically.
"You have had that opinion for sew
eral ,months?"
"Yes."
"You could not be fair and impartial
on that subiect?"
Il don't think so.''
Here Attorney Darrow challenged
Mckee for cause, but the prosecution
resisted, and cross examination was
begun.
Attorney Hopkins, for the state,
drew from Mckee the admission that
if sworn as a juror, he "would act
fairly and impartially," confining him
self to the guilt or innocence of the
defendant and not the cause of the
explosion.
Opposing counsel argued the point,
Mr. Darrow declaring that by not re-
sisting a challenge yesterday of an
other talesman for the same kind of
bias the state had conceded that such
talesmen should be disqualified
District Attorney Fredricks refused
to admit that any such concessions
had been made, and that the ques-
ton of cause was a collateral issue
as far as the prosecution was con-
eerned.
Judge Bordwell ended the brief ar
gument by saying he would pass on
McKee's eligibility later.
Talesman Otto Jensen, a farmer
said he had a strong prejudice against
labor unions.
Attorneys in Clash.
Attorney Darrow also challenged
Talesman Jensen for cause and had a
clash with Attorney Horton over it.
'Is this man your idea of fair
juror" cried Darrow.
Horizons reply was stopped by th'
Judge. Gentlemen, we can't go ahead
this way" he said. 1Tl
Horton then took up Jensen's exam
nation Jensen had read Detective
Burns stories in magazines.
Jensen admitted that his prejudice
against unions was not against mem,
bers, but the leaders, but that he be,
1ieved the building was blown up by
dynamite through trades unions.
Mr.. Darrow here challenged Jen-
sen for cause. and 1t was again re-
sisted by Attorney Horton for the
state. 1 ~ ~
{ Attorney Darrow for the defense,
again took up the examination and
Jensen reiterated that his opinion was
that labor unions caused the building