The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-11-03
IMPARTIAL
JURYMEN
IF OTIS AND HIS GANG HAD
THEIR WAY JURY WOULD
BE CHOSEN THAT WOULD
HANG MCNAMARA HIGHER
THAN HAMAAN.
(By National Socialist Press. J

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 2.-"Harry
Chandler said he hoped I would get on
the jury" inoncently admitted Benja
min W. Clark, wealthy fuel dealer
and close friend of the son-in-law of
Otis, who tried to get him on the jury
in the Mcnamara trial.
Judge Bordwell was enraged at the
declaration of the talesman. The prose
cution was eager to get the man on
the jury as they knew the mans lean
| ing. Clark said he knew Chandler and
had been a close friend for many years
Clark said he had talked with Chand-
Ter as soon after the fire as he could get
to him. He told Chandler to be careful
what he said and published but Chand-
Ter said: 'We know what we are do
ing"
couple of days ago Chandler, who
is the general manager of the Times,
met Clark on the street and they held
a conversation concerning the Mcnamara
trial.
"What did Mr.. Chandler say to your"
asked Davis of the defense.
"He said he hoped I'd qualify for the
jury"
Job Hartman, who had been prompt
ing Davis in the questioning turned
with a broad smile. Judge Bordwell
seemed astounded. He leaned forward
and asked Davis with asperity:
DO you want to challenge this man?"
Then he answered his own question
without waiting for reply: 81 don't
think it is necessary"
There was murmur in the court
room and the bailiff raped sharply.
Judge Bordwel exclaimed:
Mr. Clerk, am astonshed that you
permitted yourself to talk with anyone
about the case while the case is pend
ing and you were a possible juror.
81 don't Think didn't mean to dis
cuss the case,' said the capitalist weak
ly. Bordwell scarcely waited for the
man to answer. He again broke in
sharply.
IL am surprised that you should talk
with Mr.. Chandler or with anyone else
about this case. don't think you ought
to sit. You are excused"
This action was blow to the prose-
cution for Clark had made fairly good
impression and aside from the apparent
eagerness to serve the defense was not
displeased with him.
Another sample of the kind of men
the prosecution seeks to get in the jury
box was that of f. j. Mullen, an cleo
trio supplies contractor and employer of
a large number of men.
Clarence Darrow examined Mullen:
Didn't you say there wasn't chance
in the world the building was blown
down by dynamite?" asked Darrow.
81 might have said it," replied Mullen.
swell, have you an opinion about it
now?"
"Yes, have an opinion about the whole
affair.""
Both as to cause and as to guilt?"
eyes"
"And you believe you are fit to quail
fly as juror, although you believe the de-
|fendant guilty and have believed him
guilty for monthsY"
Eyes, and | belive in capital punish
ment, too"
Despite this Darrow kept in mind the
previous rulings of the court and he
was, even in the face of these broad
and palpably disqualifying statements,
afraid to challenge for cause at that
time
A storm of objections came from the
prosecution and hard fight was put up
to have Mullen put on the jury. He
will bring in new batch and give the
defnse an opportunity to get line on
what effect the Times and other news
papers and publications have had on
|prejudicing the public.
Hartman and Darrow are question
ing jurors as to whether they heard
Robert j. Burdette's infamous sermon
preached over number of empty cof-
fins week after the Times fire. The
sermon has been widely characterized
as more atrocious than the gas explos-
ion which, through the carelessness of
the management of the newspapers, cost
the lives of so many workers.