Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-10-19
Judge Uses bis judicial Power
to Secure Jury IPrejudiced
to Defense

that they based their hope Of getting
"the right jury"
We've got them here and wei
hang them" has been the oft repeated
statement Of Burns and his operatives
Now they have changed 1t to: I'VE
will get the right jury and we'lf hang
the McNamaras.''
Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner
played up the most vicious story that
has been printed since the arrest OF
the Mcnamara bows. Coming out
with a first page flare on the opening
day of the trial the yellow sheet re-
peatedly spoke OF the younger Nc
Namara as James Bryce. The
whole intent. seemingly. was to pre-
judice the public against the prisoner
on the day he was to be tried for his
life.
This following the persistent cam
paign of the Times in circulating its
Infamous pamphlet TO every juryman
of the county was a particularly VII
cious procedure.
Clarence Darrow attempted to nulli-
~ some Of tn bad effects OF the Ex-
aminer story by moving to correct the
records and fill in the fun names OF
the Mcnamara brothers as John
Joseph Mcnamara and James Barn
abas Mcnamara but Prosecutor Ford
made a vigorous protest showing that
he will late try to prove Jim Nc
Namara's name is James Bryce. This
the defense will readily disprove
Shelf William Hummll is giving
giving his pesonal attention to the case
but McLaren. the Burns bloodhound
slips around issuing his orders to pro-
secutors and sheriff. Burns still oc-
cupies the leading position in the case
and his operatives are doubling their
efforts to keep the professional con-
rcssor. Ortie McManigaI up to the
mark. McManigal is coddfed. hum
ored and peted by the Burns men.
He goes unshackled on his daily walk
on the street. smokes his good cigar
and enjoys the sunshine
In taking the Mcnamara boys TO
and from the jails the sheriff heavily
manaclcs them.
on the first day of the trial only,
did John J. get a breath of fresh
air and a look at the green lawns and
trees on the court house grounds while
the long hours Jim is in the court
he enjoyed a moment I'm thes unshine.
Now John sits aione in his cell during
room
without the slightest hesitation
Judge Bordwell ruled that he was
proper person to try the case and he
overruled a motion for a change of
venue. This apparently disposes Of
that feature OF teh case that thefil-
Ing Of affidavits may be looked on as
a move on the part of the defense to
establish records.
when the time came for the actual
beginning OF the trial the indictment
against John ]. and James b. McNa-
mara charging them with the murder |
n Charles Haggerty, was read and the |
rial had begun.
Clarence Darrow elected TO try the |
men separately and the District At |
orney disclosed his fafsehood by se-
Getting James Mcnamara for the VIC
i'm. lie had declared John would be
ried first but he did not deceive the |
lefense and all preparations were
made TO defend James II. Mcnamara
rhe defense well know that the case
Igalnst John is OF an extremely flimsy
character and that there was no
hance OF his trial until after the trial
4 James B. is ended. The entire
rameup so far as the Los Angeles
nd is concerned Is against James II.
The steel trusts case against John
. Mcnamara is not considered here
/ this time and II is not even spectu-
ated upon at 10 how much OF the
vidence they have will be admitted