Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-24
Slow Progress Is Made in Get
ting Mcnamara Jury.
NINE OTHERS IN THE BOX
All Others of the Original 125
Drafted Have Been Excused.
MORE THAN 500 AVAILABLE
New Method of Examination Nav
Expedite Court Proceedings.
Against Death Penalty.

! Los ANGELES, Cal, October 24.-Ten
| men of the first venire of 12J in the
Mcnamara murder triel answered TO
| their names when Judge Bordwel OPEN
ed court today Except for nine others
In the jury box, all the rest had been
excused, either in the rapid-ffre prelim-
mary examination made by Judge Bord-
well before the trial opened. or in sub
sequent battles between opposing coun-
sci. OF the nine in the box, Robert Balm.
Seaborn II. Manning and F. D. Green
had been Professionally accepted by both
sides, subject to peremptory examination;
George w. Mckee was held there be-
cause Judge Bordwell yesterday refused
to allow challenge for causes offered
against him by the defense. and five
others were to be examined. They are
Walter L. Couard. George Z. Anderson.
Emil Rambeaud, Charles E. Binder and
f. j. Mullen.
When court opened, Clerk George Mon
roe called veniremen to fill the three va
cant seats, leaving only seven veniremen
outside the rail. Ordinarily, when a
venire is reduced to ten men a new one
is called. In this instance this is unnec-
essary at present, because parts of two
other venires are waiting in the other
eleven branches of the superior court of
Los Angeles county, and these, according
to District Attorney Fredericks, may be
used in the Mcnamara case.
Labor Man a Visitor.
James B. Mcnamara and his brother.
John ]. Mcnamara, expected as a visitor
today Edward n. Nockels. secretary of
the Chicago Federation of Labor. who is
on the ground. This is Nockels second
trip to the Pacific coast since the Nc
Namaras were brought here. He said he
probably would remain here some time:
Aside from veniremen already in wait
ing there are about 800 remaining from
last January's drawing. Ordinarily about
one in three of these is available for jury
duty, so that approximately 800 still are
available from which a jury is to be
selected, if possible A new method of
examining talesmen which may shorten
the service of those not permanently re-
tanned was proposed by Attorney Joseph
Scott of counsel for the defense and may
be adopted.
Instead of adhering to the California
custom Of having one side fill up the jury
box before the state begins examination.
Attorney Scott proposed that as rast as
the defense passed" man the state
should examine him. so that il subject
to challenge for cause he would not have
to wait several days before being ex-
cused.
Veniremen Lose Track Of Time.
Occasionally the long hours OF separa-
ton from outside interests confuse the
veniremen.
How many days we're you in the
boxo'' one was asked
He scratched his head.
II don't lust know he said, in mo-
ment. it seems like a year. III have to
ask the clerk
Judge Bordwell has shown consideration
for those who were running small bust
nesses without partners OF others, VINO
could not resume their business duties
after an absence of six months.
What would happen to your business
if you were kept away from 1t for sew
erai nonths?" 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 man
from serving on jury. such as objection
to the death penalty, are more prevalent
among the young veniremen than the
older ones.