The Detroit times., 1911-11-11
STRANGE FATE HANGS over
M'NAMARA VENIREMEN
Sickness and Death Make Selec-
ton of Jury In Los Angeles
Very Slow.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Nov. liz,
Because Judge Bordwell was COM
PEELED to hear developments In big
civil case involving the ownership OF
harbor lands no session In the Nc
Namara trial was held today. Coun-
sci for both sides spent the day go
ing over the records OF veniremen
still eligible for service. II 10 now
considered certain that the judge Will
finally excuse Alexander Grebhng.
passed for cause by both sides yester-
day, because he insists he cannot con-
vict on circumstantial evidence when
the death penalty 10 involved. This
will leave three permanent and three
tentative jurors in the box. Despite
this Attorney barrow and District At
torney Fredericks unite In declaring
the jury will be completed by the
middle Of next month at the latest.
After Juror Mendenhall had been
accepted and sworn, his mother was
stricken with paralysis. forcing the
court to discharge him. Then Juror
Clark, who was eminently satisfac-
tory to all concerned, notified the
court that his condition was such that
he could not serve. He was suffering
from heart disease and the court final
ly had to discharge him.
| Today word reached here that
Henry Sexton, brother of j. B. Sex
ton, the only one Of the three latest
tentative Jurors who has a possible
tchance of remaining In the box, is
dying of consumption in Arizona.
Other brothers left here today to
bring him home to die. For many
years he was Official reporter in De-
partment !, superior court, here, and
he and J. B. Sexton are deeply at
tached to each other.
Judge Bordwell is deeply concern
ed. He will make arrangements for
Juror Sexton TO visit his brother, but
II Is believed, when the juror knows
the truth, which will be kept from
him until 1t is absolutely necessary
that he be told, he will demand to be
excused. The latest Developments
are directing attention to the peculiar
chain of fatalities that has seemingly
followed this case since the arrests or
1.-THE McNamaras in Indianapolis. De-
ltective Burns men were close on the
track of Kaplin, alleged accomplish
of the McNamaras. when he was re-
ported to have died In Mexico. Now
sickness and death seem to be stalk
ing the veniremen called upon to pass
on the case.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 11.-Mystery
was added today to the disappear
ance last Monday of Frank Eckhoff,
"a, coremaker, when his wife re-
celved special delivery letter from
him, dated at Pittsburgh, Pa
Late Friday, Eckhoff's wife and her
mother appealed to Chief Of Police
Jackson. for information as to the
missing man and were told, they de-
clared today, that Eckhoff was on his
way TO Los Angeles, Cal.
| The police say that Eckhoff, who
was a boyhood companion OF James
and John Mcnamara, was taken away
by operatives of the Burns Detective
agency who made the investigation
that led to the arrest OF the Mo-
Namaras.
Mrs. Eckhoff said a financial ar
rangement had been made whereby
she was to call at police headquarters
every week and get $15 while her hus-
band was away.
| II Is reported that instead OF going
to California, Eckhoff and the detee-
tives are working within a radius or
500 miles of Cincinnati, In the hope
of uncovering nitro-glycerine plants.
/ II is reported that they discovered a
can OF the explosive at Beaver, Pa.
several days ago.