New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
First OF the Two Brothers In
diCted for Murder to Face
Los Angeles Jury.
ATTITUDE TOWARD LABOR
Venireman Closely Questioned to
Ascertain if He Has Any
Prejudice Against
Unions.

to-day before Judge Walter boTu"eH' III
the Superior Court, amid circumstances
as austere and simple as proverolal
Western justice.
District Attorney John D. Fredericks'
for the prosecution, elected TO try MN
for the murder Of Charles J. Haggerty'
machinist. who. with twenty other men,
met death in an explosion and hre "hlch
wrecked The Los Angeles Times puIlo-
ing October !, 1910.
This case was picked from indictments
for murder found against the prisoner
his brother John J. Mcnamara, secre-
tarv Of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
William Caplan and VI. A. Schmidt boin
m large. and four unidentified persons
specified as John Doe, Jane Doe. Richard
Doe and John Stiles. Haggerty's body
was that nearest the spot where the eA-
pIosion occurred.
Defence. Explosion Caused by Gas.
The prosecution contends that this ex-
plcsion was caused by dynamite. the de-
fence that il was caused 10y gas. The
new Hall of Records in which the trial is
being heid is Only Stoii7
the scene of the explosion.
This was the setting of the legal stage
To-Day Pol' '' ''','','' -. : ,.l,i-
headed by Clarence .. Daiio"' ~
cago. in questions to the jury and arsu-
ments 10 Judge BoFdWell' s',+'.1 W. -.
pet mighty Contest -. -,
labor ana us "pp'i'ei''''
opposition from 'lle p'"s'' '.''''''' -....-
Attorney Lecompte D"''S' eA''i''.''''7
jurors heade' S'I"'- ''' -o' ''''. - -.
Are YOU aware tna' 'i'e's j. " - ~
warfare between 'ap'l'I anu '''o. ~
. asked H' L. ->7's''.' '''7 '''-
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.,.5 ,hat most men have taken
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W"
"tI,ra vou the opinfon that labor
...,,a,- ,s +b.,. evfsr are rroper. or that
,bo,. ore irir,icsI and a menace"
r. ,bis the prosecution objected, be-
..,,.o ",o,,,sel ts asking the opinion of
''"'' -. -. ..,;....
the witness on ''l'''''7 '''''
during the trial
.tIo v,a,. answer" said Judge BOrd-
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N'''' an" -'''7''''
diced.
Further questions were met by the as
carlton, from " 7 Ford. of counsel for
.,,,t.., .bat "tbis fs NOT
illN tl'''''4.'.'-'
union labor tTlaL
no Won take The Los Angeles
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ll'''S T.,
page devoted l' amman 'e'si'''' VII 80
bor?' were other questions put.
Nelson was still being questioned
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"ie'' '''ui '''''1'
Brothers Handcuffed Together
.....,, ,.,,,-. ,r.,ad to-day
ll WAS "'' ''',''
that the defence coula MAKE lo'H''l "e-
mand for separate trials for James 3.
Mcnamara and his brother John j.
Hence the brothers handcuited together
We're taken 70 court All Los Ai'se'eS
knew about this. but "heh seven deputy
sheriffs, besides the Jailer ana All ASSIST
ant left the jail win me prisoners, ne. ,ney
iouIu 81, ..,l,s,r,,.l,ers and a feus stray
snectators
In the courtroom, where only mod
SIaIe low .,,,,,., ol y, t5e csse was nor
bsarG ten feet from the bar
case 6939-James B. Mcnamara"
said some one casualI>' ailer Dls'rlct
Attoth,s n5 rng",, ,to ,ri.i vas an ''''
Iohn J. McNamara was allowed 70 re-
main during the brief morning session.
but IN th@ al l'sel,Gou sgaiUst the he rail o'ns bSr-
,. o',',s ,ba aftornoop the tables of counsel.
which had been arranged in one long