The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-10
BURNS TRAILEO
DAY And NIGHT
Mcnamara Ttial Opens In
Earnest Tomorrow.
JURORS HARD TO SECURE

All Kinds Of Excuses offered by
Venlremen to Escape service-De-
fense CT John j. Me.Namara VIII
Be That He Has "Doube" and That
He Is Victim Of circumstances.
McMsnlgaI Confession to Be At
tackled as Rubbish.
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. TO- Expert
evidence on the subject of explosives
and introduced to prove that dyna-
mite did not wreck the Los Angeles
Times building, in which many work
ers were killed, will be the substance
OF the defense of the Mcnamara
brothers, whose trial Will open 70.
morrow. This has beer broadly hint
ed by attorneys in charge of the de-
fense, and further e,idence of 1t is
seen in the retention, OF" John Blr-
mingham, Jr, proba\aA the most
noted expert in the woiid on the sub
ject of explosives, as & defense ex-
pert witness.
The defense has also bden conduct.
ing secret dynamite tests to note the
action of the explosive on different
materials pIfccd in all positions, it
is said. eH n
One hundred and twenty-five citi.
zens of this city, from whom 12 may
be called upon to pass on the guilt
or innocence of the McNamaras,
gathered in the new courtroom OF
Judge Walter Bordwell. No one
seemed anxious to serve on the Jury
and excuses of all kinds were of
fered One man had married a
Wife," another's farm needed atte n
tion third was hard of hearing !;
anothers general health would suffer
II confined so long; another would
not make a good Juror.
Defense Fund Useful.
The vast defense fund contributed
by unions over the country has en-
abled the defense attorneys to hire
detectives by the score to trace the
histories of the prospective Jurors
and to keep track of every movement
of officials and witnesses for the
prosecution. Detective William j..
Burns made the arrests of the Nc
Namaras. Since that time he has
been followed. day and night and his
record will be the subject of attack.
While sanguine of the final out
come of the trial, the attorneys for
the McNamaras and the prisoners
themselves expect long, had battle
before they are freed of the charge
of having destroyed the Times build
ing and slain 10 men.
John j. Mcnamara says there is
not the slightest vestige of fear of
the outcome in his mind, and the at,
torneys representing him .,apd his
brother James assert that Wen the
prisoners tomorrow catch the first
free glimpse of tn esky they have
had for monthsI It will be only after
weeks of fierce legal strife which ad
mittedly lies before them.
The prisoners have the laws pre-
sumption in their favor. and they are
pupl tliti9 NbiHucnl ihdl Nut jury yet
to be chosen will vindicate that pre-
sumption by declaring them inno-
cent.
The defense, 1t Is said, will attempt
to prove an alibi for John ]. Nc
Namara. They will contend that he
has a double" and is the victim
thereof They will endeavor to ex-
plain the many identifcations which
have been established by the william
]. Burns National Detective agency
as mistakes.
In the case of John ]. Mcnamara,
it is said, the defense will offer
straightforward denials of his guilt
fighting every effort to introduce in
eliminating evidence.
In this they will attack the con.
fession of ortie McManlgal as rub
bish,' connived by the Burns detec.
tiYes.