The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-12
Past, Present and in Some
Cases the Future Of Prob
able Talesmen are Inquired
Into by 20 Examiners.
NUDGE BORDWELL is
THE LAST RESORT
When Eligibility of Juror Is
Challenged Because of
Prejudice, Court Passes
Upon Qualification.
(National News Association

(National News Association)
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Oct. 12.-
Probably twenty lawyers and detec.
tives for the state will pass upon each
jurors qualifications before they are
finally accepted as eligible in the
trial Of J. B. Mcnamara.
The same care and system will be
observed by the defense. Attorney
Clarence Darrow, LIE Compte Davis
and Joseph Scott will be the first to
pass upon those who are apparently
acceptable. J. J. Mcnamara will be
consulted and the advice OF the defen-
dant may be asked. AS last search
into the character and life OF the jur-
ors a detective agency which operates
under the direction Of John Harring-
ton will be asked to make detailed in.
Quiry. Whenever juror is finally ac-
cepted his life history and the biogra-
ply of many of his relatives will be
known to the state and to the de-
Tense.
Judge Bordwell will be the only
Judge Of the cause for ordinary chal-
lenging. Should the defense consider
that the membership of a certain tai
esman in q commercial organization
sufficient ground for challenge the
court will pass upon this reason.
Should he hold that such was not SUI.
ficient for such dismissal the only way
the defense could eliminate the pros
pective juror would be by exercising
d peremptory challenge.
EIg'l What Law Permits.
4. The law permits bOtA -thcv 6efense
and the prosecution to pass q tales-
enan and TO return to him after con.
siderable tinle has elapsed. BY this
procsdyre the defense may pass sew
aral ytalesmen and then challenge
them perenptorily. The prosecution
may exercise the same right.
The further examination Of tales
amaa Nelson. which was started Tues
>llas by the defense VIII be continued
Fr1y. ltiSsprobable MIR. Nelson will
be exUuaSsed Etrscall.
Attorney LE Compte Davis, examin-
ing jurors, headed straight for this
point in tho examination OF II. T. Mel
son, the first venireman examined.
Are any of your sons in any con-
tracing business?" he asked.
NO." answered Mr. Nelson.
Are any of your sons in any way
connected with organized labor?'
"Not that know Of
do you belong to any labor union
or any branch of organized labor?"
mo"
II presume you are aware of the bit
ter warfare going on between organic
ed labor and capital?"
"Yes."
Are your sympathies with organic.
ed labor or not?"
G. Ray Horton, counsel for the pros
ecution. objected to the question and
Mr.. Davis launched into defense of
his question to the court, declaring
that the case was lone that involved
organized labor"
Mr.. Davis Speaks.
Il have no doubt said Mr.. Davis,
s'that the prosecution will bring in as
q motive the attitude of organized Ia
Dor. The contention will be that or.
ganixed labor caused the explosion to
get even. think 1t would be proper
to ask II a man had any bias or preju-
dice to organized labor"
Mr.. Davis withdrew his question
finally and asked of Mr. Nelson:
"Have you the opinion that labor
unions as they exist are proper. or that
they are jnimical and a menace?"
To this the prosecution objected
''because counsel is asking the opinion
of the witness on evidence that may
arise during the trial.
"He may answer" said Judge Bord.
we'll, and Nelson said he was. not
prejudiced."
Further questions were met by the
assertion from Attorney w. J. Ford of
the prosecution that this is not a un-
lon labor trial."
Times Policy Referred To.
do you take the Los Angeles
Times?" and do you read the weekly
page devoted to animadversions on la
bor!" were other questions put.
Nelson was still being questioned
when court adjourned.