The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-07
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Pale With Rage
 B0rdWeN Orders > Attorney Seated
Lawyer Davis For Defense in McNamara Case Insists on Talking to Court Over Unfair Me. .hOds
Especial from United Press. )


 Los Angeles, Nov. 7-That sensa- case are imminent was indicated by the attitude of the court and attorneys when the trial was resumed, today.
 The defense is extremely exercised over the wide latitude permitted by Judge Bordwel1 to Deputy District Att torney Horton in trying to eliminate George M. Morton, an aged civil war veteran, whose only offense admitted by the State was that he read the Los Angeles Record and Appeal to Reason, and had deserted the Republican par ty because he believed it a party of capitalists", and "now thought he was Socialist
 Attorney Darrow and his associates are also disappointed because affidav- it's signed by four persons against Juror George w. Mckee, forced on the defense by the ruling of the court that he is eligible for jury duty, fail- ed to cause Judge Bordwell to excuse Mckee for cause.
 The defense had no hope when court convened today of saving peremp- tory challenge against Mckee. Judge Bordwell, in deciding the original chal- lenge against the venireman, ruled that McNee's simple statement that he would disregard his belief that the Times building was 'dynamited and try the accused on the evidence alone and the law laid down by the court, made him an impartial juror
 In the four affidavits the defense's witnesses swore positively that Mckee frequently expressed to them the opin- ion that the McNamaras were guilty and that they should be hanged. When court reconvened today Tales man Morton was still on the stand under Interrogation by Horton. He is a veteran of the civil war, 75 years old, and for 20 years conducted a gen. eral store and was postmaster of a village near Pueblo, Col. He is a fine appearing old man. He says he ens', but, Horton subjected him to a most bitter arraignment The eli max was finally reached when, after he admitted he was a Socialist, the old man, with tears streaming down his cheeks, raised himself in his seat and fairly shouted his answer to the question if he didn't oppose the gov ernment
 'sYou ask me that. me, veteran of the rebellion who fought to save the Union? No, I love the govern ment and strive to uphold it."
 Hcrton kept asking the old man about his political views and finally
 
 against the Times Morton turned to the court and demanded to know if he must answer and Judge Bordwell eventually ruled tEe question out. Late yesterday there was a bitter scene between. Attorney Lecompte Da- wis, for the defense, and the court, over the manner in which Horton was questioning Morton. Horton had de- |fmanded whether Morton didn't actual ly believe the present Trial was a con- flict between capital and labor and whether his sympathies were not on the side of labor.
 The old man said he ecouldn't say'', and Horton demanded direct answer. Davis bitterly protested to the court, finally laundering, 'HThe object of any such line of examination, from its in sulting nature, is obvious. This dis trict attorney is trying to hold this man up to ridicule and impeach him for cause.''
 Judge Bordwell was extremely an- gry and interrupted, demanding: ''Do you thInk this speech competent at this time?'
 sI do.s I think any fair minded man | who will read the record of this ex- animation must agree that the only thing against this old gentleman is l that he is a Socialist
 "This statement is entirely uncal1ed