The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
Eleven Men Passed for the Nc
Namara Jury.
Now Wrangling Over Accept
ance Of Twelfth.
TWO ARE TAKEN SICK.
Reported That Their Illness Is
Only Slight.
Tedious Task Is Nearing COM
pietien at Last.
TWO ARE TAKEN SICK.

Los Angeles, Nov. 3.@The trial
dangled for hours today on the edge
of a jury completed as to cause. With
eleven men in the box opposing coun-
sci rangled over H. v. Blenkiron, a
real estate dealer who might make
the twelfth man until Judge Walter
Bordwell, reused from his usual be-
nightly, ordered them repeatedly to be
quiet.
Pasadena, was accepted as to cause
by both sides making the eleventh
man so accepted. Only one talesnan
was left outside the box in the third
venire drawn to try James B. McNa-
mara, for the murder of Charles j.
Haggerty, victim of the Los Angeles
Times explosion.
In the fourth panel summoned to
appear tomorrow is the name or Aar-
ry Chandler. son-in-law OF n =: Gus:
publisher of the Times and himself
vice president of the Times Mirror
company.
II. v. BIenkiron was examined as
soon as Lisk had passed. Only one
yenfreman w. H. Andrews, remain
ed outside the box, and it was expect
ed that if neither Andrews nor Blenk-
iron was accepted court proceedings
might be suspended until more tales-
men could be secured. Blenkiron was
accepted by the defense after less than
five minutes examination by Attorney
Clarence S. barrow, chief counsel for
the defense.
Roth sides came into court prepared
to exercise peremptory challenges
against jurors accepted as to cause
whom they believe would not make
fair jurors.
It was expected that not more than
three or four jurors at the outside
would be left at the conclusion of this
process.
Two talesmen, George w. Mckee
and F. D. Green, were i'll and received
medical treatment last night, but were
reported recovered today.
BIenkiron said he never had been
especially interested in unions. He de-
clared he neither had an opinion as TO
the cause of the explosion nor as to
the guilt or innocence of the defend-
ant Blenkiron was passed for cause
by Attorney Darrow of the detense.
care you sure you are on the as
sessment roll?" asked Gray Horton.
ST am not"
''Did you not make an affidavit stat
ing that you had no property"
Yes
Attorneys i'm Row.
Mr.. Horton produced a folio OF
tNpewritten manuscript, being record
of g. recent civil case in which Blenk-
iron figured. He identified his sigma
ture on the affidavit attached. It de-
yeIoped that B1enkiron's name was on
the last assessment roll as required by
statute for service as a juror, but q
question arose as to whether he owned
any property at the time.
Attorney Horton became involved IN
a tangled talk on this point Rapid
fire of objections urging irrelevancy
came from the defense The court be-
came irritated with the tangle and
once when Attorney Horton launched
into an argument Judge Bordweli
broke in with a stern, wait a mo-
ment."
three times, raising his voice each
time until he halted the speaker.
The defense charged that the state
was trying to incriminate Blenkiron
with the assessors Office and District
Attorney Fredericks denied that the
state had any such Interior motives.
Finally with the question Attorney
Horton turned his Interrogation to
Blenkiron's belief in circumstantial
evidence in capital cases.
Blenkiron declared that while he
had opposed circumstantial evidence
he had recently changed his mind.
did your frequent visits to the Of
flee of job Hartman have anything to
do with your changing your opinion? 20
asked Attorney Horton.
II never discussed it with him.
Court recessed at noon with Blenk-
iron still under examination.