El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-07
ALL TALEsNEN
MAY Be EXCUSED
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Kee, Geo W. Morton, Robert Balm, T.
D. Green. A c. Winter Walter n
FramptOn. George w Johnson, sam
Aendenhall. Frank Frakes, Byron l4lsik,
NJ T. IcNelly and william T. C-aIh-
None May Remain.
Little certainty was felt that any OF
these men would be in the final jury
to try James B. AIcNamara for the muir
der Of Charles j. Haggerty, a victim or
the Los Angeles Times explosion
1t was the Intention of the defence
% Try to reopen the case OF " inter
Tuesday with a view TO lodging
challenge against him for actual bias,
one challenge on this ground already
having been refused. After court closed
the defence In the presence Of assistant
district attorney g. Ray Horton, MADE
opening Of Mckee's case on the ground
that IL had received light thereon since
his previous examination.
Tuiesman Morton Is Old.
Ialesmau Morton is IS years old n
der examination by attorney Horton ne
said he was a civil war veteran. uIe-
but that a & present he might be called
Socialist" He subscribed for the "Ap-
peal to Reason q Socialist paper.
InterrogatiOls by attorney Horton
drew him at once to the edge Of his
chair in angry eXpOstul2uon. elected
several appeals to the court got atIOr-
ney LecOmpte Davis into difficulties
with the judge. and from time to time
threatened the excellent discipline
maintained BY Bailiffs in the court
room.
Morton made a number Of statements
which attracted attention, including
one assertion that capital is educating
labor to rebellion" Asked what capital
and labor had to do with the case. he
said u know it's here"
Talks OF Labor and Capital.
well.
The fight between capital and la
Dor" said Morton. II think unions on
the one side and capital on the other
are causing this great connection"
What great connection
Morton said later that he referred
to the contention of capital and labor
outside the courtroom.
Il say let the law take its course"
he explained
Il take it you're not in sympathy
with the present form Of government
hazarded attorney Morton.
Morton slid to the frOnt Of the Wit
ness chair and glared at the prOsecu-
tor
why shouldn't I be in sympathy
with ttE he cried. Didn't I help sus-
tain It? Didn't I help to fight for It
IN the war;"
But are you in sympathy with it?'
Horton asked
Certainly am replied the tales
man.
Have you any feeling against the
Los Angeles Times2' asked Horton
The talesman turned to the court
Judge, is &c right for me to answer
that?' he asked.
Objection by the defence. to a ques-
ton as 70 whether he had any feeling
against Cen Harrison Gray Otis pro-
pr1etor OF the Times, was sustained.
You do believe lIcNamara innocent
don't your finally asked Horton.
II don t-knCW-anything about it,
rOared Morton
1T doesn't annoy you to be asked
that question, does tt2' suavely queried
Horton.
1T does not snapped the talesmau;
III you want to drag this into politics,
go ahead q"
Morton repeatedly insisted to the
court that his own political views were
being. dragged into the case.
If were a good Republican. he
wouldn't say word to me about it,"
he objected once. when asked concern
ing his reading OF the Appeal TO Rea-
son and Of articles by Eugene Y. Debs.
Throughout a long examination. Mr..
Morton maintained THAI he was OF open
mind
Attorney Davis. at one point began
20 argue on an objection already over
ruled By the court. and was asked to
sit down.
Orders Books Seized.
Indianapolis. Ind Nov. When
Judge A. 3. Anderson Of the United
States district court was advised today
that the federal grand jury had been
denied access TO certain books OF the
International Association Of Bridge ana
Structural IrOuWOrkers, he ordered the
United States marshal to go to a trust
company where the books were deuos-