El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-26
FEDERAL PROBE Of
M NAMARACHARGE5
Last Venireman In Los An
geles Trial Called for
Examination.

INDIANAPOLIS. md. Oct 26-That
agents of the federal department OF
justice have been investigating allega-
lions against John J. Mcnamara Of con-
spiracy to destroy buildings by dyna-
mite became known here today. Ine
general grand jury for this district
viii soon open an Investigation and
subpenas have been issued for Wit
nesses.
Last Venireman Examined.
Los Angeles. Cal, Oct. 26.-The
last venireman Of 10 summoned
for jury service in the Mcnamara nay
der case was under eNaIllnaIlOh wen zen
court adjourned yesterday, ana the
problem of assembling more Venlremen
became immediate.
j. X. EasIey was the last and his ex-
animation probably viii be terminated
tomorrow morning
More than any other cause. objection
on the part of the talesmen TO IlnulnS
a verdict Of guilty on circumstanJlaI
evidence in a murder slowed down pro-
gress fin obtaining a jury
Just how to obtain more Fenlrenen
was O question discussed by opposing
counsel. While the defence declined to
lection might be raised TO taxing
Yeniremeu from other branches or the
superior court The alternative seemed
TO be the SummOning of a new venlres
which might take days This course was
considered unlikely. Wednesday s WOrk
with talesmen summed up as 1ollo"s-
f. j. Mullen, real estate dealer, eX-
CuSed because in the opinion OF the
court doubt existed as to whether he
would be able to give a fair trial
A c. Winter, builder and contractor,
challenged after he said he mad tlNed
opinion as to the guilt or innocence OF
the defendant Challenge pending
A II Dunlap, farmer, believed de-
PENDANT guilty. Challenge allowed.
T. J. Foley, real estate dealer, eN-
cused by agreement.
w L. Coward, truck farmer, prev1-
Ously accepted as to cause Oy the de-
fence challenged by the state after he
said he had q fixed opinion that Nc
Namara was not guilty. Excused
W L Williamson. rancher excused
because Of difficulty in hearing.
John d. Caldwell, car shop assistant
foreman. excused for non belief In cap
ital punishment.
wallace Gregg. real estate dealer.
challenged after he said he believed
the defendant guilty and responsible
for the death. among the p others, Of
A. C. Harvey Elder, Times editor whom
Gregg knew. Excused
Careful Distinctions Frequent.
The courts action in eXcuslng Null
len marked another Of the careful dis
tinctions which are coming to be fire.
quent IN the trial. While in no way re-
fleeing on Mullen's honesty in believ-
ing that he could give a fair trial, judge
BCrdWeu ruled that there was doubt In
the mind Of the court as to whether
Mullen would be able to do this, and
the benefit Of this doubt went to the
defence.
The defence opposed the release Of
talesman Coward, who said, when inter-
rogated by attorney Clarence S. Oar
row, chief counsel for Mcnamara, that
he had fixed belief that the Times
was destroyed by gas explosion, but
was willing to convict the defendant
If the state showed him to be guilty
beyond reasonable doubt, and further,
would be willing to accept a demons
tration by the state that dynamite
caused the explosion.
Judge BordWeu took towards exam
nation and verified his previous state
meut that his opinion was formed after
consulting a friend who knew about
the results Of dynamite explosions.
This way Of getting information is
not excepted by the statutes from
grounds for challenge, as are neWspa-
per reports and common rumor and
Coward wac let 60 The defence took
an exception to the ruling.
Another Times Building Explosion.
An explosion during blasting opera
tiOns at the new Los Angeles Times
building Wednesday blew some rocks
across the street and slightly injured
n. J. Weller, Of Corona, Cal, a rancher.
Windows in a piano store and q type
writer salesrOOm were broken by rocks
The defence announced that It would
make an investigation Of the accident.
The Times building is within a
stones throw Of the Hall OF Records,
where the trial is being held