Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-21
MANY OPINIONS STRONG
COURT AND ATTORNEYS TANGLE
OVER ANSWERS GIVEN BY
A PROSPECTIVE. A.
SOCIALISTS NOT Wanted
Labor Union Ideas and Facts Prov
ing n Conlcntlous Question in
Selection of Men.

Los ANGELES, Calf, oct. 90
ont Of eleven talesmen who sat in the
jury box at the Mcnamara murder
trial at the opening Of court today.
only six were left when court ad-
Journed until Monday OF these six,
however 1t Is considered more than
possible that two, or perhaps three.
viii find themselves on the jury as 1t
rs sworn in
Those locked up tonight after hav-
ing been passed for cause were:
Zaborn Manning, landscape gard.
ner,
Robert II. Balm, carpenter.
Nearly All Have Beliefs.
A. r.. Mcintosh, challenged by the
state, because Of his opposition of in
flicting the death penalty on circum-
stantial evidence, viii be questioned
by the court before he Is held or ex-
cused
George w. Mckee who says he Is
firmly convinced that the Los Angeles
Times was blown up by dynamite,
was under Interrogation by the court
at the close of today's session. He is
not wanted by counsel for the de-
fense, who assert that Jaes b. Nc
Namara, their client, could not have
dynamitcd the building and caused
the death Of Charles ]. Haggerty, for
which he is being tried because the
building was blown up by gas. They
therefore challenged Mckee and are
awaiting a ruling from Judge Bord-
Well.
Mckee says he has no opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of the de-
PENDANTS.
Many Get Excused.
c. A. Robinson, after being chal-
legned because of his opposition Of
was held by the court, the challenge
being disallowed for the times
Adams, Drekcr and Quackenbush
were all excused.
This Is the closest the state could
come under the California statute.
but each man said he wouldn't inflint
the death penalty upon circumstan-
tial evidence and Judge Bordweil's
efforts to learn II this was their real
state of mind, seemed to reveal that
1t was.
one Is Persistent.
would you obstinately persist in
dence to show that it was unfound-
2" tho court asked Otto Jessen, and
lessen said ne would.
You're excused" said Judge Bord-
we'll.
The case of Adams created lively
interest because the examination was
along the lines of his socialistic be-
lief. Robinson stretched the ingen-
uity of both sides in their efforts to
learn whether he would or would not
be willing to inflict the death PEN
atty on circumstantial evidence.
Says lie Wili-Says He Won't.
First he says he will, and then he
says he viii not. He blows hot. he
blows cold. Who shall say what are
the facts?" asked Chief Trial Deputy
G. Ray Horton, of the court.
"rhe people are entitled to a jury
of twelve men who will inflict the
death penalty asserted District At
torney Fredericks, "to twelve men
who win go the limit. This man
won't"
How do we know he won't?" qued-
led the court.
"IIe says he won't" replied the dis.
trict attorney
Court Isn't Sure OF IL.
The court mused over the tangled
record. I'm not so sure he said
that" said the court and he ordered
that Robinson must stay. II I find
that my ruling is wrong. shall
change he added.
Claims No Analogy
The defense in taking the view that
a man who believes the building was
ueSlIogeu w w haiiile licio"S pe-
lieves the defendant guilty and had
preiudiced the case. has attempted
10 hold the prosecution an analogous
arrangement 10y offering not to resist
challenges against talesmen who
firmly believe the building was blown
up by gas. The state. however. is
to accept the situation as
exactly analogous.
Judges Must Decide All.
while ono soction Vouid disnualify