The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20
DEFENSE TURNS OYER FULL
 JURY BOX TO PROSECUTION
CCoNTINUED FROM PAGE D

1 fhOM fAGE 1b l ---~---~-~~---~-~-~---- -~--------------------- there by human agency, would you be 1 inclined to believe any member of or ganized labor did it?" 1 Not necessarily SO"
 Well, would it be the first impress sion of your mind?" The state objected and the court sus- l taned the objection
 Would you, if 1t should be proved The Times was destroyed by dynamite, would you deem it material question 1 that the defendant was a member of l organized labor, and would you take it into consideration in judging whether or not the defendant was guilty?" l Irrelevant and imma terial." inter- jectde District Attorney Fredericks and the court again sustained it. l If it were disclosed to you during the ] trial that the Times was destroyed by dynamite and human agency, would you l Glve any weight at all to the fact that 1 the defendant was a member of organ ized labor?'
 Objection here, however, was over ruled. 1 Nc" was Robinsons answer.
 "So. if it were proved that the defend- ant was a member of organized labor,
 yes" wII
 And you will do so if chosen as a juror?"
 Yes" -~'-Tx :
 You said yesterday that you had ex- i pressed your views to certain people on the case, what were those views?''
 There was always a question in my mind as to how it was destroyed
 Did you discuss whether it was dyna- mite or gas?"
 No"
 You said yesterday that you had a '.ersion of it. What was this?'
 Simply that I didn't know how 1t was destroyed.'
 You made some effort to ascertain how it was caused?" 1 NO"
 Did you ever associate the destruction of the Times with labor unions?"
 T did not 1 'I gained the impression when you said yesterday that your son never discussed labor unions, that you also refrained from talking with him about the disas- ter because it might bring up some un- pleasantries. Is that correct?'' Yes"
 Now, if the question of labor unions in connection with the destruction of the Times never entered your mind, why did you fear to talk with him about it?'
 'I never felt like bringing up the sub ject."
 Well, did you ever talk about it?'
 "I may have"
 When you did, your son took the view l that the labor unions had nothing to do with 1t. and you took the view that the labor unions dd?"
 NO. he said if labor unions did do it, he wished they would catch the guilty partes.'
 "So the matter of labor unions in con pe uyifI1 ba mn OP ba ir,a was discussed" Objection to question sustained.
 Why didn't you tell us yesterday what your son said? You told us you didn't talk to your son about the Times ex- poson."
 .,I didn't think it was necessary; didn't think it was of much importance"
 Are you withholding anything else?" The district attorney objected tha the question impeached the juror, veracity, but the court allowed a ques tion asking if he had told all his cor. versations with his son, and he an swered that he had. Did you not, the morning after th, Times was destroyed, say to your soi that labor unions had blown up tn Times?" continued Mir. Davis. No" Do you understand that in a crim inal trial man must be proved guilt. beyond reasonable doubt before h. ! can be convicted?' \ Yes" Do you give the defendant that pre- | sumption?" Yes" T suppose you know that circum
 stantial evidence is sometimes pro \ duced?" Yes" \ Now, if there Is any reasonabl theory under the evidence by whic you could account for the destructio \ of the Times other than by dynamit and as a crime, would you adopt tha theory?'
 M District Attorney Fredericks ob ject
 cd but the court said the witness coul I6 answer. Yes" replied Robinson. Do you know of any reason wh you could not act fairly and impai tially in this trial?" HI q know of none.'' That's all at present. said MT Da wis,
 Examination Of Talesman F. L. Greer