Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-16
.D|LATORY TACTICS
COME To AN END.
Judge Bordwell Says Mcnamara Trial
Must Proceed. Delay a
Crime.
NO MORE LONG ARGUMENTS.
Attorneys Must Submit Briefs on Point
~ot Law-Gen. Otis Said to Have Conn
plicated Situation.

Los Angeles, CAL, NOV. 16.-An'
gered because of the severe criticism
by Judge Albert G. Burnett Of the
California Appellate Court, who ir
an address to the State Bar Associa.
tion characterized the delay in get
ting a Mcnamara jury as crime,
Judge Bordwell made it very plain
to both sides today that the dilatory
tactics must end. He will permit no
further lengthy arguments on points
of law, but will compel attorneys
to submit briefs and authorities and
If arguments are necessary at all,
will hear them outside the regular
court hours. Court convened one
hour earlier today, and night sessions
may be held to expedite the trial.
General Otis action yesterday af-
ternoon in dedicating a monument
to the victims Of the Times disaster
has complicated the situation. At
torney Darrow appeared in court to-
day with a copy of the Times, contain
ing a picture of the monument on
which is inscribed:
"Our martyred men and murdered
victims,
OF dynamite fire, the crime of
the century"
1t also contained Rev. Robert j.
Burdett's latest remarks in which
he declared the victims "died for a
cause and that "the crime was COM
mitted by the red hand Of anarchy" "
Also that the victims lost their lives
in "the cause Of industrial freedom" "
Burdett's appeal to God to "mete
out his judgment and his justice" was
also interli'>ed in tho papers Darrnw
carried and he openly declared that
he would hereafter ask the men who
say they are readers Of the Times
whether they read this in today's
paper. He will argue that if they did
they are disqualified from serving
as jurors in this case.
When court opened today Darrow
attempted to disqualify J. A. Ross,
a Pasadena painter. Ross admitted
he is lifelong opponent of union
ism and that he believed the Nc
Namaras guilty.
However, Deputy District Attorney
Horton planned to hold Ross by get
ting him to admit he could and
would, if sworn as juror, lay aside
all prejudice and try Mcnamara
solely on the law and evidence.
If Ross is finally seated he will fill
the box and the exercising of per-
emptory challenges will be resumed.
The state is disappointed because the
court refused to permit it to reopen
examination Of Willett Brunner, a
member of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive engineers, who was passed
for cause Monday. Brunner told
Fredericks frankly that he opposed
circumstantia1 evidence as a con-
crete proportion, but the latter had a
report from detectives that he was
inclined to oppose labor unions and
Fredericks personally disqualified
him by series Of adroitly framed
questions.
Later Fredericks discovered that
Brunner holds the strongest kind OF
union views, and is a former chief
engineer of his local Of the brother
hood. Late yesterday the state tried
to get him out of the way by con-
sent of the court, but Judge Bord-
we'll ruled that he would not reopen
the case.
Should Bordwell stick to his posi-
tion the state must peremptorily
challenge Brunner.