Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-17
REALLY
MOVES AGAIN
Attorneys Spend Three
Days Examining z. T.
Nelson as to his Oualifi-
cations and lien Find He
is Incompetent.
TWO JURORS FOR
MCNAMARA CASE
Intimation is Given Out
That the Defense of
John Mcnamara Will be
Based Largely Upon an
Alleged Alibi.
TWO JURORS FOR
MCNAMARA CASE

Los ANGELES. oct 16.-The trial
Of James b. Mcnamara went ahead
today joyfully. after having seemingly
been caught in its first big snag.
Gould you set aside your opinion
sufficiently 10 enable you To give
fair and impartial verdict" asked
Attorney Darrow, for the defense, of
4. T. Nelson. talesman. who had been
under examination since the first day
the case was called. Nelson had been
asked a hundred questions To- elicit
! his views and had answered all Of
them without clearing up the situa-
ton
4 don't just know" replied Mel
son. and in an instant District At
torney Fredericks withdrew his oppo-
sition to the challenge made by the
defense on account of bias
There is nothing else to do after
that question and answer" said Fred
ericks The talesman has disquali-
fled himself, so it's no use putting il
up 10 the court"
In the course Of Nelson's lengthy
examination. he said he believed the
Times was blown up by dynamite.
and had an opinion concerning the
guilt or innocence of Mcnamara. As
the defense contends the Times was
blown up by gas. and that Mcnamara
has an alibi. both these contentious
were extremely distasteful to it.
Two other jurors were examined
today by the defense. one of them,
Robert F. Balm. a carpenter. was eX-
amined without raising any contest.
John w Roberts. a real estate dealer.
was also found satisfactory. Both
men are past middle age and are
white haired
The Merchants & Manufacturers
association of Los Angeles. which was
among those offering rewards for the
capture Of the alleged dynamiters of
the Times. was brought into the situ-
alton today, when Attorney Darrow
began asking the talesmen if they
belonged To- it, Roberts said he be
Ionged seven years ago. 1t is pos
sible that Balm will be examined
briefly tomorrow.
Balm and Roberts were submitted
to much the same line of questioning
as Nelson was given when the eX-
animation was first started. Both,
however. seemed To have less general
acquaintance with the facts which
the trial is expected to bring out.
and therefore their answers were
more satisfactory to both sides. At
torney Darrow did most of the ques
tioning LeComte Davis. who is the
best orator of the defense staff
chimed i'm whenever arguments over
the questioning waXed warm
Nelson's wife was the first spectator
to reach the courtroom this morning.
She came an hour before court con-
vened and sat around facing the door
Of the room where her husband and
other veniremen were confined. The
sudden turn the trial took today came
as a surprise to everyone, as it
seemed one juror every several days
would be a good average. Nelson had
been called two full days and part
Of another before his ineligibility was
determined 1t is considered highly
probable that at least one Of the two
men temporarily accepted will be one
of the final jury. although the de-
fense may see fit further to question
or challenge peremptOrily.