The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-12
Prosecution Attempts TO
Pack Jury With La
Dor Haters---Fair
Trial Seems I'm
possible.
(By National Socialist Press.

(By National Socialist Press.
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 11-Jamcs
- Mcnamara was put on trial for hix
NE before Judge, Walter Bordwell In
department eleven OF the superior
court. charged with the murder Of ~
men III connection with the fire which
qestroyed the Los Angeles TIMES
on Oct. 1, 1910
John ). Mcnamara will probably
not be placed on thial for seyer,,
| months
Inc first action was toward selection
OF the jury which is to sit in the caso
Attorney Clarence Darrow's predic
tlons were fulfilled when the first or
the proposed jurymen were placed ON
their examination.
The effect of the costant campa;pn
OF prejudice the public mind was i'm
nedlately apparent In the venire is
scarcely man who is not known az
having prejudice against labor or
Sanizations. Members Of the NJ and
NJ. are ca the list and real estate men
and merchants make up a large nor
tion of the venire
Harry Chandler, son-in-law of Ot,s
and general manager of the TIMES.
Is on the -venire as is Baker OF stbc
Baker Iron Works, and two of thc
Llewellyns where strikes have bee-,
In progress for over a year or co,,rsc
there is not a chance that these men
will be called but it shows the tyne
OF men who have been selected to
serve on such juries.
Los Angeles. Cal, Oct 11.-"wc
"a Of
does, we've got the upper hand lust
now and we will put the McNamara.s
over. Everything is coming our way
these days and there's nothing lack
ing, said Burns operative" to a news
paper man yesterday.
Not even the jury lacking?" was
asked.
"Oh, that's all right" replied the
detective with a laugh, we are not
at all worried about that"
This seems to sum up the whole
situation from the point of the prose-
cution, for Burns is the prosecution.
the sheriff's office, the jailor.
and, If the present trend continues
he will try to be the judge and the
jury. ~
Determined that unprejudiced Jury
sent a copy of it's infamous pamphlet
to every taxpayer in Los Angeles coun-
ty. This pamphlet is calculated to
prove the dynamite theory and to
still further prejudice the readers
against the McNamaras and against
all labor
Judge Bordwell has taken no step
toward stopping this action but has
m n of.
ing venire of $50 names
Among those placed on the list by
Bordwcll We're the names of a number
of bankers, members of the NJ. and NJ.
reactionary politicians, wealthy ranch
ers of the Times reading class and i'll
fact. everything but members of the
working class. The list of names
reads like group selected to at
tend the ten-dollar-a-plate banquet
given to President Taft
Property qualifications in California
preclude a chance of a propertyless
man being tried by jury of his peers.
rney select a jury OF parasites in many
cases to try the case of men whom
they have expatriated and put in the
dovn-and-out class a-
SO strong has the belief grown that
there is no chance for Il fair trial of
the McNamaras that the defense is
beng urged by friends of the McNa-
maras TO take a change of venue or to
at least ask for a change of judges to
try the case
-Bordwell'S palpable prejudice" is
the way many persons have described
the case and the attorneys for the de-
Tense are discussing the advisibility
OF demanding a change of venue. II
| is possible the change Will be demand
ed evea after the trial has opened
That Bordwell is determined to try
CcoNT1HrED on rAoE THREE,