Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-20
Socialist Is
 Challenged
STATE SEEKS TO BAR HIM FROM
 M'NAMARA JURY,
OPPOSED TO DEATH PENALTY
After Reading Socialist Paper He Had
 Formed Opinion That Los Angeles
 Times Block Was Blown Up by Gas.

Los Angeles, Calf. Oct. 19-Today, seven court days after the beginning of the McNamara murder trial, the state was given it's first opportunity for the examination of prospective ju TOTS. Attorney Darrow. chief of coun- sel for the defence, turned over the full jury box, reserving the privilege of examining one man further if he liked.
 State Makes One Challenge.
 Three other men are under challenge for bias, awaiting a ruling by Judge Bordwell. The state, within a few minutes, successfully challenged John w. Roberts, a real estate dealer, who isment, and began the examination of T. w. Adams, retired real estate dealer. No talesman was called to- day to replace Roberts.
 Tho Present TaIesmen.
 The list of talesmen tonight stood: F. D. Green, orange grower.
 T. W. Adams, retired real estate dealer.
 Seaborn Manning rancher.
 A. R. Mcintosh, retired banker.
 Robert Bain, carpenter.
 Ernest F. Decker, landscape gard ner.
 Edward c. Robinson, carpenter and small contra ctor.
 H. Y. Quackenbush, retired carpenter. Challenged for bias: George Mckee, retired builder: Otto A. Jensen, farmer; E. J. Shower, paper hanger
 Further inquiry Of Quackenbush.
 Quackenbushs is subject to further more of his qualifications to try James E. McNamara, who is charged with the murder of Charles Haggerty, one of the 21 victims of the Times disaster.
 Opposed to Death Penalty.
 Attorney Horton, who examined the talesmen on behalf of the state dis posed of Roberts, who had been made the subject of favorable comment by opposing counsel, with seeming regret. He questioned Roberts at length to learn whether his views on the death penalty were such as to prevent his serving on a jury. Roberts finally de- clared fatty that he would not vote a conviction which carried with it a death penalty and he was excused.
 A Socialist For Ten Years.
 You're a socialist, I believer" was the first question put to Adams. He said he had been one for ten years; that he favored a. change in govern mental conditions: that many laws now enforced in his opinion would be better not enforced, and that he was opposed to all form of violence.
 You understand that in this case, the death penalty Is involved?"
 'sYes''
 Might Favor Death Penalty In This
 Case.
 And you are naturally opposed to it, aren't you?'
 T don't know that would be in a case of that kind,' he said.
 Can you do your full duty $ a iu- TOT as well as if Hartman and Oar row-counsel for the defense, wh~ are socialists-were not mixed up in it?"
 Yes
 Socialist Paper Changed His Mind.
 You've made an investig' 'ation of what sometimes is known in this coun- try as the so-called problem of labor and capital?"
 ''No" said Adams. I'm not a very good socialist. I don't keep up to date"
 He said he formed one opinion re- garding the explosion about a week after it iccurred. but that on reading a socialist publication he altered it and now believed the Times building was blown up by gas.
 His examination will be resumed to- morrow.