Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-21
LITTLE PROGRESS IS
MADE IN TRIAL
Of NJ 'NAMARA
IAWYERS RELENTLESSLY
WEDDING OUT JURORS
Man Who Suits One Side In
evitabIy is Objectionable to-
the Other and Some Few
Talesmen Suit Neither,
IN, Morning Journal Special Leased wire.i

~ Los Angeles. Cal, Oct 20.-Out OF
.,o,sr talesmen who sat in the jury
hox at the Mcnamara murder trial
a, the opening of court today. only
six we're left when court adjourned
until Monday. OF these six. however,
!, is considered more than possible
that two or perhaps three will find
themselves on the jury as it is sworn
- r-hese locked up tonight after
having been passed for cause by both
sides, we're:
seaborn Manning, fdncher,
+ D. Green. orange grower.
Robert +. Balm, carpenter.
II il possible that all of them VIII
hecome members of the jury, no ami
INNS against any of them on either
side being apparent tonight.
A. r. Mcintosh, challenged by the
state because of his opposition to the
infliction of the death penalty on
h c;rcumstantial evidence, will be ques-
,iopad nv the court before he is held
OF excused.
George W. Mckee. who says he Is
firmly convinced that the Los Ange-
les Times was blown up by dynamite
was under interrogation by the court
at the close of today's session.
Court adjourned until Monday
There will be no session tomorrow
Mckee is not wanted by counsei Tor
the defense. who assert that James B'
Mcnamara. their client. could not
have dynamited the building ana
caused the death of Charles j. Has-
gerty. for which he Is being tried, De-
cause the building was blown up by
gas They therefore, challenged Nc
kee and are awaiting a ruling from
Judge Bordwell Mckee says he has
no opinion as TO the guilt or innocence
of the defendant.
A, c. Robinson, after being chal-
lenged because Of his opposition TO
conviction on circumstantial evidence
was held by the court, the challenge
being disalowed for the time. put
Robinson was later excused. t. W.
Adams. Ernest f. Deck, e. j. Shower,
Otto A, lesson and II. Y. Quacken-
4 hush. all we're excused upon challeng-
es for indirect bias. This is the clos
est the state could come, under Cali
fornia statutes, to formal challenges
because each man said he would not
infllct the death penalty upon CIR
4 cumstantlal evidence.
The examination of Adams created
lively interest because 1t was much
along the lines of his socialistic be-
lefs
Robinson stretched the ingenuity OF
both sides, in their efforts to learn
whether he would or would not be
d willing to inflict the death penalty on
clrcumstantial evidence.
First he says he will, and then he
says he will not. He blows not; ne
blows cold. Who shall say what are
the facts?" asked Chief Trial Deputy
{. Ray Horton of the court.
The people are entitled to jury
of twelve men who will inflict the
death penalty asserted District At
torney Fredericks ito twelve men
who will go the limit. This man
won't.
How do YOU know he won't?"
queried the court.
He says he won't" replied the dis
trct attorney.
The court mused over the tangled
record.
I'm not so sure he said that" said
the court, and he ordered that Ropih-
t0n must stay. IF / find that my
ruling is wrong, | shall change 1t,
he added.
AT the afternoon session OF court
Judge Bordweli excused Talesmen
Shower and Adams, who were chai-
lenged for cause by the defense and
the state respectively. Shower had
said that he believed James b. NC
Namara guilty of blowing up the Los
Angeles Times and that he believed
the statement over the signature OF
Ortie MeManigal to this effect.
Talesman Adams whose views on
socialism We're made the subject OF
Interrogation, was challenged by the
state because of alleged bias after he
mad said he was opposed to inflietion
OF the death penalty on circumstantial
evidence.
Ialesman Robert +. Balm, a carpen-
Ter over 70 years of age, told Attor-
hey Horton that he organized the first
moor union in Los Angeles.
is there feeling in your mind
that General Otis got about what he
observed in the destruction OF his pro-
perty| asked Attorney Horton.
l never had any such feeling"
DO you feel because the attitude
oi tne Times toward labor unions was
considered pretty stringent, labor
union men were justified in using un-
usual means?"
Yes to hold their own"
he said his wife would not permit
nin' TO take the Times.
Although he beat drum in Dis
uict Attorney Frederick's election
ssa'npalgn, he had voted on both sides,
A.. Ever vote the socialist ticket ?" he
vas asked by Horton.
Mo-
" was passed for cause and the