The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-20
SAY THEY'RE FAIR
Mcnamara Satisfied with Ex-
animation of Jurors.
Believes That People Presume
He Is Innocent.
TAKES A NEW TURN.
Juror Who lSelieves Gas Caused
the Explosion.
Adams a Reader Of the Appeal to
Reason.
TAKES A NEW TURN

Los Angeles, Oct. 20.-The state chal-
leuged Talesman T. W. Adams at the
opening of the Mcnamara murder trial
today because OF implied bias.
The challenge was based on Adams
opposition to the death penalty and also
what the California criminal code de-
fines as actual bias"
A few minutes later the state also
challenged Talesman A. r. Mcintosh
because of his objection to the dea I'll
penalty on circumstantial evidence.
This challenge also was resisted by
the defense. Implied bias was the for
NAL ground for the challenge.
Los Angeles. Oct. 2o.-Though the en-
panelling of a jury to try the case Of
James Is. Mcnamara, indicted for muir
ders resulting from the explosion OF
the Times bunding, still is matter e
weeks, definite progress had been made
when court opened today toward delhi
ing the issues, principal and collateral
against which the battle viii be fought.
After having concluded its examina-
ton for cause among IL of the Il tales
men IN the box reServing still With tie
courts permiSs ion for the right to in
terrOgate further II. Y. QuackenbuSh
about matters yet being investigated,
the defense had emphasized by threG
challenges for cause II at It would con-
slider as hostile talesmen who not only
were prejudiced against labor unions
and their methods of operation but
those who firm ~ be ieVeG dynamite de-
stroyed the Times building. James B.
Mcnamara, accused of blowing UP the
Times building, is agreeably surprised
to find that of the talesmen examined
thus far, q proportion do not hold him
responsible. and also have opinions that
gas did it.
L think that the people of Los An
GeleS are fair he said today. and
it looks as if we will get a jury. l
certainly think I've had the best of it
so far Nearly every one of the tales
men say they can presume me inno-
cent and l am glad to see that most
of them do not believe the dynamite
theory"
Prosecution Takes Turn.
Against T. w. Adams, who admit
ted yesterday that by reading the APP
peal to Reason, Il Socialist paper, he
had formed the opinion that gas
caC-ed the explosion, the prosecution
prepared early today to direct more
questions to determine whether he
would be a preludicial Juror Adams
early in his examination, said while he
had an opinion on the cause of the ex-
plosiOn he had never discussed it ever
with his neighbors- The state has con-
fronted him with a statement by B. F.
Bond a neighbOr of Adams. in which
the taIesnan is alleged to have out
lined in conversation the reasons why
dynamite could not have caused tbs
explosion, arguing that no big holes
We're found in the cellar of the build
ing and furnishing other details to de-
fend his theory that gas wrecked the
structure. While declaring he did not
remember discussing the subject with
LOnd. Adams admitted that he often
talked with Bond on other subjects, that
the statement as read by G. Ray HOr-
ton, deputy district attorney. repre-
scented his views at the time when the
alleged conversation took place ana
his opinion on the subject
at present. The state has decided that
it will be necessary to bring Bond as
a witness to impeach Adams. holding
that the information is solely for the
court to have to enable it to decide on
the competency of a talesnan.
This was the point which the ex-
animation had reached when court
opened today. 1t was expected that
during the day a challenge for cause
would be lodged by the state against
Adams or that a peremptory challenge
later would be evoked against him.
Bar Funeral Spectators.
That anyone who attended the joint
funeral of the Times victims, where
sixteen collins lay across the stage of
a local theater and heard the Grafton
made on that occasion by the Rev.
Roe Tfs of E 9Se T FnFdatt B past9f
church. is not and can not be a fair
and impartial juror. was the position
taken today by counsel for the defense.
1t is said to be unique. IT was an
nounced that where it can be learned
hat talesman sat through the after
aoon where woman after woman faint
ed under stress of emotional feeling
induced by the grim scenes and by the
of the speakers and a dozen
professional nurses were on hand to
look after them, that talesnan will be
for cause. Whether the
Rev. Mr.. Burdett will be summoned
into court to refresh the memory of
these men was not stated.