New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15
TRIALS MAY LAST YEAR
Little Accomplished in First
Week of Mcnamara Case.
STILL ARGUE OVER JUROR
Adjournment of Court Marked
by Grand Exodus for Beaches
and Country Clubs,

Los Angeles. oct IA scurry for coun-
try clubs and beaches to-day marked the
era OF the first week Of the Mcnamara
murder trial When Judge Walter BordWe"
adjourned the case at noon until MonoaY
the big white Hall Of Records In Which l''e
trial is being conducted was depopula'eu
quickly and few officials could be found IN
the city in the afternoon.
The seventy-tvo talesmen shared IN the
general relaxation. being taken for a ride
In a sightseeing automobile set apart for
their use They returned later in the day
and were locked up in the vacant court
room reserved for their use.
James b. Mcnamara, on trial Tor lhe
murder Of Charles j. Haggerty, victim OF
THE Los Angeles Times explosion was
taken back TO his cell, where during lne
afternoon he discussed the situation WIN
his brother. John J. Mcnamara, also uhuer
Indictment for murder
Clarence : Darrow. chief Of counsei lo'
the defence. and Lccompte Davis an as
sistant were in conference together
throughout the afternoon.
The brief week. interrupted by two holi-
DAYS. was sufficient 10 outline the ire
meudous struggle now beginning. Ihose
who nj the beginning predicted three
rnontbs' trial heightened this TO six months,
and that nine months or more may have
elauscd before the trials Of the brothers are
COMPLETED seemed the general opinion.
month in which TO obtain jury was held
a moderate estimate.
Whether the eight hundred, or more
veniremen remaining We're sufficient TO sup
ply a Jury was discussed. a vigorous
struggle over every man In the jury box is
expected.
Big Struggle Over Labor.
External proceedings. however, were held
OF minor Importance compared with the
declaration i'm court from the defence that
the case would be regarded not alone as
the trial Of a single man, but as struggle
in which organized labor would play "a
leading part. That and the defence that
The Times" was blown up, not by dyna-
mite but by gas. seemed to comprise the
uosition Of the defence although the bur
den on the state Of showing that James
T. Mcnamara was in Los Angeles or at
some place where he could have been re-
sponsible for Ilaggerty's death VIII DE
strongly insisted on
Probably c%ht huhdItu Ni'h'SN'7 "'' Wv
ing held En- readiness. according 10 csu-
mates of counsel. With the exception oil
Ortic T. Mechanical, leading witness Tor
The state. now i'm the county Jail. none are
in Los Angeles. so far as is known. Wit
resses from a distance will be summoned
only far enough i'm advance 10 get them
l,re when wanted.
To-day was expected 10 sec tho finish OF
argument over the admssibinty as a juror
of 4. T. Nelson. who was challenged 10y the
defence for bias, hut at the close of the
court it was announced that Joseph Scott
Of Los Angeles. had arguments TO advance
ON behalf of the deferce. lie will he heard
on Monday morning.
Court convened M 1905 o'clock. \ few
minutes delay was occasioned 10y the alb
sence of G.. Ray Horton Of counsel for tho
state. but ne soon arrived. with several
uonderous volumes under his arms. SoV.
eral other assistants for the state entered
with more books.
You gentlemen will finish the argument
to-day. will YOU not?" asked Judge Bord-
well. apprehensivc that perhaps the state
intended to prolong the discussion.
s'XEa will "