The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

Association. Scott had been an advo.
cate OF the open shop, and upon mum
Der OF public occasions had spoken
against the tactics employed by union
men in dealing with their employers
Tn. only statemsnt which Scott makes
in this regard now is tina, he hopes
the defendants Will be given fun
and complete hearing before an unpre-
JUDGED jury
Care in Selecting Jurors.
Great care IL being taken now by
tns district attorney and by the Law.
yt!s representing the defense that only
unbiased Jurors Will be impaneled
Special investigators have been con
wasting the county for months. and the
leaning of almost every prospective
Juror has been determined. AS result
Of these inquiries 1t has been announc
ed tina, the jury undoubtedly Will be
composed OF farmers
During a part OF the trial the grand
jury VIII be kept III session. District
Attorney Fredericks recently charged
that he had evidence that attempts had
oeen made to influence and intim!date
witnesses 10 remain away from the
trial John L Harrington. who has
charge OF the detectives working for
the defense, recently was taken be-
fore the grand jury 10 answer a charge
Of this character When Harrington
refused to answer the interrogations
of Assistant District Attorney Ford a
warrant charging contempt of court
was issued.
offered the husband OF Mrs. D. H. In.
gersoll. of San Francisco. $4,000 Il he
would induce his wife to remain away
from Los. Angeles during the trial.
This woman is regarded as one of the
States most important witnesses, as
it is claimed that j. B. Mcnamara
roomed at her house in San Francisco
before purcha sing the dynamite with
which 1t is charged that the Times
building was destroyed here on the
morning of last October !,
This. according to the district at.
torney, was preceded by an attempt
to influence McManisal. the iHformer.
TO desert the prosecution and align
himself with the defense. George Be
han, McMan!gels uncle. came here sew
eral months ago with MoManigal's
wife. and both CT them pleaded with
him to see Attorney barrow. McMani-
gal consented to see barrow, but be-
fore the lawyer reached the county
jail the prisoner summoned Malcolm
MeLaren. Burns detective, ana coun.
fernandez his previous order. Since
then McMantgal has repeatedly said
that he will tell the truth about VIVA
he claims was a gigantic conspiracy
on the part OF the Structural and
Bridge Workers Union to destroy prop.
critics owned and operated by the steel
corporation.
aIakee No Defense.
In statement yesterday Mechanical
made no attempt to Justify the crime 8
he says that e. committed. He ad.
mitted that his present action ia
prompted by necessity. and that the
course he has taken was the only one
left open to him, He now says that
his wife 10 hopelesely estranged from
him, and that he has only one hope
to tell fully to The world what he
knows.
Those who know Mechanical we'll
say that he will make an excellent
witness for the prosecution. He is
cool and deliberate. and speaks slowly,
but without hesitancy. Burns's detec
tive, Malcolm McLaren, says that Nc
Msnigai committed his first crime
while almost delirioua with en-
thusiasm, and that the commission Of
this first alleged crime gave j. ]. Nc
Namara reason to have confidence in