The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-11
WITNESS TAMPERED
WITH, SAYS JUDGE
Richards Would Like More
Light on McNamara Case.
Davis Defends Himself
BY BOB HiLpEREANp.

The McNamara case threatened for d
ieh ."1t ~,SS Js,st DeldIe n0gn tuesday
10 break UP the prosecution Of ,Johu
Frey temporarily, The whirlwlnd start
Ell by Ralph Davis, who was Mona
mara attorney and who is now repre
sehting Frey, breezed sensationally for
q tune, then died out when .ludre +
fd richards took a hand.
a. y ~ the private opnion'o of this collrt
mat mat someone tampered with 1.-The Rirl
witness IN the Mcnamara case. ana
only wish ! knew who il was.' was Tho
startling statement made by Judps.
hlcnaFds from the bench lie ,referr@l
TO Mrs, Mary Mcnamara nee Thomp-
son, VINO last Saturday at Mcnamara $
motlQn Tor a new trial, swore that sha
nad not told the truth when she stated
on the witness stand that Allen Me
Nannafa had assaulted her She is now
unper Gs 59nu Pn charge OF perjury.
III, Inc Mcnamara case was thrust into
tne trey hearing just after Mr. DAVIS
had MS hottest and wordest. battle of
the two cases with venireman whom
ne was trying to disqualify Mr.. Davis
questioned the honesty of the yenjrc.
man ana expressed II as his opinion
mat the venireman was not honest In
ths n,s answers a, ana was trying to get on
m AS honest as YOU are!" burs;
from the lips of the harassed vcniro-
man, r. A. Long, decorating contractor.
Yale avenue, Binghamton.
Mr., Davis exhausted his first peremp
tory challenge on Mr. Long
lheh' pefore another venireman could
be examined, Mr., Davis leaped to his
feet, grasping a newspaper.
He read an editorial, IN which It was
demanded that the bar association
make some investigation of the McNa-
mara case, and the change of testimony
OF the girl witness, Peculiar circum-
stances were alluded to.
Mr.. Davis stated that he eourted the
fullest investigation of his conduct ag
McNamara's lawyer, Mr.. Davis went
at length TO declare that his conduct
Of the case throughout had been above
reproach,
Mr.. Davis also charged that the writer
OF the editorial was In direct contempt
Of Judge Richards court.
Il don't see IL that way, Mr., Davis ''
dFyly responded the judge.
Mr. Davis then charged that there
was an unquestioned purpose in the
writing of the editorial at this time.
when the Frey case was on.
j.. lie was informed by Judge Richards
that the Mcnamara and Frey eases
were separate and distinct 1t was at
st'iS polnL lnhL duuke IkitHHfuS MADE
his startling statement that It was his
private opinion that someone had tam
pered with the girl witness He added
that motion for new trial was
pending when the girl was married 10
Gus Mcnamara, brother Of Allen.
The morning, prior to the tilt. had
been devoted to examination of about
20 venIremen. none Of whom qualified
for jury service except Mr., Long, who
qualified In every respect save that
Of meeting with the approval Of Mr..
Davis and the defense, DR.. Davis gave
Mr.. Long a servere grilling. possibly
more severe than that to which he sub
mltted any other prospective Juror
even in the Mcnamara case. He was
warned several times by Judge Richards
not to cast any asDersions on the ye-
nireman, whom, the Judge said, he
had known for number OF years and
knew him to be honest
Mr., Long glared at Mr.. Davis after
the latter had challenged for cause,
then peremptorily. II looks counted,
M, Davis would have been sporting this
afternoon at least one black eye. But
1t happened in the courtroom and Mr..
Davis got away with II all right.