The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-27
VENIREMEN CO
DOWN FAST IN
M'NAMARA CASE
Forty-tWo Men Disqualified
for Jury Service in Assault
Case in Court Saturday.
Few CHALLENGES Left.
M'NAMARA JURY TO DATE.
4, c, Cummings blacksmith, Ne
shoba.
r. +. Mooney. dsiryman and cat
tie buyer, Kerrvile,

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The work Of examining Yeniremen IN
the criminal assault trial of Allen j.
Mcnamara Saturday morning resembled
nothing so much as game Of duck
pins on a first-ela bowling alley, with
experts tossing the balls which sent
the pins flying. with practically every
verbal Volley from the contestihg law-
yers In the case, a venireman was sent
70 the limbo Of things past. and al.
though more Venireinen we're examined
than IN any halliday session since the
trial optned, not another Juror was
added to the\two who were in the Jury
box when court opened at a:G0 O'Clock,
Judge Richards announced that court
would not adjourn for the morning ses-
sion, but that the examination Of veu-
tremen would carry on until the venire
Was exhausted.
When court ajourned for tho day
after having exhausted the Vepire, to-
tai Of Sc Veniremen had been examined.
Not one qualified for jury service.
or this numherS4 disqualified because
they had formed or expressed IN opn.
lon Sixteen did not heiieNe IN capital
punishment Five we're excused, main
ly for physical disanllitles. One man
was not found
Peremptory challenges exhausted by
the defense number H. This leaves cne
for McNanara, The state has exhaust
ed two and has four left, The challenge
Of WI. Hayes, former Chief OF police,
Friday was not q peremptory hsllenge.
but an agreement between the state and
defense attorneys that Hayes would be
excused. The Judge Saturday morning
gave the official Hist Of challenges eN-
hausted as IA and two, and states that
the Hayes dismissal was not per-
emptory challenge and that the record
would show that lie was excused by
| mutual consent,
veniremen called Saturday we're:
were: M
J. r. Ferguson, whitehavens sgd
Lcrner. 245 South Belleyusl r. n, Me-
| Nplty, . 23l Polk; John !, Vngt, etslpop-
lar i Carney s4a Monfoe; George
u. Cannon, 2ios Monroe; WE gist Grashot,
est Nortl, Third Nslt BeTyhsl Gapls,-
r, scrugEs, Perkins avenue, Fourth dis
trict; n D, Cubhihs, l2e Vance r. Ma.
lone, 1879 Poplar; C. r.. CalTis, Neshoba. /.
A. P, Armour Brunswick; w. r., Fer-
guson, Whitehaven; John Mckenna,
White station r. M, Walker, Kerrvllle;
", ". Miller, A7s vance, w r; Forbes
200 Keel; J, T. Bevel, go walker; Joe
Williams, 1888 Sledge; c. A, Galloway,
Cordova; @. L. Myers, A, s. Latham, tss
Alabama; w. n. Guthrie, 1889 oliver;
l., Glenn, city; ]. Fl. Whorter, 7a Adams;
]. G. walsh v, A, Fuch. 1874 Chelsea;
s. D. Bazemore. Cordovai J. L. Small,
2l3 Driver; Mason G, Jones, 1877 Le-
u. A. Walls mot found); Il. O.,
Schneider, no Union; ]. B. Stewart,
Arlington: W. p Bartlett, Lucy; J, t..
Iippett, city, w, H. Godby, 1856 York.
Ben Wade, 59l Peyton NJ. B. Whalen,
| 1903 Netherwood; r. II, Duncan, 796
Jefferson; w, W. Jackson, 752 Bulling-
ton; f. T. MeHenry. sos Linden; p. p,
nu1ta as,t n n
and c. c.. Rogers. 71S North Fifth.
II. n. Duvall. 71S washington ave-
nue.; j. j. Gallagher, $50 Keel avenue
Max Cohen; Andrew Freeman, Milling
ton; H. NJ. Jones, Raleigh; John A.
Miles. 2030 Evelyn place, G. II. Erwin.
Is Talbot avenue N. y Giills: ig3s
Mr.. Miller, formerly was vice. chair
man of the county court. He is q
banker and planter at Bartlett.
1900 Veniremen--10 Jurors
Trial OF walter Patton, alias Paddy
Mack" and SLEEPY John Rogers was
halted az noon Friday until Monday
morning, when second special venlre
Of 400 men was ordered to report for
examination In Second criminal court
on Monday morning. This makes a total
OF 600 special veniremen summoned In
the Mack Rogers trial, by order OF
In the Mcnamara trial the third
special Venire ordered by Judge
Richards brought the total for the first
criminal court up to 1900 names In a
week The two criminal ceurts com
bined thus have drawn 1900 names for
special venires since the criminal as
sault trial Of Alien Mcnamara and the
attempted criminal assault trials OF
Mack and Rogers we're started.
There are eight men In the jury box
In the Mack Rogers trial. There were
10 when court opened Friday morning.
but one was excused because OF illness.
and a second remembered that he had
had business dealing, nature undivulged.
with one OF the defendants Rogers. So
| the two were excused,
So short was the time which trans
pjred between the ordering OF the first
speciaI venire Of 900 In the Mack
Rogers trial, and the time for the
yeniremen TO report In court, that SER
vice was obtained on only few men.
4 total OF 26 men reported for exam
nation Friday morning, when court
opened.
sumed Monday when II Is hoped that
the necessary four jurors viii be OBJ
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