The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-15
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MORE EJURYHAEM
FOR M'NAMARA
Judge Cause Speeds Up Case
With Lecture to At
torneyS.
MAY GET TESTIMONY
Union Leader Being Tried on
BlackmaiI Charge.

With ten jurors definitely chosen
by the noon recess of Criminal
Court, it was certain that the
other two needed for the jury to try
John j. Mcnamara, leader of the
local iron workers union, on charge
Of blackmail, would be selected this
afternoon.
The process of getting a jury was
considerably speeded up by Judge
Fred c. Cause, who took both State
and defense attorneys to task for
dilatory methods during the morning
session.
THE idea of taking two days 70
get twelve men to try this case"
said Judge Cause, his patience ex-
hausted by endless questioning of
prospective jurors.
"Time Wasted"
I'VE have wasted too much time
here finding out few salient facts.
Both sides are eqcSlly guilty. You
ire taking about four times as long
rs necessary. / am not censuring
you gentlemen, but it's a bad habit
awyers have fallen into. You ara
entirely too cautious. Let's ot
waste any more time.'
Soon after the lecture ten men
aad been agreed on.
Taking testimony was expected to
begin this afternoon. Mcnamara,
who attained Nationwide notoriety
n 1911 in connection with California
dynamiting cases, faces charges OF
attempting to coerce workmen on
the new Elks Bldg, in an attempt
to obtain employment for his union
men. During the argument, it is
charged, a twenty-ton steam boiler
was cut loose, crashing down an in
cline against a plaster supporting
he building.
Another Lecture
Judge Cause also gave aesev1re
lecture to Luke McGlasson, EN-.
ployed in the hosiery department of
Kinks Cloak House, examined as a
prospective juror.
McGlasson said he would require
the defendant to prove himself limo.
cent.
do you think it more important
you should be back there selling
stockings than here doing your duty
to the public?' he asked McGlasson,
who said he didn't know.
II think you have misrepresented
your attitude here for the deliberate
purpose Of evading jury duty" said
the judge. A citizen who would dc
that is not worthy to sit on jury
Now if you would feel better back
selling hosiery, why, go"
The ten men accepted at noon
were: E. A. Wiley, 1902 Park Ave.
treasurer Grain Dealers Fire Insur
ance Company; John Mcleod, 4S25
College Ave-, city superintendent
John Hancock Insurance Company
f. A. Dunlop, 4572 Guilford Ave.
real estate dealer; John w. Snyder
east of Indianapolis, sexton Memo
rial Park cemetery; A. B. Swartz
404 S. Filter Ave, superintendent
Irvington Ice Company; Woodward
WarricI, 3515 N. Pennsylvania St.
chemical engineer; E. H. Whitman
1858 Ruckle ST., contract agent In
diana Bell Telephone Company; c.
r. Duke, 2435 N. Pennsylvania St.
machine shop owner; S. N. Went
worth, 5I29 Sangster Ave, chemical
engineer and Stanley Moore, South
port, timber buyer.
Two Others
Gordon Talge, production man
ager of the Talge Mahogany Com
pany. and Walter Davidson, 1040 S
Mount St, commission merchant
were the other two in the jury box
neither definitely accepted.
The State exercised four Of its ten
preemptory challenges and the de-
Tense one during the morning. In
addition, Judge Cause excused four
others for cause.