Show STAGE IS b SET ST fOR NAMARA RJ TRIAL AT LOS ANGELES CLARENCE iA 5 4 i W I P 1 Or L g i rI r- r I I s F 1 k I MCNAMARA JOHN JOHM ti J. J t I LOS ANGELES Oct 11 ln In In the subdued light Jig of their cells cens in the c county county coun coun- un- un ty jail here sat two brothers brothers james James B. B and John J. J McNamara peering McNamara-peering peering through a maze amaze of of iron bars at the across the wa way cay where today was to be begun fig h of t the be state of California to ho hold them responsible for the death of nineteen m in men n in the explosion of or orthe the Los Angeles Times building on October 1 I i. i 1910 A severance severance of the c case se against the both of whom were indicted in five the months mouths ago ngo on oh twenty one counts for murder has been the announced announced an an- desire of and the prosecution awaited the formal request in m court today today-to that effect be before ore jis- jis closing which of the two the two brothers it had haa elected to try first Neither of the brothers knew when they awakened today which one time the i prosecution would summon Since April Avril 26 they have Wame e a been confined in in jail jad but both hoth today reiterated that they were ready for trial hial They sat in ina in ina a corridor before a vase of flowers when the newspaper men men saw them James Jaries B the younger of the two recline re reo re- re cline chad at ca case e in an armchair His was as s a lean figure fig with a sallow face and thin reddish mustache mn in- in sharp contrast to his older and bulkier brother John J. J McNamara 1 secretary- secretary treasurer of the time International Association Association Association tion of Bridge e and Structural Iron IronWorkers Workers J I r I t ja tl 0 1 J J 4 f t M i ji i f 4 ff g 1 1 1 f J JUDGE I IU U WALTER BORDWELl I I r- r 1 i S y g- g kt r 7 a et i s g gI I LOS ANGELES TIMES BUILDING NG AFTER THE EXPLOSION UN 8 s. PHOTO Of or cour course e e we are a are re ready read sa said id John J J. as he pushed his finers fingers through thick locks of gray graJ hair It does not matter mattei who is tried first i John J. J was time the spokesman A Aske ke 1 I about t the e ell evide evidence ce he declared that that- on ail vice of of 1 4 they had hal been requested ste not t to discuss the case ease But he added with a athey smile there ther are a reat ninny things we could say sax Tha conro Sup Up however however how- how ever over at al it to to be we jq fil drown tin U d' d f t r t- t tw w we w I Although before the end of the ja fia it was to be known which of the two wren wren- n would be called to the prisoners prisoner's par bar it was not Dot expected th that t for forlev sev several eral days perhaps weeks w would a jury tury ury be pe Counsel s s1 1 for both Sl sides the examination of witnesses ann aril the taking of ev evidence i evi- dence would not be approached fo for some sonie time For or today therefore little was vas anticipated an besides t the preliminary motions motiOns mo mo- and the perfunctory examination o of t the e jurymen Of Of the the venire m-enire of 12 men summoned on Monday forty forty- seven names still rema remained ned but it was wa c considered not not improbable that o of these but few be obtained and ana that another venire venire and possibly possibly- ii thirdS third would be r required from which t to tomake tomake make a final finaI selection The interval of time elapsing while the men jury are hein being chosen will b bused be used assiduously by subordinate counsel counsel coun coon sd sel for both s sues es in completing their study of the case ase and aad i in the preparation preparation preparation tion of correlative matter Spick and and span on time the eighth floe floor of the newl newly completed hall of records was the chamber where court was wa to convene convene today Th Time veneer of the long long- tables for counsel shone brightly and the theodor odor o of varnish still filled the air Three score o of desks for upward of sixty newspaper newspapermen men had been arrayed behind the ba baand bar and here and there among them theta were sc scattered t telegraph ph instruments instrument equipped with noise noise- killing devices deices Black upholstered seats for judge jurand jury jur and the of p prisoner completed finery o time the courtroom For Forthe the tall ball of records a 2 hill top that overlook I the tle city the the- theoP opening it o the C-the the trial tal al wa was Wai I virtually a a- legal 0 |