Show r T COt ES fiRST J. J J State Decides to Tr Try the Y Younger of Accused d t Brothers Fi First st st. TRIAL OP OPENS NS IN NEW V NEWHALL NEWHALL NEWS HALL LL OF RECORDS S S Charge That of of Killing lUlling Charles Charl fJ Haggerty in hi Ti Times e Explosion LOS AN ANGELES E Oct 11 James James JamesB B McNamara of Cincinnati was wan placed on trial for murde here today before Judge Walter Bordwell r well of the superior court j 4 I Clarence arence Barrow Darrow chief chief counsel for forthe forthe forthe the defendants announced tb that t h he wished to sever seyer th the cases eases and immediately immediately immedi immedi- District Attorney John D. D Fred Fred- Fredericks Fredericks I ericks ericks' chose J James B. B McNamara for trial The is ner s 29 years old and nd unmarried He lIe is is' is charged harg-ed hared with c causing using the tIle death of nin nineteen teen of the twenty- twenty one men who were Hilled in the explosion explosion sion and fire fire- which wrecked the the Los Los Angeles Times Not only did Mr Mn Fredericks s elect to try James jather than his brother John JohnJ J J. J secretary of ot tha International Association Asso Asso- of f nd Structural Iron Workers but he decided to go to trial the indictment nt chargi charging g the prisoner with the death of Charles J. J Haggerty a machinist whose body was found closest to the spot snot at which the explosion explosion ex ex- is alleged to have occurred Near Timed Building idi g. g The site of tji old Times building lies almost within the shadow of the theet yet et unfinished hall hallof of records in which I the trial is bein being held Jd and the whistles of engineers working on the foundations foundations foundations of f the the new Times building sounded from time to time through the theop op open n windows of the courtroom Counsel for the defense defenso gathered about the about the prisoner headed by hy Attorney Attorney Attorney ney Clarence S. S Darrow of Chicago Associated Associated As As- with wills him hini sat Joseph Scott Lecompte Lecompte Lecompte Le- Le compte Davis Dayis and Job and Job Harriman all aU of Los Angeles Mrs Darrow sat near her hei husband District Di District Attorney Fredericks handled the prosecution aided by the assistants Te regularly employed d in in l his own office A delay seemingly interminable to eager spectators occurred at the opening opening open open- ing of court while a procession of explained to Judge Bordwell why they should not be bo asked to serve This was the end of a preliminary hearing in which the juige rapidly weeded out over half the first venire of men be before ore the trial formally opened The were brought into court together and nd remained until ii James B. B McNamara was selected for trial when J John ohn J. J was as r returned turned to fo his cell eelI in JD tho the county jail JatI After a few minutes of parley Att Attorney rne r- r ne ney Lecompte Davis for the tho defense faced the waiting and made the he first speech of the trial The court suggests that I inform you that when you enter the jury box you will remain there or be locked up until the end eui of the trial be lie said If you want to see your wives or attend at at- tend end to your business you had better do so before this afternoon Recess was taken at n 1110 10 0 until 2 p. p m. m |