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Show 10 TRY THE INDICTED I MEN I ' I - LOS ANGELES, May 2. 1 Probably Lho moBt ' importanL -f- dcTelopmont of the day In the 3 case of the alleged dynamiters -4- was the one Indicating, almost to a praotlca.1 certainty, that Judge Walter Bordwell of de- 4- -f partment 9 of the snperlor court of Loa Angeles oonnt.r 4- will bo chosen to try the casos of tho Indicted mon. Hifl t :!: H ' I WhIIo no official announcement -was H I J J made on th subject, and the cholco I of Judgo "Bordwoll could not be confirmed con-firmed In any direct manner, ovory Indication pointed to him as tho trial i JudKo of tho cases. In this connection H i 'it was pointed out that only the moat H ' unusual circumstances could cause a H I caao to be transferred for trial from H I the court In ivhloh the original indict- Hl i znents woro returned. H i Bordwel! the Oldest Judge. H I Judge Bordwell la one of the oldPBt H , I Judges In point of experience- In Bouth- H ern California, and up to last Satux- H day, when his early term expired, was H the presiding Judge of tho suporlor H courts of tho county, having the aa- H slgnment for trial of all cases coming H , I to tho superior court H j ( District Attorney Fredericks re- H I i celved official notification today that H .Attorney Loo M Rappaport of Indlan- H I ' apolls -was representing the defense In H vthe McNamara cases H Rappaport visited the prosecutor and H after the conference It was announced H l that the arraignment of John and ' James McNamara and Ortlo McManl-pal McManl-pal would. occur pome tlrne this wepk. No Re38on for.Dolayi' Roppapdrt declared that 'aa far as 'the defense was concerned there was np objection lo havlnp the trial of lho' accused men -in Los Angeled, 'and that as tho nrrab?nment was a mere leal formality, llicra wnsr no reason for further delay in that No ono connected wllh the defense has yet received any definite knowledge knowl-edge of th indictments returned against tho threo men. Tho charges will bo ready when they are arraigned. At the same time, a transcript of the testimony adduced before the grand Jnry will be given the attorneys for the prisoners. Then a date will bo sot for the making of pleas Thousand Pages of Testimony. District Attorney Fredericks said today to-day 'Jiat the transcript contained mon' than a thousand pages of testimony concerning tho alleged plot which culminated cul-minated In the blowing np of tho Los Angeles Times October 1 last, and that it probably wonld be at least one wook after the arralnmont before the prisoners pris-oners would bo ready to ontcr their pleas. Apart from the practical certainty that Ortie McManlgal will play the star part In tbo trial, nothing is krrown of the courae he will pursue, and nothing noth-ing will be known until tho opportunity opportuni-ty to enter a plea rovoals his attitude ' In some official quarters it is hinted hint-ed that ho will not bo called on either for a ploa or for trial until ho has testified, tes-tified, as District Attorney Fredericks said ho would, against tho McNamara broth ors. Will Not Dlscusi Case, "I do not intend to dlBcusa either the evidence In the case or the probable prob-able Hno of defense." said Attorney Rappaport. "I can say, however, that neither John McNuinara nor his brother broth-er James has any fear of tho charges contained, in the indictments against them." |