Show Defens Defenses C Chief hie Counsel I In the McNamara Tr Trial al' al l tw t-tw 34 S m C a 3 i ek 4 j s l 4 1 A 4 A ii I I tIl i t ATTORNEY CLARENCE DARROW I VENIRE EXHAUSTED NO JURY IN SIGHT McNamara mara Trial May Halt Today Today Today To To- day While New Panel Is Being Summoned By International News Service Lo Los Oct 23 E. li T T. T E one hun hundred red and vent t t venire venire- man last of lh the th first panel summoned for Cor the selection n of ot oa a Jury Jur t tp bear tire tIm tria trial of oC James McNamara for tor the murder ur James t In th the tJ i- i de- de of of oft th t th ii-Iea- ii 1 o l ng j s.-An s. Cs i s1 s- s was Vas b being being- examined b by the defense 1 when t today's session of r tho the trial closed Essele Jt It t d developed wa was a Quaker Quaker- und and nUon attorneys s 's for or b both th sides pr predicted Jr d that tha t he Mould would be tic excused shortly h after tho of court to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morrow f for r conscientious cons scruples against ag the death lOath 1 penalty which his sect holds Then a new panel must be bo summoned und and unless attorneys for Cor both sides ar agree c to borr borrowing tales tales- men from Crom other departments of or the time superior court a possible halt of some sonic days In the tile pr proceedings ce d ng Ca faces faz ls those Interest In- In terest d In the tho case case- caseWork Work orl of weeding o out t the vent forward rapid rapidly today three In Incidents Incidents In- In of or unusual Interest mark marking Ins the course of ot the proc proceedings When Walter L. L Coward who ho admitted a belief belief bellef be be- lief that the Times building was vas de destroyed destroyed de- de b by a gas as explosion was challenged chat chal longed b by the state JU Judge e Bordwell Bord- Bord well was brought face to face faco with a ruling he hc had made rondo e earlier in tho tim week celt that belief that the building was waH de destroyed do- do by bv dynamite was not riot a bar to Jury service The Tho judge b by a few clever questions how however er managed to Rv avoid ld a direct decision on In th the thc point and excused Coward because he lie held helt his opinion as formed d by personal Invest in In- In vest a lion During th the morning session a dramatic dra dra- matlo matic situation occurred when Char Clar COCO Darrow Darros' counsel for Cor McNamara laid aid l th the ground to Impeach 1 F. F J. J Mullen and a asked the clerk to Fred formerly of ot Chicago o who he hc said paid ald is' is would uld testify that Mullen had said If he got ot on the jur jury he would hung hang tho the Mullen had denied that ho ho- had ever made such a statement He lie was excused ex ex- b by tIle the court A Ce few minutes later hater Lo LI Compte Davis Da Da- vis counsel for the defense read ld J Judge e Bordwell a n little lecture on the proper framing framing- of questions to tu tales tales- men Seven men mn were sere excused from froim jury Jur 1 el during luring tilt tho days day's examination Tile The They were F. F J J. JMullen Mullen n challenged b by bythe the defense and excused only after foundation for Impeachment was laid V W W. I L. L Coward challenged by the state stat because he ho a adhered hore to the tho theory that tha th the Times rimes building was destroyed ed b uy by gas g-as J J J- T T. Foley excused by the state the time defense defense not resisting Albert II Dunlap challen challenged by the ll defense fo for admitted prejudice against McNamara W v. C Williamson whoso shoso hearing wa was he could not hear vai hul that th the q Questions et asked ed b by counsel T T. B B. Caidwell Cad Cald well who had bad conscientious scruples scruple a against han hanging and W allace Wallace Gregg Greg Challenged ed bj hy the defense wh when n h he assorted he lIe believed McNamara ra guilty and said he lie was personally acquainted with Harvey Churchill Elder Ider o ono o otho ot of the tho victims of oC the rimes Times disaster I |