| Show I IT TALES AlES MAN OUTWITS STATES STATE'S ATTORNEY Admits He Is Socialist but No Ground for Challenge Is Found By Dy International News New Service Los Angeles Ans Nov ov 6 After S.-After After answering question after atter question that lint finally I nail called for lor a protest of oC unfairness by Attorney Davis of or the McNamara l de de- de tense George W. W Morton seventy five years old old whom Deputy District Attorney Attorney ney noy G. G Ray nay Horton was examining re rc 10 bitingly to the query quer Aro Are you yo ou u against tho the established order of ot government government gov gov- b by replying replying- Wh Why should I be bo I 1 fought taught to sustain sus sus- tam tain it Morton orton veteran of ot the tue union arm army admitted ho he was a Socialist It was wa s then lien that the lie merciless fire Ire of ot Questions ques Ques- be began an and the old man nimble of ot o f wit witS replying to ever every query so that tha t when the session closed Horton was wa s still endeavoring endea to find ground fo for tor r challenging him It was after this examination had h gone on for more than halt half an hour that Attorney Le Lc Compte Davis rose roso to 0 address the court I 1 submit your Our honor that this ex examination ox ex- for Cor the last halt half hour has been unfair and wrong Thero is nothing before the tho court at this time lime that calls lIs for lor an any statement said Judge Bordwell I think there thero is rejoined Davis I 1 object to this whole line Une of question question- ing lag Again the tho judge broke In with a re reproving reproving reproving re- re proving remark Davis hi his fight ht remarking that he believed belie tho the only thing which the district attorney had against as this man was that he read I the Appeal to Lab Lil L r r Fight I Involved Whether the fight between capital capita I and labor is reflected in the trial was another question brought openly into the trial Itself while Morton was on I the stand Morton admitted under Hortons Horton's examination that he thought such a fight tight in general was under wa way and that that ho believed it would pIa play some part In the tho McNamara trial The answer at once caught the attention attention at at- at- at of ol Judge Juds-e Bordwell Do I understand you ou to say that you oU I think the fight ls-ht Is reflected In this I trial Asked where the opinion was gleaned Morton replied that he got sot It from I newspaper readings reading Ho quoted the thc newspaper in which ho he said he had re reCently recently recently re- re seen a paragraph that indicated that such was tho the case Later under undo the skilful questioning of the court he I admitted he was not certain that he thought this was the case now now but that he had been confused contused b by the many questions that had been asked him Morton objected as tho the examination I progressed to Hortons Horton's questions which ho said ran Into politics You have Republicans and Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- an In In that Jury box he ho asserted I r dont don't see why you OU I should question mo me on the matter 01 of ot my politics It Is not on trial But nut Horton continued this line lino of ot in In- In No Xo Ground tor for Challenge At the close of ot the session Morton was still on the stand and Horton had failed tailed to develop a good ground round to for I challenge e one ono for tor Implied bias In that Morton objected to the death penalty on circumstantial evidence o having been disallowed With tho the opening of ot the tho session to today today today to- to day the challenge o of the defense against W V lL IL Andrews was allowed W. W F. F Clark was passed vasse l for Cor cause by both sides after aCter a long examination by the defense and antl a short examination by tho tue state It was generally s belle ed that ho might Ill be one ono of ot those who remain In ho final jury Seaborn H. H Manning was excused by the court counsel agreeing because he heas was as suffering from frOIn rein a lun lung trouble that grew worse with confinement F Frank ank Hestor was was' dismissed after atter the defense had challenged and the state withdrew resistance after atter an attempt at attempt at- at tempt to qualify the man E E. E J J. J Sheehan was excused because of conscientious scruples against the I death dt-ath penalty and Otto S. S Brandt be because be- be cause his lila name was not on the tue a assess assessment ment role The examination of oC Mor lor- lorton ton then lien began Jehan Darrow chi chief r f counsel for forthe forthe forthe the defense served notice that ho Ito dc- dc to p renew tho the examination of G. G I W. W McKee Mcl a juror retained over the lie de defense do- do tense Cense challenge and tomorrow will subI sub- sub submit mit art an ain affidavit showing the testimony 11 which he expects to secure from Crom four tour witnesses It lIS these tJ-icse witnesses will say guy McKee expressed the opinion that McNamara Ic was wa guilty and should be lie hung McKee and Morton Murton in the box the thc Jur Jury will bo be complete as to cause and ana ready for or peremptory challenges I T In iii lie box s McKee and Morton l if ne are Robert ham Bain 1 F. F D. D Green v. v C. C r Inter Walter N N Frampton i George Georga e w. w Joha Johnson n. n Sam Sam all Mendenhall I v Frank n I Byron il 1 k M. M 1 T I Mc Mc- Neol Neoland and William I I Clark |
