The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-01-04
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MOONEY IS INNOCENT -,
DESPITE JURY VERDICT
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then the liberties Of none of us. are
secure.
Oh, yes. we know that there are "a
great many people in Duluth who be-
lieve Fred Mooney guilty for no other
reason than that he is a member of
a labor union, and particularly for
the reason that he is member Of the
same union Of which J. J. Mcnamara
was secretary-treasurer One hears
the opinions Of this kind Of "class-
conscious people freely expressed on
street cars and at clubs and other
places where men who do not work
with their hands congregate.
But let them not forget this:
Fred Mooney was brought to trial
by a rich mans government, before
a rich mans court, presided over by
a rich mans Judge, and he was con-
victed by jury Of rich men to satis-
fy number of other rich men whose
Chief fear is that the growth of trade
urionism viii: compel them to relin-
quieh a portion OF the only thing they
care rap about in this world-their
profits.
Never Had a Chance.
Fred Mooney Stood no more chance
for square deal in this rich man g
hedged in by a kennel Of hungry ter
riors. His doom was sealed from the
moment the agents Of the National
Erectors' association fist cast their
eyes upon his letter of August 8, 1910,
in which he referred to the explosion
of Superior as follows: %'..~.: - -.
I'VE HAD SOME REAL DYNA-
M1TERS HERE THE OTHER
NIGHT, NOT THE KIND THAT
WE'RE HERE A YEAR AGO. THE
DAMAGE WAS NOT GREAT, BUT
II WAS LUCK THE LEG LANDED
WHERE 1T DID OR THE WHOLE
BRIDGE WOULD HAVE COME
DOWN."
This was postscript to a letter
written by Mooney to J. J.. McNa mara
in which the report of the member
ship of Local Union, No. 80 of Duluth
was made for the month Of July, 1910.
There was NO OTHER EVIDENCE
AGAINST FRED MOONEY.
Miller Did Not Make Good. 8
District Attorney Miller in his
speech at the opening Of the trial said
to the jury he would show that Fred
Mooney thanked J. J. Mcnamara for
sending some real dynamiters'' to
Superior. However, the district attor-
ney failed to produce any evidence
showing that Mooney did other than
write to Mcnamara enclosing newspa-
per clippings of the Superior explo-
sion, and stating just what is here re-
produced.
What did Fred Mooney mean when
he said, I'VE had some real dynamite
ers here the other night, not the kind
that were here year ago."
In 1909 both of the Duluth daily
newspapers had story of an explo-
sion at Two Harbors. We recall the
story very we'll. 1t did not say very
much about the damage that: was
done, but considera BILE space was CIV
en- to the strike OF the structural iron
workers.
The Duluth daily papers didn't say
very much about the damage done for
the one reason there was no explo-
sion. But, what we have been asking
ourselves from that day to this is how
did such story ever get into the Du-
luth newspapers?
Saw Duluth Papers.
Fred Mooney saw the story in the
Duluth papers. He later saw the con-
tradiction published by the Steel
Trust officials, and the next time he
wrote to John J. Mcnamara he in
formed him, as the secretary OF any
local union in any trade would do
when writing to his international off,
GERS, of the newspaper story of an
explosion that did not occur, but in
/ which the strike of the structural
hon workers union was referred to
as the leading feature.
So when the Superior explosion oc-
| Cured Fred Mooney innocently wrote
! TO Mcnamara that there We're real
, dynamiters In Superior the other
night, not the kind that were here a
year ago.
Is not this plain? Indeed. when
Fred Mooney gave his testimony upon
the stand it moved Judge Anderson
to Declare:
Mooney has impressed me with his
manner and conduct. On the stand he
apparently in a straight forward man.
! ner, made his denial Of the testimony
against him. I may say now 1 am not
satisfied where the truth lies, whether
| i'll the testimony against him or in
his testimony"
McManigal's Testimony.
! McManigal had previously testified
! that when he arrived in indianapolis
after the Superior explosion J. ]. Nc
| Namara informed him that he was
late; that he. had heard from Fred
| Mooney in Duluth who thanked him
! for sending real dynamiter to su-
| perior:''
Remember, this is the only evidence
| McManigal gave against Mooney, and
| it was uncorroborated.
! Ever since Mechanical gave this tes-
/ timony We have wondered a hundred
! times whether or not he would have
testified to the same thing If the Ma
tIGnal Erectors' association had not