The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-24
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of the revelations concerning tnlS man Oxman who quite evidently was the tool of the prosecution when in turn prostituted itself to the service of much higher-ups in San Francisco.
 Oxman is a dangerous man. But the punishment of Oxman can De used. and an effort will be made to use it. for the purpose of quash- ing the whole case against those for whom he was merely the tool. It is quite evident that this case is only exposed by chance. One lone man refused to be party of the murd- erous intent of the rest and hls re- fnsal sent the whole conspiracy tumbling.
 Well may labor ask what of those cases which had no such fortunate an ending? What of those multi tudiuous cases whereby the great detective agencies reaped enormous monies and delivered the goods with out flaw?
 Cannot anyone see that it was because of the fact that less experl- enced men than the professlona- convictors took a hand i'll the effort to hang these men, the case fell through?
 They did well enough They se- cured the conviction of two men, Billings has started on his sentence for. life in the penitentiary. He wears a convict's garb and had al ready given involuntary service to the state in eXpiation for crime he never committed. Tom Mooney is now under the sentence of death the date of execution has been set. The jurS declared upon the perjured testimony that he was guilty, although Cochran warned them that they would not dare hang Spreckels dog or Crocker's cat upon such testimony. It takes little to persuade some juries of the guilt of union men.
 Quite recently union men were arrested charged with planting bombs in the New York subway There had been strike and Tar and wide the fact was heralded of the strikers guilt. The case fizzled out when the facts showed no con nection could be worked up against the arrested men. The plot had seriously miscarried.
 But suppose professional men had charge of this. Suppose the great detective agencies with their p:otos- sional methods had worked months in securing a convction: had spent thousands in making, learning teaching witnesses-then we can all sec what the workers would be uT against.
 That is how detectives must live Their profession presupposes the ex- istence of crime. If there IS nont it is up to them to manufacture IL And when it is published they have to saddle it upon someone. Under ordinary conditions skilled men car erect case against any man whicf it will be impossible to smash down It is true that with competent sinews of war an innocent man may put up a battle which will subjec the strongest case to severe test ant may be succeed in breaking it down But against the wholesale plots tha have been conspired against union men the workers have not funds enough to fight those who have everything at their disposal.
 Even an honest prosecution is in tercsted in conviction and not in th' establishment of the guilt or inno cence of the accused. We all know that; and more often than not, il order to prevent the victim slipping from their hands they unite witl the private agencies to fasten gull souarely upon the man they want t ''get''.
 Prosecuting attorneys usual. seeking reelection or re-appoint ment make use of their conviction as boost. Here was Fieckert whs expected to be governor because h' succeeded in railroading these mel charged with bombing the prepared ness parade. And other examples can be cited Moreover the who'll