Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
Oxn.an Is Freed
and RearreSted:
Perjury Charged
'By Review Leased wIre)

/ OEh%N i Aha-NNA1SOs sotPe- -
ly after the acquittal here tonigh. of
Frank C. OXman on a charge of at
tempted subordination Of perjury
growing out of the Thomas J. Mooney
bomb murder trial, a new warrant for
his arrest was issued at the instance
of Mrs. Belle Hammerberg, sister of
MONEYS wife. /. was served on the
Oregon cattleman at his hotel.
The warrant charges perjury. Ok
man was permitted to confer with his
attorneys and he was then taken to the
city prison.
He was released on S2.500 cash bail
furnished by James H Nichols of Ore
gon, his attorney. The bond calls for
him to appear in superior court romor-
row. The warrant did not state speci-
fically in which trial he was alleged to
have perjured himself He has been
witness in two cases here, the one
which resulted in MONEYS conviction
and his own trial on a charge of at
tempted suL9rnation of perjury.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.-Frank
c. Oxman. Durkee, Ore, cattleman,
was acquitted tonight of a charge of
Dattempted subornation of perjury
growing out of the conviction of
Thomas ]. Mooney on a murder charge
in connection with the Preparedness
parade bomb explosion here last year.
The jury deliberated one hour and
fifteen minutes. On the first ballot,
according to juror, the vote was elev-
en- to one for acquittal.
One Holds Out.
I'VE would have reached a verdict
five minutes after We went out had it
not been for this one man." said the
juror. He was won over from his
conviction viewpoint after more than
an hour of argument"
Mrs. Oxman, wife of the acquitted
man shook hands with the jurors after
the verdict had been announced.
Attorneys Bitter.
James H. Nichols personal attorney
for Oxman, and Samuel NJ Shortridge,
who made the closing arguments for
the defense were bitter in their denun-
citation of F. E. Rigall, chief witness
for the prosecution.
Nicholas characterized Rigall as
wretch, shark, q confessed gambler
and a self-convicted perjurrer," and
charged him with poisoning every
statement made by District Attorney
Fiskert, Assistant District Attorney
Cunha and Oxman for a price"
Nichols broke several bones in his
right hand when he brought it down
on the rail before the jury box with
hard blow. Shortridge, in his argu-
ment said:
"Rigall is a confessed drunkard,
brawler, gambler, bootlegger, and con-
fidence man. He is not only self
confessed liar but a perjurer as well
Not one word has been introduced into
the testimony to impugn the honor OF
Frank C. Oxman."
Oxman was brought to trial Septem-
Der u. He was the principal witness
against Mooney.
Letters Unearthed.
After MONEYS conviction and sent
ence to death, attorneys for the defend
ants in the bomb murder cases un-
earthed letters which Oxman had writ
ten to Rigall, asking him to testify
against Mooney. Oxman admitted
writing these letters but declared he
had added a postscript to one of them
directing RigalI not to come west un-
less he had been in San Francisco July
%, 1916, the day of the explosion.
New Trial Denied.
AS a result of publicity given the
letters State Attorney General Webb
filed a stipulation with the state SUI
preme court in which he consented to
a new trial for Mooney. The new trial
was denied on this stipulation, be-
cause the court held it had no jurisdic-
tl5n to act on such a document
MONEYS appeal, based on the record
of his trial, is pending.
President Wilson last May sent Gov
ernor Stephens a letter asking that ex-
ecution be stayed until after Oxman's
trial
Two others of the five defendants in
the bomb murder cases have been tri-
ed. Warren X. Billings was sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment and Mrs. Rean
Mooney, Thomas j. Moneys wife, was
acquitted. Edward and Israel Vein
berg are to be tried in the near fu-