Arizona republican., 1918-11-24
Former Supreme Judge Henshaw Makes
Strong Denial of Huge Bribe- Prose
cutting Attorney Fickert Issues State
ment-Prominent Business Men In
volved Grand Jury Stenographer
Resigns Because of Charge Dens-
more's Sensational Allegations Smoke
Out Big Men.
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

erlck W. HenShaW, former Justice Of
the California supreme court, issued a
signed statement to the Associated
Press today, denying charges he re-
ceived bribe of $4,000 in the famous
will case of the James G. Fair estate,
and denying any connection with an
alleged ''frame-up" in the San Fran
cisco Preparedness day Mooney bomb
cases, and set forth in a report to
William B. Wilson, secretary of labor,
published here over the signature of
John B. Densmore, director general OF
employment of the labor department
Judge Henshaw's statement before
witnesses follows: q
ITO the Associated Press:
1.-The Fair case was decided some
twenty years ago. Years after its de-
cision was reelected to the supreme
bench and served eleven of the twelve
years term, resigning under no com
pulslon or agreement with Mr.. Older
or anybody else. My resignation was.
dictated upon purely personal grounds-
Recites Densmore Charges
THE charges against me in the re-
port Of Densmore, as special fnVesti-
gator of the department Of labor, are
tWo-fold:
L Z
a. Mooney 'frame-up' -
Second, that I was capable Of This
Infamous thing because had corrupt
ly taken bribe of $4,000 in the case
mentioned.
Il was not, and am not, interested in
the Mooney case, save as any citizen
is interested in seeing exact justice in
the punishment of most wanton.
vicious, and unprovoked crime. Mr..
Fickert, from time to time, consulted
| me. always at his own instance. never
at my own, to tell me his difficulties
IN following up information which
would lead to complete disclosures of
MONEYS guilt.
L did not refuse to see him at his
request, and should have felt ashamed
to have refused. But was an aide to
the bureau of naval intelligence and
advised with that bureau over many
anarchistic, L W. w, and other evil
activities. Not infrequently FTckert
would advise of information quite
apart from the Mooney case, bearing
on these matters.
L never saw an actual or prospec-
tive witness in any of the bomb cases
| Makes Vigorous DeniaIs
L was never in the employ of any
of the big corporations charged with
hounding Mooney to death, and chal-
lenge the pointing out of one word
IN all the Densmore report which even
remotely tends to connect me with any
improper practice, much less with be-
ing participant in 'frame-up.' I
never wrote F1ckert brief or even
saw one, until it was printed and cir
culated.
"The charges Of bribery against me
are thus summed up in the Densmore
report:
THE supreme courts final decision.
as a result of the re-hearing brought
ABOUT through the instrumentality of
Judge Henshaw, was in favor of the
helrs, Henshaw having changed his
vote to favor the petitioners. Payment
OF S400,00O was then made by a series
Of checks of $4,000 each, drawn by
,. q. Murphy, president of the First
National bank, in favor of Dingee
thoSe payments covering a period OF
some weeks. Dingee AYERS that. in
part these sums were given by him
directly to Judge Henshaw; that otlae,
lnstallments were conveyed to Hem
shaw by Moffitt.'
Inc charge Of bribery is utter3y
and unqualifiedly false. If, as would
appear from the statement, Mr.. Din
gee dld receive money from the Fair
helrs, L never knew Of it, never re-
ceived a dollar of it.
IhlS charge came first to nv know
Iedge, as part of a statement charging
similar crimes and wrongs upon many
other OF Mr.. Dingee's former friends.
men OF great prominence in California
Money and an unscrupulous desire ror
revenge could have been the only actu-
allng motives in making them. 1 shall
not make public the names of these
men and SO expose them to the Same
unmerited malignancy.
Calls 1t Infamous Attack
L can but express nv amazement
that a government official Investigation
should thus give currency to such an
infamous attack, without affording mr.
the slightest opportunity either for ex-
PLANTATION or denial"
The charges referred to by Judge
Henshaw were made in a statement de-
veloped by Fremont Older. editor of the
san Francisco Call, and printed yester-
; day. Mr.. Older today in a signed
statement, printed in the Call, reiter-
ated these charges. =
William ]. Dingee, mentioned in thf
statement, is a capitalist of Oakland
of the Contra Costa Water company
!, , serving the east side of San Francisco
! bay. which was merged later with ths
Peoples Water company. He is promi-
nent as real estate promoter, and hai
: large land holdings in Alameda and
[ San Mateo counties Z
The Moffitt referred. to in the Dens.
more report was Frank J. Moffitt, 1
neWspaperman of Oakland, California
who died more than ten years ago.
: The signed statement given by Judg.
Henshaw to The Associated Press wa.
written by him in long hand in his of.
flee. and in the presence of his brothel
W. G. Henshaw. head of a large cemen
! company, and two Associated Pres.
$ men.
t Jury Reporter Resigns
( Howard Vernon, stenographer of tn,
county grand jury, retired from hi,
position today pending an investiga
ltion Of the-entire- affair outlined in tn,