Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
MONEYS FATE
. RESTS IN HANDS
OF STEPHENS
California Governor Denies
Having Said "Let Him
Hang; Labor Intercedes;
Probe Is Promised.
BULLETIN.

| San Francisco, Nov. 23.-Freder.
| lick w. Henshaw, former justice Of
the California Supreme court, is.
sued a signed statement to the As.
ISOLATED Press today denying
charges that he received bride oil
$4l0,00o in the famous will case Of
the James G. Fair estate, and de.
nying any connection with an ell
legged 'frame-up' in the San Fran
cisco preparedness day parade bomb
case, and set forth in report to
William B. Wilson, secretary of la
Dor, published here over the sig
nature OF John B. Densmore.
Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 23.-Gov-
ernor w. D. Stephens, in a state
ment today, denied he had indicated
to anyone the course he would take
in the Mooney case. a..
The governor issued this brief
statement:
There is absolutely no foundation
for the published statement that I
had indicated the course l would
take in the Mooney case"
Governor Stephens issued the
statement after he had read pub
lished reports that he had made a
remark that he INTENDED to let
Mooney hang" which was attribut
ed to an unnamed man reputed to
be in the confidence of the executive.
Grand Jury Inquiry Planned
San Francisco, Nov. 23-Pro-
posed intercession to Governor
Stephens and Mayor James Rofph
on the part of San Francisco labor
in behalf OF Thomas J. Mooney, and
promised grand jury action, formed
the aftermath today OF. a published
report bearing the signature of John
B. Densmore, federal director of
employment, that certain question
able activities were discovered in
connection with the Mooney and
other cases. This report, printed
yesterday, made allegations involv-
ing many officials.
Thomas ]. Mooney, under sem
tence of death in the Preparedness
day bomb case, today issued state
ment through Mrs. Mooney, discuss
ing the report. 1t was an investiga-
ton of the Mooney case that brought
out revelations of alleged crooked
ness in other cases, unconnected
with the bomb trials, but tending to
involve the same set of persons.
MONEYS statement follows:
+, "The Densmore disclosure speaks
for itself. Just think what SINH
lar investigation would have dis
closed if it was inaugurated in the
early stages of the frame-up.
''These corrupt forces cover the
state of California and labor can ex-
pect no justice from these financial
bandits operating under the guise
of officiaidom, unless the federal
government strips them of every
vestige sof authority and power.
Otherwise our government Is a
mockery and deserves the contempt
of the world. Their business is
fixing juries for murderers, wealthy
degenerates, fences and ali the
saturanalia of the underworld.
which is the basis of this power
prostituted to murder worEngmen
who may be obnoxious to the open
shop movement. ,f's
"The United States government
should take complete control of the
prosecution of the individuals ex-
posed by Mr.. Densmore under the
espionage act and that section of the
United States constitution which
makes it felony to deprive any
citizen Of his right without due pro-
cess of law. ,-.-|'
: "This astounding disclosure, more
than justifies the charges we have
so repeatedly made for the past few
years that we were the victims of a
Chamber Of Commerce conspiracy.
But I am still under sentence of
death and the date of my murder is
Friday, December Is.
(Signed) tom MOONEY"
- May Call Strike.
New York, Nov. IA strike by
members Of the United Carpenters
and Joiners Of America and of the
Marine Wood Workers of the Port
of New York, totalling many thou
sand men, in protest against the exc
cution next month OF Thomas J.
Mooney, the California labor leader
convicted of murder, has been
recommended by delegates from 40
Brooklyn wood workers unions, &C
cording to an announcement today
by their secretary.
; The delegates, who represented s.
900 artisans, also urged an appeal
by the carpenters and woodworkers'
unions to Governor Stephens of
California to pardon Mooney.
The unionists adopted resolutions
advocating the calling of general
strike and a parade of organized
labor on or about December II. the
dav nrior to that set for Mooney's