Arizona republican., 1918-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-Sec-
retary of Labor Wilson refused to-
night to state whether or not
report on the Mooney case had been
made to him by Director General
John B. Densmore, of the labor de-
partments employment service. At
MIR. Densmore's office it was said
report, said to have related to
the Mooney case, had been trans
mitted to Mr.. Wilson several days
ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22-
District Attorney Charles nj. Fick-
ert, who prosecuted the defendants
IN the San Francisco bomb expIo-
sion cases, made the following
statement tonight in connection
ing criticism of the prosecutors
office:
"My investigations and those Of
certain federal officials were reach
ing so close to some of the higher
ups in the bolsheviki movement that
they became stampeded.
Fortunately ! am in possession
OF certain written documents that
will vindicate my actions"
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-Reve-
lations of alleged crookedness in the
prosecution of many cases, criminal
and civil, in San Francisco courts, in
Guiding charge that attempts were
made to manufacture evidence against
Mrs. Rena Herman Mooney, were con-
tanned in report made public here to-
day.
The report las printed here bore the
signature of John B. Densmore, direc-
tor of employment, and was addressed
to William B. Wilson, secretary of la
Dor at Washington The report was
dated November L Mr. DenSmore
would not deny that he made the re-
port, but intimated that it must come
through official sources at Washing
ton. DenSmore was sent to San Fran
cisco some time ago by Secretary Will
son to investigate certain department
tai affairs
Long stenographic reports OF alleged
conversations obtained by a telephonic
device, dealt with alleged acts tending
to involve a former justice of the
California supreme court, a member OF
the public prosecutors office and a
number of persons who have figured
in cases of national interest, including
the famous San Francisco graft cases
In one instance there is mentioned
payment Of $4,000, with allegations
that this amount was passed
Report Is Lengthy
Mrs. Mooney, the object of the al
legged attempt to manufacture certain
evidence, is the wife of Thomas J.
Mooney, awaiting execution of a SEN
tence of death for murder in connec-
ton with the Preparedness Day bomb
explosion here July %, 1916. She was
indicted with her husband and three
others upon ten counts of murder,
covering the ten deaths from the ex-
plosion. She was acquitted on one
count, four counts were dismissed, and
she now is ON bail awaiting disposi-
ton of the other charges.
More than forty coumns of news
paper space were filled by the report
Many columns of stenographic reports
OF alleged conversations obtained by
automatic recording devices were set
out. Telephone conversations were
recorded. Details of alleged meetings
between an official and certain no.
torious characters were given. A sum-
mary of facts" was appended to the
report, alleging conditions existed that
Justified the federal government in
taxing action to assure to the bomb
explosion defendants "their rights.
Inquiry Was Secret One
Mention was made in the report of
instructions to make a secret and
altogether informal inquiry" into the
Mooney case, and the summary of
facts" given, all bore on the alleged
unfairness Of the bomb case trials.
Densmore's presence in San Francisco
for some time generally was known to
be in connection with departmental af-
fairs, including certain immigration
cases The report referred to six
months Of investigation.
All the alleged irregular incidents
recited were brought to bear upon the
main conclusions, as to the writer's
findings in the bomb cases. Evidence
adduced at the bomb trials was an
alyzed and the alleged taint on the
testimony set out. Four of these bomb
cases have been tried. In the first
Warren K. Billings was sentenced tC
life Imprisonment. In the second
Mooney was sentenced to be hanged
In the third and fourth, Israel Vein
berg and Mrs. Mooney were acquitted
Four of the ten counts against three
/ defendants were dismissed. Mrs
Mooney, Nolan and Weinberg were re-
| leased on bail.
President Has luterversd
| Two appeals for new trial-Hcre