The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24

ternational Machinsts Union, who had
come to confer In the defence Of Edward
ID. Nolan, the fifth person arrested
As result of the inspection OF the
papers Mulholland went to see r. L.
Rigall, GRANVILLE, ILL.,, a friend OF OK
mans. who turned over TO him letters
and kilograms purporting to come from
Oman. They were printed in the San
Francisco Bulletin and caused a consid-
cradle sensation.
Wanted Friend as witness.
The first was dated December IA,
1916, and read:
Dear Ed; 1t has been a long time
since heard from you. have a chance
for you to come to San Francisco as an
expert witness. Very important case.
You will only have to answer three or
four questions. and will post you on
them. You will get mileage and all that
witness can draw. Probably 500 In
the clear. So IL you will answer me
quick in care this hotel I will arrange
the balance. II Is all o. n, but need
q witness. let me know II you can
come January 3 is the date set for the
trial Keep this confidential"
Rigall said he would come and re-
said? You will only have to say you
seen me on July % in San Francisco
snu that will be easy done" RiHall spent
several days in San Francisco and on
'he day before he was to be called as
witness told Assistant District Attorney
Cunha that he was not in San Francisco
on July 20. Cunha told him tho prose-
cution couldn't use him then. and after
oNman had testified Rigall left the city.
When Rigall heard of Moneys con-
viction he wired Cunha congratulations
and added that he thought his testimony
would get Mooney a new trial. Cunha
replied that he was aotonlshed, and that
Rigall had always said his friend was
reliable and truthful. He asked Rigall
to wire him an explanation, but when
Rigall inquired If Cunha wanted the
documents later secured by the defence,
Cunha made no reply.
Oman n Mile Away.
\ few days later Estelle Smith said
OEman had promised her "a sum of five
figures" II she would swear she had seen
Israel Weinburg standing by a post IN
front of 721 Market street, and that she
replied che had never seen him before
his arrest. Mrs. Charlotte La Posse also
made AN affidavit that at the time of the
explosion she had seen OXman a mile
away.
District Attorney Fickert said that
Oxman would be vigorously prosecuted
and II 1t proved that he tried to influence
Rigall to testify falsely he would not
| want TO deny Mooney n new trial. The
complaint against Oxman was dismissed,
however, leaving his own testimony to
STAND on Its merits. but IN his recent
letter TO Gov. stephens Judge Franklin,
who dismissed OXmans case. said that
his testimony as well as that OF Me-
/ Donald and woman witness was open
to attack.
Three months after the conviction Of
her husband the trial OF Mrs. Mooney.
the violin teacher, was begun. She had
attracted much attention because of her
unusual personality. In the jail she had
been permitted to play her violin and
played with depth OF feeling and abil-
ity which caused a marked change in
the attitude OF her jailers. But at the
same time she vigorously upheld the OK
! tremlst doctrines OF her husband and his
associates
After the acqulttal Of Mrs. Mooney the
labor people of the country worked hard
| err than ever TO get a new trial for her
husband. There has hardly been a pa
| rade OF labor men recently in which
Shall Tom Mooney hang?" The Fed
Grafton OF Labor at a convention in st
Paul. where Samuel Gompers pledged the
united stand Of labor in the war. passed
| intercede for a new trial. Mass meet
lngs were neld all over the country. two
large meetings being held in New York
| la Carnegie Hall and in Union Square
| The fight even reached Congress when
! Senator Poindexter OF Washington said
| that there was a serious crisis impending
on the Pacific coast because of a threat
ened strike by labor unions. The Eng
| lish labor Congress at Derby, England
| also adopted resolutions asking thai
Mooney be given a new trial.
| Because OF all these protests against
the execution OF the sentence President
| Secretary of Labor Wilson was chair
man. The other members we're ]. l.
Standler Werner z. Reed, Max Lowen'
thai, f. T. Marsh. president OF the State
of Washington Federation OF Labor
Felix Frankfurter and John H. Walker
president of the Illinois Federation o.
Labor. They reported that although
the record OF the case did not indicate
error that developments subsequent II
the trial threw doubt on his guilt.
Finally, when it seemed "as though
nothing could save Mooney. Gov
Stephens, who had steadfastly refused
to interfere in the case until II became
evident that he was the only resort lief
to Mooney, granted a reprieve and TO
weeks has been studying every angl'
nf tho