Evening star., 1918-11-23
ALLEGED CROOKED
WORK IN COURTS
Ex-OfficiaIs Mentioned in
the "Passing" Of $4,000
in Mooney Cases.

SAN fRANS1SSos 4NoSCAhoSh -.
Revelations of alleged crookedness in
the prosecution of many cases, GRIM
inal and civil, in San Francisco courts,
including charge that attempts were
made to manufacture evidence against
Mrs. Rena Herman Noone, are con-
talned in a report made public here.
The report az printed here bore the
signature of John b. Densmore, direc-
tor OF employment, and was addressed
to william B. Wilson. Secretary Of La
bor, at Washington. The report was
dated November 1. Mr.. Densmore
could not deny he made the report, but
intimated that it must come through
official sources at Washington. Dens-
more was sent to San Francisco some
time ago by Secretary Wilson to in
yestiEate certain governmental affairs.
Telephone Devices Used.
Long stenographic reports of al
legged conversations obtained by tele-
phonic devices dealt with alleged acts
tending to involve a former justice of
the California supreme court, MEM
Der Of the public prosecutors o:llce and
a number of persons who have figured
in the cases of national interests, in
cluding the famous San Francisco giaft
cases. In one instance there is men
toned payment Of $4,000. with al
LEGATIONS that this amount was passed.
Mrs. Mooney, the object of the al
legged attack to manufacture certain
audience, is the wife Of Thomas ].
Mooney, awaiting sentence of death
for murder in connection with the
preparedness day bomb explosion here
:Iuly 20, 1915. She was indicted with
her husband and three others upon
ten counts Of murder. covering the
ten deaths from the explosion. She
was acquitted on one count. four
counts were dismissed and she now is
on bail awaiting disposition OF the
other charges.
Report Is Voluminous.
More than forty columns Of news
paper space were filled by the report.
Many columns OF stenographic reports
telephonic devices were set out. De-
tails of alleged meetings between an
official and certain notorious charac-
ters were given. A summary OF
facts" was appended to the report,
alleging conditions existed that JUS
titled the federal government in TAX
ing action to assure to the bomb ex-
plosion defendants their rights"
Mention was made in the report OF
instructions to make q secret and al
together formal inquiry into the
Mooney case, and the summary bore
on the alleged unfairness Of the bomb
case trials.
tried. In the first Billings was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment In the
second Mooney was sentenced to be
hanged. In the third and fourth
weinberg and Mrs. Mooney were ac-
quilted.
Summary Of Findings.
Summarizing the published findings
the report said: practically the whole
case against Mooney. Billings and
Mrs. Mooney was made to order.
was reached through direct evidence
that seemed sufficient and also by the
alleged facts adduced in the investi-
cation tending to show corruption.
The report alleges that certain things
render 1t incredible that he (namtng
an officiaD should be either impartial
or honest in the conduct OF . case OF
this nature: that he 10 and has been
for some time past cooperating with
notorious jury and case dxers.
District Attorneys Comment.
District Attorney Charles NJ Pickert,
who headed the prosecution OF the
defendants in the San Francisco bomb
explosion cases, said in connection
with the report involving criticism of
the prosecutors ONCE:
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tain federal officials wero reaching 20
close TO some Of the higher ups in the
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