The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-23
OENSMORE AND D|CTAGRAPHS
PRODUCE TESTIMONY THAT
MAY REOPEN MOONEY CASE
House Committee, Probing Activities of Depart
ment of Labor in Bomb Throwing Case, De-
velops Startling Evidence in Reports to
Secretary Wilson of Government Investigator
Declares District Attorney Made Joke of
Justice.

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Washington. July 23--Thomas J.
Mooney did not receive fun justice In
his trial at San Francisco Tor alleged
connection with the preparedness day
bomb explosion. according to a report
by John H. Dcnsmorc, former special
agent OF the department OF jusiis 20.
who Investigated the case Tor the gov.
crnmcnt The report. dated Noven-
her !. 1915. was submitted TO the
house today In response to rcsolu-
ton
"rhc Sluin truth Is" the report
said. that there Is nothing about the
cnse to produce feeling OF conn
dence that the dignity and majesty OF
the law have been upheld.
There is nowhere anything resem-
bling consistency the euor. 3eing e
patchwork OF incongruous q,!dences. d"
The resolution called fOr infOrmu-
I tiOu as to activities OF ;hc department
Of labor IN the case and Densmore's
report was forwarded 10y Secretary
/ Wilson, accompanying his own slate
meut
Much Of the information obtained
! by bcnsuurc and his assistants. the
/ report said. was secured hy use OF
! dictaguphs placed In the office OF
/ Charles n. Fickert, district attorney
! OF san Francisco.
i Mr. Deusmorcs objections To the
Trial. as enumerated IN his report. IN
cludc the following:
The apparent failure Of the district
attorney office to conduct "a real in
vestigauon at the scene of the crime
the easy adaptahilitN Of some Of the
star witnesses, the irregular methods
pursued hy the prosecution in ldcnti-
wing various defendants. the sorry
type Of men ana women brought for
ward to prove essential matters ot
fact in a case Of gravcst importance
the seeming efficacy Of "A well cstab-
hshtd alibi, the saugfroid with which
the prosecution occasionally adopted
AN untenahlc iheofy and then changed
TO nuuthcr not quite so preposterous
and the refusal ~ the public prose-
cutor To call witnesses who actually
saw the falling OF the bomb.
TN short at the general timH.ncsi
and impruhahility uf the testimony
adduced together with toal ubscnc,
OF anything that looks like q geuulu,
crurt to arrive st the facts in the
case.
Nf ltNu|lNk Nl Iilt testimony "
this case b. enough to cause one 4,
wonder at many thiugs. These thinei
ARE calculated tu cause iu she mindl
OF the most blasv a decided menta
rebellion
Action ri District Attorney Flicker
In asking for a new trial after IA,
testimony of Frank g. oNman wa
proved perjury, and then rotusini
to agree 10 t. was attacked in IA,
report
''rhurc were cNcrucnt grounds 10
the buhcf' said the report that Ia
prosecution attorney sudden chang
Of attitude was prompted by ennis
saries from some Of the corporate In
tcrests most bitterly opposed tu uniol
labor. Firkcrts Efforts hcncefurtl
were diregicd at Il clumsy attempt &
whitgwash ONman ana Justify his ow
: mUfiVpH and conduct throughout"
More than 100 closely written page
uf conversations of District Attornc
Fickert obtained 10y the dictagrap
placed In hiu office were contained O.
the report. The conversations, u wa
said, We're heard by two or more pei
sons.
4 Secretary Wilson. IN mis- statcmen
said that hc had instructed Mr.. pcns
more 10 obtain information reEnrdin
p the Mooney case after the secretar
= idenrs mediation committc" whic
u studied disturbed Industrial condition
In the west lie refused to state whs
a connection employees ~ the dcpar
mcnt have had with the case sine
the trial
"The department of labor he sat
through its immigration bureau.
authorized to dcpurt alien anarchist
It's Investigation In these cases Ia,
developed clues that led 20 ~
Money case II IL continuing thc'
10 Investigations ana IL is not deme
compatible with the public intercs
i to disclose at this time lts uctivitlo
p thereby placing in the hands of allie
anarchists tho means Of protcctir
" themselves from deportation.
u Al the Investigations, Mr. Wilsf
snid. were made without addition
q expense 10 the government AS the II
i NesHgatorH wcro working ON 9th
~ eases a. the same time. The total M
aries Of the inspectors amounted
p So lee md the total cost or other g
pcnscs was Sl.0i2.
Nj Wilson declared that ih" go
crnmeut had not taken part IN q
~ Mooney ease uutil IL had ceased 10
. merely criminal ease
"a In September. 1871. the case
IN Thomas ! Mooney had become n
only u criminal case but an Intern
tioual labor ease b" said 'llipl
= matte Cnrrsspuudcnca indicated Oh
= the Mooney case was being used