Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-24
Declares That No
where in Case Was
There Anything Re-
sembling Consisten-
effort A Patch
work of IncogruOus
Makeshift and Often
Of Desperate Exped-
iency

Washington. July 2SCharges Of
,,,r lss5ers that Thomas J. Mooney
w.s 1r-uErlv convicted for participa-
-,.- II ne bomb outrages in San
--.,rlsco three years ago. were
r,ooo-,ad = a special report Of John
: cs-snore. special agent Of the
1.,z--re,t Of Labor, submitted To
~ House today in response TO a
-saluron demanding more intormA-
I'm Of re case
NJ Densnore. now director Of the
rads-aI Employment Service. con-
r8c-e5 a secret investigation Of the
ssss a. re request Of Secretary VII
sau. WIKI the aid Of several immi-
-a..un inspectors, he gathered his
erdence. working without the
knowledge Of San Francisco author
r,ss Most Of II was obtained by use
Il re dictaphone. placed N the Of
IRE CT District Attorney FickerL
prosecutor Of the case.
FINN this evidence Mr.. DersmLre
rev the conclusion that Moonev
nj Tot receive fun Jusue In his ira
snd nat re was the victim Of coz
91ra-a interests IN San Francisco
vau desired 10 discredit labor unions
z1d maintain the open shop The
1-osecu-ion was conducted without
RAJ investigation Of the crime
Il Densmore declared. and with de-
iberate intent 10 frame" the labor
sader
And Il any additional ccnhrma-
ION were needed CT the inherent
reakness Of the case the report
included. the acquittai Of Mrs
|nconey OF July -. 1917. and #
rael Weinberg IN tie following
a--ober. would seem To supply il
IRE report. dated November I,
| rs. was submitted 10 the House to
agy in response 70 a resolution
The plain truth Is" the report
zid. that there Is nothing about
70 case TO produce feeling of con-
aasnce that the dignity and majesty
= ne law have been Upheld. There
nowhere anything resembling con-
arsncy. the effort being . patch
v1-k Of incongruous rakesnift and
~-sn # desperate expediency-"
re resolution called for infcrma-
IN as activities Of the department
Z Labor in the case and Densmore's
-ou-- ras forwarded by Secretary
Tlscr accompanying his own
Esterer-- Much Of the Information
stts3ned bv Densmore and his as
INFANTS. he report said was secured
II use # teiephonic device placed
ne ofnce Of Charles NJ Fickerc
4r-ct attorney Of San Francisco,
-as-s !. vas kept several months.
II Censnore's objections to the
"a. as enumerated in his report
nclnde The following:
IRE apparent failure Of the dis
TT attorneys cmce 70 conduct a
az !nvesrgaficn a. the scene Of the
c-ns
TIE easy adaytabflity Of some u
ne star Witnesses;
TIE regular mettors pursued oy
,.s prosecution in identifying var-
III DEFENDANTS;
IRE scr-v type Of men and women
n-uura. forward 10 prove essential
Eaters # fact IN matters OF the
Esrey ,sporrance.
Tie seeming ineficacy Ct we'll
sstsaiisaed aIibis;
TIE sang troid with which the
2use-1-or occasionally adopted an
1'snaSie theory and then changed
= another not quite so preposterous-
ne -eeusaI Of the public prose
'E-o- . -al witnesses who actually
sT ne ta,ling Of the bcmbs. m
sae- re general himsiness and I'm
1-,naailirv II the testimony adduc.d
,nEstaer With total absence Of
sry-hinE rhat looks like a genuine
seu- . arrive At the facts in the
-aA
TIE -eadtnx Of the testimony IN
II case Is apt 20 cause one 70 won
y ~ maly things. These things are
Aca!a.ed 70 canse in the minds of
as most olase a decided mental re-
sIir,-
Ac-on Il District Attorney TtcKett
: aSk-ng for a new trial after the
incny OF Frank c. Oman was
'Eored perjury and then refusing 70
ee u Il vas attacked In the r.
a~
Tas-e we're excellent grounds for
belief said the report. THAT the
at:rg attorneys sudden change
tlce was prompted by emissa-
Eon seine Of the corporate In
most bitterly opposed to un-
aoor, Fckett's efforts hence
were directed At a clumsy act
tewazh Oman and fusfafy his
ltade throughout the trial"
that 10 closely written pages
a'ersat:ons Of District Atan--
s1ckett- obtained by the dicea-
~ placed IN his ofice were con-
ea n the report
conversations IL was said.
heard BY two or innrs persons.
'ary Wilson. IN hts stzfaneut
as had instructed NJ. p<ns-
=. obtain tnfuEmAfiun REGARDING
Mooney matter after the sscre-
aad been made chairman Of the
oenrs Mediation cumnasnfon
On studied Disturbed iudusfrtal
1ons N thu Wet
continued n -. eA n