The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-19
SKY CLEARING
FOR TOM MOONEY

Not since August, when C. Vim
cent Riccardi made his expose of the
infamous San Francisco frame-up
gang of which he was member
has San Francisco been so stirred
by any development in the Pre-
paredness Day bomb explosion
cases as last week, when Draper
Hand, detective employed in the
Mooney case, confessed to Mayor
Rolph that important testimony on
which Tom Mooney and Warren X
Billings were convicted, was I'M
true.
Hand told Mayor Rolph that he
had drilled Frank c. Oxman in his
testimony and rehearsed it with him
until he was sure he (Oxman) would
make no mistakes.
Hand says that Frank Oxman new
er saw Israel Weinberg's automo-
bile in which he swore Mooney
transported the bomb to the place
of explosion until he had shown it
to Oxman months after the explo-
sion. He said that Oxman never
saw the license plate on Weinberg's
automobile.
Hand says he drilled other wit
nesses in the case, whose names he
will give to the proper authorities.
Later, when Tom Moneys mag
azine arrives, further particulars
will be given.
Those people who believe Tom
Mooney and Warren X. Billings to
be guilty will be compelled to change
their minds.
Judge Griffin Believes Hands
Confession
San Francisco, Nov. 15.-(United
Press. % believe Hands statement
implicitly" Superior Judge Griffin,
before whom Thomas Mooney was
tried and convicted of murder in
connection with the preparedness
day parade bomb explosion of 1916,
said today.
He was commenting on the alleged
statement of Draper Hand, detective
to Mayor Rolph, that he aided in
framing" important evidence againt
Mooney.
81 never have been convinced
that Mooney was guilty and the
more | hear of the case the more
| am convinced that Mooney did
not plant the Preparedness Day
bomb" Griffin added.
Griffin previously had been iden-
titled with three appeals on MONEYS
behalf
San Francisco, Nov. 15.-(United
ess.)-Agitation for the new trial
or pardon for Thomas Mooney,
following the alleged statement
charging a "frame-up" made to
Mayor Rolph by Draper Hand, de-
tective active in Moneys prosecu-
ton, today awaited results of an
investigation of Hands reported
statements.
District Attorney Mathew Brady
and Acting Chief of Police Daniel
O'Brien both were understood to
be running down the charges made
by Hand, particularly as regarded
the testimony of Frank C. Oman
star witness against Mooney, and
Mrs. Nellie Edeau of Oakland, who
identified Mooney as a man she
had seen on the day of the ex-
plosion.
Results of these investigations
Ihuo ieti nave HOJ D6e0 maze Dub
lie.
While those active in MONEYS
defense were planning to ask Gov.
ernor Stephens to take action once
more, persons close to the governor
said there was little chance of Step
hens taking further official action
either for or against Mooney, al
least at this time. They said the
governors position was that as Moo.
ney had been convicted and sentenc.
ed to hang, he had done all he coulc
do when he committed the sentence
to life Imprisonment. They sale
Stephens considered that he coulc
do nothing unless there were a new
trial which would place before him
through the channels of the courts
new phases of the case.
The governor thus far has made
no comment on the latest develop
ment in MONEYS case.
Mooney, those who have seen hin
say, is showing a stole sort of in.
terest in Hands alleged statement
refusing to develop any particula,
confidence that he will win a new
| trial or pardon.