Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-11
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN MNtDtN-
AID REPt DATING TESTl-
MONY ALTERS CASE
COMPARE DREYFUS CASE
Former District Attorney FiCkert
Reported Broken in Health
With Small Practice
BY NJ. d. TRACY.

be able to show that Thomas Mooney
was innocent of setting the San
Francisco preparedness day bomb
which killed ten persons on July o.
1915, Mooney and his faithful wife
Rena, today said they saw another
ray Of hope in the action Of John
Macdonald. who has made an aft.
dAvit repudiating testimony he gave
against Mooney.
That's another one" was Moon
oy's comment, sent out from his cell
at San Quentin penitentiary, where
he Is serving a life sentence.
zone by one we are knocking the
props out from under our persecu-
tors and in the end Tom will be
free" hopefully commented Mrs.
Mooney as she sat in her work
shop" the windows Of which look
out across San Francisco bay onto
San Quentin and the penitentiary,
where her husband is held.
Not Only Hope But Know.
I'VE do not just hope that Tom
will be out soon," she added. I'VE
know it. Time will show the world
that to him and to Warren Billings
there has been an injustice COM
parable to the Captain Dreyfus case.
Poor little Billings, we must remem-
Der him, too.
''As for myself, why I'm not suf-
fering. have done nothing and
] know Tom has done nothing. Why
should Tom or l worry? The wor-
rying 10 for those whose conscience
II not clear"
Word from San Quentin peniten-
tiary, where Mooney is working in
the prison laundry by day and, &C.
eording to his friends, devoting his
nights to thinking and hoping, is
that Mooney IL in the best Of health
oAA his spirit unbrokan.
FickeFt II Broken Man.
Former District Attorney Charles
u, Fickert, who prosecuted Mooney,
once an athlete Of more than local
fame, IL reported to be broken in
health and only able to devote q
part Of his time to private practice
Of law.
Mooney was convicted on the for
nal charge Of numbering Mrs. Hetta
Knapp. Of Alameda. Calf, one Of
The ten persons killed by the pre-
I parednese parade bomb. The jury
! foturn66 49, verdict convicting him
two years age yesterday. 1t was yes
terday, the second anniversary Of the
conviction, that John Macdonald left
New York for San Francisco promis-
Ing to appear before the grand jury
here and show that Mooney was con-
victed on untrue evidence.
Sentence COMMITTED.
MONEYS original sentence of
death later was committed after a
long controversy to life imprison-
mont.
The ease against the Mooney
case" now stands like this:
Frank G. Oman, star witness
against Mooney, has been tried and
acquitted of perjury. but the de-
fense still maintains 1t can produce
letters which will cast deep shadow
over his evidence.
John Macdonald, who identified
Mooney % the man who placed the
bomb, has taken an anidavit that
his evidence was untrue.
Draper Hand, detective high in
the counsels Of the Mooney prosecu-
ton. has made an alleged statement
70 James Rolph. Mayor, saying that
he helped frame evidence against
Mooney.
Many Attacks ON Testimony.
Many attacks have been made on
the testimony Of at least two other
witnesses. One OF these attacks al.
leges . woman has admitted she tes.
tined to things seen by her astral
body" projected to various places
The other has to do with an alleged
statement to q detective by a wit.
ness that her evidence was not the
truth.
Superior Judge Griffin, who sen.
fenced Mooney to hang, has asked
that the way be opened for a new
trial, saying he believes justice was
not DONE.
District Attorney Matthew Brady
- result of all these things. has
now ordered the grand jury to make
. complete investigation Of the case
ana 1t IL before this investiRatine
Z body that Macdonald is to appear
Brady was elected to ONCE owe,
Fickert, Moneys prosecutor. in q
campaign in which the Mooney case
played large part.
Pardon Only Avenue.
The only avenue through which
mooney can get out of the peuiten.
tiary now is pardon from the gov
ernor. The supreme court having
amrmed his conviction. legal au.
thorities hold the courts cannot re-
open the case.
1t IL known. however, that Moonev
- ready to stand trial again and n
= possible that If the grand inrv
nnds he was framed" into prison
Tor life. he might be pardoned by