Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-14
FIRED MOONEY, SECRETARY TREASURER, DIST.
NO. II, Who HEADED OFF MOVEMENT TOWARD
LOGAN COUNTY YEAR AGO, WITNESS TODAY
Went At Instance Of General Bandhoz But Disagreed With
Generals Right To Hold Them Responsble-Men Were
EHectuaIy Turned Back-SpecaI Train For Them.

telephoned to the Presidents Secre-
tary and said he was advised that
the telegram was ''vogus," which in
formation he carried later on August
"a back to lMarmet.
Mooney denied that he ever en-
tered into any conspiracy to invade
Mingo county and disturb martial
law there or that he ever had any
connection with any reasonable I'M
dertaking to levy war against the
state. He said that he was native
West Virginian.
On cross examination, Mooney tes-
titled that he and Keeney made the
trip to Danville after they had been
advised that General Bandholtz would
hold them responsible for any law
less acts of their organization mem
bers, although Mooney said he dis
agreed with General Bandhotz as to
his right to make, them responsible
He said they did not disagree with
Mother" Jones when she advised
the men at Marmet to turn back.
He and these other union officials
had been advising the marchers to
turn back whenever they had an
opportunity to talk to the miners,
but he said that up until August "a
the officials had been unable to find
any considerable movement among
the miners. When he and Keeney
were at Marmet on August "a he
said they understood That the main
body Of the marchers had passed that
n INT hut o,.I
by other men to advise the marchers
to turn back. He saw no man at
Marmet make any move to turn
back after the speech by Mother"
Jones. He saw no guard lines
around Marmet.
| Mooney said that neither he nor
Keeney made any move at Danville
to go down to the train because they
had been warned that they might
meet violence in case they went in
to the open, one man being quoted
as saying that they ought to have a
"38 busted between their eyes" for
hating the march. Mooney said he
| called Major Thompson at the Gov
ernor's office and made a request
Tor a special train to take the men
out OF Danville and asked it be hur-
| ried because they We're afraid the
miners would board the train that
came down from Blair and was tax
ing men back up.
Mooney said he spent August 81 in
making arrangements for the return
of the miners, that he was at home
| in Charleston most of the day of
| August 90, and that on August 90
| he was at home a part of the day
but left later by automobile with
President Keeney for Columbus, O.,
whore they stayed until September
IS, returning then to surrender to
| the governor. He said he left be-
cause of threats of danger to the
union officials, the threats coming
by telephone and also by visits to
his home, some of the men declar-
ing that if they did not watch out
they might be dealt with as the
miners intended deal with Sheriff
Chain and his deputies. Mooney
said he had expressed himself as
| opposed to martial law in MingO
county as a matter Of principle and
that he still believed that view
point was justifiable. He made a
statement to this effect He knew
nothing of the statement made by
President Keeney regarding plan
to send men into Mingo county as
a protest against martial law.