The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-01
Mooney Hearing
 Opened Up To-day
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| (Continued night from Mooney in which the convict reiterated that under nc circumstances can I apply for or accept a parole"
 An attempt by the Mooney de- fense committee to stop publica- tion of this letter led to rumors that Mooney might have decided to ask for a parole. His attorneys quickly denied the rumor. i As Walker preparedl to go to the 1 hearing, he had Governor Rolph's assurance that the case was not prejudged and that his decision was to be formed on the arguments put forward by the mayor and his associates, Frank F. Walsh and Aaron Sapiro, attorneys for Mooney
 Plans called for Walsh to speak first, taking two hours to outline the history of the case, for Mayor Walker to make the main appeal in one hour, and for Sapiro to con- clude in 30 minutes. No arguments against Moneys pardon were to be heard. Governor Rolph, who, as mayor of San Francisco, led the prepared neses. parade, had several courses open to him.
 He might grant Mooney a par , don, commute the sentence to time served-a course Mooney and his counsel object to-or refuse to in- tervene.
 An advisory board of five men, including State Attorney General U. S. We<b, will sit with the gov ernor. He has promised his deci- sion "as soon as possible after we have discussed thoroughly every. thing brought up at the hearing. Those close to the governor believe he would announce the decision within 30 days.
 Mayor Walker has promised g Surprise angle" for the hearing but has kept it secret because "a surprise Is not a surprise If every one knows about it." It has been rumored this sur prise concerned testimony .o1 Frank Oxman who testified at the Mooney murder trial he saw Mooney place the suitcase bomb or preparedness day.
 Oxman died last summer. It was held possible he might have made an important deathbed statement
 Mayor Walker has indicated one part of his address will deal witf the fact that Mooney's continued Imprisonment furnishes martyr for professional agitators.
 The mayor worked late over h1s speech. He talked for short time with William MacNevin, foreman of the jury which found Mooney guilty. MacNevin and nine other jurors, as we'll as the trial judge Franklin Griffin, have asked tha' Mooney be pardoned.
 The mayors work was inter rupted temporarily by excitement that followed the delivery of tho letter Mooney wrote to him as con vict 31,921. Mooney's defense league made it public and ther asked that publication of 1t bt stopped because it's all wrong"
 Pressed to state whether thi' meant Mooney might accept parole, the defense committee de cided it didn't know. Members O. the mayors party interceded quick ly to say that the letter was correc | ana tHdL IL IIll6hL DC PupiiohCo'
 In 1t Mooney said that at th' time former Governor c. c. Yount was reviewing his case 1t had beer suggested he might have a parole for the asking.
 1T notified Honorable c. c Young" Mooney wrote, that m! plea to him was for unconditiona pardon on the sole ground that I S.. Af hn nNit for xxyh I am convicted"
 Mooney told Mayor, Walker h, still felt that way and that he dit not take his position through an. spirit of bravado but that accept ance of my freedom under sucl circumstance (parole) would plac me in the position of a foul mis creant capable of committing thi least by implication, be admitting and promising reformation"
 Chief of Police William Quinn insisted despite his order for 30 men to special duty, he did not ex stration planned during the hear ing. The International Labor De fense league and the Trade Uniol Oulty ACd6 uCS aooCA tCQ NOiiAhi dhA1 organizations, made the plans.
 He said the officers were beini placed on duty 'solely as a precau tionary move."
 Both organizations were grante, the right to appear before the gov ernor to plead for Mooney an, Warren K. Billings, convicted wit him but now in Folsom prison and seven other men serving term for violation of the criminal syn dicalism act.
 The case of Billings will not b considered at this hearing in orde to avoid complications.
 Billings was convicted of a fel . ony prior to his conviction in tn bombing case and state law hold that a two-time loser may be par ' doned by the governor only upo ! recommendation of the state su , preme court.
 ] The three governors who pre- ceded Rolph all we're asked to par don Mooney and Billings but re fused.
 San Francisco, Dec 1-(UP)- A letter from Charles F. Flicker district attorney at the time Moon ey was convicted of the prepared ness day bombing. was dellvere today to Mayor James J. Wake