Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 1 | Offered $17,000 to Testify Against Mooney, He Says

OFFERED TO TESTIFY AGAINST MOONEY HE SAYS By Associated Press Preas SA SAN FRANCISCO May la 25 Nicholas H. H Treanor declared toda today to today to- to da day on the witness stand pf QC the tho United States district court here that he had been offered to te testify falsely against Thomas Thoma J. J Mooney rooney now under sentence ot of death for Cor murder In connection with the preparedness I parade arnde bomb explosion hero here in 1916 Treanor was a awaiting dUns sentence on ona ona ona a charge of ot having refused to submit himself to physical ex examination examination ex- ex for the selective e draft Treanor was Wl sentenced to ono one year ear in tho the county j jail lJ after he has testified that h ho he was a conscientious conscientious con con- objector In the course of or his testimony he made this statement I as was isas offered to testify a against Mooney an and attempt to swear his life liCe awa away I refused and testified d for Mooney He named an assistant district at at- at torne torney I I