Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-18 | Page 14 | Money Loses First Skirmish

MOONEY LOSES i. i FIRST SKIRMISH SAN FRANCISCO Sept 18 WP Thomas J. J Moone Mooney Ills his counsel defeated de- de In a preliminary court miah today b begins gl a new fight for lor freedom from San Quentin prison Convicted of murder in the 1916 1 San Francisco preparedness day b bombing Mooney already has spent r 19 years of a life liCe sentence beh behind nd prison walls He now seeks release on a writ of habeas corpus but has I I no hope of a quick victory will I I do not believe anything o- o come of this hearing Mooney said h of oC the habeas corpus hearing bc- bc f. f lore fore a state supreme court referee I 1 have the the feeling that whatever relief I may obtain will eventually c come me from the United States supreme su su- preme reme court Tha That's s 's my only chance I Mooney's attorneys yesterday sought ought to have the state supreme court amend its rules of ot procedure for tor the hearing to permit th the referee ref ref- cree A. A E. E Shaw to rule on of testimony The court denied the petition holding procedure agreed upon was and adequate Testimony to which objections are sustained by bythe the referee the court said shall remain in the record and the high tribunal itself will rule later on its admissibility The excitement of his third trip outside the prison walls in 19 years brought tears streaming from eyes when he reached the city jail here MO Mooney ney has at least t one ne definite thing he wants to do If it ever he wins his his- freedom i Ill go somewhere tar far oft off where I J wont won't see anybody h he told newspaper newspaper news news- paper men and catch up on my JI cr Bleep J