of most interest to swanson was in the center here, tom mooney and rina mooney. particularly tom.oung, i don't know, he was 33. that seems young to me. tom was a noted radical agitator in san francisco and had been involved in a number of strikes. lots of organizing in those previous altercations and so on. he had been a socialist, it depends on how you might define that. he traveled with eugene debs at one point, the socialist candidate for president. aboard the red special, which was a train that took them all over the country. mooney was an active labor organizer and certainly on the political left. no question about it. he catches the eye of the authorities and his wife, rena, who was active in organizing with him, she spent her days as a music teacher. she had a music studio in san francisco. the authorities would call it a den, which makes it seem ominous, but she had a couple of pianos and music students. mooney and his wife, but especially mooney, attract the attention of the authorities. when they were arrested, they were held in solitary confinement. they were not allowe

interest were the people in the center, tom mooney and rina mooney. particularly tom. he was 33. noted radical agitator in san francisco and had been involved in a number of strikes. lots of organizing and previous altercations and so on. he had been a socialist, it depends on how you might define that. attraveled with eugene debs one point, the socialist candidate for president. mooney was an active labor organizer and certainly on the political left. he catches the eye of the rena,ities and his wife, she spent her days as a music teacher. she had a studio in san francisco. the authorities would call it a den, which makes it seem ominous, but she had a using studio. mooney and his wife, but especially mooney, attract the attention of the authorities. when they were arrested, they were held in solitary confinement. they were not allowed to talk to family, friends or legal counsel. assistant da told a local reporter that the suspects "ought to be hung without ceremony." in other words, let's do this quickly and have a fast conviction. on august 2, they were jointly charged with mu