Mural Info
Artist: Anton Refregier
Location: Mission and Spear, South of Market
Current state: Available
Photo by: SF Mural Arts
Taken on: 4-Feb-2012
Views: 3806
Panel #23. The Mooney Case involved Thomas Joseph Mooney and Warren Knox Billings. They were accused of planting a bomb in downtown San Francisco on July 22, 1916 during the Preparedness Day parade. Ten people were killed and 40 injured. Both Mooney and Billings were convicted, but because they were radical labor organizers, many citizens believed they had been framed. Irregularities in the trial were later discovered and the controversy continued. The two spent years in prison, but eventually received full pardons. (text from a plaque on the wall)
