▁the ▁for eman ' s ▁wid ow ▁was ▁asked ▁if ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁Fin le ys ▁responsible ▁for ▁killing ▁her ▁husband . ▁Know ing ▁her ▁answer ▁would ▁require ▁further ▁testim ony ▁and ▁possible ▁end anger ment , ▁she ▁said ;" no " ▁and ▁paused , ▁then ▁stated ,' " No ▁more ▁than ▁if ▁they ' d ▁held ▁a ▁gun ▁to ▁his ▁head ." ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁anyone ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁bl ast ▁spoke ▁out . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁reve al , ▁had ▁spoken ▁of ▁the ▁mine ▁viol ations ▁both ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁federal ▁government ▁had ▁let ▁slide ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁exped iency ▁and ▁jobs . ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁Labor ▁Sub comm ittee ▁held ▁a ▁week - long ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁dis aster ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Ch uck ▁Fin ley , ▁the ▁mine ' s ▁owner , ▁appeared ▁only ▁when ▁sub po ena ed , ▁and ▁denied ▁any ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁illegal ▁primer ▁cord , ▁including ▁testim ony ▁from ▁a ▁mine ▁worker ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁told ▁Fin ley ▁about ▁the ▁cord ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁earlier . ▁Fin ley ▁also ▁denied ▁claims ▁raised ▁in ▁earlier ▁testim ony ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁b rib ed ▁a ▁mine ▁inspect or . ▁He ▁was ▁question ed ▁most ▁har sh ly ▁by ▁Rom ano ▁L . ▁M azz oli ▁of ▁Louis ville , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁begun ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Mine ▁Memorial ▁The ▁H urr icane