The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-31
COUNTRY STIRRED BY WOODS ARREST Pelletier Asks How News paper Had Advance Tip
 on Dynamite Plant Head of Manufacturers As sociation Cries, Frame Up!" Others of Promin ence Discuss Case.

Boston, Aug. 31-Because a detailed account of the discovery of dyna- mite concealed in pursuance of "a plot to destroy Lawrence by strikers, was printed by a local paper before the explosive was actually found, Dis- trct Attorney Pelletier, Investigating the dynamite conspiracy, believes he will be able to involve men not al- ready named.
 In addition to William M Wood, son of the Portuguese immigrant, who now dominates the textile industry, Pelle- tier intimated, today, that other prom inent figures are involved in the re- sort to dynamite to break a strike and defeat the strikers. He will con- tinue the grand jury probe, next week, and will call a prominent mill official and at least one newspaperman to find where they obtained knowledge they are known to have had of the presence of dynamite, prior to it's ac- tual discovery.
 Wood will not be formally arraigned on the conspiracy charge until the withheld jointly indicted is able to be present. He is now recovering from injuries received in an auto ac- cident
 According to Wood and his attor- neys, they will join with the district attorney in demanding an immediate investigation of the charges.
 New York, Aug. 31-"The man or men who planted dynamite in Lawr- ence, whether they be millionaire trust heads Or labor agitators should v1. ,seIS. T Fl Pr5IJ1 -,e the law said Lawyer Drew, counsel and practical head of the National Erectors' Association If President Wood, of the trust, had hand in it, as is charged, he is no better than the McNan1aras and deserves the same some that no lives were destroyed in Lawrence, but that was not the fault of the dynamite planters The stuff might have been exploded .and hun- dreds might have been killed If the dynamite was planted by Wood and pose of taking the liberty of strike leaders by falsely accusing them Of crime and that is dartardly as mur- FCler
 'I want to see this matter sifted to the bottom and want the most dras- tic punishment meted out, whether the guilty be millionaires or textile work ers.''
 Washington, Aug. sI-Interest of the department of justice in the alleged dynamite planting conspiracy at Lawrence Mass. developed, today. District Attorney French, at Boston, alleged illegal shipment of dynamite. last January.
 Dynamite was found tied to the trucks of a freight car in Philadelphia, shipped from Bellows FalIs, Vt. to the paper firm of Garrett Buchanan, Phil- adelphia. It was then charged that the Lawrence strikers were responsi- ble. The car passed through Lawr- ence. Activity to ascertain responsi- b1lity for the dynamite shipment has been renewed. ii was stated, today, at the department of justice A federal sives in interstate commerce except under certain regulations.
 Dayton, O., Aug. SIT don't know William M Wood personally, never having met him, but I realize on gen. simply a, frame-up and the charges against him are untrue declared John Kirby, President of the National Man ufacturers' association, today discuss ing the Boston dynamite indictments. "It is ridiculous to think that he would
 
 and throw the blame on innocent men. The whole thing, I believe, is merely to get back, matter of retaliation
 New York. Aug. s1-William J. Burns was strong today in his de- nunciation of the alleged dynamite planting in Lawrence.
 q am relieved to think that this is one scandal in which I had no hand,' said Burns. "If this man Wood, though a millionaire is guilty. as charged in the indictments against the McNamaras and merits the same punishment
 Indianapolis, Aug. 31--soTheres no difference, if its a capitalist or labor man who is guilty of planting dyna- mite in Lawrence, he should be pun- ished,'' said District Attorney Miller, today when asked to comment on the arrest of William M Wood head of the wool trust, at Boston. The district attorney will be in charge of. the pros- ecution when the trials of the alleged dynamiters growing out of the Mc- F.
 Pittsburgh, Aug s1-'There have been few worse things transpire in the history of the world than this fighting of helpless women and children with dynamite declared William D. Hay wood organized for the Industrial Workers of the World, just before leaving here for Philadelphia today.
 ''The indictment of William M. 1 Wood, the wool manufacturing mag nate," said Haywood. "is no surprise | to me. While the work Of planting 1 the dynamite was done secretly, it was known among us that the thing had been pre-arranged long before the 1 trap was sprung This was shown l when John Breen, accused of planting l the dynamite, was let off with a nom- 1 inal fine of $500 and still retained his place as school inspector. The fine | hand of some strong interest was shown in the slight punishment meted 1 out to him. we had no hope that officials of l the American Woolen Company would 1 be indicted for this offense. We knew l and the world knew pretty generally l that the dynamite had been planted i in the shoemaker shop next to the l Italian newspaper and in the Syrian ! clothing shop to cast discredit on the 1 union and we knew who caused the 1 dynamite to be planted there. Things | have turned out better than we hoped.''
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