Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
INDICTMENT IS
FOUND AGAINST J
WILLIAM L. RICE
Wealthy East Milton Man Is
Charged With Conspiracy
in the Lawrence Textile
Dynamite Plot.

Boston, Sept. 21.-william H. Rice.
wealthy quarryman, Of East Milton.
was today indicted in connection with
the alleged dynamite planting IN
the Lawrence textile strike. The grand
jury in returning the bill against Rice
reported to the court that 1t had COM
pleted the investigation.
1t Is charged that Rice sold dyna-
mite to Ernest Pitman, the mill build
err, who committed suicide several
weeks ago, after being served with n
CRANE jury summons. The grand jury
had indicted three others, charging
them with being instrumental In
"p!anting" dynamite to discredit the
Lawrence textile strikers as follows:
William NJ Wood, president of the
American Wooden company - the
wooden trust; Frederick +. Atteaux.
head of the Textile Mill Supplies COM
pany; Daniel Collins, the Cambridge
dog fancier.
The last indictment today was secret
but Rice was soon taken into custody
on capias. He said he was very
much surprised and refused to dis
cuss his arrest.
Pitman, who was a contractor and
built the Wood Worsted mills at Law
renee, went to the rear of his garage
in .\ndover, Mass, Aug. p, and shot
himself 1t later was learned that
District Attorney Pelletier had caused
grand jury summons to be issued
for The builder.
For Selling Dynamite
1t is now alleged that Rice sold the
dynamite to Pitman and that Pitmai
placed it in the hands of John j
Breen, of Lawrence. superintendent OF
schools. who was hired to do the ac'
tual planting. Breen was arrested
but failed to take the stand and wa'
fined $500. Shortly after the death OF
Pitman the head of the wool trust
Millionaire Wood, who came to this
country as an Immigrant was indicted
and arrested. He pleaded not guilty
vigorously protested his innocence %
the alleged plot and WAS released OF
bond
Preparations today were under wa!
at Salem for the trial Sept. 30 of Etto
and Giovannitti, the Italian held man,
months in jail charged with the muir
der of a woman in the textile strike
The Industrial Workers of the Worl'
have raised a $4,000 defeuse fun
and William d. Haywood. national or
ganizer of the ]. W. W., himself undo
a $1,000 bond to answer charge o
conspiracy in connection with til
strike, has ordered general strike o
all J. W. W. sympathiZers on the da,
set for the trial.
Claim Police Did Shooting.
The contention of the defenders o
the Fttor and Giovannitti is that tn
woman was shot by the police. TIL
woman Was killed Jan. %, and tn
Italians were arrested Jan. 30. The
have been in Jail ever since, withou
a hearing of any kind. The men teach
ncaliy are charged with being acces
SORES before the fact Of murder in tn
first degree, the prosecution allesin
that they melted riot, which resulte
in the death of the woman. The mel
on the other hand, alleged the au
jthorties stirred up the trouble.
II was announced tonight that cour
sci for Ettor and Giovannitti plan
open their fight Monday in the 81
perior criminal court by asking for
bin of particulars. District Attorne
Attwil. il is said, will vigorously or
pose the request The principal con
plant to be urged by the defenders {
Ettor and Gioyannitti is that the Italia
strike leaders have been kept in ia
for eight months without hearin