The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-22
State Witness Resumes Stand IN
Trial Of Wooden Mill Magnate
Introduce Testimony
to COrrobOrate
DEFENSE INTIMATES
EXTORTICN WAS USED
Witness Makes Some Admissions
Il Don't Know is His Answer
to Many Questions Of
Lawyers
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press
Boston, May with John ].
Breen. contested dynamiter. still an-
dergoing a severe cross examination
when the trial Of VIM. Wood and his
associates, accused Of conspiracy to
plant dynamite, was resumed today,
the state was preparing to produce in.
dependent witnesses to prove Breens
and Collins stories.
Although Breen has directly accused
Frederick Atteaux, one Of the defend
ants, his evidence will not be accepted
unless it is corroborated from Inde-
pendent sources. For this reason Dis
trict Attorney Pelliter had postal em-
ployes and telephone girls to corrobo-
rate portions Of Breens story and
make the testimony material.
The defense has intimated that
Breen tried to extort money from At.
teaux and on cross examination Breen
admitted telling Atteaux that lie ought
to help him out Of trouble, following
suits for false arrest.
Breen admitted telling Atteaux that
II the persons sueing got Judgment he
would be forced into bankruptcy. Most
Of his answers were. 4 don't remem-
ber"
Breen's story Of his activity on be-
half Of both the strikers and mill own
ers, eliminated in a declaration that
he had refused to accept $4,000 from
Atteaux's attorney, aDniel H. coakley.
the lawyer who was cross examining
him. Testimony previously introduced
was that eight persons who had been
arrested when dynamite was found In
buildings occupied BY them at Law
renee had later brought damage suits
against Breen. who had planted the
explosive.
Breen testified that he had gone to
Atteaux to get $4,000 after his own
counsel had told him that all the suits
could be settled for $4,000. He de-
nied he knew the damage suits could
be settled at a lower figure when he
was endeavoring to induce Atteaux to
pay him $4,000 Breen finally said
that be had refused an offer Of $1,000
from Coakley himself. because he
would not agree to the terms. Asked
by CoakIey what the terms we're,
Breen replied
You told me to put most Of it in
Imy pocket and settle with the poor
slobs as cheap as | could. | didn't
want that kind Of money and rejected
the offer"
Breen and Atteaux had engaged him
to plant the dynamite and had arrang-
ed with Ernest r. pittman, the An
dover builder who committed suicide
when the grand jury began investigat
ing the alleged conspiracy. to furnish
the explosive.
Mr. Woods name was mentioned
only once and that was when Breer
said ne asked Atteanx if the mill pres
ident knew anything about the mattel
and Atteaux replied chat he did not.
! Of the five persons who have rig
: ured prominently in the alleged con
spiracX only two are on grial. BraeE
was convicted last MAY; Pittman tool
his own life and Collins turned statel
i evidence. although ia his testimonl
! he implicated neither Wood nor All
teaux. His story Of the part he pBayeI
III the affair related wholly to bis al
sociations with Breen. Breen told i
]. detail Wednesday Of his aequalntane
with Atteaux and said that At the vll
ness suggestion that the strikers j
! fought with their own weapons, Az
: teaux had engaged him 70 plant II
: dynamite, paying him s700 fl two Il
: stallments He described bis meBs
! ments an January and If when Il
: dynamite was hidden. hls story Ii ii
= main corroborating the Testimony i
= ranass asssef H. Hatl4Bh