Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-04
ATTEAUX MAKES
BLACKMA|L CHARGE
IN DYNAMITE CASE
Defense Alleges Threats We're
Made by Breen Against
Dye Maker.
DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF
"PLANTING" CONSPIRACY
Case Nearing End, as Only Ar
guments and Charge Have
to Be Made.

BOSTON, June 4.-The defense Of
Frederick E. Atteaux in the dynamite
conspiracy trial, alleges that the dye
manufacturer was the victim of at
tempted blackmail by John ]. Breen,
amite at Lawrence to throw suspicion
of contemplated violence upon the
textile strikers.
Atteaux took the stand in his own
defense today
In outlining his case, Daniel H
Coakley, counsel for Atteaux, said
that it would be shown that on the
night of January 16, 1912, Atteaux
was called on the telephone at his
residence by Asa Korbey, a Syrian
of Lawrence, who had been asked
by the defendant to study and re-
port on strike conditions in his city.
Korbey said that a man named
Breen, who had done splendid work
in advising the strikers to refrain
from violence was In his place and
would like to talk with Atteaux.
Breen and Atteaux then exchanged
pleasantries
The next day Breen came to Bes-
ton. met Atteaux for the first time
and asked him to have the American
Woolen Company officials telephone
to the mayor of Lawrence advising
that dynamite stored in the city yard
be removed to place of safety.
Atteaux did so and the next day
Breen again called on the defendant
and thanked him.
The following day Breen came to
Atteaux's office and at Breens re-
quest Atteaux summoned the late Err
nest w. Pitnam, who, according to
witnesses for the State, furnished the
dynamite from the woolen company
Offices. After Pitman arrived Atteaux
retired, leaving Breen and Pitman to-
gether Atteaux never saw Breen
again until some time in March, when
they met by accident at the corner of
Washington and Franklin streets, the
spot at which Breen has testified At
teaux paid him for planting" the
explosive.
The attorney said 1t would be shown
that after the civil suits had been in
-stituted against Breen by the per-
sons who were arrested when the
planted" dynamite was found on
thCii plCllAioCos DiCCA " 6tb
$13,0 900 from Atteaux. When he was
refused he resorted to blackmail.
Evidence would be presented. the
attorney said, to show that Breen and
tho partly unbalanced Pitman," who
subsequently committed suicide,
planned the planting" and after the
scheme fiattened out Breen bounded
Pitman, continually urging him to
get the money from President Wood,
and when Pitman refused to go to
Wood, Breen tried to force him TO go
to Atteaux.
Only his defense, together with
arguments of counsel and the charge
of the Judge, remained to be heard
when the dynamite planting" con-
spiracy trial was resumed today.
Events moved swiftly yesterday to
bring the trial to this stage, and in
so moving left william NJ. Wood,
president of the American Woolen
Company, who is also on trial as
conspirator, without further oppor
tunity to present a defense, under the
laws of this State. After the prose-
cution had rested, Attorney Henry
F. Hurlburt had moved to have the
case against his client dismissed and
so rested his case. When Judge
John C. Crosby then ruled adversely,
it left only the Atteaux defense to
be heard.