Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-23
CHECKS BROUGHT
into DYNAMITE
TRIAL
STATE ENDEAvORS TO SHOW THAT
AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY,
THROUGH WOOD, HELPED PAY
EXPENSES OF CONSPIRACY.
TELLER IDENTIFIES
ATTEAUX'S SIGNATURE

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vouchers for several payments made
by the American Woolen company to
Frederick Z. Atteaux were introduced
by the state this morning at the open
ing of today's session Of the trial OF
A1teaux, William NJ. Wood and Den
mis- J. Collins.
The first of the vouchers showed the
payment of $505 to Atteaux for ex-
lenses incurred during the Lawrence
strike" This was drawn on March
%, 1912.
Another check for S2100 was drawn
on July 26, this being marked lin full
for all claims to date
The vouchers indicated that the
payments were authorized by Presi'
dent Wood. Both checks were lndors-
e1 with AtteauX's signature.
The exhibits were offered in support
o. the states claim that defendants
ccnspired with John J. Breen and
Ernest w. Pittman to plant dyna-
mite in the homes of strikers at Law
II nee in order to give the impression
to the public that the strikers con-
templated blowing up the American
Moolen company's mill.
The state attempted to show that
President Wood was involved and
tnat the American Woolen company,
through Wood, had helped pay the ex-
Eenses of the conspiracy.
Edward B. Lynch, paying teller OF
the Federal Trust company of this
city, where AtteauX had funds on de-
posit, took the stand and identified
AtteauX's signature on four or five pa
pers which District Attorney Pelletler
offered as exhibits. Henry F. Hurl-
burt, of counsel for Mr.. Wood, object
ed to their admission as evidence
against his client. He argued that the
exhibits were not competent until
scme connection should be establish
ed between the papers and the alleg-
ed conspiracy. The district attorney
declared tnef papers would speak for
themselves and would show the pay
ment of money from one defendant to
another. Judge Crosby admitted the
exhibits with the understanding that
they would be competent only in the
event that some connection between
the papers and the alleged conspiracy
should be established.
The district attorney thon called
William H. Dwelley, Jr., treasurer ot
the American Woolen company, and
questioned him. Mr. Dwellev told o.
being called into Mr.. Woods office |
one day when the latter told HIM !
that he had settled in full with At |
teauX At Mr.. Woods direction |
Dwelley made out the check ard !
voucher. That was the day, he said,
on which the company was paying the
in connection with Law
renee strike affairs.
Dwelley testified to having heard !
Atteaux offer his services to Mr.. Wood |
in an effort to settle the strike.
Dwelley was questioned regarding |
the payment of unitemized account !
Except for the purchase of merchanG- |
Use, Dwelley said 1t was the company's |
rule not to require an itemized &C |
count for expenses incurred by any !,
officer or any irregular or special en-
ploye of the company.
The witness said he had known At
teaux twenty years. He often saw
him at the office of the American
Woolen company both before and dur
ing the strike.
The district attorney endeavored to
learn from the witness when he saw
Atteaux with relation to the dis
covery of dynamite at Lawrence or
January 20, 1912. The witness could
not recall the dates of Atteaux's cal!
and said that Atteaux might have cos,
led at the Woolen company's office b
tween the day the strike began, Janu.
ary II, 1912, and the day the dvna-
mite was found, because, he said Mr.
Wood was Ill.
The district attorney tried to make
the witness admit that Mr.. Wood was
rot ill until after January 20, but
Dwelley said that Mr.. Wood was taken
i'll with tonslitis Immediately after the
strike began. He had been to the
Wood home previous to the discovery
of the dynamite and at that time Mr..
Wood was kept in bed.
Referring to a meeting at the wool
en companv's Office on January 2a
the witness said that William M But I
Ter, an attorney of the city. and we'll
known textile mill man, and SamIsl
L. Powers, one of Mr.. Woods attor-
neys, was there. The witness did not
remember seeing Butler talking to At
tecux. He saw Butler in the presence [
of Mr.. Wood at the Office of the COM
pany during January, 1912. He could
Lot give the dates, but they we're TO-