Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-24
Vouchers Are Introduced
in Conspiracy Trial Cons
tanning Name Of Presi-
dent Wood.
PAYMENT O. KID BY
CORPORATION HEAD
Inference Drawn by State
is That Defendant Knew,
of and Planned the Dyna-
mite Outrages.

Boston. Mass, May 23.-ChAcks and
vouchers for several payments made
by the American Woolen Co., to Fred
erick e. Atteaux were introduced by
the state this morning at the openin0
of today's session Of the trial of At
teaux, William NJ. Wood and Dennis
j. Collin.
The first OF the vouchers showed the
payment Of $505 to Atteaux for sex-
penses incurred during the Lawrence
strike" This was drawn in March %.
k1912. Another check for $2.1O0 was
drawn on June &c, this being marked
IN full for all claims to date
The vouchers indicated that the pay
ments were authorized by President
Wood. Both checks were indOrSAd
with Atteaux's signature.
The exhibits We're offered In support
Iof the states claim that the defend.
ants conspired with John ]. Breen and
Ernest W. Pitman to plant" dynamite
In the homes Of strikers at Lawrep6a
In order to give the impression to the
public that the strikers contemporaries
blowing up the American Woolsn GO. I
mill.
Papers Introduced.
The state. attempted To show that
President Wood VIA. yoiystl and thAt
1.-THE American Wool Co. through Wood
had helped pay the cxpenseS of tho
ing teller Of the Federal Trust CO., oi 4
this city where Atteaux had funds o.
deposit took the stand and identihed
Atteaux's signature on four or fve
papers which District Attorney j. C.
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F. Hurlburt OF counsel for Mr. Wood.
objected to their admission as tevi-
dence against his client.
He argued that the exhibits were
not competent until some connection
papers and the alleged conspiracy.
The district attorney replied that the
papers would speak for Themselves and
would show the payment OF money
from one defendant to another. Judge
Crosby admitted the exhibits with the
understanding that thew would be com
petent Cnly in the event that some
connection between the parers and the
alleged conspiracy should be estab-
lished by evidence.
The district attorney read the
papers to the jury One of them was
a check for $5O5 drawn on the National
Shawmut bank of Boston, payable to
and indorsed by Atteaux and signed
American Woolen Co., w. A. Currier,
assistant treasurer"
Paid "strIke Expenses.0
Accompanying the check was an
American Woolen Co., voucher on
which Atteaux's signature appeared
and which was receipt for 3505 "for
expenses incurred during the Law
renee strike" according to the, in-~
scription on It. The voucher also
bore the words approved-William M. 3
Wood president"
Another exhibit was check for
$2,10O drawn on the Beacon Trust CO.,
Boston on June 26, 1912 payable to
and Endorsed by Atteaux. This check
bore the signature of VIM. d. Dwelley
Jr., treasurer Of the American Woolen
Co. The voucher which accompanied
the check bore the approval Of Mr..
Wood and an inscription on It said I'm
full for the claims to date"
The district attorney then called
VIM. D. Dwelley Jr.. treasurer Of tho
American Woolen Co and questioned,
him. Mr.. Dwelley told Of being called
into Mr.. Woods Office one day when
the latter told him that he had settled
in full with Atteaux. At Mr.. Woods
direction, Dwelley made out the check
and voucher. That was the day, he
said, on which the company was pay
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