The chronicle=news., 1913-05-22
DYNAMITE PLOT
TOLD IN
DETAIL

| boston. May :..-An attempt To
discrcdit the testimony Of John J.
lirecn. one OF the principal witnesses
for the prosecution was made 10y ut
tOrney Daniel II. Coaklcy. counsel
for Frederick u, Attcauy. at ioday's
dent William Wood .>of the American
woolcn company and Dennis j. Col
linz. for con spIracy to plant" dyna-
mite at Lawrence during the textile
strik. last year.
| i'recn. who says that At'"aiN hir-
ed him to plant the explosive. al
mitted tondy under cross cNam.Ea-
ton that he made false statements
repeatedly relative TO the ease. but
DECLARED that In his testimony he had
told nothing hut the truth.
| The witness told Of the payment
to him by Aitcaux of $500 on .Ianu-
nry ~. 1917. he day the dynamite
WAS taken to Lawrence. Iirccn said
that h. stood mt the corner OF Frank
lin and Washington streets. Ho~tcn.
nj -" y. M. when At'cauN drove
up In taxicab and said to him;
Follow me. John. TIL. money
Is In the package. I viii drop II aud
no one can ever ray iht gyc YOU
nythins.'
I.rccn said that he followed about
a foot behind Attcaur and that when
the package WIS dropped he picked
| IL up.
Replying to Mr. Coakicy. Brccn
said that the corner where the tran
Saction took place was u very busy
one ut $50 y. m. with hundreds of
?cr.ons passing. lie knew no rrn.
ron. he said. why Aii"auN should sc-
lcct huch spot for pay mcnt In pref
crcncc To the privaca OF his own Of
flee. where no one COULD see o. hear
whnt was happening. Although there
wcic many people on the street nj
he time. he was not afraid that he
nigh; lie seen or that the package
might be picked up by son'c onc else
hciorG he reached IT,. 49,
I'rccn continued his testimony
under cross examination when tho
trial OF president William ~. Mood.
NJ the American Woolcn company.
Fred Aitcaux and Dcnnis !. Ciiins.
charged with conspiracy to plant
th" explosive. was resumed.
lie was questioned regarding a
former conversation with police In
,pector Rooney OF Boston on til.
night Of January ~. lie said that
when he told the inspector not to
10 4
morning Il was bccaus" he had not
finished planting the dynamite.
Come OF the explosive was placed af-
ter Rooncy's arivn, at Icwrcncc.
Reference was made to the suits
Tor damages brought against Brccn
by those who had been arrested af-
ter dynamite had been found on
their premises. The witness could
not rccli that he had agreed with the
attorney for two OF the plaintiffs to
settle by u cash payment to each OF
che parties of $500 on June II. Nor
could he remember having postpon
ed the promised payments success
sivcly to July !. Juiy aud July II.
Did you say to A,tcaux when you
came to him for the $4,000 on July
IL. that your trial had bankruptch
you7" asked Mr.. Coakicy.
- don't remember. may have"
replied the witness. He denied that
he had said TO Attcaux: "If you had
asked Mr.. Wood, don't you think he
would help me out. and thHt Attcaux
replied. ! would nm soon think OF
taking Mr.. Wood by the throat as
of mixing him up In such a case NJ
this
Referring to telephone convcrsa-
tions between Atteaux and himself
Brccn said he could not recall one
during which he said to AttcauX: |
There's going to be an explosion
one of these days" and to which At
teaux replied. II hope II won't he OF
dynamite. and hung up the receiver
The witncs denied .mphatically
having said to Attcaux over the
telephone on another occasion: 81
wonder how your rich friend would
like to have the labor men know
about this?"
Brcen said that AttcauX finally re-
ferrcd him to william II. Watts. n
former cheif inspector o fthe boston
police and now the head OF a private
detective agency and Watts in turn
sent him to attorney Coakley.
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