The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-17
MAY HAVE PLANTED" DYNAMITE
Millionaire Defendant Was Once
A Poor Wait
SEQUEL TO LAWRENCE STRIKE

P'tlcu nll'll ShOulu cause a delay ana
postponement. William NJ. Wood, pres
ident of the American Wooden COM
pany, Fred f.. Atteaux and Dennis j.
Collins VIII be placed ON trial in the
second session of the criminal branrn
Of the Suffolk superior court next
Monday charged with conspiracy in
connection with the planting of
dynamite in Lawrence for the purpose
of inilaming public opinion against tho
striking mill operatives i'm that city
during the strike OF January, 1912
Preparations are said To be complete
and District Attorney Joseph c. Pei
letter and Assistant District Attorney
Abraham Webber, who will represent
the prosecution, are confident that the
trial will make rapid progress. In view
Of the great wealth, Industrial import.
ancc aud social standing Of Mr.. Wood
tn" principal defendant, and of the
sensational nature of the charges the
case is attracting country wide Interest
and attention
Found Explosive IN Houses,
During the riotous days of the tex
tile workers strike in Lawrence in
January of 1912. the police authurl-
ties of that city found explosives in
several inhabited tenement houses
etc. and arrested the occupants Of
these tenements FOR violating the law
against storing explosives i'm such
fashion In most cases the prisoners
cleared themselves from the charges
against them ana were discharged j.
was believed that the explosives had
been planted and when John J.
Breen, member of the Lawrence.
school board and engaged in the uu-
dcrtakiug business. was arrested on
suspicion ne admitted his guilt ana
was fined $5o0 which he promptly
paid.
District Attorney PclIcticr made a
thorough investigation 10 ascertain
the inside facts of what he believed
To- be a conspiracy Ernest w. Pit
man. the head of - large building
firm. inadvertently betrayed some OF
the secrets Of the alleged conspiracy
ana coh'hli''ed Su''iu' on ''P u'S pe-
fore he was 10 start on a trip To Eu-
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the indictment by the grand jury of
Wood, AttcauX. Collins and William
~. Rice. The. latter was indicted
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