The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-22
WHY BREEN IS NOW So
WILLING To BETRAY FRIENDS

oped many minor contradictions bur
in the main points of his narrative
Breen adhered to his original recital.
While Breen was being cross-exam-
ined, the prosecutor was interrogat-
ing VIM. H. Rice. quarryman OF
Quincy. He is the man who accom-
panied Pittman to the meeting with
Breen and Collins and is the indivS
dual who, according to Breen, told
him that there was no danger OF an
explosion, as the dynamite furnished
was frozen solid"
The prosecution hoped that through
Rice 1t could connect up the Breen
story that Atteaux brought Pittman
into the case to purchase the dyna-
mite and that Pittman went to Rice
to aid him in furnishing the explosive
After the interview District Attorney
Pelletier was iubilant and said Rice
would be most important witness.
Coakley finally became angerer
over the non-responsivenes of Breen
and demanded whether Breen was
not answering Il don't remember be-
cause he had been told such IN an
swer was safe and 1t would be inn
possible to prosecute for perjury on
such answers.
"I answer that way" said Breen.
because 1t Is the truth"
Coakley asked of Breen whether he
had not actually planted the dynamite
because he wanted to aid Officer
/ Woodcock of the Lawrence police In
/ getting a plain clothes detail Breen
/ denied this and again insisted that he
did it for Atteaux and no one else.
He admitted that he had been able 10
get Officer Woodcock a plain clothes
detail during the strike.
Taking up the suits for damages
for false arrests against Breen by the
/ persons arrested for the dynamite
/ planting, Coakley asked:
| did you agree to settle two OF
these suits for $500 and promise to
j pay this money to John J. Walsh, u,
4 Lawrence lawyer, on July 6, last?'
II do not remember"
did you go to see Atteaux and
= tell him that your arresS and trouble
T had broken you financially, that you
4 had paid out $500 already?"
81 think / told him that
who paid your fine?"
MY mother"
@Did you tell Atteaux that If these
4 persons got judgment against you,
you would be forced to go into bank
4 ruptcy?"
! II did"
4, "Did you tell Atteaux that every,
thing you did, you did to help ths
I mill man and that now you were down
and out they ought to help you out"
q told Atteaux he ought to help
me out"
Didn't you say the mill men ough.
TO help you out?"
4 Il don't remember"
Didn't you say you didn't wans
them then to give you anything, but
that they ought to lend you some 20
help you out?"
Il did not"
a Dlu1 you =lell saltSduH- tHdl II SSOu
didn't have $4,000 by August 13 you
would be completely ruined?"
'T don't remember"
Didn't you say to Atteaux, 4 thins
Mr. Wood would help me out If you
would ask him."
mo, sir. did not"
LET me refresh your memory
Didn't you say that and didn't Mr.. At
teaux reply ] don't know whether hi
would or not but I'd Just as soon take
him by the throat as to bring such 9
dirty mess to his attention.?
There was nothing like that evel
said"
Didn't you call Atteauv on the
phone and say to him, 4 have got *
be helped out. How would your ricf
: friends like to have the labor mer
: get hold of this
y don't remember any such talk