The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-03
BY JOHN NEyIN
Stan COrresuondent of the United pr

| BOSTON, Mass, June 2.-The
books OF the American Wooden Co.,
especially the receipts and vouchers
covering the account OF The famous
Lawrence strike, proved mute but po-
tent witnesses for the state in the
Wood conspiracy trial today
They established tor the first time
in the trial of the millionaire head
of the $4,000 900 corporation, and
his business associate, Frederick r.
Atteaux, what the state claims is the
independent evidence" needed TO
couple up the defendants now on trial
with the noted planting of high ex-
plosives in the strike-ridden town TO
discredit the leaders.
II was shown from the vouchers
that the wooden company paid the
Sherman detective agency OF Boston
$4S50S during May, 1912; that this
money was to cover the work of pri-
vate sleuths In Salem Mass, and that
/ their work was In connection with the
! trial of John J Breen, the Lawrence
undertaken and politician, who was
| convicted at that term OF court and
| fined $500 for his crime.
! 1t became certain as a result OF
this victory for he state that the de-
PENDANTS will call witnesses in their
| behalf Instead of resting when the
state does, the attorneys for the de.
! Tense will put on the stand some 80
witnesses TO contradict the essential
portions OF the states case.
! James Bailey, jr.. one OF the man.
ayers OF the wooden company's mills
! in Lawrence. and the individual who,
! hap ut f.h1 nf
the fight against the strikers. admit
ted thar he approved thousands of dol
lars worth OF bills for detectives SER
vices on behalf OF the company. He
| insisted that he knew nothing Of the
actual work done. and insisted that he
approved the bills in the general
course OF business.
Pelletier denounced Bailey as an
unfriendly witness, and declared that
he was plainly trying TO refrain from
telling the truth. Pelletier developed
through Bailey that he had purchased
1000 copies of each OF the local Law
renee newspapers OF Jan. %, and had
widely distributed them. The prose
cutor Immediately offered copies OF
the newspapers as evidence. When
the defense objected, Pell.tier made
an impassiond appeal 10 the court,
this time in the presence of the jury
to admit the newspapers.
Prosecutors Fight Successful.
They show" said the prosecutor.
that on the very day that the Law
renee newspapers published the ac-
count Of the discovery of dynamite in
that city dynamite planted by two
of the co-conspirators here, they also
contained two columns OF fatherly ad-
vice from this defendant. Wood. pre-
pared at a midnight meeting at which
the others were present. Isn't Ii plain
to the court that this was ali part OF
the plot? These defendants knew
that the papers of this date would be
filed with the accounts of the discov-
cry of this explosive and that the
strikers wonld be blamed And is Il
not reasonable TO believe that they
wanted this letter of advice printed at
this very time as contrast SO that
public opinion would be infamed and
prejudice be excited against these
strikers?
Your honor. think this shows alb
solutely the existence OF this entire
conspiracy. | am willing TO limit this
evidence simply TO the head lines over
the article telling OF the discovery or
the dynamite, and TO the Wood letter
which the defense has already intro
duced just want to show what hap
pened on this day following the mid
night meeting at the Wood house.
And the company circulated this pa
per by the direct order OF defendant,
Wood"
These headlines are in themselves
incompetent ruled the court, but |
am willing to admit these newspapers
TO show that the Wood letter was
printed at this time"
Pelletier accepted the ruling and
was plainly jubilant that he had sue
ceeded in getting that much before
The Jury. re stated that he would
call other witness later TO pave the
way for the Introduction of the entire
contents of all OF the newspapers.
The entire morning proceedings
were marked by bitter clashes be-
tween counsel.
The Wood and Atteaux lawyers an
nounced their determination TO hgh;
| the case to the end and to take advan-
/, tage of all their opportunities
Bits showing the detailed, expendi-
| lures for detectives service were
| finally produced and then Bailey adj
mitted ne had approved vouchers for
such work amounting 10 many tnou-
sands OF dollars"