The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
CHECK PAID BILLS
FOR DYNAMITE
Continued from page I'D
receipt and had them signed"
who signed the s5o5 check?'
az did mt -

Who signed the $o0o cnecA.
Il did not
did you know about it?'
Yes, Mr.. Wood told me about T.
1t was when we were paying off this
attorneys who had worked for US dur
ing the strike. Mr. Wood told me ne
had paid Mr.. Atteaux s5o5 he had IN. /
Cured as expenses during the strike
A notation OF Sept. 8, on the back
of one Of the vouchers In Duelles
handwriting was the subject OF al
searching interrogation by Pelletiei,
who wanted to know what 1t meant.
Il think that had the voucher out
about the time that these indictments
were returned and made that nosa,
ton then" replied Duelle.
You are sure that you did not take !
1t out to determine the expenditure
for some one?" demanded Pelletier.
''Oh, no sir"
Nov, as matter OF fact, wasn't
it very unusual for you to pay out
money without a statement accom-
panying IT."
mo, / make such payments often
in the regular course Of events
well, tell me some"
There are lawyers fees and en-
ployes and officers expenses that
pay in this way
DO you pay politicians with checks
in this way?"
mo sir; 1 pay no politicians
Witness finally said that he could
not remember who ever received
money in this way, but he was sure
that there were many who received
money from him on these vouchers.
sWas Mr.. Atteaux in the office OF
the American Wooden Co. during the
striker"
HE was"
How often?"
every few days"
Remember when the dynamite was
discovered in Lawrenee?"
YES, sir"
See Mr. Atteaux in the Office that
day."
Il did not"
The day before, or the day after?
Il don't think So.
See him on the 16th?'.
81 might have"
"Who did he come to see when yon
saw him.
II don't know. He would go to the
purchasing department in all prob
ability"
| did he go to see you during Janu-
AIRY, 1922"
81 don't recall that he did any busI
ness with me during that month
did ,ou never see him with Mr..
Wood in January, 1922
II did
i "When?'
ABOUT the 26th OF January. He
was present in meeting called in
3 Mr.. Woods office to discuss the strike
at which various persons were pres
ent"
"was Mr.. Wood in his office be
i tween January u when the strike
broke out and January 90, when the
dynamite was discovered"
Not for any length of time he
was very i'll at the time; sick in beo
and I visited him at his house"
Wasn't he In the office the day be
fore the dynamite was found?'
/ No sir; / don't think So"
'Are you sure9"
Pretty sure"
j You are sure that you did not see
Atteaux in the Offices of the WOODEN
1 company on January 10 and 2o?'
II am"
! "Now, are you certain that there
were any other days in January. or
February that you can state positive.
!. Nv you did not see Atteaux In tbs
Officer"
81 did not keep track of his com
ing and going"
''But you did on these two particu
lar days?"
eyes, there was a reason why
should place those two days because
. OF the events In Lawrence.
did you see William NJ. Butter
!, with Mr.. Wood, in the latter's Office
during January, 1927
IT did"
when was it?"
THE latter part of January"
Another wrangle between counse
followed, the defense strenuously oh
jectIng to this line of questioning, bu
the court ruled that the widest lati
tude was to be permitted at this time
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