New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
Lawyers for Defence and Dis
triCt Attorney PeIIetler Ad-
nit 1t Is the Issue.
MAY BE VERDICT TO-DAY
Judge Crosby Will Sum Up This
Morning -Atteaux's Wit
nesses Tend to Confirm
His Version of Affair.

ecy case in which William NJ. Wood.
president Of the American Wooden Com
many: Frederick Z. Atteaux and Dennis
Collins are on trial. charged with
o,lanting" explosives at Lawrence to dis
credit the textile strikers in 1912, will he
given TO the jury tomorrow The de-
fence completed the presentation OF its
case to-day, and the court sat until well
into the night TO permit counsel 10 finish
their final arguments Judge John c.
crosby will deliver the charge to the jury
when court comes in tomorrow morning.
In their arguments the three attorneys
Henry F. Hurlburt, for Mr.. Wood
Daniel c. Coakley. for Mr.. Atteaux, and
District Attorney Pelletier. for the Com
ronwealth-made an issue Of John J.
Breen. the Lawrence undertaken. who
was fined for placing the explosive.
Breen charged that Atteaux paid him
$40 TO plant the dynamite which was
furnished by Ernest W. Pitman. build
ing contractor. who committed suicide
after being summoned before the grand
,urv. Mr.. Hurlburt and Mr.. Coakley de-
clared that Breen's confessions of false
hood made him unworthy Of belief, while
the District Attorney warmly defended
the credibilityN Of the prosecutions chief
witness.
Calls Dealings Legitimate.
Mr.. Hurlburt argued that the evidence
against Wood amounted TO practically
nothing" He declared that all the deal
,pgs between Wood and Atteaux during
mate and that the payments to At
teaux. al Woods direction. appeared
openly on the company's records. because
there was nothing that needed TO be con-
cealed. He charged Breen with delber-
ate perjury, and said that if the jury be-
neved that Breen had lied that ended
the case so far as any charges Of con-
spiracy were concerned.
Mr. Coakley mentioned various stories
told by Breen TO the police regarding his
Information concerning the hidden dyna-
mite emphasizing the fact that all Of
the policemen said that Breen had fooled
them completely and declared that only
an ingenious prevaricator could have sue
cessfuly deceived so many experienced
criminal investigators for so long a time.
He argued that Breen had admitted the
falsity Of many Of his own statements.
Mr.. Coakey contended that Breen's OBJ
feet was blackmail. and said that he did
not attempt 10 extort $1,000 from At
teaux until after he found he could not
get It from Pitman.
District Attorney Pelletier said that up
TO the time Breen was drawn into the
dynamite plot he was as respected citi-
zen as there was IN Lawrence. we admit
that he lied to the police" the prose-
cutor continued. but he kept his mouth
shut concerning other persons until he
was summoned before the grand jury Of
this county
Thinks Sreen Story Corroborated.
The District Attorney argued that cor
roboration Of Breen's story was furnished
by witnesses and charged that the meet
Ing Of mill men at Woods Andover home
on the night the dynamite was planted"
was arranged 10 frame up a complete
aibi.' He referred TO the letter drawn
up al that meeting, in which Wood coun-
selled the strikers 10 return, and said II
would be fair for the jury TO infer that
matters we're purpOsely so timed as 10
permit the simultaneous publication in
Lawrence papers the following afternoon
Of the Wood letter and the news Of the
discovery Of the dynamite. Nothing could
have a greater effect on the public mind,
he said than to read in one column
Woods "fatherly letter" and in another
the account Of the discovery OF dynamite
which the strikers probably intended to
use against mill property.
The District Attorney said in Closing
that the Commonwealth would not ask
for conviction on the sixth count Of the
Indictment This count charges conspir-
scy TO injure certain buildings and other
property at Lawrence. He added that
the state would be satisfied with verdict
Of guilty on any one Of the remaining
I've counts
Among the witnesses for Atteaux to-day
we're William 3. Watts. former chief IN
spector Of the Boston police, and A. \.
Corby. Of Lawrence. Their stories tended
to confirm the version of the dynamite
affair given by Atteaux. who set up that
John J. BTeen and Ernest w. Pitman
hatched the plot to plant dynamite on
me premises Of textile strikers at Law
renee