New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24

| President of American Wooden Company
in full with Atteaux. At Mr.. Woods
| direction Dwelley made out the check
| and voucher in evidence. When he re-
! turned with the check Mr. Atteaux was
in the room That was the day. he
said. on which the company was pay
/ ing the attorneys in connection with
Lawrence strike affairs.
Voucher Was Removed.
/ Dwelley was questioned about a
memorandum made on September 3.
1 1872. when he removed from the records
the voucher for sos. He said he was
absent at the time the defendants were
| indicted last August and when he re-
turned he looked up the vouchers to
| see what had been paid. Vouchers were
removed every day, he said, in the
course Of his office business. At the
I time ne had not talked with counsel.
nor did he know that the grand jury
was To be reconvened on September 9.
He had not consulted counsel until
( this morning.
/ Legal bills and expenses incurred by
office attaches We're paid without item
ization. Dwelley said.
And YOU also make payments TO
candidates for public office?' asked Mr..
Pelletier.
40, sir" answered the witness. u
never pay politicians"
Except in the purchase Of merchan-
disc. Dweley said. IT was the COM
pany's rule not TO require an itemized
account for expenses incurred by any
officer or any regular or special en-
ploye Check stub rotations were kept
only when checks had been drawn in
payment for merchandise, such as
wood or coal. No such notations were
kept on payments for services.
Atteau1's Calls al Office.
The witness said he had known At
teaux for twenty years. He had often
seen him at the Office Of the American
Wooden Company, both before and dur
ing the strike.
The District Attorney tried 10 learn
from the witness when he saw At
teaux with relation To the discovery OF
dynamite at Lawrence on January %.
1912. Dwelley could not recall the
dates Of Atteaux's calls. He thought
Atteaux was at the company's Office
about January -. when several per-
sons had gathered to discuss strike con-
ditions.
Dwelley said he did not think At
teaux called on Wood at the company's
office between the day the strike be
gan. January II. 1872. and the day
the dynamite was found. because. he
said. Mr. Wood was ILL.,
The district attorney tried To make
the witness admit that Mr.. Wood was
not i'll until after January 20, but
DwelIey said Wood was taken Ill with
tonsilitis Immediately after the strike
began. He had been 10 the Wood
home. previous 10 the discovery OF the
dynamite. and at that time Mr.. Wood
was confined 70 his bed.
Referring to a meeting at the Woollen
companv's Office on January -. DWelley
stated that William NJ. Butler, an at
tornev Of this city and well-knoWn
textile mill man, and Samuel l.
Powers. one of Mr. Woods attorneys
we're there. The witness did not re-
member seeing Butler talking 10 Al
teailx. He had seen Mr.. Butler in the
nresence Of Mr.. Wood in the office OF
the company in January, 19l2 He
could not give the dates. but they
were toward the close Of the month.
Services Of Atteaux.
What were Mr.. Atteauxs special
services in connection with the striker
was asked.
"Mr Atteaux volunteered 10 go 10
/ the company's various mills on LABOR
matters and do what he could 10 ar
range settlement" was the answer
Dwelley adding that Atteauxs oner
was made in his presence
when did this conversation take
place."
"A day or two after the strike be-
gan"
Then that makes twice IN January
that Atteaux and Wood met Now see
if YOU can't tell us Of some other meet
ings."
Witness said he could not recall any
other meeting between Wood and Al
teaux. He never learned whether AT
teaux's offer was accepted by WOOD
though the payment Of 5000 to Al
taaux led him 20 believe Wood had en-
gagged his services. He had not DIS
cussed the matter Of taking out ADDED
insurance for the mill property AFTER
the discovery OF the dynamite
As clerk Of the American Wooieh
Company the witness attended meet
,rgs If the board Of directors during
the strike. but he could not recall any
meeting at which the plant was dis
( cussed.
Dwelley testified that Wood ana MS
| father-in-law, F. F. Aver, were t"e
largest stockholders in the American
/ Wooden Company.
Leonard +. Bennick, drygoods iiiei
chant OF Lawrence, who was Hieii
her of the citizens committee APP
pointed during the strike. SAID ne az
/ tended a meeting Of the committee at
q hotel in Boston. Several Lawrence
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