The evening world., 1913-05-23
MONEY PAYMENTS
POINT TO WOOD IN
BIG DYNAMITE PLOT
Checks and Vouchers Show
Transactions of American
Woollen Co. With Atteaux.
FOR STRIKE EXPENSES.
Presented by Prosecution as
Evidence of Planting of Ex.
plosive in Lawrence.
FOR STRIKE EXPENSES.

TOR s3Deaees iac 81 during the Law
rsnos strike" were intsodvosd by the
state - The tsSai to-day e President
william n. wsel Of ehs American
woolisn Company. Attseux aDd Dennis
J. Collins. who are assussd ee having
''piac<sd" dynamite In LawrsnSs dur.
ing the tsxtils strike In January. 1919.
The voschGs iadioassd that the pay.
msats were sathoeissd ~ President
Wosd. TIE check cor ess was drawn On
March =. 1s1& Another check for sAioe
waS drewA On Jns %. iaS. and the
voucher Cor this was marked TN full fos
I'll claims 70 date" Both checks we're
Endorsed With AttsAux's name.
The exhibits were offered In support
Of the 0overnmsnts claim that the de-
fsaoaats oonspirsd with John J. Brssn
and Ernest w. Pitman 70 plant" dynae
mite In the homes Of the strikers ut
Lawrence In order to give the imprss.
sion to the public that the strikers
contemplated blowing up the Americas
Wooisn company's MILL Pitman com.
mittd suicide whom the Investigation OF
the alisGsd plot was.besun.
orATG TRiGS TO ohoW WOOD
WAS INVOLVED.
Collins turned states evidence and
confessed that hs distributed the dyna-
mite under the direction OF Brssn.
Oreon also confessed and said that
be obtainsd the explosive from Pitman
and thaA Atteaux paid the biils VIII.
lam H. Rice auasryman. has tsstiasd
that hs innocsntly furnishsd dynamite
70 p1tnAn and saw him gtve Il to
Brsea.
To-day the STATE attempted to show
that President Wood was involved and
nat tue American Woolsn Company.
through Wood. had helped pAy the sx.
psnsss Of the consplracy.
Edward .. Lynch. paying teller a
the Federal Trust Company Of this city.
whore Attsaux haa funds ON deposit
took the stand and IDENTIFIED Attsaux's
Signature o. four Of ave papers which
Dtsertst.Attornsy Pslistisr offered o.
exhibits. Henry r. Huriburt, Of eoun.
ssI for Mr.. WooA objected 10 their Cd
missiou - evidence against his client.
He argued that the exhibits we're not
eompstsat until some connection should
bs established between the pagers and
the alleged conspiracy.
The District-Attornsy replied that the
papers would speak tor themselves and
would show the payment Of money from
ons defendant 70 another. Judge Cros-
BY admitted the exhibits with the un.
AsrstandinS that they would bs oOm.
pstsnt only In the event that some
eonnsction between the papers ana the
alleged conspiracy should Be sstab-
lishsd by evidence.
The District-Attornsy read the pa
psrs to the jury. One Of them was the
check for eS0s. drawn on the National
Ohawmut Bank OF Boston. payable to
and endorsed BY Atteaux and signed
"Amsrioan wooisn Company. w. A.
Currisr. Assistant Treasurer"
sAPpRovGp WILLIAM N. WOOD"
ON the VOUCHER.
Accompanying the check was IN
American woolsn Company voucher. on
whioh Attsaux's signature appeared and
which was Q receipt for eb05 "for ex.
psnsss incurred during the Lawrence
STRIKE" according to the inscription on
It. The voucher also bore the words
"Approved-Wuliam II. Wood. Presi.
dent"
Another exhibit wns Q check for
os.io0. drawn on the Beacon Trust Com.
pany. Boston. on June &c, isi2. payable
10 and endorsed BY AtteAux. This cheek
bore the Signature Of william II. Dwell.
Icy jr.. the treasurer Ut the American
l -.
accompanied the check bors the approval
sf Mr.. Wood. and an inscription on I,
said; I'm full for all ciaims to date"
The District-Attorney then called
William II. Dwelley jr.. treasurer OF III,
American Wooisn Company. and Qucs
toned him REGARDING the entries on IN,
company's books showing the payment,
to Attsaux. The witness showed wher,
the payments had been entered and sale
that during the strike the company car
rled q general strike account
Mr.. Dweiisy told Of being called Int,
Mr.. Woods once one day when tn
latter told him that he had settled II
full with Atteaux Al. Mr.. Woods di
rection Dwelley made out the check an,
voucher In evidence. When he rsturne,
! | "'ss s'o N"SNN &Ats SttOauA was
room. That was the day. he said. oil
{ which the company was paying the at
: torneys In connection with the Lawrenc
striks~AffAirs.
: "Who told you to draw thos
chscksf" Mr.. Wood"
What did he say to your "Hs said
have settled with Mr.. Attsaux. Drav
. check to his order made out tn
check for ss.ioo and receipt and ha
them signed"
who signed the esob chsckr" +"
? did not"
did you know about itf" Yes, M,
/ Wood told me about II. IT was whs
I We were paying on the attorneys wh
. had worked for W during the strik
I Mr.. Wood told mo he had paid N
Attsaux tSob he had incurred ~ Q,
n penses during the strike"
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