Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-09
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jury Disaglgas ID |. els )! :! ]. lf |!
Frederick E AIls|lIlf. ]
Collins Found 6uIliy--c Charges
Of Attempted Brlbsit Dsiglp


through the night, Friday, the jury,
Saturday acquitted President William
NJ Wood, of the american Wooden Co.
of the charge of conspiracy to sinjure
the textile strikers at Lawrence by
planting" dynamite. A disagreement
lin the case Of Frederick ID. Attclux
/ was reported. Dennis j. Collins, who
turned states evidence. was found
lguilty on two counts and not guilty J.
| on the other four of the indictments.
! The first count charged conspiracy
to injure the textile strikers and fire
second, conspiracy to injhre Unknown
lpersons. The other counts alleged cons
spiracy against certain persons and a
plot to damage property.
| The cage, one of the most scnsa-
ltional that has grown out of a dis
pute between capital and labor, was
lgiven to the jury at noon. yesterday
The jurors began their deliberations
at 3 o'clock and when they had failed
to report at midnight were locked Zip
| for the night Court recoiivened at
$50 o'clock, this morning. and the jury
cams in at 10 O'clock.
Court adjourned at 1918 o'clock. Z g.
Immediately, when the verdict was
announced, Attorney Henry F. Hurl-
burt, counsel fer Weed, asked the
/ court to direct an Investigation of the
published statement that an attempt
had been made to influence Morris
Shuman. onesof the jurors. Before the
court made is charge yesterday, Shu-
man was Questioned by Judge John
lie. Crosby, District Attorney Joseph G.
.lPcIletier and counsel for the defence
i regarding a statement which he Is
said to have made recently to the
IGistrict attorney.
This was to the effect that q man
had intimatcd to him that he NIGH.
i have business position for life and
5000 in cash if he voted right
i Ifpon assuring the court that he
would not be Influenced by the alleged
sIattenpt at bribery Shuman was per-
]nlittcd to continue In tho Jury box
iAttorney Itirlbuft said that he wish ID
zllhe matter cleared up promptly In
Justice to all concerned.
4 Collins was declared guilty Of the
FIRST two counts.
| Judge Crosby said that an inquiry.
Would be begun before, next Wednes-
iray. ind he ordered that all the jurors
he present &,
,rfe court directed that the bail for
lAtteaux be continued pending disposi-
ttson Of his case. Court was sthen adj
ljourned.
wood. Atteaux and Collins were
ll,ned IN behind the bar enclosure be-
i side the prisoners cake when the jury
1tntered the box Answering the FORM
Isl question of the court clerk. Fore
tr1an wiggin announced the verdicts
ount by count As he declared WOOD
mot guilty, friends Of the manufac-
Iturer pushed forward to congratulate
him but court ofiicers forcedt them
/, ack and raped vigorously for siience
! After the jurors had been formaFy
discharged, Mr. gHuriburt asked that
|,bey be requested to remain in their
lteats until adjournment Then, adj
tFressins the court the lawyer S4ta e
statements have appeared stn the
|, nblic press that one Of the jurors has
been approached with 4 view to In
lfineneing his verdict. A conference OF
leourts counsel was held, YESTERDAY
tn,ot4iing, at which the allegation was
: lnrivately considered Since then the
. Newspapers of Boston havesbeen fniea
with the statement that q juror was
.Iapproached While the name Oh tue
lattorney to whom, il was said, thns
Juror was to go to get $1V was NO.
lmeutioried 1t was generany KNOW ~
! through runhors circulated aboues the
1 lcourt that the attorney wHs mySelE
Ell II am ain officer of this toufe The
$ L barge of attempting to bride "a juror
IA. of the sravest character II any
LONGER of this court or any attorney
$ lis implicated it is due TO suefi persons
! That a proper and thorough, inve s %
lion be made The Jurors are here ana
III ask that they be kept wniie sneS sss
leharges are publicly investigates =
lam informed that the grand jury -
, making an Investigation but the srauu
J Hurry inquiry is secret and I move that
This court hold an immediate public
Investigation of these charges IN open
: Ieourt' -. s,,...s
: Iplause that greeted ML. r.. = Z Z
lstatement.a .y. !:
II 3isJflct Attorney Pelletier slid that
lie endorsed everything that Mr Hurt
eihrrt mad said and expressed his desire
:, lfcr d public hearing, but az the grand
e l1,iry was considering the matter he dld
L l,iot feel II proper TO state at the pres
nlcent time that ne had done. He de-
. Iclared that he did not believe that either
eI,ars Huriburt or his client, AIr. Wood,
}. Ihaa even the remotest connec tion, d.
II lret.t or Indirect with the ma tier:
9 E'I think said he, that his name
-Ihas been used by some internal rogue
e or rascal, s.s. ...ss.s y sl
r The court stated that although tie
q lus,,ai method of investigation Of such
!. leases was through the Grand jury, he
!. saw no objection to d public HERRING:
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