Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-05-23
FOR STRIKE EXPENSES"
THE PAYMENT WAS MADE UN-
DER THAT HEAD ON THE COR
PoRATIoN's BOOKS
WITH The LAWYERS FEES
OBLIGATION WAS DISCHARGED
WHEN COUNSEL RECEIVED
THEIR REMUNERATION

Boston, May 23- Checks and YOU
chers for several payments made by
the American Wooden company to
Frederick A. Atteaux were introduced
1 by the state this morning at the open.
ing of today's session of the trial Of
Atteaux, William NJ Wood and Den.
mis- ], Collins
The first of the vouchers showed
the payment of $5O5 to Atteaux for
expenses incurred during the Law
renee strike" This was drawn on
March %, 1912, Another check for
100 was drawn on July 26, this be-
ing marked; In full for all claims
to date"
The vouchers indicated that the
payments were authorized by Presi-
dent Wood. Both checks were in
dorsed with Atteaux's signature
The exhibits were offered in sup
port Of the states claim that the de-
PENDANTS consBired with John j.
Breen and Ernest w. Pittman to
plant dynamite in the homes Of the
strikers at Lawrence in order to give
the impression to the public that the
strikers contemplated blowing up the
American .Woolen company's mills.
The state attempted to show that
Wood was involved, and that the
American Woolen company through
Wood had helped pay the expenses
of the conspiracy
Edward B. Lynch, paying teller of
the Federal Trust company Of this
city, where Atteaux had funds on de-
posit, took the stand and identified
Atteauxs signature on four or five
papers which District Attorney J. Pei
Letter offered as exhibits. Henry f.
Hurlburt of counsel for MT. Wood, OBJ
jected to their admission as evidence
against his client He argued that the
exhibits We're not competent until
some connection should be established
between the papers and the alleged
conspiracy.
The district attorney declared the
papers would speak for themselves
and would show the payment of money
from one defendant to another. Judge
Crosby admitted the exhibits with the
understanding that they would be
only in the event that some
connection between the papers and
the alleged conspiracy should be es-
tablished by evidence.
The district attorney then called
William H. Dwelley, Jr,. treasurer of
the American Wooden company, and
Questioned him. Mr.. Dwelley made
out the check and voucher. That was
the day, he said, on which the com
pany was paying the attorneys In con
nection with Lawrence strike affairs.
Dwelley testified to having heard
Atteaux offer his services to Mr..
Wood in an effort to settle the
strike.
Dwelley was questioned regarding
the payment Of unitemized accounts.
Except for the purchase or merchan
disc, Dwelley said It was the com
pany's rule not to require IN itemized
account for expenses incurred BY any
officer or any regular or special EN- (
ploye Of the company The witness
said he had known Atteaux 20 years,
He often saw him at the office Of the
American Wooden company both be-
fore and during the strike
The district attorney endeavored to
learn from the witness when he saw
Atteaux with relation to the discov-
cry Of dynamite at Lawrence on
January 20, 1912. The witness could
not recall the dates Of Atteauxs call,
and said that Atteaux might have call.
ed at the wooden company's office be-
tween the day the strike began, Jan
uary II, and the day the dynamite