The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-20
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act words that were used that night
regarding Mr.. Wood. / want your
exact recollection
81 think he said that there was
millions back Of him and that he
wanted to know whether knew Mr..
Wood OF the American Wooden Com
pany."
Are you sure that was all?''
Il think So"
Now don't you remember what
you told me about this conversation
in my Office day or so ago.. asked
the district attorney.
II think do
Counsel objected strenuously
against this question but the court
ruled 1t competent and Collins said:
Il told you Dreen said he had mil
lions back Of him and that IL he did
as he was told, he would be made
mayor OF Lawrence"
Didn't you tell me that he told
you that he had President Wood and
other big millionaires behind him.
+ Defense counsel interposed strenu-
Gus objections, declaring the prosecu-
tor was trying to put words in the wit
ness mouth. District Attorney Pellet
Ter insisted that he had the right to
refresh the witness recollection and
also to show. 'if necessary, that the
witness had changed his testimony
since last Friday" The court ruled
that the witness might answer and
Collins said that he had told the dis
trict attorney that Breen told him
that President Wood was back Of
him.
How then do you reconcile this
contradiction in your testimony to-
day."
We'll, remember it now. But I
told you all remembered at first, as
l am little nervous here today. But
remember now that Breen did tell
me that President Wood was back of
him.
did anything occur when you got
out of the train at Lawrence?s
yes, fell and dropped the pack
age"
did you ever find out who the
man was who came with Rice to give
Breen the dynamite?''
Il did not"
Attorney Hurlburt declared that as
there is nothing In this testimony
connecting MIR. Wood with this dyna-
mite planting we will not cross-ex-
anime" Attorney Coakley, for At,
teaux, however, took up the cross-ex
Iamination. Collins stuck to his story
under a severe cross-questioning, in
sofar as his statement of his move
ments were concerned.
Haven't you said that Breen was a
liar when he said that he told you
all about this planting OF dynamite
and that he never mentioned dyna
mite to your
lie never mentioned dynamite tc
me-"
did Green have grudge agains
your
NO"
Would you have undertaken thi'
job If you had Known this was dyna
mite?'
j q certainly would not
Can you tell us OF any fact tina
would cause Breen to come to you
his 15-year long END and deceive
you and get you to commit thi
crime?"
81 cannot
Don't you know that Breen say
now that he received $500 for thi
: job?"
RI do not"
How much money did you ever ge
from Breen?"
Fifty dollars in two installment
of SIS each"
!, was Breen honest In all his dea
ings with you?"
The state objected, claiming thi
was an attempt to make capita
against Breen, who was to be Gale
later.
The court ruled the witness Nigh
answer and Collins said:
"He was always honest with me !
small transactions before this"
when Breen left you In LaWrenc
where did he go?'
HE went to police headquarter
there"
Coakley led Collins over all OF n
movements as related in his direct e.
animation. his questioning being mil
ute and searching, but developing re-
contradictions. He brought out TIM
Breen paid Collins s25 on the nlgi
they met for the first time In Bosto
when he hired him to help him out
II developed on crcss-examinatio
that only half of the dynamite take
to Lawrence was used. The rest, Co
Inns said, was kept in. Breen's nous
until he was arrested and then We
taken away by Breen's brother an
thrown into the lake through no
cut In the ice for that purpose.
"Breen told you you would see II
joke next day. Did you see it?'' asks
the attorney.