Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-29
Big Crowds Gather in Court
Room to Hear Testimony
Against Wool Manufacturer
and Associates,
TWO MEN WANTED FOR
WITNESSES DISAPPEAR
Lawrence Judge Tells Of De-
fendant'S Surprise Wher
Informed That Warrants
Were Out for His Arrest,


Boston, May 2S.-Anofher big
crowd listened today to the evidence
introduced by District Attorney Pei
letter in support of the charge that
William Wood. president OF the
American Woolen company, and
Frederick +. Atteaux. dye manu.
facturer. conspired with others TO
plant" dynamite at Lawrence to cast
suspicion upon the striking textile
operatives.
one of the many witnesses called
in an attempt 10 fill in the gaps IN
the governments case and connect
more closely the officials with the al
legged plot was Max Mitchell, bunk
er. Of Boston. whose direct examina-
tion apparently was intended 10 show
intimacy between Wood and AttcauN
ON cross examination he was used as
a character witness for AttcauN.
Mitchell told of AtteauXs endeaNors
to bring about "A settlement of the
strike and said il was due to the cf-
forts Of the dye manufactures
that many Of the conferences between
strikers and the company officials
were held.
Several times the prosecutor has
questioned witnesses concerning the
whereabouts OF Charles A. Hardy an
official Of the American Wooden COM
pany, and Orville Reddig formerly
employed by Wood as "a chauffeur,
but without receiving any informa-
ton Today. three police officers
testified that they had been unable
10 serve summons on Hardy re-
aulring his attendance at the trial and
a Lawrence police inspector testified
similarly regarding his efforts to To-
cate Reddig
The doing Of the plant was IL
mstratcd in the testimony Of james
Assaf q Syrian painter. of Lawrence,
I'm whose home some Of the eXplo-
sive was placed. Assaf said thut
when he opened the package he
thought the sticks might be some new
form of paint He tried to burn II
stick and then smclled of the scofeh-
ed portion. Later he showed the
stick 10 person who told him II was
dynamite. He intended taking II to
the police station and hid II for safe
keeping In his bed room where it
was found later by the police who ar
rested him.
Fred n. Chandler, special justice Of
the Lawrence police court, told OF at
tending "a strike conference between
Wood and members Of the Citizens
committee held at Woods Boston
home about two weeks after the dy-
Mantle was found. Attcaux and two
other men whose identity he did not
know, were in the room when the
callers met Wood.
During the evening Wood was call
ed to the telephone and the witness
heard him say in tone of surprise
YOU say there is warrant for my
arrest? I didn't know anything about
dynamite: | never had any dynamite.
never saw any dynamite. | would
not know q stick of 1t IL saw 1t ana
you can tell the newspaper men so.
Judge Chandler did not know with
whom Wood talked over the telephone,
lie could not recall that AtteauN
made any comment When the tele-
phone conversation was ended. Wood
told his callers that he had been IN
formed that warrants were TO be is
sued for the arrest of mill men, in
Guiding himself. in connection with
the dynamite "plant" and added.
"rhis adds TO the gaiety of the az
fair"