The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-21

Boston, May 21-Frederick F. At teaux, a dye manufacturer and a. CO., defendant with President William M Wood, of the American Woolen Com pany in the dynamite conspiracy trial hired John J. Breen, a Lawrence un- dertaker, to plant explosives In buildings occupied by the striking tex tile operatives, according to Breen, who testified for the State today. At teaux, the witness said, gave him $500 before the dynamite was placed and made a second payment of $2OO some time later.
 Breen testified that he said to Att teaux eff I were fighting those fel- lows (meaning Strikers) I'd fight them by their own methods"
 Atteaux. he said, asked him if he meant dynamite and he replied "Dyn- amite or anything e1se." Ernest Pit man, of AndoVer, 2. Builder who. com nftted suicide when the grand jury began an investigation of the alleged conspiracy, was named by Breen as the person who delivered the -dyna- mite to Breen and to Dennis J. Col lins, the third defendant, who yester- day turned states evidence.
 On cross-examination, the witness declared that he never had conspir' ed with Wood, At1eaux or Pitman to injure any person or property
 Boston, May 2f.-In an endeavor to connect President William M. Wood, of the American Woolen company. and Frederick E. Atteaux, with the alleged conspiracy to discredit striking textile workers at Lawrence by plant ing'' dynamite in buildings occupied by strikers in that city in January, 1912, the prosecution called John J. Breen, a Lawrence undertaken, to the witness stand, today. Breen, who was a. member of the. Lawrence school 17a d-rT11Taffa q found, was fined $500 in the Essex county court several months ago upon conviction of unlawfully hiding the explosive.
 Testinaony that Breen had paid him $50 for 'tplanting" the dynamite was given, yesterday, by Dennis J. Collins, co-defendant with Wood and At teaux who turned states evidence. His testimony did not connect either Wood or Atteaux with the alleged con- spiracy. Anticipating that Breen might give sensational testimony, a great crowd tried to gain admission to the courtroom, today, but the attend ance was limited strictly to witnesses, attorneys and a few holders of passes issued by the district attorney or the sheriff.
 Walter L. Wedgett, an expert on explosives and former manufa cturer of fireworks, testified regarding the E that he wei1t to that city January 27s 1912, to examine some dynamite given to him at the armory by the state po- lice. From a bag the witness pro duced several sticks which, he said, resembled the dynamite he inspected. He explained that the sample did not contain dynamite and, in answer to a question by Judge John C. Crosby, said that he had no explosives in the bag.
 He also produced statistics of de- donations and described the methods of discharging the sticks. Dynamite that was thoroughly frozen, he said, was hard to discharge but partially charged most unexpectedly and was more dangerous than any other form of any other explosive.
 It is very dangerous to have dyna- mite and, detonators near each other and it would be extremely hazardous for person inexperienced in exp1o- sives to carry package containing both dynamite and detonators. He de- scribed the methods by which he iden- tified the Lawrence exhibits as dyna- mite and detonators and told of tests he had made with three of the sticks of dynamite. The witness was not croSS-exa mined.
 Breen, who followed the dynamite expert on the stand, testified that At teaux had asked him concerning dyn- anite. Breen described himself as an undertaken and said he lived in Law renee all his life He knew both Col Hns and Atteaux- In January 1912, the month of the textile strike he met Atteaux at the Ia tter's office in re- sponse to a telephone request This was a few days before the dynamite episode. The call lasted two hours the witness said, and the conversation was in regard to the Lawrence strike
 He met Atteaux. again January 19 and it was at this time, during the discussion of the strike situation, that Atteaux had asked him if he could get the dynamite. The witness said he replied he could not and that it was then suggested that perhaps MT. Pitt man might get some.''
 The Putnam mentioned by the wit ness was. Ernest R. Putnam, a build CT of Andover, with whom the state alleges Wood, Atteaux and Collins con- epired. Pitman committed suicide on the night following the day he was to appear as a witness be- fore the grand jury which was inves- tigating the alleged dynamite plot.
 Atteaux telephoned to Pftnan Breen continued, and an hour later Pitman arrived at Atteaux's office where ar arrangements for getting some Of the explosive were made. The witness continued:
 ''Atteaux, after Pitman left, said to me, Well, you can't do this for noth- ing I said, No, I will have to hire some one to help me- How much do you need?' he said, will $500 be enoughF
 T told him that would be enough. then asked about the police and I told him that Inspector Rooney was a friend of mine and would never me when I should give him the