The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
DYNAMITE PLANTERS
FACING THE JUDGE
tconrsnu-d from page H.

Of the best known textile mill men II
the World His father came from the
Portuguese island OF Pico as boat
steward and settled at EdgartoEn
4 where Wood was born 1t Is believed
Woods Portuguese name was Al
phonse Lehair. He obtained work -
an operative IN textile mill and
changed his name to that OF his en-
i pioyer. After his fathers death Wood
/ rneYed 20 New Bradford where he
! was employed In the counting room
OF the Wamsutta mills. Later he Was
1 transferred TO the manufacturing de-
/ partment where he learned the cotton
business After some years he wen.
Into the banking house OF ]. A. Beau
rails &. Co.. only to return TO the cot
ton manufacturing business IN Fall
river as treasurer OF one OF the lar
gest mills there.
Wood married the daughter Of Fred
erick Aver. who made millions In
patent medicines and from him got
the real start which afterwards
placed him In charge Of one OF the
I great textile mills In Lawrence II
was almost WIDELY through Wood
/ efforts and enterprise that the Anar.
lean Wooden company vas put on It's
feet during time when things looked
black for that organization.
Besides being president Of the
American Wooden company, Wood Is
a director In numerous other mills
and several Of New England's largest
banks. He is member of the Ma.
tfonal Association OF Wool Manuals
turers. the Home Market club. a high
protective tariff organization, and nj
various other similar organizations.
He was once publicly asked how
many automobiles he owns and re-
piled. I'm sure don't know. / only
know ! always have one handy wher-
ever / happen to be-" He owns sev-
eral yachts and several country
homes beside ma gnificent residence
in Boston's exclusive Back Bay sec
ton.
Atteaux was first to arrive and he
was plainly nervous as he took a seat
beside his counsel. Daniel r. Coakley.
Wood was late in putting in an ap-
pearance. although HIS lawyers, form
Ter Congressmas Samuel L. Powers
and Henry F. Hurburt. we're on hand
long before court opened 20 discuss
with Coakley the plan OF argument he
was to adopt. Collins was not rep
resented by counsel, although Hurl-
burt was expected to guard his inter
ests. It developed later that the
reason for Woods failure to ne on
hand early was that he came Into con-
tact with the sheriff's regulations. AS
he tried to enter the court room the
two deputies on guard stopped him.
What do yon want here?s they de-
manded.
Z have business inside snapped
Wood, plainly angered
We'll, no one can get in here to-
day without an order from Sheriff
Quinn said the deputy.
Wood argued angrfIy for few min
utes without disclosing his identity,
but the officers were firm and at last
he said that he was the defendant.
But the court officers did not believe
him and he finally demanded that
Sheriff Quinn be sent for.
The sheriff identified the millionaire
defendant and he was allowed to en-
ter
Because the accused were In bonds
OF $4,000 they were spared the humil
iation Of being arraigned in the little
grill-iron dock in the rear of the court
room Instead, they had seats with
! their counsel inside the attorneys
enclosure. J. H. Attridge and B. j.
/ Carbine were new figures in the case
today, being retained to aid Coak1ay
as counsel for Atteaux.
OF the forty talesmen who Eere
summoned, fifteen appealed to the
court to be excused. Few Of them,
were able to convince Judge Crosby
that they had legal reason for not
serving. While this tedious procedure
was in progress, Wood sat quietly IN
his seat conyersing with his counsel.
/ II he was troubled over his situation
he did not show 1t by his attitude.
He was CARRIED in an ordinary gray
ish-blue business suit. the trousers of
which would have been benefited by
pressing and he seemed the most un-
concerned Of anyone in the room. At