Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-28
Al Conference
 Of Mill. Agents
ON NIGHT OF ALLEGED DYNA-
 MITE CONSPIRACY.
TESTIMONY OF DEFENCE
Both President Wood and Atteux Were Present-Two Letters Prepared at Conference Produced in Court

Boston, May 27.-The defense in the dynamite conspiracy trial succeeded today in introducing evidence that on the night of January 19, 1912, during the hours when the government all leSes President William M. Wood of the American Woolen company and Frederick E. AtteuX were furthering a conspiracy to plant dynamite at Lawrence, both defendants were at tending a conference of mill agents during which an appeal to the strikers to return to work was agreed upon.
 Since the beginning of the trial the prosecution has sought to prove that Wood, AtteuX and Dennis J. Collins eonspired with John J, Breen and Ernest w. Pitman to prejudice public opinion against the strike of textile operatives at Lawrence by hiding dyn- amite on premises occupied by the strikers.
 Wood Mill Agent Testifies.
 The evidence regarding the confer ence was brought out during the cross examination of Walter NJ Lamont agent of the Wood mill, one of the American Woolen company's plants at Lawrence. On his direct examina- tion the witness said that he saw N teuX at Woods home at Andover on the night of January 19.
 Replying to questions by Henry F. HurlbUrt, counsel for Wood, Lamont said that Wood and Atteux were at tending a conference participated in by agents and other officials of the Amer ican WOolen company.
 Two Letters Prepared.
 Edwin Farnham Greene, treasurer of the Pacific mills and president of the National Association of Cotton Man ufacturers, was the only person at the conference who was not connected
 
 General strike conditions were dis cussed Lamont testified and two let ters were read. revised and approved. One of the letters was over the sig nature of President Wood and advised the striking employees to return to their machines. The other was from Wood to Father Milanese pastor of an Ital- ian Catholic church at Lawrence, and gave the company's side of the labor controversy.
 Copies of Letters Produced.
 The letter to the operatives was pre- pared for publication in the Lawrence newspapers of the following morning, the witness said, and the defense then introduced a clipping from a Lawrence morning paper of January 20, 1912. in which the text of the communication appeared, A copy of the letter to Father MilaneseA was alse introduced and both were read to the jury,
 District Attorney Joseph c, Peiie- tier objected to the identification of the clipping as evidence, but Judge Crosby held that it should be admit ted as showing what was done at a time when it was alleged that an illegal agreement was being entered into.
 Record Of Toll Calls Barred.
 Earlier in the day Judge John c. Crosby ruling on objections entered by the defense yesterday, refusing to allow the introduction of a record of telephone toll calls made by the switch board operator in the office of the Wooien company. By this record the state hoped to show that Wood and Atteux were in communication day or two before the explosive was placed.
 Mr. Pelletier then endeavOred to show by the testimony of officials of employees of the American Woolen company that Wood and Atteux had talked over the telephone 8 day or two before the discovery of the dyna- mite on January 19. All these wit nesses testified that they could not recall any such conversation.