Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-21
ON STAND
IN DYNAMITE
TRIAL
ADMITS THAT he SUGGESTED TO
ATTEAUX that EXPLOSIVES
WOULD Be DESIRABLE TO FIGHT
STRIKERS.
DESCRIBES FORMATION OF
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

Boston, Mass, May 2l,-In an en-
drayor TO connect President William
I VI. Wood, OF the American Woolen
company, and Frederick 4, AtteauX
with the alleged conspiracy to dis
G. edit striking textile workers at Law.
r&nCe by planting dynamite in
buildings occupied by strikers i'll that
city in January, 1912, the prosecution
called John j. Breen, a Lawrence un-
| dertaker to the witness stand today.
Breen, who was member of the
Lawrence school committee when the
dynamite was found, was fined $500 in
the Essex county court several months
ago upon conviction of unlawfully hid
ing the explosive.
Breen described himself and said
that he knew both Collins and At
tcauN, In January, 1912, the month
Ct the textile strike, he met AtteauX
at the latter's office in response to
telephone request. This was a few
days before the dynamite episode.
The call lasted two hours. the wit
ress said and the conversation was
IN regard to the Lawrence strike.
"AtteauX said he was glad to see
was interested in keeping the striking
clement quiet said Breen. THE next
time ] saw him was on January 10. l
went to report the condition of things
10 him. The conversation was about
the strike conditions. | said affairs
at the mills were getting pretty not. |
added: If ] was fighting those fel-
lows | would fight them by their owi
riethods.'
What do you mean he said 'dy'
Dynamite, or anything else |
sad.'
"Could you get some dynamite,
asked he. l said No Then he sug
gested that perhops Mr. Pittman |
night get some
The Pittman mentioned by the wit |
ess was Ernest r. Pittman, build !
er with whom the state alleges Wood, |
Atteaux and Collins conspired. Pitt
man committed suicide on the day he |
was subpoenaed to appear as a wit
l.ess before the grand jury which was
the alleged dynamite
plot.
AtteauX telephoned to Pittman,
I'reen continued, and an hour later
ittman arrived at Atteauxs office.
The witnes then told of the forma
ion Of the alleged conspiracy,
Breen told of meeting Collins and OF
asking Collins t. sa~to Lawrence with
lin. Later he met Atteaux at
street corner. AtteauX got out OF Il
aXicab and said: Follow me, John.
81 followed him." continued Breen
and he dropped a package. AS /,
cked it up he said. don't say | ever
ave you anything
when | opened the package,
ound it contained $500" Breen made
second trip to the street corner, !,
his time with Collins.
i stood On the corner" said the
ritness, until Pittman came up. He
ook me down the street and intro
luced me to Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Rice has !
he package for you,' he said. | took
lie bundle and said to Mr.. Rice, what =,
anger is there with this?' He said: J..
None, it is frozen solid
Il carried the bundle up to the cor
,er, where Collins was waiting in
oor way. said to him: Here's the :
|ynamte. Be careful, even if Mr.. :,
tce does say there is no danger"
Breen said that he and Collins took
train for Lawrence, where they went I
o Breen's rooms. Here Collins open T
d the bundle and made smaller G
ackages of the contents.
On the stand yesterday, Collins. who i
as turned states evidence, gave
imilar version of the disposition of r
he dynamite in Brenn's rooms, but It