The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-21
DYNAMITE ENOUGH
TO KILL HUNDREDS
(Continued from case l.,

| / told him I'd plant some dynamite
to scare the strikers
Breen said that Atteaux asked him
whether he could get hold OF any
dynamite.
Il told him no., he continued. and
he asked me whether knew Pitman.
II said no. Then he called up on the
telephone and got hold OF Pitman.
The defense objected to witness
statement that Atteaux got hold OF
Pitman and 1t was stricken out.
What did you hear Atteaux sayT''
demanded Pelletier.
els this Mr.. Pitman? 1 want you
to come to my Office at once Pit
man showed up at the office In about
an hour. He and Atteaux conferred
in Atteaux's office. Then q little
while later Pitman came out and said
to me: DO you want to go through
with this alright told him yes.
Then he told me to meet him later
on
Defense again objected to any ref
erence to Pitman, because he was
dead, but the court ruled that this
evidence was competent as indicae
I ing the existence OF the alleged con
spiracy.
"Pitman asked me to leave phone
number where he could get hold OF
me-" continued Breen, and gave
him a phone number on Court street,
where was going
"Was Mr.. Atteaux present.
HE was not but he came back
later,
What did he say to your"
HE said: Well, John, 1t is pretty
expensive going around this way.
Do you need money! l told him, yes,
that would have to pay men to help
me. He told me he had no money
with him then, but he would get some
and meet me at the corner OF Frank
lin and Washington streets at 5
O'Clock and give me all needed. He
asked me how about the police and
told him was friendly with lnspec-
| tor Rooney OF the Boston police and
would go and tip him about the matter.
He said that would be fine and left
him and went to get In touch with
Rooney. I couldn't reach him and
| finally had to get his phone number
While looking for him I got in touch
! with Collins. told him there would
be something TO Go in Lawrence and
asked him to help me out. He ask
ed me what was to be done and
| told him there was talk of blowing UP
/ the mills in Lawrence and was going
to plant some dynamite around te
scare the strikers and he could helr
me. He agreed to do So
Breen then corroborated Collins
/ testimony OF yesterday dealing with
! their movements prior to getting the
/ dynamite. Il met Mr.. Atteaux a
Franklin and Washington STREETS he
said. HE came up in taxicab. HI
said: Follow along behind me. John
and IL drop a package you pick
up. don't want 1t said that eve
4 gave yoa anything"
did he drop a package 2
eE, SIT, duu i plShCu ~ Up
"What sort OF a package was it?'
"A flat blue covered package abou
the size of bill"
did you open it?"
At did"
What was in it?''
$500 in bills
what became Of Mt. Atteaux?"
HE got into his taxicab and left.
What did you do then?"
"I went lack and met Collins
Witness told of telephoning to
number in Milton. Mass, and was tol
TO walt where he was.
'Pitman met me at Franklin an
Washington streets" continued Breei
.Tt was about o'clock. He told m
to come down the street little wa
and showed me a man. Pitman sal
to me: This is Mr.. Rice. He has til
stuff I asked him what danger ther
was about the stuff. He told me ther
could be danger as the stuff we
frozen solid. I took the package an
gave II to Collins and told him it We
dynamite and to De care1ul, altnone
Rice had told me that there was r
danger in It. Collins sat in the smo
err and I stayed in the other car uni
we got to Lawrence, where he WEI
to my place In carriage. We toe
the dynamite up to my room, did
up In small packages and then tor
the carriage and went out to distri
ute It where 1t would do the mo
good"
Breen then repeated In minute d
tall the story told by Collins OF no
the dynamite was placed and OF h
dealings with the Lawrence police.
Breen volunteered little testimon
waiting for Pelletier carefully
bring out all OF the details by lea
= ing questions. While contradictil
Collins insofar as the latter deni
!. knowledge of the actual plot. Bre
=. corroborated him in the minutest d
m tail regarding the manner In viii