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Show "PLANTING" EXPLOSIVES Boston. May 22 John J Breen. the undertaker who has confessed that ho distributed dynamite at Lawrence Law-rence during tbe textile strike of 1912. was ready to continue his testimony under cross-examination when the trial of President William M Wood of tho American Woolen company, Frederick Atteaur and Dennis J. Collins, Col-lins, charged with conspiracy to "plant" the explosive, was resumed In the superior court today. Breen testified yesterday that he refused several months ago to accept ac-cept an offer of 5700 made by the attorney conducting the cross-examination. Daniel Coaklcy, senior counsel coun-sel for Mr. Atteaux. Breen said he had sought financial assistance from Atteaux, but because of the conditions imposed, he had refused tho offer. Up to the opening of today's session, ses-sion, none- of the testimony had connected con-nected Mr. Wood with the alleged conspiracy. Breen was questioned regarding B telephone conversation with Inspector ' of Police Rooney of Boston on the night of January 19 Ha said that when he told the inspector not to come to Lawrence until the next morning It was not because he ha'l not finished "planting" the dynamite Some of tho explosive was placed after Rooney's arrival at Lawrence Reference was made to the suits for damages brought against Breen by those who had been arrested after af-ter dynamite had been found on their, premises. The witness could not re- I call that he had agreed with the attorney for two of the plaintiffs to: settle by a cash payment to each of j the parties of $-f'ft on Tune 17. Nor! could be remember having postponed ' the promised payments successively to July 1. July 5, and July 11. "Did you say to Atteaux when you came to him for tbe $1300 on July 13, that your trial had bankrupted oir" asked Mr Coakley. "I don't, remember. I may have, replied tbe witness. He denied that he had said to Atteaux. "If you had asked Mr Wood, don't you think he would help me out1" and that Atteaux At-teaux replied. "I would as soon think of striking Mr Wood as of mixing mix-ing him up In such a nasty mess as this " Referring to telephone conversations conversa-tions between Atteaux and himself. Breen said he could not recall one during which he said to Atteaux. "There's going to be an explosion one of these days.'' and to which Atteaux At-teaux replied "I hope it won't be of dynamite,' and hung up the receiver. The witness denied emphatically hnvlng said to Atteaux over the telephone tele-phone on another occasion: "I wonder how your rich friend would like to have the labor men know about this?" Breen said that Aiteaux finally referred re-ferred him to William B Watts, a former chief inspector of the Boston police and now the head of a private detective agency and Watts in turu sent him to Attorney Coakley |