, 1881-05-29
they ARE ootne. Please send me ker to tele-
fhaf / MS Under.

| they are going. Please send me he5 " 1Glc
I grams for either guulcs, so that may u1uef
stand how to instruct my friend. Let me know y o
| If YOU have any men of other clubs neg; Il SO
who, US can tell If they nre I'LL right. "e nay nay
| them all, and can tell who to count or
think US you do, that with careful and strict
confidential correspondence we tthat 49, yon 9n 3u
ought to make s2,00 Or $}009 apiece, as yo'
! say; but we must be sharp and on the lookou
huuse a .n' anI s am OBLIGED @ 10 be very careini Gun
not SLY half what l wish to, US am competed
to write in great haste. Please let NE hear iron
Ter and all tho instruction you can. Let M
! know how 10 play other Rames and will writ
you again soon- am yours, etc; JOIN;
! =. S.-If nny1hing can be done With th
| Worccsrcrs will telegraph you, but am afraid
] will be unable IL 60 behind the bat this week
and if yuu do not heur from me you vii! under
cago, who are square und may be able to assis
YOU II you would like TO meet them will sent
letter Of introduction 10 you. Answer quick
GREATLY ENCOURAGED.
Tho receipt of tho above seems to have en-
couraged Woodruff greatly. for he promptly re-
piled On the nth Of May. Following are some
''DEAR FRIEND .JnHS: Yours Just received.
Now had gIvch up alt hopes Of hearing from
you ut al, and am glad At last to get ~ with you.
Boston ga1ncs with You. You we're scllinG
chntce here in pools, rate 10 to md 10 to 9.
DID t0uCQ UuL Que. t4flu 1tSL 81 kttL tt1
Of IT, US could not hear anything :rom you
Now John, WOrcesicrs will be splendid to nip
thcm on. They will be selling about even. No"
II you could 1nauaSe TO loose first game win viz
anyway. Now Df course what do will divide
equal and be square with you.
Now as for ANYTHING with anyone else,
will say am not directly; but. John, even If 1
were could not tell YOU under no circum-
siAnces- As to meeting your friends hers, 1
have no objections meetiug them: but as TO
kf}Ht ]
little business Is purely and squATely between
you and me, uud nu one III Gods world knows
anything Of it but you and the.
"Nuw you can trust nIc with your life. Why,
at time Of Louisville Exposition lthc Devlin-
Ha!l-Crnmcr mntter1 could Ut send ) men thai
were not thought anything about ut all. and
had uolh1uG To say, although had lost l.50U dol
hrs on u Bunder Of one uf them. aud they are
preached one Of them. You huve wanted for
:years. Now VIC are all right it you Will only
work it right and be sure you do as you say
can't, Tor have to yucss thotn. i am working
and trying to catch onto nnn in Chicago here,
but its hard: but if do I'll give you what points
l call; hut don't ask me for any names, for that
cannot give.
The enterprising manager OF the Bankrupt
Store then proceeds to say what be wants done
oost II He thnss he can DO
something when the Cleyelands 70 East, aud s
sure he s:,n made some money if Cleveland will
ucular, however, 10 caution Capp to be sure be
is going to win. for its easy To hose and not So
easy to win always" He hopes 10 see John uuu
ret better acquainted when he comes to Chicago.
and III the meantime subscribes himself "your
true friend Jim"
Getting anxious for" pointers the willy dry
goods man sent the following teiegratns:
Can't % Tins week, Jenny Is Sick. Answer i iii
cMlyxGo. II. NAY ss3Jo1n c1app, .1srsana Dtsf,
Ball Club: No nex* Send ,d frank lmeansnG trnnk}
CLAPP5 LAST LETTER
The last section Of the correspondence is COM
prised In the subjoined letter, delivered In per-
son to Woodruff Yesterday By William \. Pink
erton, superlntendent OF tho ChlcaE" Agency:
Esq: This will Introduce Mr. ". i. TtnEer&ou,
referred to IN my letter OF the sd He will
make h himself known to % you before he Is done
friend. would like 10 say Il word for myself.
All your letters tn me were turned over to Alr.
Evans, President OF our Club, as soon as re-
TO you of the I'D was written, in the hope that
your dishonest schemes might be fully des-el-
oped and counteracted. As you are well aware.
followed this line Of business for the past
.welve years, and have received for my services /
sood 81 salary: nurtne t tbs time @ bare @ VT
RS, caused by just such men rs you; they are
low suffering, and am glad Of the opportunity
% expose such Il dishonest character US sou
lave proven yourself to be by Offering to brbe
ne. am very giud you have selected me us
our victim. rs ALL ablero withstand ull such
xea1s hGa say you a s
Tou have devoted 50 much time to me- for had
he same amount been expended on Others you
night have succeeded III iniuring some ponr
ellow, rs well us the popular game OF baseball.
wnuld advise you in tho future to attend to
our Legitimate business and give Up expert !
on will express 10 you my feeling in the matter
more fully than l have done, as feel myself !
lnable to do the subject justice.
When Mr. Piukerton called Woodruff was en-
aged in his duties rs manager of the bankrupt |
tore, and the visitor quietly waited until he WAS !
t Introduction" Woodrutf expressed Ereat
leasure at meeting friend OF his friend in
ieveiand, but by the time he reached that por-
ality exposed he turned as pale us death. and
eggcd his visitor "for Gods sake to talk low
/" lest The people in the store should overhear.
Agency On Fifth avenue. und begged
nd ltnplored that the affair be kept from the
ress, US its publication would ruin his business
rpu,ation. To atl this Mr. Pinkerton returned
ut one rrply,-that he had been employed to
'orsz up this exposure, and that it was no
art OF bis duty or inclination to shield tho
lscalty. Mr.. Pinkcrton made an effort to as
rrtatn whether Woodruff really knew anything
bout crookcdncss in connection With the Chi
tgo Club but was convinced that the man had
ed IN insnuating to Clapp that he knew Il Chi
ls5o player who be was Trying to tampcr with.
Among the mass of correspondence turned ]
rer was letter received in Chicago last year
Clapp when present in this city lis CHp-
LIN Of the Cincinnati team, propos-
g to bribe him by an oiIer Of $5U to
beat them Chicagos," and to send the
oney to tho fremont House Immediately after
le game. The similarity Of handwriting and Of
10 forms of expression proves concuSively that
lis letter, though signed &C. c. Case" was
rlttcn by this lnan Woodruff.
Woodruff S case will probably be laid before
Ia Grand Jury OF the Criminal Court with
CIV to procuring III Indictment for bribery and
tempted conspiracy. II there is any law COW
ing his case he will be given the full benefit
1t,
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
The effect Of last weeks play has been to
lange the standing Of nearly all the clubs.
has brought Chicago to the front, with
ad Of two games, set Worcester back to 4
: with Buffalo for second place, enabled
cveland to pass both Boston and Proyi-
.nce, and Detroit to reach and tie Boston
I'd Providence i'll games won. THE Western |
ans have carried Oft all the l1onors, Boston
sing three games at Detroit, Worcester
rec at Cleveland, and Providence two at
licago. This week will bring together
licago and Troy at Troy, Detroit and