The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
FINAL PROOF
OFFANzNG BY
DR. ROLLER

Warmers Guarantee to
Lay Down. Twice
In its defense of the fake wrestling game in Seat
tie the chief publicity agent of the takers makes the
statement that obscure evening paper opened its
columns to Carroll and Warner, in the King
county Jail federal charge in effort being made
by these break up the wrestling game Seattle
and dscredit DR. b. +. Roller.
The Star pleads guilty to this indictment, taking
exception only to the charge that The Star is OBJ
scure evening paper"
CONVINCED THAT MATCHES WERE FIXED.
The Star has been convinced for many months
that all Of the wrestling matches held in this city
fixed 1t was impossible, however, to any evil
dence until Dr. Roller and Joe Carroll ceased their
business connections. Then The Star oppor-
tunity 10 finally what it had been looking for
so many months.
The Star permitted the use of its columns to
Carroll and Warner in the hope that the
paper controversy that was bound to follow would
lead to exposure That The Stars judgment
correct is known to every follower of the
wrestling game in Seattle.
When the exposure came the newspaper apollo
gists for the fake wresters sought prove that the
story that Bert Warner had been forced to put up
money to guarantee that he would lay down TO
Roller was untrue 1t attempted to show that the
posture itself was frameup" based on falsehood and
to which The Star was party.
HERE is The WHOLE STORY
Because of pledge that the editor of The Star
was compelled to give in order to the details of
the Warner Roller agreement The Star has heretofore
been unable to tell the complete story The Star has
been released however from this pledge and for the
benefit OF the public, the full story is herewith given
When it first became known that Bert Warner
was the whose behalf Fl. w. Mix and Joe Car
roll were challenging Dr. Roller Rollers representa-
tive gave that under circumstances would they
permit Roller to meet Warner
AT the same time thew privately stated tn
Warmers representative that if Warner would
agree to "lay down. they would arrange the
match.
In the meantime Joe Carroll had apparently gone
back into the Roller camp a friendly basis AS an
outcome of this situation, the Warner Roller
match was agreed upon the understanding that
Warner would deposit 81 1000 guarantee that he
would lay down Roller the first fall in Is minutes
and the second fall in IS minutes The Roller people
were afraid of Warner, and for that reason compelled
him to put up this money.
While the original agreement called for de-
post of ST 900, matter of fact the amount put
up but $500. II placed in the hands of
DIR. Harry A. Shaw, a well known local physician,
and the man who attended Roller when he was
supposed to have been injured in the Ordemann-
Roller match.
The exposure at the Arena on the night of Friday
September "a, is recent history. On the Monday fol-
lowing Bert Warner went to Dr. Harry A. Shaws of
flee accompanied by Special Agents L. K Church and
{. B. Peyton, of the prosecuting attorneys office
Church and Peyton waited outside while Warner went
into the office. When Warner in he had no
money on his person When he out he handed
to Church and Peyton wrapped bundle of bills con-
tanning $780, The money taken to DR.. Shaw's
bank and there Church and Peyton found that it had
been drawn by Shaw but short time before.
These statements are absolutely true. They may
be denied by some of the persons mentioned but that
will not alter the fact of their truthfuness Every
effort has been made to protect Dr. Shaw Church and
Peyton have declined when mportuned by representa-
tives of The Star divulge the of the man who
held the money.
In connection with the deposit it is interesting to
note that Roller denied that anyone had given up
Isl 000 a guarantee. In this denial Roller told the
truth, inasmuch as the sum deposited was but $780,
The Star would like to believe that Dr. Shaw
did not know for what purpose he held the money.
He has been drawn into his connection with the
wrestling game through his friendship for DR..
Roller. He has not profited financially in any way