Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-29

a New York gambler and a Boston
gambler named Brown as two of the
principals in the deal. He said that /
ne received $4,000 for his part in
throwing the series. Five thousand
dollars of this amount he gave 10
jackson, he said.
Williams declared he personally
paid the $1,000 to jackson, his test,-
mony being at, variance with previous
reports that jackson tes1i1ed he
found the money on his bed.
Williams. before making his state
ment,. signed a waiver of immunity. !,
Assistant States Attorney Hartley
Feplogle stated that another OF tic
White Sox players was expected at
the criminal our building this aft
ernoon to nuke a statement. The
announcement was believed to refer
to McMulGn who is said to have
made a statement to Attorney Aus
trian.
n summoning of Dubuc to testi-
fy. 1t was learned, followed state
lnents wv John "Rube" Benton, OF
the Giants. last week that Dubuc had
received a telegram from Hal Chase
last fan during the worlds series adj |
vIsing him to BET on Cincinnati. Ben ,
ton said he read the telegram over !
Dubuc's shoulder.
I'he Toledo player is to be ques-
toned, 1t was SAID, about reports
that games were fixed" on a barn
stcr'Elng tour in which he and Chase
participated last fail. Chase, accord
ing to information in tho hands Of
the state > attorney, received an offer
to tho ilrst game OF the
transforming series, winch was play
ed with the Atlantic City Giants, IA
co!ored team. at Philadelphia. Chase
is said to have made five errors III
that game.
Williams named Chick Gandil. for
mer White Sox player. against whom
chief go-between on the team and
"a Brown n Sullivan, gamblers"
from either New York or Boston as
go-betweens for the gamblers.
Votes True Bills.
The jury Immediately voted true
bills for Brown and Sullivan.
Williams said he was supposed to
get 100000 and Jackson the same,
but that he received only $4,000,
half of which he gave Jackson.
He said Gandil told hin, that Bill
Burns, veteran pitcher, and Abe At
tel. former prize fighter. were hxins,
it for the Sox players to get 100000.
Joe Jackson. who last night was in
custody Of a deputy sheriff, has been
his home in the south. it was learn
cd today.
Eddie Cicotte is reported to have
already Joined his wife in Detroit.
AS the indictments are not to be
returned before tomorrow. neither
will be here to face arrest, and prob
ably will not be asked to appear un-
ing is set, it vas said at the criminal
court building.
Sworn Statement.
Before going before the grand jury,
Williams made the following sworn
statement to- Alfred Austrian. attqr-
ney for the White Sox:
This situation was first brought
up to me in New York. Mr.. Gandil
called me to one side. out in front of
the Hotel Ansonia and asked me If
anybody had approached be about
the worlds series. and J. avs Just
what do you mean He says That
the series be fixed; If they were fixed
what would you do about it? Would
you take an active part. or what?' I
says Il am in no position to say right
now
II says 4 will give my answer
later. after thinking it over
! After coming back to Chicago l
was called down to the Warner hotel,
where the eight members that are
named--not eight. I will take that
back; ! will name them for you-
Weaver and Happy Felsch nj two
fellows introduced as Brown and
Sullivan"
They were the gamblers?"
"They were supposed to he the
gamblers"
"What names we're those?"
offered $1,000.
Brown and Sullivan, supposed to
be tho gamblers; or fellows that were
fixing it for the gamblers. one Of the
two. they didn't say. which. They
said they were from New York, they