El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-26
JOE GIDEON TO
TESTIFY ALSO
ON GAMBLING
Arnold Rothstein Accepts Invit-
alton of jury to Testify Rela-
tive to White Sox Probe.
GIDEON MADE BET
ON REDS IN 1919

CHICAGO. Ill, Oct 26.-Ths Chicago
grand jury IN session here today
resumed the baseball gambling
Investigation by the examination OF
two new witnesses which are expect
ed 10 throw considerable light upon
lsis. 'u -' series "
Joe Gedeon. second basemen Of the
So Louis American League club, and
Arnold Rothstein, Of New York, are
the men who are expected % Jeslil5-
Eedeon arrived Monday from ms
home ia Sacramento, in response TO
q cali from Ban johnson, president
Of the American league, TO come and
give the jury any Information he may
have. He was Immediately taken to
the home Of an assistant states at
toruev and not allowed 70 see any
one until late in the evening when
he told reporters he was not guilty
OF any wronEdoinE IN connection with
the 1913 world series
Bet 5000 on Reds.
Il bet $500 on Cincinnati because I
had heard rumors that they would
win and because 7 thought they had
the best team" said Gedeon-
aBut was not mixed up In the
bribery and did not act a. a go
between TO arrange the deal be-
tween the ball players and the
gamblers as some people say. I
went west with ssVTede' RlaberE
and Chick Gandil after the Sc
r1eE. but they never told me any
ding about itErOWlnE' the series
The states attorneys here seen
20 think ] know lot luuslnG
from the questions they nave
asked me, but I don't
me states attorneys Office an
neunced that il had positive infor-
nation that Rothstein would reach
here and that he also would sign an
i-1r1uuftv waiver before going before
San johnson also probably wiz tes-
III -z,e names OF Gedeon and Roth
stein have been brought before me
7rrv BIZ several Witnesses, state o.
rfriaIs eafd. but it was not until last
week that Gedeon's Identify was
nubIfclv revealed. He had until then
been referred 70 in anno1nee4lls ~
made by the states alLorley o.
49, merely as "a St Louis player
Pethstein has been mentioned N
--a-7ous. connections by men Wno al
ready have testified E-loanee w.
I'D 10 have been given that ne was
,-------5sT nv HaI Chase, Abe At
ts1I and others for money Win "nlcl
10 finance the game selllnE-
ne IA said 10 have been asked
for 100000 10 brlbe CA-easo
r-rarera, but some Witnesses nv
I'D me Fury RofhEteiu refused
- -,-rf in the deal End that
she hrfHers then went 70 olleEas
-reTeerruE received by Abe AItell
during the series and sayAnE tlAA
,.e-frfn suns Of money were De-
f7- sent. were said TO have 1een
-f--ed "a. H--8 according 70 tea-
rfwcnv said By officials 70 nave
1,een Given the jury but ot1eH
feeffurouy WIS that these tels
-rwr were rot sent by holnAleln
--T frnf his initials were used 20
deceive white soE players gtno
nd not received the sums theg
had been prouisea. -,--+s--
T7ofhstein left New York anotLts
s--e- me true bills were FoLs1
era57st the ChlcsEo Players -
--i,a-esbouts was kept secret plt
s.-re Officials here said they haa ~
---red through his attorney -'-
r---le4.f- 10 testify tomoEroW-
0fHciaIs said more true pll-s pI92 ~
st7-- v-ould be voted-proElde -
5srn and Rothstein give the mo- mo-
-rsrion they are believed 70 poss545
-1-5 trar not more than one 1al -
-.--s1 eessfon would be necessary 20
-o-nIste the investigation