The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
BILLS VOTED AGAINST
BROWN and SULLIVAN
FOR CORRUPT|NC TEAM


nounced. Copies Of his conferences
are to be given out later. He fur
nished consid cradle informa&ion
about the gamblers concerned In
the purchase Of the White Sox
players and also named the go-be-
tweens. it was announced.
Williams named sport" Jackson.
q New York gambler. and Boston
gambler named Brown as two OF
the principals in the deal. He said
that he received $4,000 for his part
in throwing the series. 5000 0
this amount he gave to Jackson, he
said.
Williams declared he personally
paid the 5000 to jackson. his tes-
timony being at variance with pre-
vious reports that Jackson testified
that he found the money on his bed.
Williams, before making his state
ment. signed q waiver of immunity.
Assistant States Attorney Hart
ley Replogle stated that another OF
the White Sox players was expect
ed at the criminal court building
this afternoon to make statement.
The announcement was believed to
refer to McMullin. VINO was said to
have made a statement to Attorney
Austrian.
Attempt TO Bribe Brooklyns.
New York, Sept. 29.-District At
torney Lewis of Kings County an
pounced today he would start an
immediate investigation Of report
that a clique of gamblers plan to
bribe members Of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals purposely to lose games to
their American league opponents In
the coming worlds series.
Lewis said that following rumors
published In any paper Of such an
attempt he wired States Attorney
Hoyne in Chicago and also got In
touch with officials Of the Brook
lyn club. The latter assured him
that the entire team would appear
at his ofice Friday morning. When
informed by the United Press that
Hoyne is in New York. Lewis said
he would communicate with Hoyne
Immediately.
Wires Hoyne.
Lewis wired Hoyne as follows:
"The New York Evening Sun Of
Sept. 2S, 1920, states:
Information which has been
gathered by officials tended to in
dicate that the same clique OF
gamblers which is alleged to have
fixed the 1919 series have made
plans to have Brooklyn throw tho
coming series to the Cleveland In
dams.
Il intend to initiate an investiga-
tion at once Will you let me know
if you have any information in sub
sanitation of the article above
quoted? (Signed)
HARRY E. LEWIS.
District Attorney. Kings County"
Brooklyn. N. Y"
| III there are any players Of the
Brooklyn club concerned in any
way in this rumor. l will suspend
them at once" Charles Fl. Ebbets.
president OF the Brooklyn club,
told District Attorney Lewis.
Ebbets also told Lewis that WHEN
the Brooklyn players came to the
field today he would inform them
Of the circumstances and tell them
about the visit to be made to tie
district attorneys Office. It was
thought possible some OF the play
ers might be questioned this aft
ernoon. as there was no game
scheduled for today.
l. Want Situation Cleared.
After talking with Ebbets. Lewis
said:
Il feel that in view OF these ugly
rumors the people OF Brooklyn are
entitled to have this situation clear
ed up at once so that there may
be no cloud over the world series,
which starts next Tuesday"
Lewis said that IL the reported
gamblers plot is found to really
exist. he intends to punish the
gamblers as we'll as any Players
that may be implicated.
They may be prosecuted. he said.
on q charge OF conspiracy to do
an illegal thing" ~
!. States Attorney Hoyne Of Chi
cago, when the telegram from Lew
is was read to him by the United
Press. said:
Il have no such Information. All
our attention was centered on the
investigation Of the White Sox in
Chicago"
i Were Brlbes Reported
Elliott Evans. assistant collector
OF internal revenue. today began an
, investigation to determine II Eddie
iCicotte and Joe Jackson. who ac-
J cepted bribes to throw baseball
j games, had reported the alleged
bribes in their income tax returns.