Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22
of Meeting Bennett.

Chicago. July 21.-Chicago White Sox Sox players accused of conspiring 10 throw the 1919 world series were not ap- poached on the deal by gamblers or cor rupted by a gambling clique, but formu- lated the conspiracy themselves and went 10 New Workers and former baseball players for financial backing. Bill Burns admitted accomplice and states witness. testified today in the trial of seven of the players and four others who are under indictment in the case.
 Eddie Cicotte Of Detroit, former White SoX pitcher. once rated as the best in the American League, made the sell-out pro- position to Burns and Gandil and Cicot- te then volunteered the information that they could have the series thrown for one hundred thousand dollars, Burns tes- tiied.
 Burns testimony to this effect was ad- mitted late today after Judge Friend three times had barred it temporarily while the attorneys could look uD su- preme court rulings on the question. , The testimony wak given in relating details of conversations between Burns. Abe Attell, Hal Chase, Cicotte, Gandil and Bennett, identified as David Zelser of Des Moines, Iowa, a defendant. Thesa Conversations were said by the witness to have taken place at the Ansonia ho- tel, in September, 1919, and were con- tended by the defense to be inadmissi- l ble on the ground that they teek place prior to inception of the conspiracy. With Burns recalled by the state for redirect examination after the defense l had finished cross examina ton, the ! question and answer testimony, George German, assistant states attorney ask l ing the questions. was as follows: Q-Did you ever meet Eddie Cicotte in | New York?
 I n- i think it was. at the Ansonia hotel. The i White Sox had not then clinched the ] pennant and Cicotte told me that if the ] Sox won the pennant he had big deal | I would be interested in and that 1 could get in touch with him at the l Warner hotel in Chicago. He said that hs wanted me to get one hundred thous- and dollars.
 Q-when did you see him again. Al think it was September IS, 1913, 1 at the Ansonia. Chick Gandil was with | him. Gandil said the world series could 1 be thrown for S100,000, that is for S20.- GOO each for five men then In it. He ! asked if I could help get the backing. | said I would try.
 Burns previous testimony of how he 1 went to see Arnold Rothsteih on shs proposition then was read. Before he had given Rothstein's answer. but today he testified that Rothstein turned down the deal
 1 Q-when did you next see any of them?
 1.-Two days before the first game or the series This also was at the As 1 toria. Bennett Abe AtteIl, Hal Chase and Maharg were there. Bennett said | he was Rothstein's lieutenant and that | Rothsetin had agreed. to come through said it was funny he would not come through for me, and Attell said he saw ed Rothstein's life once and that he got him to com through. Bennett wanted 10 know what kind of a deal I could mak, with the players and would I take him tC
 them. Bennett said he was authorized
 10 handle Rothstein's money.
 The states chief witness in the gruel
 ling cross examination was forced tC
 change his original testimony as to .
 date of meeting with Bennett and oc
 casionally go twisted on street number: ] and such things. At no time did he be come ruffled under the fire of the defens'
 and the smile never left his face. H.
 joaed with his questioners. questioned
 them at times and matched his wits ] against theirs in repartee. When Bei 1 Short, defense attorney became partic ] ularly sarcastic and said:
 "You don't like me do you Bill2"
 The witness replied Sure I do. Ben
 You're a ssmart fellow and I wish wet
 had some one like you at the head oi
 this deal. We'd all be rich now"
 Asked if he had joined Villa when 1T
 Mexico. Burns told Attorney M.chae
 Ahearn that he wouldn't associate witt
 Villa or with you either. Mir. Ahearn.
 The chief loopholes found in Burns
 testimony by the defense were when h
 was forced 10 admit that he had no
 talked with ihe players the night of th'