Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20

in low. even tone which scarcely car ried past the jury and repeatedly wiped his forehead with his handkerchief. Fin ally he took off his coat. Burns fdgeted a bit during the legal arguments over his testimony but while he hesitated at times over questions, most of his answers came quickly. His testimony will be resumed tomorrow.
 Every seat and every inch of stand ing room in court was occupied by spec tators and when it became known that Burns was on the stand a line formed from the door down the stairs two floors below.
 Burns testimony was chronological re- view, brought out by the prosecution of the various meetings that had been held to arrange the alleged conspiracy to have the Chicago players throw the games. Burns said he went to Cincinnati for the series and on the same train with him were Christy MsElowson and Bud Fishmer and some sport writers.
 From that point hi testimony continu- ed:
 Q-Uhen you reached Cincinnati where did you go'
 Ashton hotel. I met Abe Atten at the Gibson hotel and then went to see the players in room 7oS. Cicotte, Gandil. Risberg, McMullen, Williams. Felch, Weaver were there. don't recall any one else.
 Q-what did you say?
 Al said I had one hundred tnous- and dollars 10 finance the worlds se- ries saying that Rothstein, Bennett and Attell were financing it. Q-Then what?
 A-Gandil said to bring them up. Then l met Attell and Bennett and took them | up to the players
 Q-Who were present.
 A-The same men I named. Q-what did Attell say? Ale said they'd give twenty thous- and dollars after each game. The play CTS, that is. Chick Gandil. Chick saying they wanted all the dough at once but | finally agreed to the twenty thousand | dollar plan. | Q-What was said about Rothstein? | A-Attel said Rothstein WAS financing the deal Gsndil and Cicotte wanted to know if Rothstein was 0. K. and Attell said Rothstein was a walking bank"
 Q-What was the one hundred thous. and dollars to be paid for?
 A-Throving the 1919 worlds seriei games.
 Q-what was said about the order oi | games to be throvn'
 A-The players said they'd throw then in any order desired, it was to be a made-to-order series.
 Q-What else was said?
 A-Gandill and .,cotte said they'd throw the first ar second games. Ci cotte said he'd throw the game if h' had to throw the ball over the fence ] Gandil said I was to be the stakeholder in the deal I was to get the twenty thousand dollars after each game. Gan dil said they va ntets to win one game fol Cicotte so be could get a good contrac for 1920.
 Q-who left the room first?
 A--Atteu and Bennett. I asked tn players what I was to get. Gandill sai' would get players part. Then went to Norwood, a suburb. After tn first game that day, 1 met Attell at tn Haviland hotel and then we met Mahare : Attell said he bet all the money he hal and couldn't pay the players until tn bets were collected. I told the ball players and told Will jams that Atteu wanted to see him Williams, Gandil and I went to see Al tell at a place on Walnut street. abou a block and a half from the Sinton ho tel. That was about S.3o ?. m. At , tell asked Williams if he would throy the game next day and Williams. sai he would. I met Attell next day and h showed me telegram from New York 1 read 1t and then went to the WeSterl Union to get copy of it but they cou, not find it. I went to see the ball play CTS then-all except Jackson were pres ent-and told them q telegram had bee received at 20 Grand-s2O .o0o-had bee 1 sent. I told them I'd get the money an give it to them before the game. GaRdi said they were being double-crossed. Gandil said the telegram was a fake. said if 1t was I wasn't in on it.
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 thousand acres in Texas as securit, 5 in the deal went to my room and go
 Maharg, but never put up the leas, Maharg told me Rothstein might not pa
 the players and he would not let me pu up the lease. After tfs second game,