The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-22
SURVIVES CRILLlNG
OF ASOX' LAWYERS
Burns Has Better of Word
Duel as Examination
~ Ends.
NOW PROSECUTORS MOVE
Will Launch Fight To-day to
Admit Players Original
Confessions.
NOW PROSECUTORS MOVE

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO, July 21.-Bill Burns has
left the mound" having lasted out
the promised fusilade Of 'hits" that
the defence was to smear all over the
legal Enfield and outf1eld." Before
the attorneys representing the seven
White Sox players who are alleged to
in 1919 gave him up he plainly had
the honors of many encounters.
The State won victory when Judge
Friend ruled that Burns might testify
as to conversations he had in New
York with Eddie Cicotte and Chick
Gandil before the world series. The
ruling reversed that made two days
ago, when the Judge sustained an OBJ
lection to such testimony.
The former southpaw testified that
Eddie Cicotte was the first man to APP
proach him with the news that the 1919
series was to be fixed" Burns tes-
titled: "Cicotte said. I've got 1t all
fixed to let you in on something good"
The big pitcher then detailed how he
met Cicotte. Maharg. Abe Atteil and the
mysterious Bennett" identified as David
zelser OF Des Moines. several days later
at the Ansona Hotel, in New York
Burns continued:
Bennett said ne mad a big New York
gambling man with an unlimited bank
roll. He said his name was Arnold
Rothstein. and Chick Gandil said Ben
nett was privileged to speak for Roth
stein because he was Rothstein's right
hand man"
Survives Caustic Drives.
Burns showed himself possessed OF a
cleverness in homely repartee that was
not remarkable for its brilliance. but
impregnabie in its LONELINESS. Some of
the best wits at the criminal bar shot
caustic drives at him that should have
keeled him over. but he survived So
far as his remarkable story of bribery.
double crossing" ct al. goes with the
jury. II Will be up to the State to SUBJ
stantiate the vital points In his story.
This support Is promised II Il comes
1t Is fair assumption that any body
Of rnen would be inclined to regard IL as
important and worthy of considerab BILE
credence.
The big pitcher admitted telling Gan
dill that he would spill the beans IL he
didn't get his split" and also retailing II
to group of smoking car strangers on
the way back from Chicago to Cincin-
natl for the sixth game of the series
They cross-examine 'accomplices' In
Texas with six shooter. don't they %
queried Attorney Short. Burns smiled.
When you were in Mexico did you
join villa?" asked Short
mo, I didn't join your bunch" said
Burns.
Burns said the players had double
crossed" him by winning the third game
and protested he had not done any
double crossing" until made the VIC
tim.
II got all the blame and would have
been the fall guy for the entire outft."
said the witness.
The next time you have anything
like that on just tip me off. will your"
asked Short satlrically.
"All right. you look like that kind of
a guy" said the unabash witness.
MahsrE VIII Testify.
Before Burns's redirect examination
had been concluded Il was learned that
William Maharg Is in town. Moreover.
the mysterious friend OF Pill Burns
contrary to all rumors OF his having de-
parted for parts unknown, will testify
In substantiation OF the fixing" charges
in connection with the worlds series. as
related by the former pitcher and self
confessed arranser OF the thrown"
worlds series OF 1919.
The one laugh Of the day came when
he admitted taxi riding last night with
his wife and two detectives from the
States Attorneys Office on the South
Side. and falling asleep from seeing
whether he passed the Warner Hotel on
the South Side. Nash wanted the wit
ness TO admit he was taking riding TO
refresh his memory as to the Warner