New Britain herald., 1923-10-09
SERIES GAMBLER
 CHILLED AT TRIAL
Rolhstsin EVadts Queries in
 Fuller Hearing

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 when Arnold nethstein, who va
 prominently mentioned as gamble
 at the time of the series, was a wit
 ness before Harold F, coffin. referee
 in bankruptcy,
 The scandal was mentioned slmos Fs soon as Rolhslein had taken hi place on the witness stand, At tn.
 reference 10 it Rothstein beeams
 sngry and several times joined ii
 wordy tits with William Chad
 bourne. the attorney representing
 the Fuller creditors, who was aues,
 tionins him. The referee had ta warn Rothstein at times because oi she answers he made.
 Rothstein. however. glared al Mir chadbourne and then snapped out;
 You ought 10 De ashamed Of yourself to ask such question. Ii is an outrage"
 Did Fuller or MeGee put bet on tho world series with you in taip?" Mir. Coffin asked while aues- tions on the fnlicr-Mngee bank ruptey were going on.
 q do not recall" Rothstein re- piled.
 "Is that your best answer?" asked the referee and Rothstcin said il was
 Do you know Abe Attelig" Mir Chadbourne put in.
 "Yes. isn't he the prize fghtor?"
 It was recalled that Attell figured prominently In the world series scandal.
 Denies Paying FalIon $20,000
 Isn't IL fact" asked the attor- pcy. that you paid William ]. ral- lon so6,ooo to represent you. Abe Attell and J. J. Sullivan in the Chi cago White Sox investigation?"
 "I refuse to answer" Rothstein said, but he added. "l'or your in formation. mo-"
 Sullivan, it was brought out, fig urcd in big bets one of the brokers, Edward NJ. Fuller, made with Roth stein.
 In later examination Rothstein said: "The only bet I made with Fuller on the world series he won."
 Did you pay the bet?" Attorney Chaubourne asked.
 "Certainly--I pay my bets, snapped Rothstein.
 q wouldn't be so sure about that" commented the attorney. I've been looking up your record for some time"
 "Well. I've been looking up yours, | too, and I'll stack Up against you. So we're even at that" was Roth- steins reply.
 The referee again called down 
 Scandal Sore Shot.
 This Chicago baseball thing is a sore spot with me-" explained Roth stein, apologetically. "Thc grand jury there gave mo a clean bill"
 When more questions were asked about the White Sox, scandal and with Sport" G. J.) Sullivan. Rothstein became wrathy and refused to answer such silly questions
 Did you have conversations with Abe Attell just before the White Sox- Cincinnati world series!" Attorney yhadbourne asked.
 Rothstein lodged further questions, calling them "an outrage" and silly
 Do you know'a ball player named Burns ?'' he was asked by Attorney -arl Austrian. "Hc knows whether I do," said 7othstein, pointing to Attorney Chad bourne. Finally Rothstein said, Burns , 'ame up and Introduced himself to , ne in the Hotel Astor and insulted lim." Do you know William J. Kelly , ,f Boston?" asked Mir. Chadbourne. i, Rothstein was visibly angered. He . tt first refused to answer the ques- ion, but Mir. Coffin told him he must lnswer, and finally Rothstein said C lc did know kelly. sked. Yes" replied the witness in a v trong voice, ''and I would call him . blackmailer, too" jo Did you engage William ]. Kelly s 0 represent you in the White Sox 1. world series scandal?" Again Rothstcin hesitated. Then c replied:,
 "Jump Into The Hudson" That's silly. If I were fool Ike you I'd jump ,into the Hudson iver." At that point MT. Coffin told the fitness he would have to answer the uestiof respectfully.
 He explained that Chadbourne ', ad informed him of a definite psF- 4 6se in asking the questions whicnt :, ad direct bearing on the Fuller !, ssets.
 The witness then refused to an- wcr question as to whether the White Sox series had been fixed" iying 1T wouldn't discuss such TT hing" At this point Chadbournc : Nplained that he understood Roth- Y, .cin won s22,5oo from Fuller on !, tat series, and wanted to find out 7 ow much he knew about the brib- q ry." ts Rothstein denied he had ever W 1nferred with Attel or Sullivan at u ny time in 1919 regarding the orld's series. He refused to say a hether he ever met Attel in New V ork in 1919. on the ground that if sl ad nothing to do with the case. y Did you ever have any contro- q srsy or discussion as to how the. vision of money won on' that snr- s was to bo made?" he was asked. Its none of your business and m m not going to answer.' or
 Denies sullivan Blamed Him re Didn't Sullivan charge that you cl aced the blame on him. and didn't m ,jl know inc White Sox pIayers were at