New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-09
INTO PLACE
Lynch WILL Go
ON Stand TODAY
Boston Councilman Expected to
Answer Charges Of Bribery

Boston. Jan. . up - Councilman
William G.. Lynch was due to take
the stand today before the Boston
finance commission to answer the
charge OF Emil Fuchs, president of
the Boston National league club. that
he had solicited brides of $1,000 for
himself and IL other councilmen 10
vote for local ratification of the law
permitting Sunday professional
sports.
Fuchs charge was branded "a fam
tastical fairy tale superinduced by
had liquor" by Ernest J. Goulston.
a local advertising man, in testimony
before the commission yesterday.
coulston. who said he was a friend
of Dan Carroll, fight manager alleg-
cd to have accompanied Lynch when
he made the bribery proposal, de-
clared that Charles +. Adams, vice
president OF the Braves, told him OF
the alleged incident over the phone
and that he (Goulston) did not be-
.ieve it.
While the finance commissions
hearings continued yesterday, a par
allel investigation conducted by the
attorney generals office reached out
10 include State Representative
James Il. Twohig of South Boston.
An official return of the receipts and
expenditures of the Outdoor Recrea-
ton league. sponsor Of the Sunday
sports bill was discovered yester-
day to contain a record OF $500 paid
to Twohig for speaking to rallies,
and expenses"
Assistant Attorney General Gerald
Callahan. who is investigating
charges that the list of contributors
to the leagues $4,000 fund is false
and that Fuchs really contributed all
the money, said that he would In
vestigate the payment listed TO Two
hig to determine if there had been
any violation of a clause in the cor
rupt practices act which says. mo
member of the general court shall
promote or oppose for a valuable
consideration. other than expenses
actually incurred. the acceptance by
voters Vi any luN
Callahan will continue today ques-
tioning those listed as contributors 10
the league He will also call Walter
Jackson, Braves field announcer and
unsuccessful opponent OF ex-senator
Thomas H. Bilodeau who had voted
against Sunday sports, in the repub-
lican primaries last September. Jack
son, it is alleged, was supplied with
a large number of free tickets to
Braves field with the inscription
Vote for jackson" on the backs.
Jackson's return of expenditures with
the secretary of state show contri-
buttons totalling $500 from Adams. 1t
was revealed yesterday.
Two other witnesses heard by the
finance commission yesterday failed
to support Fuchs charges. Myles ].
Insolvency.. Boston sports writer.
admitted that when he told Fuchs
that "he had enough on two council
men to harg them" he was acting on
n "mere presumption. He said: Il
was just fishing for story
President Thomas II. Green Of the
city council. said he never believed
that Lynch had accused him Of re-
ceiving money for favoring the bill.
as Fuchs had previously testified.
Green also said that he called spe-
cial meeting Of the city council TO
consider the Sunday sports bill OF his
own volition and that the fact that
notices for the meeting were sent
out from Fuchs room in Boston
hotel WAS "pure accident"