Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
.CIC0TIE SAYS He USED
I. BRIDE TO PAY MORTGAGE
Declares Eight Men Under Indict
Is, mcnt Wcro in Crooked
,-,.s Deal.
JOE JACKsoN's CONFESSION
Says Whole Bunch Tried to "Kick"
= Third Gamc OF 1910 Series, but
Littlc Dick Kerr Won II for Sox
Single-Handcd.


80 CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-"Risbcrg, Gan.
!. dbl and McMullin were At me for a
week before the series started" Eddie
5 Cicotte told the grand jury in his con-
fession yesterday. They wanted me
:, had the wife and kids. They don't
/, they'll think.
Il had bought farm. There was
!, Il $4,000 mortgage. l paid that Off
with crooked money.
The eight of us-the eight under
indictmcnt-got together in my room
three or four days before the series
started. Gandil was master of cere-
monies. We talked about throwing
the series and decided we could get
away with 1t. VIC agreed TO do IL.
81 was thinking of the wife and
Kids and how ] needed the money. |
= told them | had TO have the cash in
: advance. ! didn't want any checks.
i didn't want any promises. l wanted
tho money in bills before l pitched
ball.
All In on tho Denl.
we all talked quite a while about
1t. Yes, all of us decided to do our
best to throw the games TO Cincinnati.
Then Gandil and McMullin took us
all. one by one, away from the others
., and we talked turkey. They asked
me my price. told them $4,000 paid
: in advance.
1T was Gandil / was talking to. He
wanted to give me some money at
the time and the rest after the games
wcre played and lost.
Cash in advance. not C. Q. D.
reminded him. IF YOU can't trust me-
- can't trust you. Pay or 1 play
: BALL
We'll, the argument went on for
some days. but I stood pat. wanted
that $4,000 and l got It.
How l wish that l had not.
Tho day before went to Cincin-
natl put 1t UP to them sQuarcly
for the last time there would be moth
ing doing unless 7 had the money.
That night ] found tho money un-
: der my pillow. I had sold out 'Commy'
and the other boys to pay Off n mort
gage on farm and for the wife and
Kids.
The first ball pitched wondered
what the wife and Riddles would say
If they ever found out was n crook.
j pitched the best ball I knew how
after that first ball
But lost because was hit-not
because I was throwing the game"
Joe Jnckson's C0nfcxHion.
Joe jackson described his confes-
= zion to the grand jury as follows:
II heard l had been indicted. T
decided these men could not put any
Mcdonald tChief Justice Charles 4.
Mcdonald. of the Superior Court, who
directed the grand Jury inquiry and
I N hny
said I know you arc not and hung
nv the receiver.
. Il figured somebody had squawked
r:Eround floor. went over to tell him
what knew.
X got in, there and said. 7 got
Lefty Williams handed II 10 me in a
Mcdonald.
''iIc said he didn't care what | got :
Grabbing the game, OF the kids. I
!. dent think the Judge likes me.
'lil and McMuliin and RisbcrG about
Iii. They said. You poor simp, go
ahead and sanawk. Wen all say
promised more than you and didn't
get as much
- 80 Little Dick Won.
And I'm giving you a tip. A lot
Z. OF these sporting writer's have been
saying the third game of the series
was on the square. The eight Of us
q did, our best to Kick it, and little
gamblers douhiS ::oross.d us for
double !aFl crossing them
ruined me when I went TO the ship
u. yards. but I don't care what happens
: nov nov guess I'm throush with base
u. (sandil to heat them 70 II