The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-28
CHICAGO GRAND JURY
ALLEGES CONSPIRACY
AGAINST COMmY'S men
Members Of White sox
Team Must Face Trial
for Crookedness.


county grand. jury this afaf.
noon veted true BILLS against
the following baseball players
In connection with its invest1.
CATION Of alleged throwing Of
worlds series games last years
BUCK WEAVER.
EDDIE CICOTTE.
CLAUDE WILLIAMS.
~CHICk" GANDu.
sHAPPYr FELSCH.
CHARLES RlSBERG.
JOE JACKSON.
FRED M'MCLLN.
All are members Of the Chi.
cago Americans.
Chicago, Ill, Sept. sS.-The
eight White SOx players against
whom bills Of Indictment weFo
voted have been suspended
from membership In the team.
Chicago, Sept. 2S.,-tBy United
Press. The indictments were re-
turned after Eddie Cicotte. one of
the White So. pitchers during the
series, appeared before thu grand
jury and told all lie knew OF the
alleged throwing If The series
CicO.te was taken secretly before
the grand jury and It took him an
hour to tell what he knew. lmnle-
diately after he had given the jury
the information which he possess-
ed, announcement was made that
the indictments had been voted BY
the foreman of the jury. Cicotte
has been the central figure in 0s
rumors which have persisted for
nearly a year regarding the crook
| edness of the 1919 world series.
The grand jury was to reconvene
at 2:30 p. m. to hear testimony OF
10 additional witnesses. including
John G. McGraw. manager of the
Giants; DR.. Prettyman and Mrs.
Kelly, friends Of White aox play
efs.
Cicotte left the criminal court
building in company with William
Sullivan, an investigator for tho
states attorneys Office. When re-
porters attempted tn talk to CicOtte
Sullivan stopped them. saying that
the White Sox pitcher was lin GUS
tody."
| The indictments voted accused
conspiracy to do an illegal act.
"COmmy" Suspends Seven.
\ A.
miskey. president Of the White
Sox, today suspended every men,
ber of the team indicted today in
connection, with the alleged fix
ing" Of baseball games. Seven OF
the eight indicted are affected.
Chick Gandil. the eighth, Is not
playing this year.
Kills white S0x HOpA
The suspension practically kills
all hope Of the White Sox WIN
ming the American league pennant
7 this year.
ClcOtte Given Immunity
Just before the indictments were
announced q witness was ushefed
out q disused rear door Of the
grand jury room. He was reported
to be Eddie Cicotte, the White
Sox's star pitcher.
Cicotte, who was named In tho
story Of the alleged gamblers plot.
told at Philadelphia last night by
Billy Maharg, former prize fighter.
is said to have signed an immunity
waiver and then went before the
grand jury and testified.
The sudden voting Of the true
bills followed.
! ~Commy" to His Men.
Comiskey sent the following
statement to each OF the players
mentioned in the indictments vot-
ed:
| "You and each of you are hereby
notified OF your indefinite suspen-
sion as a member OF the Chicago
American league baseball club (the
White Sox). -.~
"Your suspension is brought
about by information which has
Just come to rae directly involving
You and each of you In the base
ball scandal now being investigat-
ed by the present grand jury of
Cook county, resulting from the
world series Of 1919.
III you are innocent Of any
wrongdoing. you and each Of you
will be reinstated: II you are gull
tv. you win be retired from organ
lied baseball for the rest Of your
lives, II l can accomplish It.
Until there is . fnality 70 this
investigation. It IL due to the pub
. lie that take this action. even
. though 1t costs Chicago the pen
. nant."
Chicago. Sept 2S.-lnvestisation
; Of the accusations that members
Of the White Sox had thrown" the
1919 worlds series was resumed
, today by the Cook county grand
, Jury with Presidents Johnson Of
the American league and Heydlef
Of the National league expected to
, be the leading witnesses. Two 9th
,. er witnesses for today. according
.. to announcement by Assistant Pros
: ecutor Hartley Replogle. are Mrs.
Henrietta d. Kelly and DR.. Ray
. mond B. Prettyman. Several Of thu
White Sox players roomed at Ara
Kelly's boarding house and sh'
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