The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
CicOtte Sold To
Pay Off Mortgage;
Was GiUeR $1,000

CHICAGO Sept. 2g.--"Risherg
Cfandil and McMullin were at me Tor
a week before the series started,
Eddie Ciootte told the grand jury
in his confession. They wanted me
10 no crooked. | needed the money,
] had the wife and kids. They don't
know this and | don't know what
they will think.
II had bought a farm. There was
$4,000 mortgage paid that OFT
with crooked money.
1.-THE eight of us--the eight under
indictment 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 IT, We agreed to do it.
Il was thinking of the wife aud
kids and how needed the money. ]
told them | had 10 have the cash In
advanca | didn't want any checks,
! didn't want any promises. | wanted
tho money in bills before ! pitched
ball.
1--WE all talked quite a while about
II. Yes. all OF US decided to do our
best to throw the games in Gin
cinnat Then Gandh aud 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,
Ut was Gandil / was talking to.
lie wanted 10 give me some money
at the time and the rest after the
games were played and lost
leash In advance. not c. O. D. |
reminded him If you can't trust
me, can't trust you. Pay or play
ball.
- We'll the argument went on for
some days but stood pat. wanted
that $4,000 and I got IL.
How | wish that | had not
"The day before | went 10 Gin
cinnati put It up 10 them squarely
for the last time before there would
be nothing doing unless | had the
money.
''rhat night found the money UNI
der my pillow. had sold out
'Commy' aud the other boys 10 pay
or mortgage on a farm for tho
wife and kids
Nered what the wife and Riddles
Mould say II they ve1found out !
wAs a crook. | pitched the best bali
knew how after that first ball,
Rut lost because was hit. not
because was throwing the game,
Joe Jackson described his confess
sion To the grand jury as follows.
II heard | had been indicted.
decided these men could not put any
thing over on me. ! called up Judge
Mcdonald, iChief Justice Charles A.
Mcdonald. Of the superior court. who
directed the grand jury and told him
| was an honest man. He said l
know you are noULand hung up the
receiver
II figured somebody had sQuawk ed
and that the place for me was the
ground floor, ] went over 10 tell MN
what | knew.
II got in there and said 4 got So
goo and they promised me $4,000
III city williams handed Il TO me in
a dirty envelope / told that 10
Judge Mcdonald.
"He said uG didn't care what
got. that II got what ! ought to get
for Grabbing the games OF the kids
| wouldn't be telling him my STORY
don't think the Judge likes me.
Before We broke up, | climbed
Sandil and MCMuilin and Risbcrl
about It. They said, You poor simp
10 ahead and sauawk. Wen all Sa'
you're liar. Some one Of the boy
were promised more than you aht
didn't get as much
4 o..
OF these sporting writers have beer
saving the third game of the serie
was on the square The eight Of N
did our best 10 kick it and little picl
Kerr won the game by his pitching
Because he won. these gambler
double crossed US for doublc-Cross
Ing them.
They've hung IL on me The
ruined me when | went to the ship
yards. but | don't care what happen
now. / guess I'm through with bias"
ball | want wise enough like Chic.
Gandu 10 boat them 10 g.
Now. Risberg threatens to bum
me OFF That's why I had an IN
haiIiffs with me when | left III
grand jury room. / am not undc
arrest yet but I'm not going to &c
far from my protectors until thi
blows over