Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-25
Judge Friend Rules That Admission of Cicotte,
Williams and Judson That They Were Paid
to Throw 1919 Games Can BE Used Play
ers Contend Immunity Promised at Time

jury confessions of Eddie Cicotte,
Claude Williams and Joe jackson
made that they were paid to throw
games in the 1919 world series are
admissible as evidence in the base
ball trial.
The Judge. however, informed
the state that IL the defense pre-
sented further evidence which
proved that the confessions were
not made voluntarily by the play
ers he would instruct the jury to
disregard them. Each confession
can be used only against the man
who made it.
Chicago, July 25.-Eddie CT
cote, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams, former White Sox play
ers, told their own stories in the
baseball trial today of how they
confessed to a special grand jury
last fall that they had received
money to throw games in the 1919
world series.
Each of the three men declared
that his confession had been made
only after Judge Charles A. Nc
Donald, who ardered the baseball
scandal Investigation, Hartley
Replogle, former assistant states
attorney, who directed the inquiry
and Alfred Austrian, Chicago
American league club attorney,
had promised them that their con-
fessions would never be used
against them and were wanted
only SO that baseball gamblers
might be ''trampled under foot"
Cicotte said that he had broker
down and cried while telling
Judge Mcdonald his story and thai
much of what he did on that day
was simply a hazy. memory. I'm
der cross-examination he replied
to many questions: "I don't re.
member"
Austrian" said Cicotte, said
to me: 'Replogle has the goods on
you, Eddie, you know this will be
long trial. you don't want your
/ wife and babies here then. Nov
come clean with Replogle and he'll
take care Of you
"They took me to Judge McDon
aid. He asked me IL could't tel
more about the gamblers. l sai(
l could and Mcdonald then sale
go ahead and indict him.
II said to Replogle on my way
to the grand jury room: DON
this go about what you and Aus
trian promise me?' He said: Sur,
it does. Then l went before thu
grand jury"
Signed a Waiver.
did you cry bitterly in Judge
McDonald's Officer"
"There were tears in my eyes.
cried plenty Of times. but no bit
terly."
Tn the grand jury room an i'm
munity waiver was read to your
YES"
you signed it?"
II signed something; dom
known what it was"
Didn't you tell Judge Melon
aid that you threw the 1919 ser
les and got $4,000 for it?"
! The defense objection to an an
1 swer was sustained.
Joe Jackson then testified.
jackson Testifies.
Austrian said / would be In
dicted in a few minutes and tha
Cicotte had been down. Austrian
then gave me my notice of suspen
sion and when / said had no law
yer he said needed one damn bad
Austrian promised II I'd tell wha
l knew Iwould not be prosecuted.
Ibid Austrian tell you that CT
cote had been taken care Of an'
you would be too?" asked Benedic
Short, attorney for the defense.
Eyes, he said that after confess
ing nothing would be done will
me. Then they sent two bailiffi
with me when / left to protect m'
and the baiIiffs and went out an6
got good and drunk"
Were you drunk when yoI
testified before the grand jury?"
mo, but / might have beer
cooked up a little," Jackson re
piled.
Claude Williams, former White
Sox pitcher. followed Jackson OF
the stand and said that Judge Nc
Donald had not promised him any
! thing but that Austrian promised
him immunity IL he would confess
and Repolgle had agreed ito stand
back of anything Austrian said"
Asked by the state II he had mol
come running to Judge Mcdonald
for an immunity BATH" and II
Judge Mcdonald had not told hin
you Will get no Immunity here,
Williams replied:
Nothing like that happened"
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