The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-23


States Attorney at the time of the in
vestigation and worked with the Grand
Jury that indicted the baseball players
and gamblers now on trial. Judge Friend
excluded the jury during the hearing. OF
testimony to decide whether or not the
| confession should be admitted as evil
dence.
Before Chief Justice Charles A. Nc
Donald Of the Criminal Court Replogle
told the players their statements might
be used against them in future prosecu-
| tions. he testified. 1.-The nearest ap-
proach to immunity for Cicotte. jackson
and Williams was a remark made by
| Chief Justice Mcdonald of the Grim
| inal Court to the trio when he told them
| to go along with the State and they
might get some consideration in the
| trial courts" testified Attorney Rep
logic.
Attorney Replogle further testified
that Cicotte, Jackson and Williams were
| in conference with Judge Mcdonald
prior to their appearing before the
Grand Jury that returned the indict-
ments. The ball players. 1t Is under
stod. told practically the same story TO
the Judge as they did to the Grand Jury.
Judge Mcdonald has been summoned by
the State to testify to his conference
with the accused trio of indicted ball
players
| May Admit Confessions.
Confessions by Eddie Cicotte, Claude
Williams and Joe jackson, three of the
six BLACK Sox" on trial in connection
with the alleged fixing Of the 1919 world
series. may be admitted to evidence, ac-
cording to tentative ruling made yes
terday by Judge Friend. 1t was ruled
the confessions may be admitted II
shown that they were made voluntarily.
| The ruling came as a climax to a
legal battle fought in the absence Of the
| jury. which will be continued Monday
when the final ruling will be made.
| Assistant States Attorney George o.
German fought valiantly to have the
confessions admitted, as 1t is through
them that he expects to show the con-
| spiracy continued even after the players
withdrew from the alleged deal with
| Abe Attell, former featherweight cham
pion, following an alleged double
cross" by Attell In the payment OF
$4,000 each for every game thrown.
Attorneys for the defence fought just
as bitterly to have them excluded
charging that they were not made In
the presence of all the defendants; that
they were obtained through coercion and
that the subject matter is mostly irrele-
want. The battle opened when former
Assistant States Attorney Hartley G.
Replogle, to whom the confession was
made, was called to the stand by the
State.
| The morning session of the trial oil
the eight indicted "Black Sox'' brought
forth the startling admission that q
secretary of a National League baseball
club and the president Of an American
League team held bets on the 1915
worlds series.
The admission was made by Secretary
John Seye Of the Cubs, who declared he
and Clark Griffith, president of the
Washington team, held a bet Of $1.10C
between j. II. Hendricks of Washington
and Abe Attell, the latter one of the
gamblers indicted in connection with the
throwing of the series games.
Seye's testimony created a sensation In
that considerable agitation had beer
going on prior to the 1919 series against
gambling on baseball games, and here
were two officials Of major league clubs
acting as parties to big bet.
Defence Scores Point.
when on direct examination Seye told
of meeting Attell just outside of the
White Sox park before the third game
played in Chicago The first two games
had gone to Cincinnati and Seye had
acted as stakeholder for Attell in a
number of wagers.
1T looks like the Reds will cop the
SERIES" Seye testified he said to Attell as
he paid over the money Attell had won
II don't know" Attell Is alleged to
have said. I'm not betting on them to-
day and wouldn't advise you to.
don't think the Reds can heat Kerr
II have known Attell for about twelve
years." said Seye. "and knew him to dc
quite little betting. 1 was introduced
at Cincinnati to man named j. IT
Hendricks, who wanted to bet on the
White Sox. Clark Griffith of the Sena-
tors introduced me to him and Attel
bet his $500 to $500. Attell choosing
the Reds.
Just after the money had beer
turned over to me, Hendricks had a few
doubts about my being Seye. the sec
rotary OF the Cubs. I told him thai
Griffith could identify me. And wher
We found him I withdrew as stake.
holder and let Griffith act"
Seye testified that he also was stake.
holder for Louis Levy in number oil
bets. Both Levy and Attell bet on ths
Reds Seye said. both during the first
and second games, and the series. Al
together, according to Seye, he held
$4,000 for Attell and Levy.
| 1t was the first time in the trial that
| testimony has concerned the alleged
gamblers instead OF the players. 1t was
also the first time that any OF the
four defendant plungers except David
Zeiser of Des MONIES. Iowa. has beer
mentioned. Levy. as his name began
! to feature the days evidence, moved
from his chair hitherto on the side lines
to the table where Attorneys Max
Lester and j. J. Cooke were sitting. The
other alleged gamblers being tried for
conspiracy and the operation of con-
| fidence games are Ben Levy, brother OF
Louis Levy. and Carl Fork of st. Louis.
In the legal arguments before Judge
| Friend the State won a victory on the
admission of testimony relative to the
betting string. While overruling an at
tempt by the State to classify Levy S
business as gambling. the judge per-
mitted the prosecution to show what
wagers were laid and TO present evil
dence as to the persons who made them
BY Seye's testimony the State declared
that II will expose additional details OF
the gambling conspiracy.
Cubs Secretary ON stand.
Mr.. Seys. secretary of the Chicago
Cubs. responded to Assistant States
Attorney Germans examination as fol-
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