The New York herald., 1921-07-24
GRAND JURY TO TELL
. OF SOX CONFESSIONS
Loss of Immunity Waivers
Will Not Materially Harm
Prosecution.
OTHER EVIDENCE READY
State Will Try to Introduce
Admissions of Guilt Made
to Comiskey.
OTHER EVIDENCE READY

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HEIALp.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Eddie Cicotte, joe
Jackson and Claude Williams took the
centre of the field to-day In the trial
Of the Chicago White sox baseball
players and gamblers before Judge
Friend in the Criminal Court
AS the trial of the athletes and
1919 series between the Cincinnati Reds
and the Chicago SoA res,eG until Mon
day. attorneys for the three players
who ten months ago confessed a share
in the "frameup" occupied themselves
preparing arguments for the exclusion
of the confessions.
Meanwhile in the office of the States
Attorney last effort was made to re-
cover the lost immunity waivers which
Cicotte and his two teammates signed
last September. That the absence of
the documents will hamper in any way
the States prosecution of the men is
denied.
Members of the Grand Jury which in
Brigham. its foreman, will testify that
the three players. without promise of
immunity or without duress. signed their
names to the statements OF their guilt.
The testimony will be offered in lieu Of
paper.
"The three immunity waivers are
missing" Assistant States Attorney
George German admitted when ques-
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effect the case"
The State on Monday will make it's
most important play since it presented
William Burns. former big league pitch
er as the confessed go-between TOR play
ers and gamblers, when II makes a mo-
tion to introduce into the evidence the
signed admissions OF guilt which Cicotte,
Williams and Jackson made to Cha rles
Comiskey, owner of the Sox: Alfred s.
Austrian. his attorney; Hartley Re-
plogle, then an assistant States attor-
ney, and later to Cook County Grand
Jury.
Mr.. Replogle. called to Chicago from
the East, where he is now connected
with manufacturing concern, was on
the witness stand when court closed
Friday night. His testimony introduc-
tory to the confessions followed allega-
which had placed them in the same row
with the players as regards responsible
ty for the deals which swung the worlds
pennant in 1919 away from Comiskey's
organization 20 the National League
team in Cincinnati.
There is at least one of the defendants
who feels confident of complete excuI-
patton through an alibi that he regards
as bullet and torpedo proof. The man
Is David Zelcer of Des Moines. one of
the alleged gamblers said to have framed
the worlds series. Bill Burns positively
identified Zelcer as being the man he
knew as Bennett and whom he said he
first met at the Ansonia Hotel in New
York two days before the first game of
the series. played In Cincinnati.
Bennett was in company with Hal
Chase and Abe Atte1l, the former fea-
therweight champion boxer Burns said.
and was one of the syndicate said to
have been backed by Arnold Rothstein.
New York gambler to have certain Sox
players throw the series for 100000.
Max Luster. one of the counsel for
zelcer. and the two Levys-Ben and
Louis-of Des Moines to-day said the
identification of Zelcer as Bennett was
one of Burns's point= that would be dis
proved without question.
Ielcer attended the worlds series
games In both Cincinnati and Chicago,
Mr.. Luster admits and he knows AttelI.
But Zelcer not only does not know
either Chase or Rothsteir, according to
Mr.. Luster. but was not In New York
on either September 20 or 30. the two
days prior to the opening of the series.
Mr.. Luster says he can produce a per-
feet alibi with many witnesses to uphold
II.
Prospects for the acquittaI of Buck"
Weaver. former star shortstop of the
White Sox. were bright to-day as the
States case against him showed signs
of collapse. IT was admitted unoffi-
cially by some of the attorneys for the
prosecution that Weaver would get a
clean bill of health. Virtually all of the
evidence against him is contained In
Burns's story OF the Cincinnati confer
ence at which the fixing" of the series
was discussed. SO far as the State has
Outlined it's case there Is no evidence
against him in connection with the Chit
cago conferences or the meeting at
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