New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-23
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3 Sox Missing,
From Records
Eastern Gamblers Accused
of Raising $4,000 to OBJ
tain Grand Jury Papers
Bearing on Indictments
State Has Carbon Copies
Fight Begins to Introduce
Admissions of Cicotte.
Jackson and Williams

CHICAGO, July 22.-Original copies
of the grand jury confessions, in which
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams, White Sox players, declared
they had been paid from $4,000 to
$4,000 to throw games in the 1919
worlds series and the statements they
signed waving immunity, are missing,
it became known to-day, when the state
began its fight to introduce the con-
fessions as evidence in the baseball
trial.
he announcement came as a drama
tic sensation, near the end of to-day's
session of court, when the state placed
Hartley Replogle, former Assistant
States Attorney, who directed the first
grand jury investigation of the baseball
! scandal, on the stand and revealed that
! 1t would have to depend on carbon
! copies Of the confessions, and on the
testimony OF men who heard them and
who are said to have seen the immunity
waivers signed. The defense plans to
contend that the confessions were made
involuntarily.
Jury Sent From Courtroom
Judge Hugo Friend sent the Jury
from the courtroom and will hear all
OF the evidence in the matter before
deciding if it is admissible If he de-
cldes it is it will have to be repeated
before the jury. Indications are that
Williams, Cicotte and jackson will
take the stand during this private
hearing to testify that their confes
sions were not made voluntarily. Re-
plogle, Judge Charles A. Macdonald.
and grand jurors will be the states
witnesses.
This is the second loss of papers in
!ne baseball case, copies Of the grand
Jury testimony having been made and
offered for sale in Chicago some time
ago
In a statement discussing the loss
OF the confessions Assistant States
Attorney German said:
we nave information that fund
was raised by Eastern gamblers to
ooealh these and other papers. 1t is
reported that $4,000 was paid for the
grand jury testimony which was
copied during a previous administra.
eion; l do not think this has weak
ened our case in any wav. for +ha
grand jurors can testify"
:, Previous to beginning the fight over
the confessions, the state introduced
testimony naming Carl Zork. of St.
LOUIS, now on trial as an instigator Of
the alleged sell out, and Ben and Louis
Levi, of kokomo, Ind, as bet placers
for Abe Attell during the series.
Says Fork Boasted of Starting II
Harry Redmon, of East st. Louis. III
testified that Fork, during a converse,
tlon with him the day after the fourth
game of the series in which the alleged
game Throwing was discussed, said
"And |, the little Redhead from St
Louis, started the whole thing"
Forks attorneys promptly announced
they would prove an aiibi for Fork.
saying he left for st. Louis at 9:2O P.
NJ. that day, whereas Redmon said the
conversation lasted from about to II
P. M. Redmon was vigorously cross
examined by the defense and called
Attorney Henry Berger liar when
I~Berger= declared he was gambling
booEm aker.
SSJohn O. seys, Chicago National
League club secretary, testified to hold
ing stakes on bets made by Attell AMI
the two Lewis AMI that Attell warned
him not to bet on Cincinnati in the
third game, as Chicago would win it.
Seys's relations with the defendants
apparently were accidental, he happen
ing to be present when bets were made
and being asked to hold stakes.
Replogle testified that the confess
Continued on cage fourl