New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-18
1919 World Series
Scandal Is Before
II Umpires To-day
jury, However, May Only Be
Permitted to Say if Amy
Conspiracy Against the
, Law of Illinois Existed

CHICAGO, July 17.-Prosecution and
defense in the case of the men alleged
to have formed conspiracy for
Chicago White Sox players deliber-
ately to permit Cincinnati to win the
1919 world series tonight were ready
to so into the first inning or play in
Judge Hugo Friends court tomorrow
when the trial proper will start after
two weeks Of preliminary warming
up, most Of which was occupied in
selecting a jury.
Indications are that the. case may
develop into "a battle of legal en-
tanglements which will leave the Jury
deciding not whether there actually
ever was conspiracy for the series
to be thrown, but merely whether
such conspiracy was against Mi
nois laws. The defense tonight was
ready to submit half dozen motions
tomorrow each OF which probably
Will further entagle the legal aspects
Of the trial.
Burns Fails to Aid Defense
ASe AoeeNeu light set
pack to-day Wien it's attorneys tried
to interview "Bill" Burns, the ALLEGED
accomplice of the defendants, whose
testimony the state is relying on to
stlFe ont the defendants, and Joe
@eoeoa' former st. Louis player, who
was re'eased unconditionaliy after the
grand jury investigation last fall, al
though he was not indicted.
An OF the defense attorneys met
with the states attorneys to interview
the TWO men, permission for the inter
view having been granted BY Judge
Friend, but they learned nothing.
Burns, alleged to have been one of
the trainers of the supposed conspiracy
gave the same answer to every ques-
ton.
II do not care to discuss the case at
all, the former major league pitcher
replied to every query
nave nothing to say" was Gedeon's
stock reply, both men having been in
structed by the state to give these
answers.
he defense tomorrow will request
an order from Judge Friend that the
men be forced to talk on the ground that
IL IS against the law to surprise de-
lendant, and that unless Burns and
Gedeon tell what their testimony will
be the defendants may be surprised.
The defense also plans to ask judge
Friend to order Burns arrested, he he
ing under indictment, although never
officially apprehended, due, 1t is said.
to his agreement to turn states evil
dence.
Would Bar Three AS Witnesses
Following these two motions the de-
Tense plans to move that the grand
jury statements of Eddie Cicotte, Joe
jackson and Claude Williams be barred
from the case, that no grand jurors or
others who heard these confessions
While under a pledge Of secrecy be per-
mltted to testify. that all evidence of
gambling on the series be barred. as the
indictments do not mention gam bling
and that the two last counts in the
Indictments, charging conspiracy to de-
fraud Ray Schalk and the Chicago Club
be stricken out.
1T was announced by defense attor-
neys tonight that they will produce
evidence to show that the feud between
Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri-
can League, and Charles A. Comskey,
president of the Chicago club, was re-
sronsible for the grand jury investiga-
ten. 1t will be contended that John
son instigated the investigation in
order to wreck Comiskey's club when
it was on the verge of winning another
remnant