Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-03

telegraph Offices to notify their
wives.
David Zelcer will return to his
home in Des Moines Immediately ana
Carl Fork plans to leave for 81
louis tomorrow Henry Berger, de-
tense counsel, termed the verdict a
complete vindication of the most
mistreated ball players in history.
The states attorneys were silent.
Closing Arguments
The closing arguments were con-
cluded this afternoon when George
German, assistant states attorney in
charge of the prosecution, in a brief
closing address informed the jury
that in his opinion, the state had
presented such a conclusive case
that a lengthy address was unneces-
sary.
Judge Friend in his instructions
which he spent most of the after
| noon in preparing. told the jury that
the state must prove that it was the
intent of the Chicago White SoX
players and others charged with con-
spiracy, through the throwing of the
1919 worlds series to defraud the
public and others and not merely to
throw baseball games.
Those indicted by the grand jury
as a result of the baseball scandal
were as follows:
Eddie Cicotte. former star pitcher
for the White Sox.
Claude Williams, former White SoS
pitcher.
Arnold (Chick) Gandil, former first
baseman.
| Charles (Swede) Risberg, former
shortstop.
| George (Buck) Weaver former
third 5aseman.
Joe Jackson, former Outfelder.
( Oscar (Happy) Felsch, former out
fielder.
Abe Attell, former pugilist and al
legged gambler.
Hal Chase, former baseball player.
William (BilD Burns, former player
and alleged go-between.
Rachel Brown, alleged New York
gambler.
John j. ("Sport'D Sullivan, alleged
Boston gambler
David Zelcer, Des NToines. Ia, adj
vertising man and alleged gambler.
Louis Levi and Ben Levi, brothers,
of kokomo. md
Carl Fork, of st. Louis.
When the trial began, it was dis
covered that only seven of the indict-
ed ball players We're apprehended and
ready for trial. They were Cicotte.
, Williams, Gandil Weaver, Risberg.
Felsch and Jackson. Only four of the
alleged gamblers. the Levi brothers.
Fork and Zelcer, We're apprehcnded
and ready for trial. After the state
had finished it's case, the prosecution
voluntarily dismissed the charges
against the Levi brothers, as no evil
dence was submitted to incriminate
them. -
The defense led by Attorney Henry
Berger then moved to dismiss the
cases against Fork Weaver and
Felsch judge Friend indicated that
he would not allow a verdict TO stand
against these men. but the state in
sisted upon going to the jury with
them.
The indictments upon which the de-
PENDANTS were tried contained II
counts but tho state moved to dismiss
three after presenting its evidence.
The remaining, counts charged the
following offenscs:
Statutory conspiracy to obtain div
CPS sums Of money from divers per-
sons by means and use of the conf
denCe game.
Statutory conspiracy to obtain div
ers sums of money from divers per-
sons hy false pretense and to cheat
and dofraud the same.
Common law conspiracy to injure
the business and reputation Of the
Chicago American League baseball
club.
Statutory conspiracy to obtain from
the public generally and any indvid-
ual whom the defendants might meet.
divers sums of money by means and
use of the confidence game.
Statutory conspiracy TO obtain
from the public generally ana any
individual which the defendants
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