New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
State Has Information That New York Gambler Paid $l0,0OO For Con- fessions Signed By Play CTS
At Hearing Today Eddie Ci-
 cote Admits Signing Some
 thing, But Don't Remem- Der What It Was.

Chicago July 25.-A new baseball scandal was brewing today as agents of the states attorney continued their frantic search for immunity waivers and confessions signed before the grand jury last fall by Eddie Ci- cotte, Claude Williams and Joe Jack son.
 -, Information in the hands of George German. assistant states attorney, in- dicates New York gambler paid .$1O,000 for the. papers soon after they were stolen from the states att torney's files. German said.
 Other Papers Missing. {. Another development of today was the discovery that a signed statement made by Williams in the office of AL fred Austrian, attorney for the White Sox has disappeared from Austrians files. In this statem ent, made public by Austrian when Williams went be- fore the grand jury, the bal1player detailed the ramifications of the a1- legged plot to lose the 1912 worlds . series %t
 ; The grand jury evidence apparent | " .QTOPpcQ SlSHl the con- fusion incident to the retirement of States Attorney Maclay Hoyne and the taking over of the office by States Attorney Grove.
 Papers in New York.
 The papers are said to have ap- peared in New York during the hear ing of the extradition J proceedings against Abe Attell who has been named by Bill Burns, a state witness, as ringleader in the alleged plot. An attorney for AttelIe waving some papers in court. declared, 1T have here the full proceedings of the Cook county grand jury it was said.
 Documents for Sale.
 Other reports being investigated by the states attorney include one that the New York gambler who is said to have purchased the stolen evidence later offered to sell it to a New York newspaper when he found there were no particularly damaging references to himself. The news paper declined to buy.
 States Attorney Grove is preparing to lay evidence in connection with the theft of the records before the grand jury.
 HE'LL oVCH GpluCACCs
 The fight over admission as evi- dence of the grand jury confessions of Eddie Cicotte, Claud Williams and Joe Jackson, former White SoS players, was resumed when the sec ond week of testimony in the base ball trial began today.
 Hartley Replogle. former assistant states attorney who directed the nd i,ryr, dx for further cross examination by the defense over his testimony Friday that the confessions were made vol untarily and that the players were made no promises concerning inn munity. Judge Charles A. Mac. Donald, who ordered the investiga- tion. Alfred Austrian, Chicago Am erican league attorney to whom the players came before going to the grand jury and Harry Brigham, fore man of the grand jury, were pre-. pard to follow Replogle on the stand
 Eddie Cicotte, former White Soa pitcher was called to the stand to- day to tell his own story of how he confessed after Replogle's cross ex' animation had been finished with 2 further denial by the witness tha1 any promises of immunity had beer made the men who confessed. CIcotte Testifies.
 Cicotte said he was introduced te Replogle by MT. Austrian, who saic this isN MT. Replogle of the state attorneys ofiice."
 Austrian, said Cicotte Said tt me: 'Replogle has the goods on yol Eddie. You know this will be long trial. You don't want you wife and babies here then. Nov come clean with Replogle and he'l take care of you sThey took me to Judge Mcdonald He asked me if I couldn't tell nor about the gambI I said I coule and McDonald then said go ahea and indict him.
 Promised Immunity. T aaid to Replogle on my way t, the grand jury room don't this g' about what you and Austrian promised me- He said sure does. Then I went before the gran' jury"
 Under cross exa imitation by MT German of the state attorney sta1 Cicotte said he had heard last ia of Billy Maharg's statement il 2 Philadelphia in which the latter tol details of the alleged conspiracy Harry Grabiner secretary of tn White Sox took him to Austrian ofnce he said
 And you sailed right in and to1t of getting ten thousand dollars didn' your" asked German
 n Not in Austrian's office" said Ci cotte-
 Objections by the defense brough . statement from German that th -state could show Cicotte was pani ! stricken when he read Maharg'
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