Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-26
Judge Rules Can be Used
as Evidence Despite the
Sworn Testimony Jack
Son,CiCotte and Williams
That Admissions We're
Made Under Promise of
Immunity

Chicago. July 25.-Judge Hugo
Friend sitting in the case of the for
MGR White SoN players and alleged
gamblers charged with conspiracy to
throw the 1917 world series to Cincin-
natl, today ordered the confessions of
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams to the grand jury that they
were paid from $1,000 to $4,000 to
throw games. admitted as evidence de-
spite the fact that the three men took
the stand in their own behalf and
swore they had been promised i'm
munity.
Judge Charl,s A. Mcdonald, who or
dered the baseball scandal investiga-
ton. followed the players WITH testi-
mony that they were never promised
anything. that they signed immunity
waivers, and that they were plainly
told that they would be given no con-
sidcration by the states attorneys
The confessions themselves will be
read to the jury when court recon
venes tomorrow. Judge Mcdonald to-
day told his version of them-how
Cicotte was paid $4,000 and Jackson
and Williams 5000 each, the latter
two claiming tEcy We're double crossed
out of s15.o0H more apiece promised
them
Cicotte Jackson and Williams tcs-
tilted with the jury absent, their tcs-
timony dealing only with the admissi-
bility of the confession. Chewing
gun vigorously and speaking in "A low
bat distinct tone, Cicotte brought alb
soIutc silence in the court room when
he told how he had broken down be
fore Judge Mcdonald and with tears
in his eyes confo ssed to him.
II have cried a plenty over this
case" the one" great pitcher said. II
didn't weep anl wall as some say. but
I guess there were plenty of tears in
my eyes ana III" crying ! have done in
wardly is much greater than the tears
which actually came out
When Judge Mcdonald mad finished
denying the statements the players at
trbuted to HIM that he promised
them immunity. nc walked over to CT
cote and Jackson.
Hello. Eddie" he said I'm sor-
~. but | had to tell tho truth"
Cicottc smiled. Hello. Judge" was
all he said Jackson looked straight
ahead and said nothing.
A scandal within Il scandal devcl-
oped today when Bn Johnson, presi-
dent Of the American League, sent
word to Robert Grove, states attor-
ney. that he had evidence that Arnold
Robstein of NV York. whose name
has been prominently competed with
the case. who was not indicted, and
other fasteners paid $4,000 for cop
les Of the grand jury testimony and
for the immunity waivers. confessions
and other documents missing Mr..
Grove said he would start an immedi-
ate investigation.
Il charge" said Mr.. JOhnsOr's COM
muhication. that Arnold Rothstein
paid $4,000 TO- the grand jury con-
fessions of Edward Cicotte. Claude
Williams AMI Joseph Jackson.
charge that this money, brought to
Chicago last fall by a representative
of Rothstein. went to an attache of the
states attorneys office; that after
Rothstein had examined these confess
sions in New York City and had found
that the ball players had not involved
him he gave the documents to Il friend.
the managing editor of a New York
newspaper"
Testimony about the confessions is
expected to take up most of tomorrow