Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-26
VICTORIES WON
BYPRO5ECUT|ON
IN SOX HEARING
Court Orders Confessions of
Indicted Players Before
the Grand Jury Admitted
As Evidence.
tRy The Associated PressO

several victories in the baseball
trial, Judge Hugo Friend ruling
for the prosecution in every legal
battle fought during the day of re-
peated sensations, and thus en-
abling the state to reach home
with direct and flank attacks on
the former White Sox players and
alleged gamblers charged with
conspiracy for eight SoX players to
throw the 1919 world series.
The court ordered the confess
sions of Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson
and Claude Williams, former White
Sox, to the grand jury that they
were paid $4,000 to $4,000 to
throw games admitted as evidence,
although the three men, testify
ing in their own defense, swore
they had been promised immunity
for confessing.
Mcdonald n Heavy Hitter.
Judge Charles A. Mcdonald, who
ordered the baseball scandal in
Vestigation, did some heavy hit
ting for the state however, by fol-
lowing the players with testimony
that they were never promised
dly lIililSi llldI llltN SlBHtu lIlilllul-
ity waivers and that they were told
that they would be given no con-
sideration by the states attorneys.
Judge Friend then ruled that in
place Of the original signed con-
fessions, which are missing, the
state could have the court stem
ographers at the grand jury in
quiry read from their notes the
testimony of the three. He COM
pleted the states triumphs by
granting permission for Judge Nc
Donald and others, to whom the
players told their stories before
going to the grand jury, to tes-
tify to these conversations, the
state thus being able to present a
series of identical confessions in
stead of only one.
TO Read Confessions To-day.
The confessions will be read to
the jury tomorrow. Jndge McDon-
aid today and his version of
them-how Cicotte was paid
$4,000 and Jackson and Williams
$4,000 each, the latter two claim
ing they were double crossed out
of $4,000 more apiece promised.
Cicotte, Jackson and Williams
testified with the jury absent, their
testimony dealing only with the
admissability Of the confessions.
chewing gum vigorously and
speaking in a low but distinct tone,
Cicotte told how he had broken
down before Judge Mcdonald and
with tears in his eyes confessed to
him.
CicOtte Admits Crying.
'I have cried plenty over this
case" he said. II didn't weep and
wall as some say, but | guess there
we're plenty of tears in my eyes
and the crying / have done in
wardly is much greater than the
tears which actually came out"
When Judge Mcdonald had fin
ished denying the statements the
players attributed to him that he
promised immunity, he walked
over to Cicotte and Jackson.
Hello, Eddie" he said. "T'm
sorry, but I had to tell the truth"
Cicotte smiled. "Hello, Judge
was all he said. Jackson said moth
ing.
immunity 4NOl
Judge Mcdonald not only denied
immunity was promised, but fol-
lowed with testimony in the pres
ence of the jury which confirmed
much of Bill Burns story. He
quoted Eddie Cicotte as telling him
the alleged conspiracy was started
at the Ansonia hotel, New York, in
a conversation between Cicotte and
another party" Judge Mcdonald
not being permitted to mention any
name, but that of the man he was
quoting. He quoted Cicotte as con-
firming Burns story that players
asked for one hundred thousand
dollars and that meetings were held
at the Sinton hotel in Cincinnati
and the Warner hotel in Chicago.
Scandal Within a Scandal.
A scandal within a scandal de-
veloped today when Ban johnson,
president of the American league.
sent word to Robert Grove. states
attorney, that he could prove that
Arnold Rothstein, of New York,
whose name has been prominent in
the case but who was not indicted.
and other easterners paid $4,000
for copies Of the grand jury testi-
mony and for the immunity waiv-
ers. confessions and other docu-
ments missing. Mr.. Grove said he
would start an immediate investi-
CATION.
Bought Confessions. Charge.
81 charge" said Mr.. Johnson's
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