Arizona republican., 1921-08-03

Judge Friend congratulated the jury, saying he thought it just verdict.
 Eddie Cicotte was the first of the defendants tp reach the jurors. He grabbed William Barrett by both hands, shouting his thanks.
 Joe Jackson, Claude Williams and the others were close behind and the jurors lifted them onto their should CTS while flash light photographs were taken.
 Bailiffs vainly pounded for order and finally noticing Judge Friend s smiles. joined in the whistling and cheering. Hats sailed high in the air, papers were thrown around and the court room was the scene of the widest confusion in any recent Cook county criminal case.
 As the jurors filed out of the room they were slapped on the back and shouted ngratulatory words by the spectators.
 Closing arguments were concluded this afternoon when George German. assistant states attorney, informed the jury briefly that. in his opinion. the state had presented such a con- elusive case that a lengthy address was unnecessary.
 Judge Friend in his instructions told the jury that the state must prove that it was the intent of the Chicago White Sox players and oth- CTS charged with conspiracy to de- fraud through the throwing of the 1919 world series. to defraud the pub lie and others and not merely to throw baseball games The case went to the jury at 1852 p. m.
 The Indicted
 Those indicted by the grand jury are: Eddie Cicotte, former star pitch CT for the White Sox; Claude Will Hams. former White Sox pitcher; Arnold "Shick" Gandil. former first baseman: Charles C'Swede") Ris- berg. former shortstop; George cBuck") Weaver. former third base man; Joe Jackson, former outfielder; Oscar ("Happy'O Felsch, former out fl elder; Abe Attell, former pugilist and alleged gambler; Hal Chase. for mer baseball player: William (''Bill') Burns, former player and alleged go- between; Rachael Brown, alleged New York gambler; John J. ("Sport") Sullivan, alleged Boston gambler; David Zelcer, Des Moines. Iowa, ad- vertising man and alleged gambler; Louis Levi and Ben Levi, brothers. of Kokomo, Ind: Carl Fork, of St. Louis.
 When the trial began, it was dis covered only seven of the indicted ball players were apprehended. They were Cicotte, Williams, Gandil Weaver. Risberg. Felsch and Jackson. Only four of the alleged gamblers, the Levi brothers, Fork and Zelcer were apprehended. After the, state had finished it's case, the prosecution voluntarily dismissed the charges against the Levi brothers because of lack of evidence
 The defense, led by Attorney H. A Berger. then moved to dismiss the cases against Fork. Weaver and would not allow verdict to stand against these men, but the state in- sisted upon going to the jury with them.
 The Ten Indictments
 The indictments upon which the defendants were tried contained 12 counts but the state dismissed three after presenting it's evidence. The remaining counts charged:
 Statutory conspiracy to obtain di- verse sums of money from divers persons by means and use of the con fidence game.
 SldLuLOIN OlSplIdtN lO OnldlIl ul- vers sums of money from divers persons by false pretenses and to cheat and defraud the same.
 Common law conspiracy to injure the business and reputation of the American league baseball club. Statutory conspiracy to obtain from the public generally and any individual 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 and any individual whom the defendants might meet divers sums of money by false pretense.
 Statutory conspiracy 10 obtain from the public generally divers s2ms of money by false pretense and Ju cheat and Aafr2nd kAA aauG-