Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-25
SECOND WEEK OF
BASEBALL TRIAL
ENTERED TODAY
Prosecution to Play Its Final
Cards This Week; to Fight
Over Admitting Grand
Jury Evidence.


Chicago, July 24.-The prosecu-
ton in the baseball trial will play
its final cards during the coming
week, presenting evidence which,
it is said. will expose new and
sensational details of the reported
deal through which it is charged
eight former Chicago White Sox
players conspired with alleged
gamblers to throw the 1919 world
series to Cincinnati Persons ex-
pected to corroborate the first
hand story of Bill Burns, admit
ted accomplice and states wit
ness, will be called to testify.
Crisis For the State.
The coming week, the second
of testimony, will be the crisis,
so far as the state is concerned.
The fight over admission of the
grand jury confessions of Eddie
Cicotte, Claude Williams and Joe
Jackson, former White Sox play
ers. will be resumed when court
convenes tomorrow, with Hartley
Replogle, the former assistant
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grand jury inquiry, ready to con-
tinue his testimony that the con-
fessions were made voluntarily
and that no promises were made
the three players.
Following Replogle, Judge
Charles Mcdonald, who ordered
the inquiry, and Harry Brigham,
foreman of the grand jury, will
testify for the state. The defense
then may place the htree players
on the stand to testify that they
confessed under duress and be-
cause of promises concerning i'm
munity they claim were made
them.
Documents Missing.
With the original copies of
these statements, the waivers of
immunity said to have been signed
by the men, and many other val
liable documents missing-stolen
according to the state attorneys
the prosecution is presenting its
evidence concerning the confess
sions with the jury absent If
Judge Hugo Friend rules that the
testimony is competent as evil
dence, despite the lack of original
documents, it will be repeated be-
fore the jury.
jackson May Escape.
The state, frankly admitting that
these conferences are one Of its
trumps. may find itself in the
strange position of being unable to
implicate Joe Jackson, who con-
fessed to being paid $1,000 to
throw games, unless the confess
sions are admitted. The only evil
dence against Jackson thus far has
come in the as yet unadmitted tes-
timony about the confessions.
I'VE have filled the bases" said
George German, assistant state
attorney who is directing the pros
ecution, land now--after the con-
fession matter is settled-we will
send Joe Gedeon, former st. Louis
player, and Billy Maharg of Phil
adelphia, in as pinch hitters to
drive in the runs"
Maharg's B0mbsheu.
Besides corroborating much of
Bill Burns sensational testimony
of last week, Maharg, according to
the state attorneys, will present
details of the case which were not
known even to Burns. 1t was indi-
Gated that he would give testimony
that the players arranged to throw
the final game of the series and
did not abandon the alleged con-
spiracy after the second game, as
Burns said Chick Gandil, former
Sox first baseman, told him.
Maharg is also expected to give
testimony verifying the belief ex-
pressed by Burns that Abe Attell
double-crossed his own partners in
the alleged sell-out and was the
chief money maker through it.
Gedeon's Testimony.
Gedeons testimony will deal
largely with meetings of players
and the alleged fixers in a hotel
here during the series. Gedeon,
it is said, happened to be in the
room when the series matters
were discussed. and is expected to
name a st. Louis man who is de-
clared to have volunteered to put
up $4,000 to buy the players.
Following the state, the defense
has score of witnesses who, the
attorneys declare, will strike out
the states star witnesses by shoot
ing their testimony full of holes.
An attempt will be made to prove
an alibi for David Zelser, of Des
Moines, who was identified by
Burns as a man who helped di-
rect the conspiracy under the
name of Bennett. Zelser was in
Chicago on the days Burns said
he met him In New York, the de-
Tense claims. Other witnesses
will testify that Chick Gandil was
not at the Warner hotel, Chicago,
at the times Burns said he con-
ferred with him there, and that
some of the players Burns said he
met in Cincinnati hotel were at
morning practice at the same time
of the alleged meeting. An attempt
also will be made to prove that
Carl York, of st. Louis, was not in
Chicago at the time he is reported
to have told Harry Redmon, of
East st. Louis, ILL.,, that he was
the little red head from st. Louis
who started the whole thing"
Sox Players Summoned.
All the White Sox players, who
have been summoned as witnesses
by the defense, left tonight for
their eastern trip except Man
ager Kid Gleason and Ray Schalk.
They agreed to return when want
ed. Memo Liebold and John Col
Inns, of the Boston Red Sox, were
ordered to be here tomorrow as
defense witnesses, but probably
will be excused if they agree to
come back when wanted.