Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-07-23

Chicago. III. July 22.-original copies
of the grand jury confessions in Wh'ch
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams White Sox players declared
they'had been paid from 5000 to slo'ooo
to throw.games in the 1919 world ser
les and the statements they ssneo
waving immunity are missing II pc
came known today when the state pc
gan its fight to introduce the confess
sions as evidence in the baseball trial.
The announcement came as dram
attic sensation near the end OF To-Day
session OF court when the state placeS
Hartley Replogle, former assistant
states attorney, who directed the nrst
grand Jury investigation of the base
ball scandal on the stand and revealed
that II would have to depend on car
bon copies OF the ccnfesions and on
the testimony OF men who heard them
and who are said to have seen the i'm
munity waivers signed. The defense
plans to contend that the confessions
were made involuntarlly.
Judge Hugo Friend sent the jury
from the courtroom and will hear all
OF the evidence in the matter before
deciding II IT is admissible. II he
decides II is vital II Will have to nc
repeated before the Jury Indications
are that Williams. Cicotte and Jack
son will take the stand during this
private H'drl1E ~ testify AAiph hiA''A
confessions were not made voluntarily.
Rcplogle. Judge Charles A. MacDon-
aid and grand Jurors will be states wit
nesses. This is the second loss Of pap
ers in the baseball cae, copies of the
grand Jury testimony having been
made and offered for sale in Chicago.
some time ago.
Previous to beginning the hkh. over
the confessions, the state introduced
testimony naming Carl Fork, OF st.
Louis. now on trial. as the instigntor
OF the alleged sell out and Ben and
Louis Levi of kokomo. Ind. as bet
placer. for Abe Attell turing the series.
Harry Redmond of east ST. Louis
Ill testified that Fork. during n con-
fourth game of the series in which tho
alleged game throwing was discussed
said:
Il and the little red head from st.
Louis started the whole thing"
Forks attorneys promptly announced
saying that he left for St Louis at
$40 o'clock that day whereas Redmond
, satd the conversation lasted from about
| to II o'clock Mt night
| Redmond who was vigorously cross
examined by the defense, called Attor-
ney Henry Berger a liar when Berger
! declared he was hoo'gmaker.
John Zeys. Chicago National league
secretary. testified to holding stakes
on bets made by Attell and the two
Lewis and that Attell warned him not
/ to bet on Cincinnati in the third game.
and Chicago would win II,
| Zays relations with the defendants
apparently were said to he accidental.
in that he merely CHANGED to he pres
emit when bets were made and was
asked to hold stakes. Replogle testi-
fled that the confessions were made
voluntarily that he saw the immunity
waivers signed and that no one To his
knowledge. promised. immunity. to
any Of the men. He said Judge Mac
| Donald had said something TO VIII
| liams after the confession about a
| trial court probably taking into con
sideration the fact that he had volun-
tarily confessed.
n. p. Cassidy OF Detroit. Cicotte's
the latter did not in any way change
his original testimony.
After the confessions when I came
here about bond for Cicotie. didn't
YOU and talk about immunity for
tCicotte's" asked Mr.. Cassidy.
Yes" replied Replogle." but that
was several months after the confess
sions."
You remember newspaper story
had agreed to turn states evidence
for immunity"
Il don't remember it"
when you took me to Judge Mac
Donald and We discussed immunity
for Cicotte. didn't you tell me you
assured Cicotte that he would he
granted immunity II he came here
when wanted and testify"