The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-25
8 BALL PLAYERS
TELL OF THEIR
CONFESSIONS
Testify They We're
Promised Immunity
by Investigators

tntlAtVs July lt.--IuNtt
Hugo Friend today ruled that the
grand jury confessions Eddie
Cicotte, Claude Williams and Joe
Jackson made that they were paid
to throw games in the 1919 worlds
series are admissible as evidence
in the baseball trial.
The judge, however, informed
the state that IL the defense pre-
sented further evidence which:
proved that the confessions were
not made voluntarily by the play
ers he would instruct the jury 70
disregard them. Each confession
can be used only against the man
who made it.
Under Judge Friends ruling
the names Of any defendants APP
pearing in the confessions will be
stricken out with the exception Of
the names of the men making
them.
The jury was called back into
the court room and repetition Of
the testimony given privately
Friday and today was begun.
CHICAGO. July s5.--Isddlc cicotie.
joe Jackson and claude Williams.
former White sox players. told their
own stories In tho baseball trial to-
day OF how they confessed to spe-
cial grand jury last fall that they had
received money to thrpw games In
tho 1918 worlds sories.
Each OF tho three men declared
that his confession had been made
only after Judge Charles A. Me-
Donald. who ordered the baseball
scandal investigation. Hartley Rep
, logic, former assistant states attorney
/, who directed tho INQUIRY. and Alfred
! Austrian. Chicago American league
club attorney. had promised thcm that
. their confessions would never bc used
against them and were wanted only
! 40 that baseball gamblers might be
/ "trampled under foot
Cicctte said that he had broken
down and cried while telling Judge
. what he did on that dny was simply
r a hazy memory. Under cress-exami-
: nation, he replied to many questions:
b ~ don't remember"
. jackson told OF his visit "a Mr..
Austrlan's office before going to tho
4 grand jury.
I Went out Got Drunk.
a Austrian said would be Indicted
' In few minutes and that cicotte
! had been dowh. Austrian then gave
I, me my notice OF suspension and when
said | had no lawyer he nid I
% needed one damn bad Austrian
promised n ia tell what knew. I
would not be prosecuted"
did Austrian tell YOU that Cicotte
had been taken care Of and you would
he toog" said Benedict short, attorney
for the defense.
n yes. he said that after confcssinE.
VI nothing would be done with me- Then
n they sent two balins with me when
left to protect me and the haiiiffs
and went out and got good ana
drunk"
r Under cross-examlnat'on jackson
said he had asked for bailiffs after
he had confessed, because 'sonlo one
In the crowd around the court build
ing might get nasty" although ihs
hall player declared he was mol
scared OF any ball players nor any
-- one else"
I'M what did you read In the papcr'
that nightf" asked GormaE.
~" Il didn't read nothing. I airead,
'u- told you | was too drunk Ia read
ho The next day ! was supposed TO CONT
49, hnck and see Judge Mcdonald, bu
could not make ~. got teed al
ne again that night They had PROMISE
me they wouldn't put me In iai
an house or fine me or even indict ms
u II they'd have promised mo any more
~" wouldn't have tnkcn a."
ias Were you drunk when you test
fled before the grand Juryi'
~. "No. but / might have boen cooke
up a little" Jackson said.
'n williams on stand.
"h Claude williams former white So
ted pitcher. followed Jackson on tho stan
aud said that Judge Mcdonald he
an not promised him hnything. but th'
Austrian promised him immunity
''N he would confess ana RcpioHlc ha
ma agreed ITO stand back of ansthir
md Austrian said
Asked hy the state II he had ~
'nh come running to Judge Mcpona
for an immunity bath and " sud-
ing Mcdonald had not told him YOU "
last get no immunity hcre, william
replied:
OIL Nothing like that happened"
ttly Agents OF the states attorney co
.,m tinucd their search for immuni
waivers and confessions before q
OF grand Jury last TALL by Cicotte, WI
be- Jams ana Jackson.
rod Information In the hands OF \
a.. sstant states Attorney Georgc 90
"' man indicates a New York Eamhl
ven paid Si0.N00 for the paDers soon AT
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