Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-14
Judge Orders Speed
Throttle Opened in
Trial of Black SOE
Court Gets Tired of Jury De-
lay Gnd He Tries NeLC
WGys

CHICAGO, July 14-Displaying all
the speed and judgment that character
lied him In winning the distance run
ming championship in America and the
Stockholm Olympic, Judge Hugo NJ;
Friend Wednesday set a precedent-and
paee-for judicial speed that will result IN
something, always assuming that the at
torney for the State in defense in the
Black Sox' trial can stand the pace he
sets.
with one and one half weeks gone and
but four jurors swore in, Judge Friend
decided on a precedent that amazed ana
entranced the Criminal Court building
Wednesday He had Edward A. Prindi-
Vile, special prosecuting attorney, ana
Benedict J. Short, representing the de-
tense. enumerate the main points OF the
case-from their respective viewpoints
TO the third special venire of 100 men.
together with some fifty left over from
the second drawing, and about the same
number enlisted from other divisions OF
the Criminal Courts After the oratory
had been finished four more jurors were
selected.
STRANGE SIGHT
Is ENACTED.
It was q strange sight the 200 odd men
grouping themselves about the barriers to
the court proper, with the Grating law
yers addressing them from point di-
rectly in front Of the bench. If the
prospective jurors absorbed the funda-
tense, and the attorneys did likewise,
the examination Of the veniremen for the
filling Of the eight vacant places in the
jury box should be brief.
Attorney Prindiville. for the State
made the opening statement AMI drew
the line very closely as TO what the State
intended to prove along the lines of con-
spiracy.
at is not necessary to prove that these
defendant ball players threw bail games
e. 1nas - al ~
Prindiville, "the State must prove. mere
", that they entered into an agreement
to commit an unlawful act"
Attorney PrindIville also tntimated they
expected to prove those allegations by
"accomplices" which afforded the at
torneys Of the defense considerable re-
lief, as they only have indicated they
wanted Just that knowledge.
ATTORNEY CHARGES
TAINTED SOURCES.
In the shape Of the mysterious accom-
plices,' and told the veniremen the iii
nois Supreme Coprt has said that the
viewed with great care, caution and sus-
picion," and the motives Of the accom-
plices should be scrutnized as 20 wheth-
or II was Ito protect oneself from pun
ishment or 10 secure g reward" In any
event Attorney Short sd;lred the venire-
men TO believe that such testimony was
from tainted and polluted sources and
ne also advised complete abstention from
reading newspaper accounts Of the trial
preliminaries as calculated 10 implant
opinion IN the minds Of the unwary
By reason Of the extensive presenta
ton OF the case by both such. many
court attendants hoped that the necessity
for opening arguments might be elm
mated. Personal interviews with coun-
sci, however convinced one auditor that
the hope was fallacious.
Attorney Henry Berger OF the defense
earlier in the day made a motion asking
that William Burns, a former ball player,
and Joe Gedeon. former second baseman
for the St Louis Browns. witnesses for
the State, be produced from their place
OF custody so that the defense may talk
to them.
This was the hrst intimation made IN
court that Rurns and Gedeon were in Gus
toby Of officers from the States attorney
office. Berger argued that under the
law a defendant is entitled 20 a list OF
witnesses so that be may interview them
and learns what charges he has 10 face.