Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-16
TEXT OF VERDICT
RENDERED. IN CASE
INVOLVING JACKSON
Jury's Finding Exonerates
Americas Man of Charges OF
DisloyaIty in World Series
HEARING LASTED 3 WEEKS
Organized Baseball Now Charg-
ed With Long String of Ir-
Irregularities BY Writer
BY RAYMOND J. CANNON

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Teb. Ia
The following is the text of the
special verdict which was annonne-
ed by a jury of twelve men and wo-
men who listened to the testimony
in the case Of Joe Jackson versus
American League Baseball club in
the circuit court of Milwaukee
county
Question No. Ibid the defen-
dant offer the plaintiff sum Of
money sufficient to make the plain
tiff's share Of the 1917 worlds
series receipts equal to five thouS-
and dollars if the defendants base
ball club won the 1917 worlds se-
RES
Answer: Yes.
Question No. IF you answer
Question No. / Eyes" then answer
this question. Did the plaintiff tel9
and act upon such information CON
veyed to him?
Answer: Yes.
Question No. 3.-Did Gardiner at
the time the 1920 contract was
signed represent to the plaintiff,
Jackson, that the contract did not
contain the ten-day clause2
Answer: Yes.
Question No. III you answer
Question No. 3 Yes then answer
this question. Was the plaintiff
Jackson induced to sign the 1920
contract in reliance upon such rep
resentation?
Answer: Yes.
Question No. 5.--If you answe..
Question No. 4 yes" then answer
this question. Did the plaintiff,
jackson, have right to rely upon
such representation?
Answer: Yes.
Question No. 6.---Did the piaiss
tiff, Jackson, unlawfully conspire
with Gandill, Williams and others
of the White sox club. or any Of
them. to lose or throw any of the
baseball games of the 1919 world
series to the Cincinnati baseball
club?
Answer. No.
Question No. did the def
endant at The time the 1920 con
tract was signed by Mr.. Comiskey
about May first, 1920, know OF
plaintiffs participation and such
connection with the worlds seriese
Answer: Yes.
Question No. 8.-Did Williams
give jackson $4,000 before the
games in the 1919 words series had
been stopped?
Answer: No.
Question No. 9--If you answer
Question No. mo-" then answer
this question. At the time viii
liams gave Jackson the $4,000 did
he tell Jackson THAI there probably
was an agreement between crta:n
of the ball players Of the White Soy
team to lose or throw the games
of the Worlds series. and that the
$4,000 was his tJackson's) share
OF the money received by the play
ere for their part in the agreenrnt?
Answer: No.
+ Question No. i0.-@If you answer
Question No. YES then answer
this question What sum of money
will fairly and reasonably compen-
safe the plaintiff for the defen-
dant's failure to give plaintiff a
contract in accordance with defen-
|dants representation?
Answer: sixteen thousand, seven
hundred and four dollars, and in adj
idition the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars which was promised in
1917 at the time the 1917 worlds
series was played. making a total
OF eighteen thousand, two hundred
and four dollars.
This is the special verdict which
was rendered by mixed jury Who
listened to the testimony in this cits
of three full weeks. Jackson's roe.
ord in the 1919 worlds seria.
speaks for itself. He IS just as in
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