Black Sox in the Courtroom

The Grand Jury, Criminal Trial and Civil Litigation

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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A comprehensive, non-partisan account of the judicial proceedings spawned by the corruption of the 1919 World Series is badly needed. This book provides it. The narrative of events has been crafted from surviving fragments of the judicial record, contemporaneous newspaper accounts of the proceedings, museum archives and, occasionally, the literature of the Black Sox scandal. Preceding the account of judicial events are a brief overview of the baseball gambling problem, a summary of the 1919 Series, and a discussion of post-Series events that presaged revelations of the Series fix.The grand jury proceedings, the criminal trial, and ensuing civil suits initiated by various of the banned players against the White Sox are then recounted in detail, accompanied by copious source citations. The book concludes with a survey of how Black Sox-related legal proceedings have been treated in scandal literature. The book does not purport to be the definitive account of the Black Sox scandal. Rather, it uniquely presents how the matter played out in court.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-03-29
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt331 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786472680

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vPreface 11. Prelude to Infamy 32. The 1919 World Series 113. Rumblings of Scandal 234. A Grand Jury Is Convened 295. Early Grand Jury Proceedings 376. The Scandal Explodes 487. The Grand Jury Probe Continues 668. Post-Indictment Turmoil 809. Grand Jury Redux 8810. Extradition Follies 9311. Criminal Trial Preliminaries 10112. The Prosecution Case Begins 11113. The Missing Confesssions 11814. The Prosecution Rests 12515. The Black Sox Defense 13116. Closing Words, Verdict and the Landis Edict 13817. Black Sox Lawsuits 14918. Deposition Revelations 15519. Eve of Trial Maneuvers20. The Case of Plaintiff Jackson 16521. The White Sox Defense and Late Trial Fireworks 17822. Civil Case Endgame 18423. The Jury’s Judgment and Its Aftermath 18924. Resolution of the Remaining Lawsuits 19425. Treatment of Judicial Proceedings in the Black Sox Canon 199Glossary of Black Sox Persons and Places 205Bibliography 219Index 223