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Originally Posted by packs
Sorry but Joe Jackson admitted in grand jury testimony that he received $5,000 out of the $20,000 promised to him. I don't know where you got those facts from. Here is the transcript from the testimony that was given by Jackson himself:
Q: Did anybody pay you any money to help throw that series in favor of Cincinnati?
A: They did.
Q: How much did they pay?
A: They promised me $20,000, and paid me $5,000.
Q: Who promised you the twenty thousand?
A: “Chick Gandil.
Q: Who is Chick Gandil?
A. He was their first baseman on the White Sox Club.
Q: Who paid you the $5,000?
A: Left Williams brought it in my room and threw it down.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/project...hoelessjoe.pdf |
It is known that testimony was false. That story was created by Alfred Austrian, Charles Comiskey's attorney. Lefty Williams', who was part of the fix, story contradicts that testimony.
02-02-2018, 10:26 AM
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