Black Sox in the courtroom : the grand jury, criminal trial and civil litigation /

"A comprehensive, nonpartisan account of the judicial proceedings spawned by the corruption of the 1919 World Series is badly needed. This book does it. The narrative of events has been crafted from surviving fragments of the judicial record, contemporaneous newspaper accounts of the proceeding...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lamb, William F., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2013.
Temas:
Cicotte, Eddie, > 1884-1969 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cicotte, Eddie, > 1884-1969
Illinois > Trials, litigation, etc.
Chicago White Sox (Baseball team) > Trials, litigation, etc.
Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
World Series (Baseball) > (1919)
World Series (Baseball)
Trials (Conspiracy) > Illinois > Chicago.
Baseball > Corrupt practices > United States.
Baseball > Betting > United States.
Procès (Complot) > Illinois > Chicago.
Base-ball > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Baseball > Betting.
Baseball > Corrupt practices.
Trials (Conspiracy)
Illinois.
Illinois > Chicago.
United States.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Prelude to Infamy
  • 2. The 1919 World Series
  • 3. Rumblings of Scandal
  • 4. A Grand Jury Is Convened
  • 5. Early Grand Jury Proceedings
  • 6. The Scandal Explodes
  • 7. The Grand Jury Probe Continues
  • 8. Post-Indictment Turmoil
  • 9. Grand Jury Redux
  • 10. Extradition Follies
  • 11. Criminal Trial Preliminaries
  • 12. The Prosecution Case Begins
  • 13. The Missing Confessions
  • 14. The Prosecution Rests
  • 15. The Black Sox Defense
  • 16. Closing Words, Verdict and the Landis Edict
  • 17. Black Sox Lawsuits
  • 18. Deposition Revelations
  • 19. Eve of Trial Maneuvers
  • 20. The Case of Plaintiff Jackson
  • 21. The White Sox Defense and Late Trial Fireworks
  • 22. Civil Case Endgame
  • 23. The Jury's Judgment and Its Aftermath
  • 24. Resolution of the Remaining Lawsuits
  • 25. Treatment of Judicial Proceedings in the Black Sox Canon
  • Glossary of Black Sox Persons and Places
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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