"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 proceedings, museum archives and, occasionally, the literature of the Black Sox scandal. "--Provided by publisher.
"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 proceedings, museum archives and, occasionally, the literature of the Black Sox scandal. "--Provided by publisher.
Retired New Jersey prosecutor, William F. Lamb lives in Meredith, New Hampshire.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments v Preface 1 1. Prelude to Infamy 3 2. The 1919 World Series 11 3. Rumblings of Scandal 23 4. A Grand Jury Is Convened 29 5. Early Grand Jury Proceedings 37 6. The Scandal Explodes 48 7. The Grand Jury Probe Continues 66 8. Post-Indictment Turmoil 80 9. Grand Jury Redux 88 10. Extradition Follies 93 11. Criminal Trial Preliminaries 101 12. The Prosecution Case Begins 111 13. The Missing Confesssions 118 14. The Prosecution Rests 125 15. The Black Sox Defense 131 16. Closing Words, Verdict and the Landis Edict 138 17. Black Sox Lawsuits 149 18. Deposition Revelations 155 19. Eve of Trial Maneuvers 20. The Case of Plaintiff Jackson 165 21. The White Sox Defense and Late Trial Fireworks 178 22. Civil Case Endgame 184 23. The Jury's Judgment and Its Aftermath 189 24. Resolution of the Remaining Lawsuits 194 25. Treatment of Judicial Proceedings in the Black Sox Canon 199 Glossary of Black Sox Persons and Places 205 Bibliography 219 Index 223
Table of Contents Acknowledgments v Preface 1 1. Prelude to Infamy 3 2. The 1919 World Series 11 3. Rumblings of Scandal 23 4. A Grand Jury Is Convened 29 5. Early Grand Jury Proceedings 37 6. The Scandal Explodes 48 7. The Grand Jury Probe Continues 66 8. Post-Indictment Turmoil 80 9. Grand Jury Redux 88 10. Extradition Follies 93 11. Criminal Trial Preliminaries 101 12. The Prosecution Case Begins 111 13. The Missing Confesssions 118 14. The Prosecution Rests 125 15. The Black Sox Defense 131 16. Closing Words, Verdict and the Landis Edict 138 17. Black Sox Lawsuits 149 18. Deposition Revelations 155 19. Eve of Trial Maneuvers 20. The Case of Plaintiff Jackson 165 21. The White Sox Defense and Late Trial Fireworks 178 22. Civil Case Endgame 184 23. The Jury's Judgment and Its Aftermath 189 24. Resolution of the Remaining Lawsuits 194 25. Treatment of Judicial Proceedings in the Black Sox Canon 199 Glossary of Black Sox Persons and Places 205 Bibliography 219 Index 223
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
