Did the gamblers from the black sox scandal go to court?

Answer 1

Yes, there was testimony from some during both grand jury and trial proceedings.

Arnold Rothstein, believed to have supplied the money to the players, testified before a grand jury but was not charged with any crime.

Joseph Sullivan, believed to have been Rothstein's contact with the players, did not testify before a grand jury but was charged with conspiracy to defraud. Rothstein paid Sullivan to leave the country so he could not testify before the grand jury.

Abe Attell, one of Rothstein's bodyguards and a gambler who knew of the fix and started his own relationship with the players without Rothstein's backing, did not testify before a grand jury but was charged with conspiracy to defraud. He was also paid by Rothstein to leave the country prior to testifying before the grand jury.

With Sullivan and Attell out of the country and beyond the grand jury's reach, Rothstein felt comfortable to testify and deny all knowledge of the fix as there was no one else to testify that could dispute his claim.

Bill Burns, Attell's contact with the players, was granted immunity and agreed to testify against the players after the grand jury passed down the indictments. Burns made no money off the fix.

Billy Maharg, Burns' associate, also testified in the trial proceedings for the prosecution and was granted immunity.

No one was convicted of any wrongdoing in the case.