Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-30
CONTINUE BALL
PROBE, COURT
ADVISES JURY
Judge Mcdonald Gives Order
Despite Objections of States
Attorney Hoyne.
STILL AFTER GAMBLERS
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employment or property of another
shall be deemed guilty Of a
conspiracy"
AUSTRIAN declared the men could be
prosecuted under this statute.
Austrian also vigorously denied the
Implication contained in Hoyne's state
ment as published here that the investi-
cation was started by enemies of Com
iskey to ruin the White SOx' chances
for winning the pennant this year.
Austrian announced he was asked by
representatives Of the States attorney s
office and Judge Macdonald If Com
iskey desired TO postpone the investiga-
ton until after the close of the present
baseball season.
/ told them that Mr. Comiskey would
rather lose the pennant than to play a
single game with a bunch of baseball
players he knew to be crooked
He also Informed them he could pro-
duee evidence warranting indictments,
and the next day the confession of Eddie
Cfcotte was made. 1t was quickly fol-
lowed by that OF Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams and an unofficial confession by
Oscar Felsth.
There has been considerable friction
reported in Hoyne's office since the
Illinois primary election two weeks ago.
Eoyne was defeated for denomination
Assistant States Attorney Hartley Re
plogle issued q statement urging that
&o4@AtcS pass Il law II su Illegal
act for any one to offer a bride to q base
ball player who plays in different States.
Hoyne had instructed his assistants
not to complete the grand jury probe IN
pressed doubt that the White Sex play
ers who confessed to throwing" games
Of the 1918 worlds series are liable TO
criminal prosecution and declared that
jury are not really indictments as yet
because they have not been returned in
court
BELIEVES COMIsKEY'S
ENEMIES AT WORK.
= Hoyne is declared to have tried to
he suspected that the entire exposure Of
the 1919 worlds series scandal has been
brought about by persons antagoniStlc
to Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
dietment of seven present members OF
the White SoX men has virtually killed
the teams chances for the 1920 penns Mt
H0yne also is doubtful If any evidence
sufficiently binding TO establish exis-
fenee Of confidence game" has been
uncovered.
Il am not certain that a crime has
been committed" Hoyne is quoted as
saying in dispatches received here;
IS said indictments have been voted, but
an indictment is not an indictment until
it is returned in court. So far none has
been.
The elsnt SoX prayers VINO tooA
money to throw the games, threw them,
according to their confessions, which
makes it doubtful whether or not they
obtained money by confidence game:
They actually carried out their part Of
the bargain"
Hoyne declared that. from what he has
learned of the evidence, he is inclined to
the opinion that the only crime for
which the Sox players could be prose-
cuted is that of gambling or conspiracy
to gamble, which is 4 mlsdemeanor in
Illinois.
Hoyne is reported also to be dis
pleased with the manner in which his
assistants here have conducted the probe.
Buck Weaver, suspended third base
man Of the White SOX team. was expected
to tell his story Of the throwing" Of
the series to the grand jury today. Fred