The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
Information Supplied by &
N. Y. Men Expected to
Help Convictions.
GOES TO GRAND JURY
Chicago States Attorney
Hastens Home With New
Testimony.
ATTELL is UNDER COVER
Lawyer Says He Is Innocent
Friend Declares Rothstein
Is Not Involved.
ATTELL is under COVER

he would not disclose, but who, he
said. are neither baseball men nor
gamblers, voluntarily have given to
Maclay Hoyne, States Attorney Of
Cook county, ILL.,, the sort Of corrob-
oratiye evidence needed to make a
strong case against the fixers Of last
years worlds series. This announce
ment was made by Mr.. Hoyne yester-
day just before he left this city TO
conduct personally the investigation
in Chicago begun by his assistants in
his absence.
Mr.. Hoyne intimated that the evil
dence upon which the Cook county
Grand Jury had found the indict-
ments against eight of the White Sox
players and two gamblers might not
prove sufficient to gain a conviction
except in the cases Of the players who
confessed. But with the information
furnished by the two New York men.
he said, the case becomes much
stronger.
This information tallies with that
contained In the confessions of the
players as printed In the newspapers
here. Mr.. Hoyne will have to exam
Inc the court and Grand Jury rec
ords to determine just what value 1t
will be toward the return OF addi-
tional indictments. He intends to
place the Information before the
Grand Jury as soon as he reaches
Chicago. The two men are willing to
testify, he said.
Evidence Surprises Hoyne.
Explaining his presence in New
York, Mr.. Hoyne said he had been
working up evidence for many
months, but believed It was not in
sufficient shape TO seek the return
of indictments. so instructed his as
days vacation. He came here with
his wife, arriving last Thursday, and
stopped OF the WaldorfAstoria Ho-
tel. He intended to return to Chi
cago on Tuesday, he said, but on
Monday the proceedings were started
by his assistants. He was surprised,
he said, TO see what evidence had de-
veloped in his absence TO Justify
starting the proceedings, but added:
1.-The investigation is in capable
hands"
While he did not come TO New York
especially to seek evidence. Mr.. Hoyne
said. he realized that the information
received from the two New York mon
would be of great value in the prose-
cution. SO he is hurrying back to pre-
sent it TO the Grand Jury.
The information did not come, he
said. from Abe Attell. whose name has
been mentioned I'm the confessions of
several OF the players, nor from Ar
mold Rothstein. He said he did not
see either OF these men and had heard
nothing concerning them except the
assurances OF one visitor that Roth
stein had absolutely nothing to do
with the matter.
After Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyne a~.i s-n>
there came a report from Chicago thai n
the States Attorney had offered I'm II
munity TO Attell II he would tur,,ss
States evidence against the gamble, II
alleged to have bribed the VIII iii
Sox players. Attell was still ''und.r
cover" searchers being unable to find
him in any OF his usual haunts.
Attorney Talks for AttclI.
Earlier in the day William J. Fallon.
counsel for Attell, said this in behalf OF
his client:
"when this cass first came up Abe
Attel was looked upon as a real big
gambler. Now Il SINNERS down and he
Is nothing al all. And n he Is indicted
by any chance he Is perfectly willing to
20 70 Chicago. answer any questions. de-
mand an immediate trial and be vindl-
Gated. as / am cure eventually no will
be vindicatcd. He will not stop 20 seek
vindication now by means OF any state
ments in reply to attacks growing out
OF personal grievances.
when ne goes TO Chicago, IL ne IL
called. he viii be confronted by eight
different stories OF eight different men,
which 1 do not believe will stand up
before jury. II they abandon their
criminal proceedings in Chicago because
of their Inability 70 find n law 70 covcr