New-York tribune., 1920-10-01
Prosecutor Asserts He Got
Evidence of Two Men i'm
New York Corroborat.
ing Players Confessions
Inquiry Will Cover
Last Year and Half
Rothstein Says He Aided
in Exposing Frauds; Is
Done With All Gamble IS

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Of Cook County, Illinois, whose Office
Is pushing the case against the eight
White Sox players and two gamblers
indicted in connection with fixing
the world series in 1919, left New
York for Chicago last night with
new evidence which he thought
would 90 far toward convicting
those under md ,ruent.
That the Chicago aaay ing Wi
60 to a ntton~ OF the basehan
scan5a. 'sa> assured yes erday when
Judge Charles A. Mcdonald. Chief
Justice Of the Cook County Criminal
Court, announced that all players
and gamblers involved in the crook
edness would be indicted, tried and
punished. Judge Mcdonald added
that every suspicious game played
IN the last eighteen months also
would be investigated.
The evidence thus far presented
to the Chicago grand jury, Mr..
Hoyne said, has not been supported
by corroborative testimony. This
information, he asserted, he now has.
The new facts, he said, were OBJ
tanned from two New Workers who
are neither ball players nor gam
blers. They confirm the stories told
by numerous witnesses to the grand
jury, and agree with the tales of
those of the players who confessed.
Did Not See Attell or Rothstein
The prosecutor refused TO give
the names of his informants, and said
specifically he had spoken to neither
Arnold Rothstein nor Abe AttelI, whose
names have been mentioned in connee-
ton with the fixing deals. He added
that he had also been reliably in
formed that Rothstein was IN no way
connected with the throwing PROPOSE
ton. 1t is understood that the new
facts have been furnished the prose
cutor in affidavit form and that the
deponents are ready to back up their
stories by personal appearance before
the grand jury in Chicago # necessary
The evidence Will be placed before
the panel as soon as he reaches Chi
cago to-day. he said, and the cases
pushed with all speed.
Mr.. Hoyne had been at the Waldorf
Astoria for the last week. He said
he had ordered Che cases halted tenn
porarily until his return.
The corroborative evidence | have
obtained here" Mr.. Hoyne said, 'is
along the line Of that given by several
witnesses before the grand jury. just
what this evidence is ! cannot at this
time reveal, but it VIII be of great
value IN backing up certain facts as
brought out by the confessions of
several players, relating to both gam
blers and members of the White Sox
team The information given to me
by two New York men was entirely
voluntary. and | may say came from
neither RathSteju nor Attell to neither
Of whom | have spoken s@nce have
been in the city.
Just how valuable this information
is | VIII only be able to tell after |
have read the court records Of the con-
fessons Of the ball players, but | am
inclined to believe it win go a long way
10 bringing some Of those involved to
justice
Knows Nothing of Frauds This Year
MIR. Hoyne declared that he had no
information Whatever that would seem
to substantiate the report of an at
tempted fixing OF the forthcoming
world series. Nv hatevcr else may
happen IN so far as the results of this
Investigation are concerned" he re-
.,.i--. - E
sions of the White SoX players alone
viii have d salutary effect on the game.
in scandals OF this kind | have
known of Instances where ballplayers
have double-crossed gamblers. Once a
balplayer gets IN with gamblers he
viii double-cross anybody. OF this
typs Of man the game should be purged,
and am in high hopes that the present
proceedings will bring about such q
condition.
Il am convinced that the whole affair
grew out Of the gigantic pool-selling
schemes that have been prevalent for
some time. If We could get at the bot
tom OF these We could have clean base
ball"
Referring to the penalties that might
be inflicted on those found guilty. the
prosecutor said: The crime of gam
bling or conspirlng to gamble is q mis-
demeanor in Illinois. If the players
received bribes to throw the 1919 series
they could be punished under a law
prohibiting conspiracy to gamble. The
penalty IS small fine or jail for not
more than SIX months. Indictments
for general rspir would maks
posi- c a ten-Year ,aim."
Mr., Hoyne thought u would oe dit-
ficult to obtain indictments for general
convplrace.
Sam Offers Assistance
shorty after his departure from ne
eity DlstIict Attorney Swami sert a
letter TO Prosecutor Hoyne offering IS
assistance IN the prosecution of tl.ose
indicted In connection with the crool I'd
baseball scandal, The offer is mac.
however, contingent upon Mr.. Ho, g
hnding that some act was committees =
ms county. Connecting scheme .
e;eiraud' (;f aud however, said Mr.. Swami,
York IS merely misdemeanor"
neYeFai players and gamblers who's,
names have been brought to the for.