The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-14
TWO WITNESSES BOB |
/ UP IN M'GRAW CASE.
Milkman and Another Saw
Slavin Injured in Front Of
I Baseball Mans Door.
INQUIRY BY GRAND JURY
Swami. Angered by FlOuting
by Giants Leader and Treat
ment Of His Aids.

ment last night that District Attorney
Swami intends 10 ask the Grand Jury
70 inquire into the manner In which Johh
G. Siavin Irish comedian, received
fractured skull In front Of the home OF
John J. McGraw last Sunday morning
T. was learned that detectives worl'ing
upon the case have discovered two Wit
nesses who assert that they saw the ac-
tor meet with his injuries.
These witnesses, according TO Michael
Quinn, acting captain OF detectives
have told stories which differ mate
rally from the accounts furnished by
the taXicab chauffeur and. Winfield Lis-
gett. who helped Slavin take McGraw
home and who later rushed the injured
comedian to ST. Luke's Hospital
one OF them. milkman, is said to !
have told the police that he saw McGraw
and three others including the taTlcao
chauffeur standing in front OF the nase-
hall managers home ard that SlaNn |
was insisting upon taking McGraw up
stairs According to Capt Quinn the
mlkman said that McGraw participated
in showing Slavn back toward the walt
ing taricab and that the actor fell TO
the sidewalk, after which McGraw went
into the house The other witness, whose
identity was not disclosed is said to
have also stated that Slavin was hurt
while being pushed toward the taxicao,
Ilggett has tod the police that he was
the one who was pushed toward the
taxicab, and the chauffeur has told the
same story. The chauffeur also has
n stated that he did not leave the seat OF
lis cab In front Of the McGraw nome
until Lggett asked him TO help him lltt !
Slavin into the vehicle after tne acc'ueht
An effort will be made to clear up these
T,,,-t th.aV. lpf
the witnesses to-day
Grand Jury Action Decided On
Mr. Swann's decision to lay the mat
ter before the Grand Jury was reached |
after he had been houted by McGraw |
in efforts 10 get the Giants manager to |
tell his version of the affair, and to also |
explain II he can how Slavin came 10 |
lone two front teeth and to suffer !
laceration OF the tongue.
The door OF McGraws apartment at
Broadway and l09th street had been |
slammed in the face OF one OF MT |
Swann's process servers on Thursday |
night, and on one OF Mr.. Swann's as |
sistants, and the Deputy County Medi- |
cal Examiner had been refused admit |
tance yesterday to the same premises.
The witnesses to be called before the |
Grand Jury, Mr.. Swami stated will In |
clude virtually every one who can shed |
light on the manner In which Slav!n |
received his injuries. He announced |
significantly that Mr.. McGraw would |
not be among those called upon to tes- |
tify.
He intends also 10 have the Grand |
Jurors inquire into the details OF the
Sunday morning rough house that Nc |
Graw is alleged 20 have started In the |
grill room OF the Lambs Club a short |
while before Slavin was injured. Mem |
bers OF the Lambs who undoubtedly will |
be subpenaed to tell OF this will be |
William II. Boyd, the man who treated |
McGraw to a fistic beating John c. |
King, Robert Woolsey, Charles Purcell,
Christian Scott, Louis Mandel and Win
field Lggett, the last named of whom
Is referred to by the Lambs as Com
mander Liggett," and who has told the
District Attorney that his first thought
on seeing Slavin lying In front of Nc
Graws home was that McGraw had
struck him.
Couldn't Find McGraw.
The visit of the Assistant District At
torney to McCiraw's home was final at
tempt Of the prosecutors staff to get the
manager of the Giants TO explain mat
ters The occasion for this visit was the
receipt at the District Attorneys office
Of note from DR.. William F. Bender
Of % Fort Washington avenue McGraw's
physician, saying that the veteran war
rlor of the diamond was unable to visit
tie Criminal Courts Building to tell his
story.
DR., Bender raid that he had been at
tending McCraw since last Sunday and
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in no condition to leave his home. He
added
He may be confined there for some
time"
Mr.. Swami was far from satisfied
with this note because he Just had
learned about the manner in which his
process server had been treated at the
McGraw home. This man had gone
there with a request subpoena which he
had been told to serve upon McGraw.
As soon as De announced that he was
from Mr. swann's Office the door shut
with bang. This process server said
that man whom he did not know had
opened the door.
Mr.. Swami telephoned to DR.. Bender
for the purpose of finding out what
might be the physical ailment Of the
Giants leader. The physician told him
that McGraw was suffering from "a
possible slight concussion of the brain,
decorations Of the scalp, contusions Of
the face, and blackened eyes"
Swami Decides on Inquiry.
II was then that Mr.. Swami decided
70 make an official investigation into
McGraws condition and 20 ascertain
whether he was able to be questioned.
He called upon Dr. Benjamin Schwartz.
Deputy County Medical Examiner, who
readily consented to accompany Albert |
Blogg Unger. Assistant District Attor-
ney. to McGraw's home. An official
stenographer went with them.
The plan was to have Dr. Schwartz |
examine McGraw and decide whether |
the excuse offered was good one. II |
he felt that McGraw was able to go |
down town they were to serve him with |
a subpoena to appear at the District |
Attorneys office II he felt that II |
would be best to question the Giants |
manager In his apartment Unger was
to do so. This plan looked pretty good |
until Unger rang the bell of McGraw's |
apartment and n maid inquired his |
business. When he explained matters
she said: "Mr. McGraw can't see you" |
Unger was insistent. so she left him
standing outside the door for a moment |
and then returned to say Mr., Nc
Graw's physician has told him not to see
any one; so you can't come in"
But the Deputy County Medical Ex-
Rmlner is here" said Unger. He is a
physician and he is perfectly capable OF
examining Mr.. McGraw and telling
whether or not his health will permit
little questioning"
He gave her tho official cards of both
DIR. Schwartz and himself. The maid
tanl flav,, h,o ;,,Va ,Ia