The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02
Illinois States Attorney
Gives Facts to Chicago
Grand Jury.
GETS EVIDENCE IN N. Y.
Three Big Eastern Gam
blers to Be Indicted in
Scandal.
ROTHSTEIN rs ABSOLVED
Accused Ball Players Band
Together and Get Lawyers
for Finish Fight
R0THSTEIN rs ABSOLvED
Bv stoN Correspondent Of Tnr HERALD.

~ StoW Correspondent OF THE HERALD.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-State's Attorney
MRclay Hoyne. who returned to Chi
cago this morning from New York,
furnished to-day's sensation in the
baseball gambling investigation.
Mr.. Hoyne went straight to the
Grand Jury rooms Immediately upon
his arrival at the Criminal Courts
Building at noon. After setting the
seal of approval on the findings of the
Grand Jury and saying he had been
horribly misquoted" by New York
newspapers when he was quoted as
saying he had ordered the holding UP
of the investigation. the States At
torney produced another sensation.
81 have evidence that six. and pos
sihy moro, of this years major league
games We're fixed by gambling
clique the prosecutor said. II also
have information that the ground
work had been laid to FIX the 1920
series by this same gang Of gamblers.
Il want this Grand Jury to under
stand the distinction between informa-
ton and evidence. / shall present for
your consideration in a very few days
the evidence / have procured while
absent from the city regarding the
Gx.i,, &c te ~, lao
"The Information I have received
in regard to the framing OF this years
worlds series has not crystallized IT.
self into evidence. I have at work
several investigators in New York
and two other Eastern cities running
down this information and | expect to
be able to come before this body with
sufficient evidence TO warrant the re-
turn of indictments against three o.
the biggest gamblers in the East.
Keeps Back the Details.
'I shall deem IL special privilege
from this body II the grand Jurors VIII
refrain from asking me at this time to
GO into details as to what club or In
what major league these framed games
were played am in possession OF the
evidence to subsiantiate these charges,
and my only reason for imparting these
facts TO this Investigating body st THE
time is TO acquaint you with the de-
tails Of my real mission TO New York
during the week.
II returned to Chicago sooner than
had planned. l want 10 steer. the
helm straight at this years crookedness
In baseball. sincerely believe that this
nj yrf n "a frnf ~
convict every crooked baseball player
and gambler that has polluted the ma
tional pastime for years"
Mr.. Hoyne refused to comment on his
. remarks before the Grand Jury. save
to say: From now on my office will
play mum Safety first is my motto
when you are doing business with a
gambling syndicate whose bank roll
runs into millions
ITO talk at this time can be answered
! with poker expression. tipping your
mitt.' i expect to land In Jail every
gambler that had n hand In brlb!ng
major league ball players"
Ibid you discover any new evidence
while In New York about the 1913 world
| series scandal?" was asked.
II must decline to answer that ques-
tion." answered the prosecutor.
Last years scandal Is not new 70
me" he said. fright after the worlds
series Charles Comlskey came 20 me and
told me that he felt sure no had been
jobbed by sone of his payers. lie asked
me as n friend. not as an Official. to help
him get evidence against the crooked
players. lie said he would pay all the
expenses, and SO l sent one of my men
along with the team on their training
trip last spring. but we weren't able
then to get enough evidence to do any
thing"
Sure AtteII Was In Deal.
did tho players here say that Atteil
was In on IT." he was asked. and when
Informed that there was a strong intiina-
tion AT least, that the former puglist had
been involved, Mr.. Hoyne continued:
"well. he Is. all right. But I don't
think Arnold Hothsteln was In on =
Attell sent a representative TO ace me.
and I know he IL In on the deal. lie
has been fixing for years"
Are you sure Rothstein is innocent
os any participation In the fixing Of the
White Sox playersr'
IL did not say ! was sure" replied
Mr.. Hoyne. with wink. You never
can tell where this trail OF slime and
corruption Is going 10 lead you"
Just before the Grand Jury convened
this afternoon Charles III. Elston, As-
slstant Stato's Attorney Of Ohio. con-
ferred with Mr.. Hoyne and arranged Tor
fun cooperation between the special
Cincinnati Grand Jury and that now IN
eesslon in Cook county for the purpose
OF Kidding the national game of gam
, blers
Garry Hermann was the first Wit
ness before tho investigators. lie
brought with him affidavits from John
J. McGraw, manager OF the Giants
pitcher Ragan. Pitcher James Ring.
Greasy Neale and Christy Mathewsor,
former manager Of tho Cincinnati team.
Mr.. Herrmann's testimony concerned
recent performances In the National
League.
one Of the stories that he brought be-
fore the investigators concerned Hal
Chase and Lee Magee. former Cincinnati
PLAYERS. who bet against themselves IN a
game with Boston. They each rlaced
1900 on the Braves to win according 20
The evidence developed In HERMANN
investigation.
Magec hit n slow grounder 10 Raw
lIugs, Boston shortstop. The ball took q
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