Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
HOYNE GETS
FACTS IN NEW YORK

New York, Oct. 1.-Two New York
men whose names he would not disclose.
but who, he said. are neither baseball
men nor gamblers, voluntarily have
given to Maclay Iloyne. states attorney
of Cook county. H.. the sort of cor
roborative evidence needed to make a
strong case against the fixers of last
years world series.
This announcement was made by Mr..
I1oyne Just before he left this city to
conduct personally the investigation in
Chicago begun by his assistants In his
absence.
Mr.. Hoyne intimatcd that the evil
dence upon which the Cook county
grand jury had found the indictments
against eight of the White Sox players
and two gamblers might not prove suf-
ficient to gain 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 plny :
ers as printed in the newspapers. Mr..
Hoync will have to examine the court
and grand jury records to determine just
what value 1t will be toward the return
Of additional indictments. He intends
to place the information before the
grand jury Just as soon as he reaches
Chicago. The two men are willing to
testify. he said. -
Explaining his presence in New York,
Mr.. Hoyne said he had been working
up evidence for many months, but be
lieved it was not in sufficient shape to
seek the return of indictments, 80 In =
structed his assistants to rest while he
took a few days vacation. He came
here with his wife. arriving last Thurs =
day, and stopped at the Waldorf As
toria Hotel. lie intended to return to
Chicago on Tuesday, he said. but on
Monday the proceedings were started by
his assistants. lie was surprised, he
said. to sec what evidence had devel-
the proceeding. but added THE in =
vestigation 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 men
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 in the confessions OF
several of the players, nor from Ar.
mold Rothsten. He said he did no,
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.
Earlier in the day William J. Fallon,
counsel for Attell. said this in behalf OF
his client
"When this case first came up Abe
Attell was looked upon az a real biz
gambler. Now it SINNERS down and he
is nothing at all. And il he is indicted
by any chance he is perfectly willing to
go to Chicago, answer any questions
demand an immediate trial and be vim
dicatcd. as | am sure eventually he will
be vndicated. He will not stop to seek
vindication now by means of any state
ments in reply to attacks growing out
Of personal grievances.
when he goes to Chicago. If he il
called. he will be confronted by eight
different stories of eight different men
which ! do not believe will stand NJ
before jury. If they abandon Their
criminal proceedings in Chicago because
Of their inability to find law to cover
the situation, then Attell will make O
statement to vindicate himself squared!
before the public