The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-01
Associated Press Dfspatchl

Associated Press Dispatchl
Chicago, September S0.-Positive
assurance was given today that OBJ
jections of States Attorney Maclay
How're will not interfere with the
Cook county grand jury investigation
Ento the 100000 worlds series base
ball scandal
Chief Justice Mcdonald, who order
ed the inquiry, will issue statement
| later in the day answering Mr..
Hoyne's declaration, that the actions
of the grand jury have been illegal.
Henry H. Brigham, foreman Of the
grand jury, was frank in his state
ment that the investing would con-
tinue. SO -...
| Thresh Out Matter.
I'VE are well on our way in thresh-
ing out this matter and We intend to
30 right along with it." Mr.. Brigham
said. ....-.
| Today is the last of the jury on rou.
tine affairs. It is expected that to-
morrow il will be impanelled as
special body. No base ball session"
was scheduled for today. However,
| 1t was reported that two other base
ball players-members Of the Chica-
go White Sox-have been egotiating
to tell what they know of the worlds
series plot and 1t is believed the grand
jury viii make some kind of an ar
rangement to care for this conting
ency II the players desire to con-
fess. -"
0andiI Denies Charge
Fort Worth, Tex. September 3d.
In brief statement to a, newspaper
man from his hospital room at Luf-
kin, Texas, Chick Gandil later last
night said there was nothing to the
stories about a baseball graft and
| bribery so far as he knew"
| Gandil caid he would make detail
ed statement as soon as he was able.
for appendicitis.
Gandil had returned to Lufkin, his
old home, to reside and manage a
semi professional ball tram.
Winnings Were Large.
New York, September 30.-The gam
blers made at least s250.000 as a re-
suit of bribing members Of the Chi
cago American baseball team in the
1919 world series, said a statement
made here today by Abe Attell.. the
former featherweight champion, whose
name has frequently been mentioned
in connection with the Chicago in
vestigation.
There Is a matter mind who oper-
ated the entire scheme" said Attell.
"Of course; he was assisted by sew
eral others. His names and their
names / know. but do not care to
reveal them at the present time. Later
I shall give names and particulars"
Cannot Believe Stories.
Houston, Tex, September 30.-"It is
impossible for me to believe that joe
' Jackson and Williams have said
what the newspapers credit them
with saying" said "Chick" Gandi1
this morning In a statement issued a.
the hospital in Lufkin, Texas, where
he is recovering from An operation.
, Will Demand Proof.
IF Williams has given out such 8
1 statement, he has been untruthfu
4 proving this stuff wnen I can get on
of the hospital" Gandil continued. II
is not going to be necessary for an.
one to come down here after me t,
: get me back to Chicago, for that 4
d where I am going just as soon as m,
physician will allow me to.
II want to clear my name Of sucl
scandal as I expect to stay with tn
game for some time yet even thoug
[ have said once before that wa
= through with organized baseball"
When Gandil read the Statement
declaring him to be the go-betwee
- of the 1919 world series gamblin
II conspiracy, he declared that is a Ii
: and the perpetrator shall have a
d opportunity to show his hand. / hav
/. never been guilty Of anything lik
e this, further more, and / am not tn
;. one who engineered the frameup
q there was one.
5. Gandil promised a further state
| ment and declared he would fight tn
issue to finish.
Will Continue Work.
Judge McDonald's statement fol
k lows: "The investigation in the base
ball scandal is to continue withor
= INTERRUPTION, the grand jury becom
= ing a special grand jury. The indict
T. ments will. be returned in the regula
:, way The report that the states al
). torney Is not working on hamony
s. unfounded. Perfect harmony prevail
and the work of the grand jury is Pre-
"a pressing.
"a There is no question about the la
a having been violated, that there We
~ conspiracy entered into In the Wal
" ner Hotel in Chicago to do an illeg
act, and those guilty will be attende
to. =.
ID I'm case others appear before IL
or grand jury and waive immunity, the
l. will be subject to prosecution the san
l. as those who do not appear. They sig
&c written waiver before they testif
Id If we find that they have helped Il
state the slntence to be melted out
these, persons is something which w
be taken care of when the time come
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne
~ expected back soon and he may ha
in some valuable verification to give t
grand jury when he arrives"