The Washington times., 1920-08-15
M'GRAW FINDS
MIND ABLANK
"Muggsy' Recalls Drinking
Several Quarts Of Rum,
and That's All.

NEW YORK, Aug. l5.--John J. Nc
GTaw, manager and part owner OF the
New York Giants. has broken MS ST
lence regarding his night at the LAMBS
Club last Sunday morning ana the IN
jury TO John c. Slavin. the actor, VINO
was known at the club and at the
Polo Grounds as one OF Mcdraws oes'
friends.
But the breaking OF that silence, In
spite of threats and demands OF DIS
triet Attorney Swami, only tended fur-
ther tosbecloud the manner In which
Slayin's skull was broken some time
after the baseball manager had left
the Lambs Club.
McGRAw HIT WITH BOTTLE.
McGraw's story. that he was hit
with a water bottle by "somepooy
during or after a fight with william
II. Boyd, an actor, at the cluo' ana
that he, McGraw. does not remember
anything that happened thereatter'
did not appear to satisfy Distric. ~
torney Swami yesterday Tor htter Az
sistant District Attorney onser re-
ported NcGraw's story to his chief' IL
was stated that the grand jury inves
tigation OF the affair set lot iueeuaS
would not be halted.
At 81. Luke's Hospital, whore SlaVin
has lain unconscious most OF the time
since last Sunday morning at O'Clock
when he was taken there by Winneld
LJgRett, former naval ofncer ana
member of the Lambs Club. and VIII
liam Meeehan, chauffeur or the TAXI
cab in which Slavin, Liggett ana NC
Graw rode from the club to McGraw
home. IL was stated yesterday that the
actor was improving steadily and that
he was able TO talk. SO far enorts 10
got SIayin to tell how he was hurt
brought forth only this reply:
~ don't remember anything
MILkMAN QUESTIONED.
Detective Love yesterday took to
the District Attorneys office the
milkman who had stated to acting
Captain Quinn, of the DetcctiVe
Bureau. that he saw two men push
SIsyin toward the taxicab which was
standing in front OF McGraw's nome
and that the actor tripped ana ieli'
After questioning the milkman az am.
Detectiye Love told reporters that ne
could not make public what mao oeeh
learned or the name of the mllkrhah'
Detective Love said Deputy AS
sistant District Attorney Mario, OF
the Homicide Bureau. VINO is IN
yestigating the case. had ordereo
that names of witnesses be witnheiu
for the present. Mario, when asked
to make the name public. said tnat
he was acting on INSTRUCTIONS iro''
the District Attorney.
The questioning of the basebali
manager yesterday was at the re-
quest Of McGraw. through DR.. WI
liam F.. Bender, physician Tor the
Giants. Friday, when service OF the
reouest subpoena could not be ac-
complished at the McGraw home. ano
when admittance of a county physl-
clan sent by Mr.. Swami to learn the
extent Of McGraw's reported injuries
was denied, the District Attorney an
pounced that he had made arrange
nrents to have the case presented 10
the grand jury on Tuesday.
WANTED TO TELL STORY.
When Assistant District Attorney
ITnger arrived at his office yesterday.
he found message from DR.. Bender
and Immediately telephoned TO the
nhys,cinn. DR. Bender told the
prosecutor McGraw wished the op-
portunity to tell his story and sh0H
why he had been unable to appear ~
the Criminal Court Building as re-
quested.
JTnger then went to the McGraw
apartment with Detective Love, Dr.
Frank Mcclure Tombs' physician; De-
tective Fitzpatrick, and stenog-
rapher. McGraw was in bed when
the delegation arrived. As they en-
tered the baseball managers bedroom
Unger asked:
How are you feeling"
lam feeling very WELL the prose-
cutor reports McGraw replied.
"Are you in any pain?" was the
next question.
now" was the answer. Unger told re-
porters.
MIND A BLANK, HE SAYS.
After the preliminary questions Nc
Graw was asked to tell what happened
Sunday morning.
INV mind is a blank" replied Nc
Graw, regarding what happened from
the time / was hit on the head with
water bottle at the Lambs Club.
One report had it that McGraw said
he was hit by somebody. Another
story was that he named Boyd as the
man who held or threw the bottle.
1t also was reported that McGraw
said that he drank seVerai quarts VI
whiskey at the Lambs Club the night
OF the fight, and that he did not know
what hit him until told 1t was carafe.
At the Lambs Club last night mem
hers we're indignant at the report
that McGraw had said he drank sew
eral quarts of whiskey at the club.
They still insist that the statement
given out the other day that there
40, M drinking at the club stands,