New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
McCraw: Starts
U. S. Agents ON
Trail of Lambs
Baseball Manager Will Be
Asked to Give More
Detailed Story About
Alleged Whisky Purchases
Police Threaten Inquiry
Statement That Actor Boyd
Used Bottle in Fight
MayUndergo Investigation

There may be a Federal inquiry in
to the assertion by John j. McGraw,
manager and part owner of the Giants,
that he bought whisky at the Lambs,
August s. prior to the injury of his
friend. John c. Slavin, in front Of Nc
Graw's home that morning and po-
lice inquiry into Mr.. McGraw's account
of his encounter with William H..
Boyd at the Lambs. McGrfw's state
ments were made Saturday. when As
on him to ask If he knew how Slavln
suffered a fracture of the skull.
1t was learned yesterday that James
s. Shevlin. state supervisor of pro-
hibition enforcement, took a keen in
terest in the whisky purchases Nc
Graw said he made at the Lambs and
intended to send some of his agents to
get more detailed information from
the baseball man to-day.
Three Brands Named
Officers of the Lambs have declared
ali along that if McGraw or any one
else got whisky there it was through
the unauthorized act of some club en-
ployee. Several days ago a clerk en-
ployed at the club was arrested at the
back door charged with trying to
smuggle out several cases of whisky
and wine to a taxicab he had engaged.
"Old Grandad," "Midvale" and Nell
vile" are among the names that Nc
Graw told Mr.. Unger were on the bot
ties of whisky he bought at the Lambs.
He told the prosecutor that he bought
other brands also, but could not re-
member the names.
Detectives of the West Tooth Street
police station, who had been going over
the statement made by McGraw,
thought there might be an investiga-
ton of the story he told of his fight
with Boyd.
This encounter already has been the
subject OF inquiry by the house com
mttee of the Lambs. 1t was announced
at the end of the inquiry that McGraw
had mistaken Boyd for some one else
against whom he had grudge of long
standing and that his words and actions
were such that Boyd had no recourse
save to fight. There was no hint in
the findings of the committee that
Boyd used anything except his fists in
dicciplnng his fellow Lamb.
Lambs Maintain Silence
Silence concerning the whole affair
was preserved at the. Lambs yesterday
in accordance with the advice given
members refrain from discussing "the
private affairs of the club" Mr. Boyd
made no reply to the statement of his
late opponent concerning the alleged
use of water bottle In his original
statement to the police Mr.. Boyd de-
clared that McGraw was the aggressor
in their fight.
In addition to the other investiga-
tons that may grow out of the Sun
day morning activities of McGraw and
his friends last week, District Attor
ney Swami intends to have the grano
jury take up the matter tomorrow.
The condition of Slavin, whose un-
accountable fracture of the skull in.
spired official curiosity in the first
place, was practically unchanged. i,
was said yesterday at St. Luke's Hos.
pital. 1t is not thought likely that
he will be in shape to be questioned
before tomorrow as to the events tina,
took place when he helped escor
McGraw home and the manner in which
he received the injury to his head.