Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-02

OHlCAGO, Sept. SU.-W nile MEM
bers of the Chicago National league
team were leaving the baseball park
at Joliet, Ill, after an exhibition
game this afternoon, one man of a
crowd which surged about their au-
tomobile slashed Charles Buck
Herzog three times with knife,
shouting:
Here are some of those crooked
Chicago ball players"
HerZog was cut across the palm
of the right hand. on the left arm
and the left leg. but his wounds
were not considered serious. The
cuts were dressed by the Cubs train
er and he returned to Chicago with
the team.
One man leaned to the running
board of the automobile, shouting a..
the Cub players and Herzog knocked
him off the step, leaning out the
door to push him, away. A second
man rushed through the crowd and
attacked Herzog with a knife, but
others in the crowd quickly inter
vened and cleared a path for the
Cubs machine.
uerzog was one of two players
mentioned by j. c. "Rube" Benton,
Of the New York Giants, at the start
Of the grand jury baseball inquiry
here, as having attempted to bride
him to throw a baseball game"
Herzog was exonerated of all blame
by President Heydler, of the Ma
ticnal league, in his statement be-
fore the grand jury, Heydler pro-
when he testified.
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.-Further in
vestigation of the Chicago White Sox
worlds series scandal was temper
arily delayed today. as word was re-
ceived from Maclay Hoyne, states
attorney, now in New York to hold
up proceedings until his return. The
grand jury also has completed exam
nation of witnesses on hand. and are
awaiting the arrival of other base
bail players and sportig celebrities
who have been summoned.
An official statement to the grand
Jury from Happy Felsch was ex-
pected soon. He is understood to
have "confessed' his share in the
throwing of the 1919 worlds series
yesterday to newspaper men. Eddie
Cicotte, in his statement to the
grand jury. said Felsch got $4,000 for
his share in the alleged conspiracy,
but the statement credited to Felsch
yesterday said that only one misplay
could have been charged to him in
ball, was unintentional.
Doubts Seriousness Of oRense
Statements published here today
credited to States Attorney Hoyne
quoted him as expressing doubt
whether any serious legal offense
was committed by the White Sox
players, named in the confessions OF
Cicotte, Claude Williams and Joe
jackson before the grand jury and
the statement madeb y Oscar Felsch
to newspapers.
Il am uncertain" Mr.. Hoyne is
quoted as saying, whether any
crime has been committed"
The statement said Mr.. Hoyne held
that the only charge under which
they might be prosecuted was that
OF gambling or conspiracy to gamble
misdemeaLor in Illinois.
Differ With Eoyne
sources close to Judge Mcdonald
In charge of the grand jury, said
the court had decided to reapDoint
the jury as a special body and in.
struct it to continue it's work. A
special prosecutor may be appointed
Ii
The grand jurys regular term was
to expire today.
Several attorneys interested in the
investigation issued statements il
which they differed widely from Mr.
Hoyne's statement that the White
Sox players alleged to have uset
Crooked baseball in the 1919 world
series could not be prosecuted.
Alfred Austrian, attorney fol
Charles Comiskey, owner of the
White Sox, quoted the Illinois con
spiracy statute, which provides:
eff two or more persons conspirt
together with the fraudulent and ma
Iicious intent wrongfully and wicked
~ to injure the person. character
of business, or employment, or prop
erty of another-shall be deemed
guilty Of a conspiracy"
Mr.. Austrian declared the mer
could be prosecuted under this stat
denied the implication contained il
Mr. Hoyne's statement as published
here, that the investigation was
started by enemies of Mr.. COmiskey
to ruin the White Sox chances fol
winning the pennant this year.
Urges National Law
Mr.. Austrial announced he was
asked by representatives of The
states attorneys office and Judg'
Mcdonald if Mr.. Comiskey desired
to postpone the investigation unit
after the close of the present base
ball season.
"I told them that Mr.. Comiske!
to play a single game with buncl
of players he knew to be crooked
He also informed them he coult
produce evidence Warrantlng lndict
ments and the next day the confes
sion of Cicotte was made. 1t wa
son and Williams: .--.
All hope of any further contesslon
has been lost through Mr.. HoyneI
statement, Mr.. Austrial said. Ne
gotiations already had peen open zen :
voted to tell all they knew, he as
Assistant States Attorney Hartle,
RepIogle issued a statement urSlh'
that congress pass a law maKlng9 l
illegal for any one to offer a Drip
to a baseball player VINO pays u
Giant Players to Be Called
John j. McGraw, manager or TN
New York Giants, who was examined
by the grand jury. yesterday: Ie1t 10 10
turn Tuesday with Benny Kauff an'
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