Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-26

RETURNED IN
BASEBALL CASE
Eighteen Men Named; Eight
Indictments Against
Each Man.
GROVE SAYS TRIAL
MAY BE DELAYED
Penitentiary Sentence For
Guilty Men, Declares
Judge.

AoA ~ -AOui INDUCEMENTS naming
eighteen men were returned by the
Cook county grand jury as a result
OF the second investigation into the
alleged throwing of the 1919 world
series to Cincinnati by Chicago White
Sox players. Eight separate indict-
ments against each person were re-
turned.
The indictments named the thir-
teen men indicted at the first inves-
ttgation and also five men charged
with taking part in arranging the al
legged conspiracy. ar
These men were Carl Fork and Ben
FRANKLIN of st. Louis; Ben and Louis
Levi, said to be from Des Moines, and
David Zelzer, address unknown.
Men Re-indicted.
The men, ,re-indicted were:
Eddie Cfcotte, pitcher, who con-
fessed to receiving $4,000 to throw
games.
Claude Williams, pitcher, who con-
fessed to receiving $4,000.
Joe Jackson. outfelder, who con-
fessed to receiving $1,000.
Fred McMullin, utility infielder.
Chick Gandil, first: baseman.
Swede Risberg, shortstop.
| Oscar, Felsch. outfielder.
l. Buck Weaver. third baseman.
Hal Chase. former major league
First, basaman.
Bill Burns. former major league
pitcher. 81 . ..s. ~
Abe Attell. once champion feather
weight fighter.
Rachel Brown. alleged gambler.
Joseph j. Sullivan, alleged gam
bier.
Joseph J. Sullivan, alleged gam
bier. s... ="
Cases We're Dismissed.
The cases against Cicotte, McMul-
lin. Jackson. Felsch. Risberg. Weav-
err and Williams recently were dis
missed by the state on the grounds
that there was insufficient evidence
available to convict. The cases
against the other men indicted last
fall were taken off the court call
Each indictment today contained
three counts charging conspiracy to
defraud. obtaining money under false
legal act. Bonds were fixed at $4,000
for each indictment or $4,000 for
leach man.
Robert f. Grove. states attorney,
announced after the indictments were
returned that he already had started
extradition proceedings against the
men named and that every effort
would be made to apprehend them at
once.
There will be no jokes about this
Investigation and no dropping of
charges brought in these indict-
ments." said Mr.. Grove. I'VE have
proceeded carefully, made sure of
every legal detail and we will not miss
our mark-which is penitentiary SEN
tences for the men who are guilty.
! May Start at Once.
! Mr.. Grove refused to say when the
men might be brought to trial but in.
dicated that the trial would not start
! Immediately.
! When the proceedings against the
seven players were dropped recently
Mr.. Grove said that the 'frst inves-
i tigation had been bungled and it
would take six months to prepare
! iconvicting evidence"
I 1t was necessary to indict the men
immediately as the statute Of limita
the alleged act is committed. 1t is
believed that the indictments were
returned Immediately for this reason
and that trial will be postponed for
several months in order to give the
state time to gather new evidence.
Officials in the states attorneys
Office said the evidence on which the
| lnQlcLnentS IN the DaSeDaIl case were
voted today showed that Carl Zork
and Ben Franklin organized the al.
legged game throwing plot, tina,
Joseph J. Sullivan handled the or.
ganization work in the east and that
:. Abe Attell acted as travelling agent
| The Levi brothers were said by wit.
nesses before the first grand jury tc
i have made about $4,000 through the
alleged throwing of the series. ac.
cording to officials in the states at.
| troney's office.
1t also was made known that the
new indictments charge the defend
ants with defrauding the White So1
players not in the plot out of ap.
tproximately $4,000 each-the differ.
ence between the winners and loser.
share in the series receipts.
PRINCE USES ATRPLANE.
! Athens, March 25.-William B
Leeds Jr., II year old son OF Princes
Anastasia OF Greece, formerly Mrs
William B. Leeds of New York. arrived
here today by airplane from France t.
join his mothet. who recently under
went a serious operation.