The New York herald., 1921-01-24

bunch Of sneaking, reputation
blasting. cheap ball Mayors You
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Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The vigorous
prosecution which all baseball lovers
hoped to have meted out to the de-
bauchers of the 1919 worlds baseball
series of 1919 will never come to pass,
To-day 1t Is a memory-yes, 1t Is an
odor because the eighteen indictments
found by the Cook County Grand Jury
duplicating eight former members of
the White Sox team. two other former
bail players and three gamblers. are de-
cared by the States attorneys office
to be faulty.
1.-The indictments are lemon" de-
clared one of the assistant prosecutors
OF the States attorneys office to-day.
IF the case is ever set for trial, and
I don't think it will ever see the light
Of a criminal court calendar. the result
is inevitable; it will be acquittal for
the whole lot of them"
State Attorney Maclay Hoyne went on
record with the statement Immediately
after the indictments were voted that
he couldn't see where the alleged fix
ers'' had committed any crime. The
only man connected with the whole
affair who can hope to secure any re-
dress is President Comiskey of the
White Sox team. This can only be OBJ
tained through action in the civil courts
in the form OF damages against the
players who are alleged to have con-
spired to throw the 1919 series.
Continuing, the assistant prosecutor
said: 1.-THE indictments are Joke. and
rather than spend r. lot of the peoples s
money in trying case that is destined
to result in acquittal there Is strong
probability that before many weeks the
indictments will be stricken OFF the
calendar with leave to reinstate. Just
when they will be reinstated is prob
.lematcal."
Cases PigeonhOled.
For obvious reasons the name of the
attache Of the States Attorneys office
is withheld for the present. II can be
stated that he is one Of the confidential
advisers of Prosecutor Robert r. Grove,
the present States Attorney OF Cook
county, who recently defeated Maclay
Hoyne for reelection. 1t was during
the Hoyne administration that the al
legged "fxers" Of the 1919 world series
were Indicted.
Since the new administration took
Office several weeks ago there has been
no effort made by the States Attorney
10 compel the indicted men to furnish
bail The cases against the indicted
.'fixers" have been pigeonholed by the
States Attorney office.
Assistant State Attorney George r..
German, who Inherited the handling OF
the case when Prosecutor Hartley Rep
logic resigned with the change of adj
ministration, said this evening: Really
1 have been too busy with other matters
TO give the baseball scandal case much
OF my time.
"Don't you think the case of thirteen
baseball players and several gamblers
indicted for corrupting worlds series
6. case of Importance" Prosecutor Cor
man was asked.
1--WE must determine first whether
there is really strong case against the
indicted men," answered Mr.. German.
but they were indicted by Grand
Jury"
"Yes. indicted but convicting them is
another matter" replied the prosecutor.
Have Never Furnished BAIL.
''why is II that Abe Attell. Sport Sulli-
van of Boston, r. Brown of New YORK,
William Burns and Hal Chase, the men
who are alleged to have furnished the
worlds series OF 1919. have never been
required to furnish bail?"
They'll be here all right when we
send for them" Mr.. German answered..
us that regular court procedure to
allow these men TO run loose after they
have been convicted of criminal Of
fence?" State Attorney German was
asked.
II wouldn't start anything like that
uaf1
would be here when we wanted them.
/ have been in touch with all of them
through their attorneys. They promise
to be in Chicago on forty-eight hours
notice"
HAS the recent action of the Superior
Court of Los Angeles county In declar-
ing Il q mere breach OF contract to
throw ball game been responsible for
the lack OF interest I'm the White Sox
cases by your officer" Prosecutor Cor
man was asked
"In a way II has. I have been study
ing every angle OF the Los Angeles case
and comparing tho coast case with the
indictments drawn here duplicating the
White Sox players replied Mr.. Cor
man.
Have you asked the criminal court
TO get n date on its calendar to hear the
cases shortly?"
"I'm not ready TO ask date yet"
"Why the delay? The indicted men.
you say. are all willing to stand trial on
forty-eight hours notice?"
II want to have my case complete be-
fore i go to trial, and, besides. II will
e5tt a lot of money to try this case and
we must proceed with caution,s replied
Mr.. German.
Delaying the Case
But what is to be gained by delay
ing the case? The only evidence you
can possibly use against these men Is the
evidence OF witnesses who appeared be-
fore the Grand Jury that returned the
indictments
II understand the legal aspect OF the