The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
STATES ATTORNEY
NDICTS ST. LOUIS
NJ EN- IN SCANDAL
Zork and Franklin Charged
With Organizing White Sox
Baseball Plot
BY Associated Press

Chicago, March 26.-CarI York, a
shirtwast manufacturer, and Benjamin
Franklin. both of st. Louis, where
charged today by officials of the state
attorneys office with being the organ
izers Of the alleged plot through which
Chicago White Sox players were said to
have thrown the 1919 worlds series to
Cincinnati
Announcement that these two men
would be formally accused. when
brought to trial, with engineering the al
legged deal was made by the states at
torney s-~office after indictments against
Is men, rrc1udng York and Franklin,
had been returned by the Cook county
grand jury. which today finished the
second investigation into the baseball
scandal.
Joseph ]. Sullivan, known in the east
as gambler; Lewis and Ben Levi, for
merly of Des Moines, Ia, and Abe Attell
were linked with Fork and Franklin by
the state officials in announcing the re-
suits OF the jury investigation.
Sullivan, officials said the evidence
showed, handled operations in the east,
the Levi brothers directed the alleged
conspiracy in the central west, with Des
Moines as headquarters, and Attell acted
as travelling agent.
The charges created a sensation in
baseball circles, for, although York
Franklin and the Levi brothers were
mentioned by witnesses before the first
grand jury which conducted its investi-
cation last fall none was indicted at
that time Sullivan and Attell were in
dicted then, however.
THOSE INDICTED
ZSrk, = Franklin, the Levi brothers and
David Zelzer, who is said to be we'll
known in both Des MONIES and San
Francisco, were indicted today.
In addition, the IS men indicted last
fall were reindicted. These men were
Claude Williams, Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jack
son, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg, Oscar
Felsch, Fred McMullen, Chick Gandil
Hal Chase, Joseph ]. Sullivan, Rachel
Brown, Abe Attell and Bill Burns.
Each man was named eight times in the
indictment and each indictment specified
three counts against them-conspiracy to
defraud, conspiracy and obtainins
money under false pretenses. Bond was
fixed at 5000 for each count for each
time man was named, making $500
Under the law this can be doubled and
the state announced that the men would
be required to put up $4,000 bonds.
The states attorney Immediately be-
gan preparation of extradition proceed
ings against the men indicted, but it is
not expected that the trial will come UP
before fall.
CkOWE'S STATEMENT
Robert f.. Grove, states attorney, in
discussing the naming of Fork anc
Franklin as the alleged fixers of the Sc
ries, said. 81 told you when we dropped
some of the baseball cases a few days
ago that the first investigation had been
bungled and that the real men behind
this conspiracy had not been indicted
We have handled this second investiga'
ton carefully and have not overlooked
a point When the case comes to tria
we will be ready. That is all 1 can say
now
The case against the men indicted last
fall collapsed recently when Mr.. Grove
dismissed proceedings against seven o.
the men and took the other cases off the
| court call. He declared then that cor
ruption of witnesses and improper han
ding of the case by his predecessor IN
office had made farce of the affair
and that it would he impossible to con-
Wet anyone with the evidence at hand
He asked six months delay, and Wher
this was refused, announced he woulo
drop the cases then, but would seek re-
indictment and eventually drive tht
guilty men out of baseball and into tine
penitentiary."
TRIAL MAY BE DELAYED
II is believed that he will delay thf
trial so that his agents will have time Is
procure additional evidence which M
says is available Men now are at worR
doing this, it was said.
The Levi brothers We're said by wit
nesses before the first grand jury tt
have made about $4,000 through the a.
Legged throwing of the series according