Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-25 | Page 8 | Report States Dempsey Held

STATES DEMPSEY HELD HELDI I I Err Effort orL to Confirm Rumor of Grand J Jury Action Is Unavailing I I IAn An unconfirmed report from San I Francisco last night carried tho the statement state state- ment mont that Jack Dempsey champion heavyweight hl pugilist of the world and his manager Jack Jacl I had been made the defendants In true bills voted h 1 by members of oC the tho federal grand jury in San Francisco and would be bo Indicted in indicted Indicted In- In Friday Following Is the tho report report- San Ran Francisco Feb 24 True True bills I W were rc voted otel today against Jack lack Dempsey Demp Demp- SC soy sey heavyweight champion of or th the world and his manager Jack Kearns II by tho United States grand rand lury lury- In Indictments Indictments In- In will ho bo returned a against the accused men Friday when tho the Jury makes its final report to tIle the United States district court I letters The jur jury voted alter after hundreds of ot letters written b by Dempsey Dempse to his wife Maxine ine Dempsey Dempse and other othor documentary documentary tary evidence were placed before beCore tho the jur jury b by United States Attorney Annette Annette Annette An An- nette A A. A damns Adams ams As A a result of oC evidence e secured the grand jury began beg an Investigation ln of charges presented by the United States tates attorney that Frank Spellman a Lo Los Angeles eles promoter had perjured himself him self when he testified before that body when called a witness for the govern govern- ment mont The indictments which will be he return returned cd against Dempsey and his manager will be for tor conspiring to vio- vio late Into tho the selective service law and an indictment charging direct violation of this law laM s wife's Evidence The federal grand Jury jUr investigation of Dempsey was wnM tho result of ot charges made mado b by Mrs rs Maxine Marine Dempsey his di divorced dl- dl wife that at the time Dempsey secured deferred classification in the draft she was supporting him and he lie was not supporting her She Sho claimed to have havo letters written b by Dempsey to prove proc that he and others other conspired to evade e military service ice These charges were denied and Mrs Dempsey on Oil being being being be- be ing given an initial payment of oC 1500 signed an affidavit that her charges against ag Dempsey were ero not true Frank Spellman and Jack Kearns agreed to have Mrs Irs Dempsey Dempse appearS appear before Assistant United States Attorney Attorney S nc ney Thomas s and deny tho the charges sho she ha had hai made She appeared but upon examination by the federal prosecutor and government witnesses admitted she had been induced to mako make the af- af She then agreed to testify before the grand rand jur jury Efforts of oC the tho Associated Press last ni night ht to confirm the rumor proved una un un- un- un a availing Hing