The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
LINK TO DEATH
CASE CLIMAXES
VARIED CAREER
Four Other Murders Tied on
Ted GeiSking by Police
Charges.
ONCE GUARD OF MORAN
Always on Pay Roll of Some
Gang or HiiaCking Outfit
for Last Five Years.

Indianas most notorious hijacker
and gUnman, Theodore CTeO Gels
king, 81, a product of Terre Haute
and West Indianapolis, is the OBJ
iect of q. nationwide search today,
wanted as the alleged slayer OF AL
fred (Jake) Lingle, Chicago Trib-
une reporter.
He is believed to have escaped
from federal and Kentucky authori-
ties when three Of his pals we're ar
rested for hijacking 1000 pints Of
liquor from a rum runners truck
Saturday at London, Ky. The others,
all from indianapolis, are held.
.Geisking has worked out Of In
dianapolis for the last five years,
always, police say, on the pay roll
of some gangster or hijacking out
fit.
The hunt for him as Lingle's STAY
er started after tentative ioontifl-
cation of photos and Chicago po-
lice came to Indianapolis and be-
gan their search. indianapolis po-
lice, working with the Chicago in
vestigators, Immediately began to
harass known acquaintance Of the
gangster.
Talked With Cop
They drove the streets in police
cars and peered at hoodlums con-
gregating on west side streets.
Shortly before thew openly began
their search for the alleged muir
derer, a police officer was said to
have talked with Geisking on Bel
mont avenue.
This resulted in the district being
combed day and night. Bootleg
joints were closed and others were
closed voluntarily by bootleggers
who decided TO go fishing"
Geisking Is not liked by major
ity of the west side hoodlums and
booze sellers, although most Of
them have bought liquor from him
for years. He is the tough guy Of
the west side and most of his CO.
workers give him a wide berth.
Geisking lodged in and out of In
dianapolis while the search was on,
but is said to have spent most of
his time in a river camp near
Evansville. He never delivered the
liquor manufactured by him or his
gang, but made his trips to various
parts of Indiana to knock Off
loads.
All From Hijacking
Practically all the booze he
rought into indianapolis came
from hijacking raids he led police
believe.
Three weeks ago, several west
side bootleggers owed him for loads
brought before the search started
He told them he would return for
the money and that he wanted the
cash because he would be in a
hurry" He came through Indian
apolis a few days later, took the
money and disappeared, police
learned.
At the time of the Sayings Of
Lingle and Jack Zuta, Chicago gang
sters, Geisking was not in his fami-
liar haunts. 1t is alleged he made
the trip to Wisconsin and engineered
the Staying of Zuta because he was
thrown over" on the price for
shooting the reporter, zuta was al
legged to have offered him $4,000
for the killing, $4,000 of which was
paid.
Geisking also is wanted for the
killing of William Simons. Chicago
Board of Trade member, whose body
was found near his Kentland Qnd)
home several months ago. This was
believed to have been mistake
murder" Geisking having been hired
to murder an enemy of zuta.
Orlando Horton, 'lone wolf" boot
logger and hijacker, who was shot
near Lafayette, and Kentucky
Hall. who died of gunshot wounds