New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-06-30
Prohibition Enforcement Work to
Be Turned Over to Justice Officers;
State Cooperation Plan Is Urged
EDITORS
ATTACK Jingle
Admit Reporter Apparently in
Graft Organization

Chicago, June 80 Pt-The Chicago
Tribune today, in both its editorial
and news columns, took definite cog
nizance of the sinister rumors that
have attached themselves to the
career of its slain reporter, Alfred
(Jake) Lingle.
1t sets forth, editorially, that the
first report of the states attorneys
Investigators, which goes into detail
concerning the reporters finances,
would indicate that Alfred Lingle
was killed because he was using his
Tribune position to profit from Grim
inal operations and not because he
was serving the Tribune as it
thought he was"
Points Out Conclusions
Pointing out the developments re-
sulting from the investigation. the
newspaper says:
Alfred Lingle row takes a differ
ent character, one in which he was
unknown to the management OF the
Tribune when he was alive. He is
dead and cannot defend himself. but
many facts now revealed must be
accepted as eloquence against HIM.
He was not and could not have
been, a great reporter. His ability
did not contain these possibilities. He
did not write stories, but he could
get information in police circles.
X X The reasonable appearance
against Lingle now is that he was
accepted in the world Of politics and
crime for something undreamed of
in his office and that he used this
in undertakings which made him
money and brought him to his death.
* the murder Of this report
er, even for racketeering reasons, as
the evidence indicates it may have
been, made breach in the wall
which criminality SO long maintained
about it's operations here. Som etlme,
somewhere, there will be A hole
found or made and the Lingle muir
der may prove to be it. The Tribune
will work at its case upon this pre-
sumption and with this hope. 1t has
gone into the cause in this fashion
and its notice to gangland is that it
is in for duration"
Describes Reporter
In a news page story uhoer 'he
signature OF ROBERT NJ. Lee Guy
editor of the Tribune. a picture of
Lingle as he appeared to mis- fellow
workers is given. This account states
mat LAngle was UNDERSTOOD 10 De
"eii-'o-do ana not depehuehI upon
MS 900 a week salary
Eight years ago. llngIe explained
mat through the dea'h OIL MS la'her
ne hdn come lhIo cohsiuerdpie
money the story SAID II Is true
| mat lhe recofus oi me prona'e CUT
| nave since revealed that 'hls estate
was afouhd sooo' no one Oh the
| tribune even loon ing 'louoie-pe
Iore 'he III 10 tooh INTO inns
estate ana ascertain H. III 4aeI' 'He
Ia.i'ei estate was ,oi
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dcq uai ltaHcean'p' Hot oiliS aiioHs
SahsslerS ana ponce heads puI also
among lawyers JUICES anu
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d'iceSilip9 "cI9 iooh0u "poh aC 'he
tlilie as necessary IL Lihsie were 10
oe III q pos''ion 10 report properly
anu aceut d'e's 'iie affairs III gang
. ,d"u' III ne" u ueNelopi''ents SINCE
HIS hIuiuei' III" s'olS points ouI,
SOME Oh tHeSs dcq udin'dhceshl
nave 'aheli oH uiiie'eh' s'iIli-
ce''ee'
"Nee Dot-1''s vi Liie
Inc report Vi 'le s'ate attorney
'nNe9tlsalorS' mace puoilc yesterday
went INTO de'di' concerning Linsle
money AFFAIRS as reSeaieo o9 sur
Nes OF ms pahhihs accounts IL re-
Nealed oepositS running INTO many
.iousanuS Oh dolIars' lar III excess Oh
MS lrloune salary
ne report olo not lhdlcate from
"hat source the money came, but
INC, h out. sums running up 10 several