The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-10
OFFER $4,000
FOR CAPTURE
OF MURDERER
Assassin Of Chicago Re-
porter Known, Say Police;
Papers Spur Hunt.
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BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 10-Pat Roche,
states attorneys investigator, and
Lieutenant William Cusack of the
Chicago police department an
nounced today that they knew the
murderer 81 Albert Lingle, Chicago
Tribune reporter, who was assassina-
ted Monday while EN- route to Wash
ington Park race track.
Roche and Cusack refused to re-
veal the name Of the slayer.
Roche said the killer was an ex-
convict, with several prison terms
in his record. Cusack said detective
squads were searching all haunts
where the murderer had been known
to stay.
The announcement quickened the
unparalleled hunt that was on for
the assassin who shot Lingle down
in the crowded Randolph street
subway, fled through the crowd and
escaped. Every agency of law en-
forcenent centered its efforts on
finding the assassin.
Lid Is Clamped Tight
The Id was clamped tight on the
hoodlum world today by the gang
sters themselves.
Speakeasies were closed and cur
tains were drawn over gambling re-
sorts in fear of police raids that
follow major murders.
Many gangsters were reported to
have left town fearful that false
move would bring a shower of po-
lice bullets.
Rewards for information leading
to the conviction of the slayer or
slayers of the reporter, who worked
eighteen years for the Tribune COW
ering the underworld, totaled $40, 900.
Of this amount the Tribune offered
$4,000. the Chicago Post $4,000, and
the Chicago Press Club $4,000.
Lfngle was known to have been
acquainted intimately with Scar
face AL" Capone, gang chieftain,
and was one Of the few men Capone
trusted.
The degree to which Capone had
confidence in Lingle was illustrated
when "Scarface Az refused when
he was being held in Jail during the
investigation of the murder of Will
liam McSwiggen, assistant states
attorney, to allow any one but
Lingle to bring him food, for fear
he would be poisoned.
The friendship between the re-
porter and Capone, who at one time
gave Lingle diamond studded belt
buckle, was known to have lesSened
after the gangster was released from
the Pennsylvania state penitentiary
some months ago.
Was Promised Interview
At that time Lingle had been prom
ised an exclusive interview with
Capone and was left empty-handed
at the prison gates when the gang
chief was taken secretly from the
penitentiary.
Lingle, who was 80 years old,
married and the father Of two chill
dren, was widely known among Chi
cago newspapernlen as Jake.
Born and reared on the west side,
where gangsters' haunts are nu-
merous, he became reporter for the
Tribune after several years of pay
ing professional baseball.
His knowledge OF gangland char
acters and activities, and his close
friendship with William J. Russell,
police commissioner, and nearly all
members of the force, made him
particularly valuable to his paper.
He acquired sufficient wealth to
permit his retirement, but continued
with the Tribune because "he loved
his work" it was said today in the
Tribune.
The paper attributed his financial
independence to his friendship with
Arthur Cutton, wealthy grain trader.
whose investment advice was freely
given Lingle.