Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30
TRIBUNE TO PUSH
| LINGLE INQUIRY
Paper in Editorial Recognizes
Reports Indicating Profits
From Gangs.

Ev fhF ASsoClbttu FlNos'
CHICAGO. June 30.-The Chicago
Tribune today, in both its editorial and
news columns. took definite cognizance
Of the sinister rumors that have at
tached themselves to the career of its
slam reporter, Alfred Jake Lingle.
It sets forth editorially, that the first
report OF the States attorneys investi-
gators. which goes into detail concern
ing the reporters finances would
indicate that Alfred Lingle was killed
because he was using his Tribune posi-
ton to profit from criminal operations
and not because he was serving the
Tribune as II thought he was"
Pointing out the developments re-
sulting from the investigation, the
newspaper says:
Takes Different Character.
Alfred Lingle now takes a different
chara cter. one in which he was un-
known 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 eloquent against him. He was not,
and could not have been a great re-
porter. His ability did not contain
these possibilities He did not write
stories. but he could get information
IN police circles 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 reporter,
even for racketeering reasons, as the
evidence indicates it may have BEEN
kR.a, h ~, knH ya1l h lob aNsTr,,
inality so long maintained about its
operations here. Sometime. somewhere
there will be hole found or made and
the Iingle murder may prove to be it,
The Tribune will work at is case upon
this presumption and with this hope.
It has gone into the cause in this fash
ion and its notice TO gangland is that 1t
is in for duration"
Picture Of Lingle Is Given.
In a news page story. under the sig
nature of Robert M. Lee, city editor of
the Tribune, a picture of Lingle as ne
appeared to his fellow workers is given.
This account states that Lingle was
understood to be well-to-do and not de-
pendent upon his SOS a week salary.
Eight years ago Lingle explained
that through the death of his father ne
had come into considerable money!" the
story said. 1T is true that the records
of the Probate Court since have reveal
ed that this estate was around $500
No one on the Tribune ever took the
trouble-before the murder-to look
into this estate and ascertain if. in fact
the fathers estate was large"
Lees story traced Lingle's large ac-
Guardianship. not only among gang
STEERS and police heads, but also among
lawyers, judges and financierS. The
GSnCCfnr fey 1T
upon at the time as necessary il Jingle
we're to be in position to report crop
erly and accurately the affairs in gang
land. In view of developments since
ms murder, the story points out, some
OF these acquaintanceships have taken
on different significance.
Report Is Detailed.
The report of the States ATTORNEYS
investigators. made public Yesterday,
vent into detail concerning Lingle's
money affairs as revealed by a survey
Of his banking accounts. 1t revealed
deposits running into many thousands
OF dollars, far in excess of his Tribune
salary.
The report did not indicate from
what source the money came, but said
every effort was being made TO find
OUT. sums running UP to several thou
sand dollars were loaned to Iingle.
according to the information the in
yestlgators obtained. by politicians and
oy men reputedly connected with gang
affairs.
The States attorneys report ex-
planned that no information as to the
actual progress of the hunt for Lingje s
slayer would be made public at This
time for fear of hamperinR the in
Vestigat1on. Raiders from the States
attorneys Office yesterday made a series
OF visits TO resorts near Burlington
WIS, In an unsuccessful effort to tran
James (Red) ForSythe, hunted as
Ilngles slayer. The officers believe
Forsythe was in the vicinity. but that
he was tipped of and escaped before
the raiders arrived. :.
As near as the financial statement
made public yesterday could reveal,
Llngle In the past two years, had an
income Of approximately $50, 900 a year.