The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-16

of Muncie; the bride of John Gau-
ley, one of the trio captured near
London, who was AdelLle Chaplin,
formerly of 80 South Harris street,
and Stanley Truls of South Bend.
Harris is being held for further
investigation, while Mrs. Geisking
and Mrs. Gauley were released on
bond. and were believed to have
come north from Louisville.
Losey said this morning that Chi
cago authorities doubtless will try
to extradite Geisking to Illinois for
investigation, and probably trial on
the Lingle murder.
Accused in Zuta Killing
The Indiana state policeman
added he wanted Geisking on
several charges, for completely in
the Rising Sun Jail break of about
ten weeks ago, automobile banditry.
robbery, vehicle taking, and several
other counts.
Besides the Lingle murder, GeiS-
king is accused as the gunman who
slew Jack Zuta, notorious Chicago
gangster, in a Wisconsin summer
resort dance hall q few weeks after
Lingle was killed.
Chicago police say Zuta hired
GeiSking to murder Lingle, and
himself was slain when he failed
to pay half of the $4,000 price for
the job.
Geisking Silent on Crimes
Geisking also shot and killed VIII
liam Simons, former Chicago Board
of Trade broker, near his farm home
at Kentland, Ind, by mistake, after
zuta hired him to kill rival racke-
teer, the Chicago authorities declare.
Questioned by Losey today, Gels
king was silent on the crimes with
which he is accused, except the Ris-
ing Sun jail delivery, in which Losey
said he admitted participating.
Insistent in his claims that he was
Harris, not Geisking, the accused
man startled when Losey walked
into the room in which he was be-
ing Intercepted.
Brother Now in Prison
well, Ted, you didn't make good
that promise of yours, did your"
Losey smiled.
Nope" the suspect answered.
Geisking and his brother, Alex.
now serving a prison sentence in
Indiana, both threatened to shoot
it out with Losey on sight.
After the hijacking and gun
battle near London Saturday night,
Geisking's three pals tried to cover
up his whereabouts by telling police
he Tas the man who escaped and
whom police believe they wounded.
The trio, Gauley, alias John Ora
ham; Robert Ruddell of South
Bend, alias Vickers, and Dave
Hodges, alias Babe Sheets, this
morning were taken from jail IN
London to Jackson, KY, for hearing
before a United States commits
sioner, probably on liquor charaes'
Fourth Man Hunted
Meanwhile. hunt went on thrVss
the Kentucky and Tennessee hilss
for the fourth man, unidentified.
Geisking's history, preceding the
Lingle shooting, is one Of crime.
hijacking, rum running, banditry
and assassination, according to In4
diana state police and local author
tiles in Indianapolis and Terre
Haute.
It is alleged he has been a u5ex@
cenary killer numerous times, and
as such entered a crowded pedes.
TRAN subway in Chicago June Q 70
fire a revolver bullet into Lingle's
head.
Lingle's death caused complies
reorganization of the Chicago police
department, shutdown of many
speakeasies and gambling resorts,
and ipstigated a concerted drive
against the underworld, a drive that
has been gathering momentum ever
since.
Operated in Many Sts4ee
Interest in the Lingle murder "
self has e5bed slowly until the Kens
lucky developments caused news.
papers tn issue extra editions and
authorities TO admit that Geisking
was sought as the actual killer.
Photographs Of him, they said
had been identified by several witt
nesses as that of Lingle's slayer, and
word from stool pigeons indicated
that he was ar underworld mer-
cenary, ready to perpetrate any
crime for pay.
He was reported TO have oper.
ated in North Carolina, Kentucky
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
J Tennessee, chiefly in the role Of q
hiiacking captain.