The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-09
THREE GROUPS
Join IN SMASH
AT GANGLAND
Chicago Police, Churches
and New Grand Jury
Push Inquiries.
COP CAPTAINS GRILLED
Law Link With Underworld
Will Be Investigated by
Commissioner.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, July 9.-Three dis
tinct sweeping" investigations, all
intended to "rid Chicago of crime" !"
and all resulting from the subway
murder of Alfred (Jake) Lingle,
Tribune reporter, moved steadily
onward today toward the common
goal.
The investigations were in the
hands of the police, the churches,
and new grand jury, which States
Attorney John A. Swanson has an
nounced will investigate thoroughly
not only the Lingle murder, but
alleged racketeering by newspaper
men and alleged alliances between
crime and politics, as well.
A fourth investigating body, the
special board Of strategy" headed
by Charles Rathbun, Tribune attor-
ney, confined its activities to track
ing down Lingle'S slayer.
Police Captains Quizzed
Every police captain in the city
was drawn into active participation
in the already furious attack upon
the underworld, when acting COM
missioner John H. Alcock Tuesday
night issued demand that by July
20 every one Of them give to him
a written report detailing his knowl-
edge Of any collusion between po-
licemen and gangSterS.
"The general impression of the
public is that an alliance exists be-
tween members of the police de-
partment and racketeers and gang
sterS and it is my intention to get
the facts on the subject" Alcock
stated in his blanket order.
Overshadowing other develop
ments in the Lingle and associated
cases was controversy between
the st. Louis Star and Swanson
over the promised appearance of
Harry T. Brundidge, Star reporter,
before Swanson's new grand jury.
Brundidge to Appear
Brundidge, who wrote stories
charging that other newspaper men
than Lingle were engaged in
racketeering, is expected to come
here voluntarily Thursday to appear
before the grand jury and explain
his accusations.
Swanson, however, wants to talk
to the reporter before Brundidge
goes before the grand jury. The st.
Louis Star believes no such pre-
liminary interrogation is necessary.
Since Brundidge was out of the
jurisdiction of a Cook county sub
pena, it appeared likely his wishes
will be acceded to and Swanson an
nounced that if necessary the pre-
liminary questioning will be elm
mated.
Swanson previously had announced
that if he decided Brundidge'S
charges lacked foundation, he would
not ask the reporter to testify.
The third investigation body, the
Chicago Church Federation, had be-
fore it warning that some rack
eteering might be found within its
own organizations and in profess
sional uplift and reform move
ments.
Churches Are Warned
This waning was made by Alder
man Arthur F. Albert at the first
Investigation which resulted from
the Lingle Staying.
Albert toid the church committee
that Mayor Thompson was being
sold down the stream" and that
Samuel Ettelson, corporation coun-
sell, was tEle city's invisible mayor"
He named the Better Government
Association, which is headed by the
Rev. E. j. Davis, former state super
lntendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, as the only reform organ
ization he knew of against which
racketeerrg charges could be made.