The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-08
BRAND GUNMAN
HIRED Slayer
OF JAKE Jingle
St. Louis Gangster Taken
: Back IN Hiding After
Charge Is Made.
ARRESTED ON DEC. Fl
Accuse Leo V. Brothers
at Dramatic Farley
With Press.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-Leo v. Broth
erS was spirited back into hiding
today by the county authorities who
introduced him to Chicago news
papermen in dramatic meeting at
midnight as the man who killed
Alfred J. Lingle, underworld re-
porter for the Chicago Tribune.
Having parted the curtain of
secrecy surrounding the case long
enough to reveal the first major
result of their amazing man hunt,
the authorities. again instituted the
strict censorship that has kept the
Lingle case in the realm Of rlunor
almost seven months.
Meanwhile the United Press
learned that the 31-year-old St.
Louis gullnlan, after being held
incommunicado since his arrest
Dec. q, probably would be charged
with the Lingle murder some time
today. If this action is taken he
will be arraigned Friday and held
for indictment by the grand jury.
Identified by Witnesses
Nine witnesses, without reserva-
ton, have named the 6-foot blonde
with the steady blue eyes as the
man who shot Lingle in the back
of the head in an Illinois Central
pedestrian subway on last June 9.
Although the shot that killed
Lingle may have touched off the
series of gang murders which has
occurred here since June, the wit
nesSeS were said to have accused
Brothers without qualification or
hesitation.
John A. Swanson, states attorney,
indicated today that several other
persons who saw the subway muir
der would be given a chance to
look at Brothers before his case is
given to the grand jury.
Brothers arrest was announced
early today at dramatic meeting
according to carefully prearranged
plans
Newspaper men were summoned
by telephone to the Lingle board of
strategy's" skyscraper' offices. They
waited in a corridor until arrange
nents had been completed inside.
Silent to Questions
Seated in a corner of one Of the
offices, guarded by a detective, was
Brothers. The newspaper men took
chairs facing him.
Gentlemen" Pat Roche, state
attorneys investigator, announced
with dramatic gesture toward
Brothers. This is the slayer of
Jake Lingle."
Brothers stared steadily across a
table, his misty blue eyes urlwaver-
Ing, his attitude one of repose. The
reporters attempted to question
him, but he pressed his lips firmly
together.
Where were you on June e-the
day Lingle was slain?" the reporters
asked. Brothers did not answer.
Roche was beSieged with uues-
tons, but he waved toward Detec-
tive Michael Casey to take Brothers
away before he and Swanson we're
ready to answer.
Hours Taken in Narrative
Then Swanson and Roche began
the narrative of Brothers arrest.
Hour after hour passed, but still
the story continued. Reporters
came and went, but Roche and
Swanson remained, supplying de-
tails of the original sketch. It was
6 a. m. before they paused for
breakfast.
Brothers, posing as Leo Bader, a
motion picture operator since
Llngle's- death, was arrested through
a woman's quick-witted scheme in
his south side apartment Dec. q.
and has been held secretly, without
charge, in hotel room, while in
veSt1gators piled up evidence against
him.
Girl Aids in Capture
Roche's former secretary, Miss
Rose HuebSch, who occupied an
apartment across from Brothers.
supplied the ruse, faxed telephone
call, that tricked Brothers out of his
apartment, after investigators had
watched it all night, and caused his
seizure without a blow.
Except for the announcement
that Brothers, a tall, powerful.
blonde, curly-haired man, was a
hired assassin, the motive behind the
Lingle murder was unannounced, if
known, and the results that have
been obtained we're kept as secret
as his arrest had been.