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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Jingle DEATH
TRAP PICTURED
BY WITNESS
That's Killer There Says
Chef, Pointing Out
Leo Brothers.
TELLS OF MANS FLIGHT
Claims He Saw Suspect
Lettering Near Subway
Before Staying.
BY WILLIAM E. HALLBERG
United Press STAFF Correspondeut

CHICAGO, March 25.-The death
trap into which. Alfred J. Lingle
walked last Jure 8 was described
at Leo V. Brothers murder trial
today by Otto Svoboda, a chef and
herb tonic salesman.
/ Svoboda, one of the states chief
witnesses. testified he was in front
Of the Chicago public library at
/ the entrance to the Michigan bou-
levard pedestrian tunnel where
Lingle was killed by a gunman who
/ escaped in the crowd.
/ Svoboda said he saw Brothers
/ lettering near the entrance Of the
/ subway before the murder and saw
him run out after Jingle was shot.
The witness pointed out Brothers
as the man he saw run from thu
entrance Of the subway after Lingle
was killed. 1t was the second such
Identification advanced by the state
That's He Over There
Svoboda added that he saw two
men lettering near the subway en-
trance.
Later one of them ran from the
tunnel, he said, hesitated on gaining
the street as if trying to decide
which way to go, and then disap-
peared west in Randolph street.
"a policeman started running
after him." Svoboda said, but ]
didn't see what else happened"
ran had two peculiar spots" on the
side of his face. At Assistant States
Attorney G. Wayland Brooks re-
quest the chef pointed out
Brothers.
That's he over there behind that
gray-headed man." Svoboda de-
clared. Hes the one I saw at the
entrance waiting, and then run
ming away"
Kept in Chicago for Trial
Svoboda said he had a Job ar
ranged outside Chicago after the
Lingle murder, but remained here
selling herb tonic because Pat Roche
investigator for the states attorneys
office, didn't want me to leave"
Svcboda was asked If he "got any
money out of this case"
Some, " he replied; mot much
He said he made trips to Louis
vile, KY, and Terre Haute. Ind.
with guard" to view suspects.
and that all his expenses were paid.
Without reference to the motive
for Lingle's Staying, the state.
through Warren Williams, former
Michigan City Qnd.) policeman.
pointed out Brothers Tuesday as the
man who ran from the tunnel after
Lingle was killed.
Defense Shakes Evidence
Clark Apologize, Kentucky race
track follower, was summoned to
testify that he and his wife were
close behind Lingle, heard the shot
fired and saw Brothers turn, toss
away gun, and run from the ttln-
mel.
Daniel Mills, cab driver, was
called to describe the slayer's flight
through heavy traffic and to iden-
tify Brothers as the fugitive.
Some Of the value Of Williams
testimony was lost when he admit
ted on cross-examination that ever
since the Lingle Staying he has been
employed by the states attorneys
office as a special investigator in
the case and has been paid about
$4,000. At the time of the killing
he was unemployed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

be real good, Virginia had back to Washington
And the box has been buried there ever since.
DUT Virginia hadn't forgotten
- The other day. she wrote with much labor letter
to Peggy Ann telling her where to find the treasure
And when Mrs Hoover left Tuesday to help Peggy Ann
celebrate her birthday Blue Brar cottage she carried
along explicit directions.
So there's going to be major digging around Blue
Briar cottage pretty and who knows-naybe Peggy
Ann going to have the dainty that elves like best for
desert at her birthday dinner II
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NURSE Is SLAIN; HUNT
LEGISLATORS RICH SON

and worth considerable money in
his own right, was quoted as in
sisting that two armed highwaymen
killed the blonde nurse while at
tempting a criminal attack.
Police of several eastern states
engaged in hunt for Hathaway
today.
Hathaway is wanted on charge
of numbering his girl friend of a few
weeks, a warrant having been is
sued by Judge Max Levy in New
port Or. T. di-1~iet court last eve
ming.
Attorney General McLyman ques-
toned Calvin for two hours. 1t was
to Calvin that Hathaway went with
graphic story of how two armed
men had held I'D f''-> ---~' MI Rus
sell while they sat in his parked
automobile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
LIQUOR CASE
FIXING LAID
TO CITY HALL
Politicians Nephew Freed
by Jury; incomplete
Evidence Charged.
START OFFICIAL PROBE
Rum Destroyed, Police Are
Silent on Beverage
Quality.

Rumor that political pressure
from the city hall helped Fix g
liquor case that resulted in &C
uuittal of the defendant by a Grim
inal court jury, was being probed
today in an effort to clear up
suspicious circumstances surround
ing the case.
Investigation was started several
days ago when Criminal Judge
Frank P. Baker wrote letters to
Police Chief Jerry Kinney and
safety board members suggesting
they investigate charges that three
policemen weakened in their tes-
timony" when the case was heard
in criminal court.
Although Chief Kinney told the
safety board Tuesday there was
not sufficient evidence against the
officers to warrant charges it was
learned today by The Times that
certain city officials we're interested
in the case from the start.
Nephew of Politician
This interest is said to arise from
the fact that the defendant, Will
liam Harrington, tried for transpor-
tation of liquor, is a nephew of Ber-
nard Kelly, city hall custodian and
Democratic precinct committeeman
of the Seventh. precinct, Thirteenth
ward.
Kelly, formerly was connected
with the city controllers office, said
today Harrington is my nephew
but I haven't had anything to do
with his case"
When told of the connection,
Charles r. Myers, safety board
president, declared, 81 didn't know
the man was relative of Kelly"
Further Probe Slated
Further investigation into the case
will be made at a safety board meet
ing Tuesday when the officers,
Jacob Hudgins, Dulin Judd and AL
exander Dunwoody, VINO arrested
Harrington, will appear along with
deputy prosecutors.
The board also has asked Munic-
ipal Judge Clifton B. Cameron, who
first heard the case and turned it
over to the grand jury, to appear
and explain what is alleged to have
been a mistake in ordering destroyed
liquor which could have been Used
as evidence in the case. Cameron
dismissed a speeding charge against
Harrington.
High point in charges that testi-
mony in the case was weakened,
hinges on the fact that the police
officers would not tell the jury that
the liquor was fit for beverage pur-
poses" Since the liquor already
had been destroyed, there was no
way 70 obtain this evidence, prose-
cutors said.
Don't Have to Show 1t"
Practice in preceding cases, &C
cording to Cameron, has been for
the court ito take judicial knowl-
edge that it is intoxicating. They
don't have to show the liquor when
the officers testify it was alcohol, "
Cameron said.
In the Harrington case, the Off
GERS said they had smelled it, but
would not say in court it was COM
mercial or sugar grain alcohol. AL
though, prosecutors charge, the Off
GERS told them it was a kind used
for beverage purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
4 Free Bonnet

How about that new Easter
bonnet?
You'll be wanting one to Join
in the fashion parade a week
from Sunday and three lucky
girls are going to get theirs
free.
Just a little work With the
pencil and the chapeau will be
yours, SC watch The Times
Thursday for details. Names
of winners will not be printed
if you so prefer.
The three girls who do the
best work in a simple little
contest will get their choices
of any hat in the big Easter
millinery stock of Morrison's,
1928 West Washington street.
Read The Times Thursday
for details.
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Hourly Temperatures
BIZ United Press

United
VXTASHINGTON, March 25.-There's rare treat wait
w ing for Peggy Hoover s. granddaughter of the
President down at Blue Brar cottage Ashevie where
she is with her father and mother.
It's nothing less than box of the food that like
best made from petals and brown sugar.
Seven year-old Virginia Ryman who used to live in
Blue Briar cottage with her parents Mr. Mrs. c. P
Ryman of Washington, has told Peggy how to find
it. It's this way:
When Virginia living there she learned what elves
like best from the old Negro at the cottage She
decided to have some.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
GROCER FIRES:
BANDIT DYING
Pals Flee; Sinking Robber
ConfeSSes Taking Part
in Many HoIdups.

WIN bandit near death in city
hospital from gunshot wounds and
three persons held for questioning,
police today sought to round up a
gang to which one shooting and
numerous robberies are ascribed.
John Sink, 81, confessed member
OF a gun toting mob that boasts
many holdups in the city recently,
was shot and wounded, probably
fatally, by a grocer after a robbery
Tuesday night.
Three bandits in a stole car
parked in front of the grocery op-
Grated by Carey Harlan, at 1854
West Washington street, and two
entered and held -, rTo~ian, taking
$40 from cash register.
AS they drove away Harlan ran
from the rear of the store with a
38-40 caliber rifle. He poured an
angling fire into the car, wounding
Sink, the driver.
Crashes Into Ditch
Half a block away the auto
crashed in ditch, and the trio
spread out, running through a field.
The rifle emptied, Harlan picked up
a service pistol he carried in the
war, and pursuing the men, emptied
it at them. Sink staggered to the
ground, a bullet in his lead, an
other in the abdomen and a third
in his right leg.
Although physicians at city hos
pital assured him he could not live,
Sink tried to deceive detectives, CIV
ing first the alias of Harry Wright.
Finally he broke down.
Get my nanny and I'll talk, E"
he said.
Three Are Arrested
His mother, Mrs. Bertha Sink.
1912 South Pershing avenue, went
to his bedside and Sink told her the
gangs hideout was on West Ray
mond street. The number he gave
did not exist, a police squad found,
but on information of Mrs. Sink
that it was east rather than west
Raymond street, police arrested
three persons.
They we're Ollie Shouse, 10, and
his bride of three days, Grace, II,
and Mary Northern, 81, of 1920 East
Washington street. Three men are
being sought.
Before he was given an opiate,
Sink narrated a series of robberies
since his parole from the state re-
formatory recently. He has been
charged with four crimes and mis-
demeanorS in the last ten years.
Blamed for Shooting
Police believe the mob is a reor-
ganization Of the Bridgewater gang,
which was broken up after several
sensational robberies four years ago.
The mob is thought to be re-
sponsible for theft of three guns
from the Em-Roe Sporting Goods
store early Tuesday. The night
Waterman was Slugged with a golf
club when he discovered them in
the store
The gang also is believed to have
: shot Morton Gordon, a filling ste.-
ton attendant, Sunday night,
when Gordon failed to display sat-
isfying alacrity in obeying the gun
mems commands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
SAFE CRACKERS GET
So; MISS HUNDREDS
Noblesville Mill, Furnace Company
Visited by Robbers.

Safe crackers overlooked several
hundred dollars Tuesday night
when they rifled a safe in the No
blesville Milling Company, COL
North Fulton street, after blasting
it. According to police, the thugs
only obtained 50 from a cash draw
er, overlooking the larger amount
in an inner stronghold.
Thieves ransacked the ONCE Of
the Holland Furnace Company. 740
East North street, Tuesday night
and tempered with the safe, but
failed to obtain loot, police we're
told.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Cleanup!
White House Is Gripped
by Frenzy of Annual
Spring Polishing.

By United Press
XXTASHINGTON, March Is
w Spring cleaning has begun at
the White House.
While President and Mrs. Hoover
are away the servants are busy
Rugs are being cleaned and aired
The thousands of volumes in the
library are being taken from their
places and busted; the walls are be-
ing made to look like new.
The help has four days for oper-
ations before Mrs. Hoover returns
from Asheville to welcome the Pres
ident back from his Caribbean va
cation trip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Held "LoUe Thief"

MUSKOGEE, Okla.-Exie Fife,
wealthy Greek Indian woman, must
pay $4,000 to the wife of a former
policeman, district court has ruled.
Mrs. Jesse Adair asked damages of
$1o5,000 on charges that the Indian
woman enticed her husband from
his police beat and his home with
gifts of money, fine motor cars and
drinking parties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Worlds J01U8 Waggil1q

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. - Alone among
all American products, chewing
gum exports increased last year,
the commerce department disclosed
today. This country sent away a
total of 3,692,4O4 pound for the ex-
ercise of foreign jaws, as compared
with 3,616,541 pounds to the previ-
GUS wear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Bank Merger at Angola

by CUtJbU FTtc6
ANGOLA, Ind, March 25.-Mer-
ger of the First National bank and
the Steuben State bank, both locat-
ed here, as one institution bearing
the name, Steuben County State
bank, is announced by the boards
of directors of the institutions. The
new bank will have assets of more
than million and half dollars
and will be located in the First
National Bank building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Find Anciellt Tomb

CAIRO-MemF . Unive,'.
sity of Pennsylvania archaeological
expedition reported that they had
uncovered the pyramid and tomb of
Prince Ny-Hep - Mastaba, north
of Meydum. Hy-Hep, whose trans
lated name is He Who Belongs to
Apis" was the son of Senefru,
builder of one Of Egypt's pyramids.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
MERCURY ON RISE
Brief Cold Spell Over, Says
Weather Man.

Break in the temperature drop
that forced the mercury down 16
degrees Tuesday, is expected late
today or Thursday, according to
the weather bureau.
High wind and trace of rain
accompanied the weather change
The mercury this morning had
climbed back to 80 and weather
bureau officials said the cold
weather and storm area had passed
east of Indiana.
Generally fair weather is predicted
for Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

Those characters that appeared"
at the famous trial, that ended SO
ingloriously for Madame Queen,
were divided as follows:
Amos. Lawyer Smith, the judge,
Brother Crawford, Lightnin and
Madam Queen were all played by
Gosden, while Correll took the
parts of Andy, Lawyer Collins and
the bailiff.
=
A TRIAL scene opens with the
"A bailiff calling for order in the
court.
In the studio Correll stood be-
tween six and eight feet from the
back Of the microphone. His hand
was cupped to his mouth and he
called into the air. Thus to the
radio listener it sounded as though
the bailiff had shouted into large
court room.
Gosden in portraying the char
acter of the Judge worked about
six feet from the side Of the micro
phone, talking in a low, soft, easy
tone. To make his voice more i'm
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
World TrUUeLer Lost

CHICAGO-Clara Laughlin has
been called the most travelled
woman in the world" There are
few places she has not been. She
has written series of books di-
recting prospective tourists where to
go and how to get there.
The author and traveller has re-
turned to her native city, Chicago.
Twenty minutes after she alighted
from train at the Dearborn street
station she reluctantly informed
a policeman she was lost.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Al Cab0ne Predicts
OzOn Bullet Death

/ found him sur
rounded by six of his
non English speaking
guards. standing with
hands on guns. over
Capone's desk hung
three pictures, repre-
senting George Wash
ington, Abraham Lin
coin and Big Bill
Thompson. That alone
was enough to f1abber-
CAST me. ] asked him
how long he expected he
could beat the law and
the gun.
I'll always beat the
law. but | EXPECT a plIn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

NEW YORK-Mrs. Lily Schaefer's
attempt to commit suicide failed
when she could not stay in a gas
filled room because her two chill
dren we're in the adjoining room
and she was worried over the fact
that some of the gas might leak
out and kill them, too.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
BY AL r. WILLIAMSON

Times
CHICAGO March 25ost Correl
~ Gosden all daog portray
acters in their Amos m Andy episodes But until
selves how they worked
The breach Queen against
H president
is a point
For weeks both Corren Gosden
bringing just che quality they sought deneate
they to introduce Then when the time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
A Bonus Tragedy
Ba United Press

BY LNltCd Press
LOS ANGELES - Mrs. Myrtle
Brewer cashed her soldier nus
bands bonus check, and after he
had taken 81 and told her to de-
post the remaining $478 in the
bank she showed it to a friend. The
friend took the money to show an
other friend and disappeared.
When Jack Brewer, the husband,
arrived home, his wife handed him
a note telling of their misfortune,
and swallowed poison. A doctor
saved her life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
By United Press

LOS ANGELES.
March 25,-Al Capone
always expects to beat
the law, but he also ex-
poets to see his finish
at the business end of
q gun, Frank j. Loesch,
president of the Chi
cago crime commission,
told members of the
S Tut h ern California
Academy Of Criminol-
ogy in revealing a secret
meeting he once held
with Cpone.
Soon after I was
named president OF the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

to be my end, Capone replied.
But they'll only get me when
I'm not looking, he added.
"Capone poo-poohed the law
and said he never did under
stand it anyway and did not
intend to-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Last Chance

It's the last chance and the
last class.
Tonight at midnight is the
deadline for entries in The
Times contest for free golf les
sons. Write an essay of not
more than $50 words on Why
/ would Like to Take Up Golf, "
and rush it to The Times Golf
Contest Editor.
The ten girls writing the ten
best essays will receive two
weeks free lessons at the
Smith, Nelson Golf academy,
second floor Board of Trade
building. Hurry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

OIIIIIe COMMISSION, I discovered
that Capone ran the city,"
Loesche said. His hand reached
into every department of the
city and county government. I
made arrangements secretly to
meet Capone IN his headquarters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Get a Rabbit

Any child in town would be
glad to get one of the Easter
Dummies which are prizes in The
Times coloring contest. The
picture in which you are to find
the hidden rabbits and chicks
and then do your color work
appeared in The Times Tues
day. It'll be printed again
Thursday, so any kids who
missed the first one still have
time to get in the running.
Read over the rules tomor-
row, cut on THE picture, find
the rabbits and chickens, color
the picture, write a jingle line
and maybe you'll have a live
bunny to play with before
Easter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Greece CeIebrates Independence

By United Press
ATHENS, Greece, March Is
Greece started celebrating the 101st
anniversary of her independence
today, and rejoiced also over the
fact that for the first time in 700
years she was at peace with her old
enemy, Turkey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Former Official Dies

81 Times Special
FRANKLIN, Ind, March rs
Edward G. Brewer, 10, former
Johnson county treasurer, is dead
after long illness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Aged Farmer Dies

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March Is
Joseph Slower. 80, farmer, died az
his farm home northwest Of here.
He leaves a daughter and two sons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

pressive he was very deliberate and
stood with his head slightly thrown
back and his stomach pushed out.
In portraying Lawyer Smith.
Gosden worked about three feet
directly in front of the microphone
until during the final argument
when his plea became dramatic and
he stepped back to five feet.
Brother Crawford takes the
stand. He is slight, nervous man,
very precise in his speech.
Gosden had to play the difficult
role of portraying two characters,
the prosecuting attorney and the
witness for the prosecution, at the
same time. To characterize Brother
Crawford he sat in an arm chair,
pushing himself up and down with
his arms as he talked-in other
words, bouncing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25
Spend wisely or-Jail

DETROIT.-One more reading in
the city council is necessary before
Detroit's proposed new ordinance,
providing jail terms for city officials
who exceed their budgets, becomes
a law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-25

WTHEN Madam Queen took the
w stand there came one of the
most dramatic points in the trial.
Only once before did Correll and
GoSden introduce a woman's voice
IN Amos n Andy episodes. They
fought shy of it as long as they
could, but their situations worked
them into the position of having
to put her on the witness stand.
A lot of deep thought, hard
work and worry went behind
these few minutes of diaIog
Gosden tested his voice against
those of number of women.
He took his position about one
foot from the microphone and
talked. He took it easy, putting no
apparent effort into the words.
At the close Of each episode, two
dlsheveled, perspiring young men
opened the doors of the studio and
leaned back for a relaxing cigaret
before they donned their coats to
go home for dinner.
Inc iegaI perfection OF the trial
amazed even attorneys. CorreI and
Gosden obtained the actual routine
procedure from A. L. Ashby, vice.
president and general counsel Of
the National Broadcasting Com
pany, and the Chicago firm of CIar-
ence Darrow, Smith, Cronson &
Smith.
However, the remainder of the
legal background they picked up
themselves from reading law books
and from their general observation
in courts and trial accounts from
the newspapers. 4
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XK7HEN Smith asked the witness

MAYHEM Smith asked the witness
w question Gosden, as Smith,
leaned away from the mike three
feet. Before Crawford answered
Gosden sweryed toward the mike
and began his bouncing in the
chair. To the radio listener they
were two distinct characters.
The defense lawyer, Collins, calls
Andy to the stand.
Now Correll had to impersonate
two characters. AS Collins he
worked about three feet from the
microphone, but as Andy he went
to within a few inches of the sensi-
tive instrument.
Consequently, in the dialog that
followed Correll constantly sWerved
to and from the mike, switching the
tone and tempo of his voice to give
the correct Characterization.
Amos is on the stand. Gosden
portrayed both Amos and Smith.
AS Amos he worked back and to one
side Of the microphone and, as
Smith, directly into the mike. He
swayed back and forth as he talked,
changing his voice as he swung.
Lightnin' also was worked by
talking a foot away from the micro
phone in a soft, deliberate voice.