The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
Jingle Case
COP Slain BY
BANK ROBBER
Fleeing Bandit Shoots
Two Policemen, Spreads
Terror in Loop.
CONFESSES TO CERMAK
Admits Guilt to Chicago
Mayor, Who Promises
Speedy Justice.
CoNFEsSES TO cERMAK
BIZ United Press

CHICAGO, May I. - Anthony
RutEy, the man of visions in the
Lingle murder case, IVES killed at
his post and another policeman was
near death today as the result Of
a mad shooting spree which a flee
ing bandit staged in the same Loop
section where Ruthy chased, but
failed to catch Lingle's slayer on
last June 9.
Frank Jordan, So, who confessed
he was the man who killed Ruthy,
critically wounded Policeman Pat
rick Durkin, and threw thousands
Of Loop pedestrians into a panic at
p. m. rush hour, was captured
finally by a steamship line clerk,
Ernest Schaeublin.
Within an hour after the shoot
ing, Mayor Anton j. Cermak per-
sonally took charge of the case, or
dered speedy justice" and him
self questioned Jordan, who early
today confessed to a coroner's jury
that he had shot the policemen and
had robbed several banks.
Confesses to Mayor
ct confessed to Mayor Cermak
first because I knew he was q man
and would keep his promise to see
that I got a square DEAL" Jordan
testified. At l o'clock this morn
ing. eight hours after Ruthy was
killed, Jordan was held to the grand
jury on a charge of murder.
Ruthy was the second important
character in the famous Lingle case
to die within a week. The other
was Benny Butler, q gangster, killed
in an auto crash. It was by tap
ping Buffers telephone wires that
investigators learned that Leo v.
Brothers was the man they were
hunting on charges of Staying
Lingle.
It was Ruthy who once identi-
fed Frank Foster as the man he
chased after Lingle was killed. Later
he said Foster was not the man,
explaining his previous story by
saying he was subject to visions"
X-ray showed his skull had been
cracked in an accident several years
before.
Starts to Aid Detectives
Despite Ruthys admission that
he often had visions Of Abraham
Lincoln, a dog, and "the good Lord
himself" he was considered eff
Gent for routine traffic work, and
retained his post at the Randolph
Michigan intersection, above the
subway where Lingle died.
He was on duty there late Thurs
day when policeman Durkin. of his
regular beat, motioned to him.
Durkin and several private detec-
tives were surrounding Jordan,
whom the detectives wanted on
charges of robbing banks at Lafa-
yette and Neponset, III.
The detectives had learned Jor-
dan was to meet a girl in the loop,
had waited for and followed him.
Jordan was buying a paper and the
officers were closing in upon him,
edging their way through the
crowds, when Ruthy, at Durkin's
summons, left his post and stepped
toward the sidewalk.
Shoots Two Policemen
AS a detective placed his hand
upon Jordan's shoulder, the fugitive
turned suddenly. drew a gun, shot
Rutlly and Durkin, the only men in
uniforms, and dashed up Randolph
street, racing nladly along much
the same course that Lingle's slayer
once followed to freedom.
A mounted policeman, galloping
from another street at the sound of
shots, saw Jordan running and gave
chase. Other police joined. Jordan
ran through an alley and into
crowds that were swarning from
skyscrapers.
AS he ran, Jordan turned now and
then to fire at his purSues.
Doubling back, he plunged into
crowd leaving department store,
and believing he had escaped,
slowed down to a walk. But
Schaeublin, the clerk, who had
joined in the chase at it's start. had
not for a second. lost sight of the
fugitive and felled him with flying
tackle, as women screamed and
dropped to the sidewalk to escape
the bullets they thought soon would
fly.
There were no more shots, how
ever. Jordan's gun was empty. He
surrendered after a brief struggle.