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1931 NY Daily News newspaper CHICAGO AL CAPONE GANG MURDER of JAKE LINGLE killer:
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1931 NY Daily News newspaper CHICAGO AL CAPONE GANG MURDER of JAKE LINGLE killer

1931 NY Daily News newspaper CHICAGO AL CAPONE GANG MURDER of JAKE LINGLE \'s KILLER
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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINALNEWSPAPER,theNY Daily News datedApril 4, 1931.This original newspaper contains a prominent front page headline, photo, and inside page news coverage of the \"GUILTY\" verdict in the trial of LEO BROTHERS, the Capone gang killer convicted of the gangland murder of a Chicago Tribune reporter, JAKE LINGLE.

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Alfred \"Jake\" Lingle (July 2, 1891 – June 9, 1930) was an American reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was shot dead gangland-style in the underpass leading to the Illinois Central Randolph Street station on the afternoon on June 9, 1930, as dozens of people watched. The man convicted of the murder was mob associate Leo Vincent Brothers.

Lingle was initially lionized as a martyred journalist, but it was eventually revealed that he was involved in racketeering with the Capone organization and that his death had more to do with his own criminal activities than his journalism.

Jake Lingle began his career in journalism in 1912. Lingle was known for his work as a legman covering gang-related crime stories. He reported from the scene by telephone to a writer at the Chicago Tribune office and then that person would write up his story. During this period, Lingle made connections outside journalism, and while he earned $65 ($1,065 in 2021 money) a week reporting, he had more than $60,000 ($982,875 in 2021 money) in the bank.

In Chicago, on the afternoon of June 9, 1930, Lingle left the Sherman House Hotel, where he had conversed with some power brokers, to catch the 1:30 pm train to a racetrack in Homewood where he gambled on horses. On his way through the Randolph Street Terminal, he was followed by two men. One of them, described as thin, with blonde hair, and blue eyes, raised his .38 caliber pistol and shot Lingle once directly in the back of the head, killing him.

To find the killer quickly, the Chicago Tribune told readers the newspaper would give them a $25,000 reward if they had information that led them to the killer. Other local newspaper companies said they would throw in an extra $30,000. ($55,000 = $900,969 in 2021 money.)

In January 1931, the police received a tip and arrested a man by the name of Leo Vincent Brothers from St. Louis, Missouri. Many people swore that he was Lingle\'s killer. Others, including Brothers himself, denied his involvement. Convicted, Brothers was given the minimum sentence for murder of 14 years, and he served 8 years of the sentence.

Lingle\'s death brought to the public\'s attention his connections with gangsters. Lingle turned out to have been setting the price of beer in Chicago and involved in organized dog racing and gambling. He had maintained two homes plus a suite at the Morrison Hotel and had a six-figure stockbroker account. High-placed friends of his in the police department resigned. Not only did people discover what Lingle\'s occupation really was, but they also learned about the gangs and about those with whom Lingle was associated.

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