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1929 14
10-15-38
10
neago
HITS LINDSAY AS
THE
CROWE'S SHADOW
1928
Brunker Vows Brennan
HE
"Deal" Helped Thomp-
son Defeat Dever.
Judge
William
J.
candidate
for
was picked at a bi-
at State's Attor-
home were made
today Albert R. Brunker
business men's
denied that the De-
GANGSTERS GET
responsible
for
William Hale Thomp-
laid
the
blame
at
George E. Bren-
accused
of
'SPOT' INSTATE'S
Mayor
Dever
honest,
demo-
mayor"
to
"Deal."
ATTORNEY WAF
Brunker's
state-
campaign
of
1927
Dever
and
Wil-
served
as
committee
of
outstanding
citizens,
Swanson Charges
who
spent
time
and
large
keep
an
honest
So Does Lindsay.
Catholic
mayor
in
calamity
of
of
Thompson.
that
experience
BY ARTHUR EVANS.
on
the
inside
of
Lurid combat colored the state's at-
and
per-
head
of
the
torneyship fight yesterday soon after
organi-
"knife
Mr.
the departure of Gov. Al Smith as the
Mr
"hompson
political headliner. Judge John A.
the
plain
Swanson, Republican candidate, and
ma-
Judge William J. Lindsay, his Demo-
be
made
with
cratic opponent, took Al's departure
faction
while
as signal to arise and smite, and
another
four
jumping into the fray each accused
democratic
the other of having pals in gangland.
Joe Saltis, south side beer baron,
Brennan.
now spending his 153d day as a fugi-
death
directly
to
tive from the police, was sort of cen-
democratic
or-
tral figure in the day's conflict.
It
forum
lunch-
visers,
was a synchronized, reciprocating at
club
in
the
him
tack.
ment
Links Lindsay with Saltis.
made
the
ceived
"When
Judge Swanson, addressing Deneen
him
by
me
my
opponent
workers at the Morrison hotel, quoted
merely
with
silence At was
charges
about
from newspaper files stories that
Judge Lindsay last year held Sunday
that
pub-
must have originated
shadows an unbalar
court to release Saltis and some of
'Of
course
He completely sidester
his friends and that he liberated Louis
you
said
it
lenge meet me on
Alterie, a two gun desperado, and
your
demo-
discuss
Chicago's
rebuked the police for making the ar-
campaign
com-
needs and the require
rest. Judge Swanson said Judge Lind-
state's
attorney's
offic
say is so friendly with Saltis that he
facts
I
do
"No can stop
calls him-"Joe."
Michael
L.
Igoe
ing the political-crin
Judge Lindsay at the same hour
the
public
am elected state's
for
son
and
Swanson's
was telling an audience that the De-
neen-Swanson group has formed an
mayor
rests
know
Swanson
organization
crime
in
this
city
if hr
alliance with John ("Dingbat Ober-
group
except
the
organization
to/wh
ta, lieutenant of Joe Saltis and Re-
The
his
life
publican committeeman for the 13th
litical-
alliance.
ward.
squads
several
week
Judge Lindsay declared Oberta is
man
who
lining
the
criminal
boasting he is allied with the Deneen
port
partner
of
Swanst
boss
one
camp and that reports are current
annex the
that Oberta has been allotted five jobs
ney's He will
on Deneen controlled pay roll as
for
state's
a succeed and
part of the reward promised him for
aroused
that
supporting Swanson and the Deneen
becar
ticket." He said the agreement in-
primary
cludes Saltig and thé Saltis gang.
John
A
Eager
for
Dee
The boards of strategy in both the
the
same
have
bosses
elsp
Swanson and Lindsay camps have
Swansón
county
been sitting on yesterday's charges
platform
prose
have
for some time, and by curious coinci-
his
own
sanitary
thir
dis-
will
dence they were turned loose almost
prompter's
candidacy
stage
accepts
at the same minute.
Lindsay
means
None
his
advisers
Swanson Defends His Slogan.
for
the
to whisper to him his
Judge Swanson, opening his attack,
crowd
whose
lord
him
from
the
wings.
Crowe
said Judge Lindsay has pilfered
none
of
them
will
Swanson
Business
the title of law enforcement candi-
Men's
so the reason why Sw
no
partisan
date.
to
evade
a
meeting
any
po-
he
fear
The vote of 500,000 given me in
have
litical
an
we
do
that he is so woll ve
April," said Judge Swanson, cam
mean
to
fear
that
ject
the people believed that
the
loss
of
like,
he
through my election can Cook coun
Galpin,
be purged of the vicious alliance
Oscar
De-
tween crime and politics. My oppo-
nent is desperately engaged in last
repudiated
minute effort to appropriate the effect
the
demo-
of this stupendous uprising by an-
as
we
have
would.
We
nouncing himself to be the champion
are
details
of
of law enforcement. During the
bipartisan
primary campaign no word of condem-
control
of
Cook
nation against the crooked alliance
have
between crime and politics escaped his
months.
lips.
Man."
In THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE of Dec.
never
was
1, 1927, under the headlines, Holds
anything
but
Court on Sunday to Free Saltis and
for
Robert
E
Pals, The TRIBUNE refers to Judge
attorney
suc-
Lindsay as one of Joe Saltis* friends.
renominatic
at
Here is the exact quotation from THE
April
10.
for
the
TRIBUNE of that date:
demo-
was
agreed
upon
"The first intimation that friends
1927,
in
a
of Saltis had set the machinery of
Eagle
River
the courts in motion, in order to save
Judge
Lindsay
Joe the possible discomfiture of a
The
other
con-
Sunday night in a cell. developed
Edward
J.
Kelly,
when Judge William J. Lindsay tele-
chairman
of
the
phoned Chief of Detectives William
county
com-
E. O'Connor at noon.
further
thought
"A writ has been sworn out. Judge
in
Crowe,
Galpin,
Lindsay informed the detective chief
should
the
impos-
You must either book Joe and the
Crowe
be
defeated
others
or release them.
the
Deneen
can-
Why? Swanson Asks.
primary,
then
the
Why this show of cordial friend
nominee
ship by Judge Lindsay for the no-
last
trench
in
torious beer runner, Joe Saltis?
the
bipartisan
"It is judge's sworn duty to pro-
the
courts,
the
police.
The
im-
tect seemingly innocent people from
Swanson
being cast into jail, but It le no part
Lindsay,
the
of a judge's duty to hold Sunday court
of
the
Crowe-
in order to release a notorious gun-
has
become
man from police custody.
standard
bear-
"In the same TRIBUNE story it
is
Jacksons,
the
stated that another such case in which
Judge Lindsay figured in mysterious
he
may
now
way occurred the previous Wednesday
he
may
give
as
at midnight, when Judge Lindsay ap-
elected,
Judge
creature
of
peared at the detective bureau and or-
the
that
evor
dered Chief O'Connor to produce Rob-
ruled
His
obligations
ert Long, theft suspect. THE TRIB-
sinister
conbination
UNE did not show why Judge Lindsay
nomination
that
traveled to the detective bureau,
for
him
to
do
the middle of the loop district, at mid-
be
done
in
the
night, inquire about theft
even
if
he
pect, but refers
other case in which Judge Lindsay
demonstrated
interest.
Challenge.
Lindsay
the champion of law he
latest
statement
has become such since last December
ago
suggested
Prior to that time to
like
to
meet
(Comtinned
on
before
rep-
of
business
men,
Association
of
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"ocrText": "1929\n1929 14\n10-15-38\n10\nneago\nHITS LINDSAY AS\nTHE\nCROWE'S SHADOW\n1928\nBrunker Vows Brennan\nHE\n\"Deal\" Helped Thomp-\nson Defeat Dever.\nJudge\nWilliam\nJ.\ncandidate\nfor\nwas picked at a bi-\nat State's Attor-\nhome were made\ntoday Albert R. Brunker\nbusiness men's\ndenied that the De-\nGANGSTERS GET\nresponsible\nfor\nWilliam Hale Thomp-\nlaid\nthe\nblame\nat\nGeorge E. Bren-\naccused\nof\n'SPOT' INSTATE'S\nMayor\nDever\nhonest,\ndemo-\nmayor\"\nto\n\"Deal.\"\nATTORNEY WAF\nBrunker's\nstate-\ncampaign\nof\n1927\nDever\nand\nWil-\nserved\nas\ncommittee\nof\noutstanding\ncitizens,\nSwanson Charges\nwho\nspent\ntime\nand\nlarge\nkeep\nan\nhonest\nSo Does Lindsay.\nCatholic\nmayor\nin\ncalamity\nof\nof\nThompson.\nthat\nexperience\nBY ARTHUR EVANS.\non\nthe\ninside\nof\nLurid combat colored the state's at-\nand\nper-\nhead\nof\nthe\ntorneyship fight yesterday soon after\norgani-\n\"knife\nMr.\nthe departure of Gov. Al Smith as the\nMr\n\"hompson\npolitical headliner. Judge John A.\nthe\nplain\nSwanson, Republican candidate, and\nma-\nJudge William J. Lindsay, his Demo-\nbe\nmade\nwith\ncratic opponent, took Al's departure\nfaction\nwhile\nas signal to arise and smite, and\nanother\nfour\njumping into the fray each accused\ndemocratic\nthe other of having pals in gangland.\nJoe Saltis, south side beer baron,\nBrennan.\nnow spending his 153d day as a fugi-\ndeath\ndirectly\nto\ntive from the police, was sort of cen-\ndemocratic\nor-\ntral figure in the day's conflict.\nIt\nforum\nlunch-\nvisers,\nwas a synchronized, reciprocating at\nclub\nin\nthe\nhim\ntack.\nment\nLinks Lindsay with Saltis.\nmade\nthe\nceived\n\"When\nJudge Swanson, addressing Deneen\nhim\nby\nme\nmy\nopponent\nworkers at the Morrison hotel, quoted\nmerely\nwith\nsilence At was\ncharges\nabout\nfrom newspaper files stories that\nJudge Lindsay last year held Sunday\nthat\npub-\nmust have originated\nshadows an unbalar\ncourt to release Saltis and some of\n'Of\ncourse\nHe completely sidester\nhis friends and that he liberated Louis\nyou\nsaid\nit\nlenge meet me on\nAlterie, a two gun desperado, and\nyour\ndemo-\ndiscuss\nChicago's\nrebuked the police for making the ar-\ncampaign\ncom-\nneeds and the require\nrest. Judge Swanson said Judge Lind-\nstate's\nattorney's\noffic\nsay is so friendly with Saltis that he\nfacts\nI\ndo\n\"No can stop\ncalls him-\"Joe.\"\nMichael\nL.\nIgoe\ning the political-crin\nJudge Lindsay at the same hour\nthe\npublic\nam elected state's\nfor\nson\nand\nSwanson's\nwas telling an audience that the De-\nneen-Swanson group has formed an\nmayor\nrests\nknow\nSwanson\norganization\ncrime\nin\nthis\ncity\nif hr\nalliance with John (\"Dingbat Ober-\ngroup\nexcept\nthe\norganization\nto/wh\nta, lieutenant of Joe Saltis and Re-\nThe\nhis\nlife\npublican committeeman for the 13th\nlitical-\nalliance.\nward.\nsquads\nseveral\nweek\nJudge Lindsay declared Oberta is\nman\nwho\nlining\nthe\ncriminal\nboasting he is allied with the Deneen\nport\npartner\nof\nSwanst\nboss\none\ncamp and that reports are current\nannex the\nthat Oberta has been allotted five jobs\nney's He will\non Deneen controlled pay roll as\nfor\nstate's\na succeed and\npart of the reward promised him for\naroused\nthat\nsupporting Swanson and the Deneen\nbecar\nticket.\" He said the agreement in-\nprimary\ncludes Saltig and thé Saltis gang.\nJohn\nA\nEager\nfor\nDee\nThe boards of strategy in both the\nthe\nsame\nhave\nbosses\nelsp\nSwanson and Lindsay camps have\nSwansón\ncounty\nbeen sitting on yesterday's charges\nplatform\nprose\nhave\nfor some time, and by curious coinci-\nhis\nown\nsanitary\nthir\ndis-\nwill\ndence they were turned loose almost\nprompter's\ncandidacy\nstage\naccepts\nat the same minute.\nLindsay\nmeans\nNone\nhis\nadvisers\nSwanson Defends His Slogan.\nfor\nthe\nto whisper to him his\nJudge Swanson, opening his attack,\ncrowd\nwhose\nlord\nhim\nfrom\nthe\nwings.\nCrowe\nsaid Judge Lindsay has pilfered\nnone\nof\nthem\nwill\nSwanson\nBusiness\nthe title of law enforcement candi-\nMen's\nso the reason why Sw\nno\npartisan\ndate.\nto\nevade\na\nmeeting\nany\npo-\nhe\nfear\nThe vote of 500,000 given me in\nhave\nlitical\nan\nwe\ndo\nthat he is so woll ve\nApril,\" said Judge Swanson, cam\nmean\nto\nfear\nthat\nject\nthe people believed that\nthe\nloss\nof\nlike,\nhe\nthrough my election can Cook coun\nGalpin,\nbe purged of the vicious alliance\nOscar\nDe-\ntween crime and politics. My oppo-\nnent is desperately engaged in last\nrepudiated\nminute effort to appropriate the effect\nthe\ndemo-\nof this stupendous uprising by an-\nas\nwe\nhave\nwould.\nWe\nnouncing himself to be the champion\nare\ndetails\nof\nof law enforcement. During the\nbipartisan\nprimary campaign no word of condem-\ncontrol\nof\nCook\nnation against the crooked alliance\nhave\nbetween crime and politics escaped his\nmonths.\nlips.\nMan.\"\nIn THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE of Dec.\nnever\nwas\n1, 1927, under the headlines, Holds\nanything\nbut\nCourt on Sunday to Free Saltis and\nfor\nRobert\nE\nPals, The TRIBUNE refers to Judge\nattorney\nsuc-\nLindsay as one of Joe Saltis* friends.\nrenominatic\nat\nHere is the exact quotation from THE\nApril\n10.\nfor\nthe\nTRIBUNE of that date:\ndemo-\nwas\nagreed\nupon\n\"The first intimation that friends\n1927,\nin\na\nof Saltis had set the machinery of\nEagle\nRiver\nthe courts in motion, in order to save\nJudge\nLindsay\nJoe the possible discomfiture of a\nThe\nother\ncon-\nSunday night in a cell. developed\nEdward\nJ.\nKelly,\nwhen Judge William J. Lindsay tele-\nchairman\nof\nthe\nphoned Chief of Detectives William\ncounty\ncom-\nE. O'Connor at noon.\nfurther\nthought\n\"A writ has been sworn out. Judge\nin\nCrowe,\nGalpin,\nLindsay informed the detective chief\nshould\nthe\nimpos-\nYou must either book Joe and the\nCrowe\nbe\ndefeated\nothers\nor release them.\nthe\nDeneen\ncan-\nWhy? Swanson Asks.\nprimary,\nthen\nthe\nWhy this show of cordial friend\nnominee\nship by Judge Lindsay for the no-\nlast\ntrench\nin\ntorious beer runner, Joe Saltis?\nthe\nbipartisan\n\"It is judge's sworn duty to pro-\nthe\ncourts,\nthe\npolice.\nThe\nim-\ntect seemingly innocent people from\nSwanson\nbeing cast into jail, but It le no part\nLindsay,\nthe\nof a judge's duty to hold Sunday court\nof\nthe\nCrowe-\nin order to release a notorious gun-\nhas\nbecome\nman from police custody.\nstandard\nbear-\n\"In the same TRIBUNE story it\nis\nJacksons,\nthe\nstated that another such case in which\nJudge Lindsay figured in mysterious\nhe\nmay\nnow\nway occurred the previous Wednesday\nhe\nmay\ngive\nas\nat midnight, when Judge Lindsay ap-\nelected,\nJudge\ncreature\nof\npeared at the detective bureau and or-\nthe\nthat\nevor\ndered Chief O'Connor to produce Rob-\nruled\nHis\nobligations\nert Long, theft suspect. THE TRIB-\nsinister\nconbination\nUNE did not show why Judge Lindsay\nnomination\nthat\ntraveled to the detective bureau,\nfor\nhim\nto\ndo\nthe middle of the loop district, at mid-\nbe\ndone\nin\nthe\nnight, inquire about theft\neven\nif\nhe\npect, but refers\nother case in which Judge Lindsay\ndemonstrated\ninterest.\nChallenge.\nLindsay\nthe champion of law he\nlatest\nstatement\nhas become such since last December\nago\nsuggested\nPrior to that time to\nlike\nto\nmeet\n(Comtinned\non\nbefore\nrep-\nof\nbusiness\nmen,\nAssociation\nof"
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