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MOBERLY, MO‘Solution’ to Slaying of Lingle in Doubt(Continued from Pace One.)statement into'the known facts, of the Lingle murder: They suggested that Sullivan in fleeing from the tunnel and in leaping over afence, may'have discharged his own pistol accidentally, causing the wound, and that the 'sound* of the shot had been lost in tbe noise of traffic: ■' .Payment of $1 CL 000 for the Lingle “job”, as Bell understood it, was to have been on .the basis of $3,000 each to Traum, Sullivan and the other man,'and $1,000 toBell.When Bell and Sullivan weht-io the restaurant of Nick Patras-on North Clark street to collect from him their share, Patras pulled a pistol. Bell said. Sullivan, however, was quicker and Putras waskilled,Zuta’s Astociatc .Police said Patrus was an associate of Jack Zuta,.who later was assassinated himself, and that he was acting for; Zuta in the ''payoff”. There has been: a persistent police theory that. Lingle’s death was -.sought by Zuta who felt that Lingle was making exorbitant demands for “protection money:' under threats of sending the police against Zuta gambling. interests..Some time after the Patras slaying, Bell. Sullivan- and a man named -Barnes .held up a radio store. Barnes .was killed as his companions fled. In his pocket was found n telephone number. It was Bell’s. Bell, arrested, 'named Sullivan, as his companion, and Sullivan was seized. Tnimn previously had been returned to Leavenworth, penitentiary, for violation of his parole.Coroner'Bundesen revealed that he had thought enough of Bell's story to make a t trip to Leavenworth where he interviewed Traum and checked other statements of Bell's affairs there. He said Traum •'admitted being in Chicago the. clay Lingle was* killed but denied any part in his; slaying.Hall ah;OuContinueit.Sullivan, in jail, also has deniedAll-Around, AthleteSECATHLETI-Bottomley’aiBoley filed 1 line- in righl to Frisch ailey. No runs CARDS:;! given a hand on a called struck* out, t ing called. Cochrane on a long fly tlt; runs, no hit•’ TB ATHLETH Bottomley a] Dkyes walke the second/* to Gelbert second and 1 ley for a do hits, one lef1 CARDS: \* rane back a bounded to ] out at first, given a b% 1 high fly to 1 the infield. ft rors.FOBATHLETIC to the box j him out Mi ley and was struck .out 03 a curve.—Ncrors.• CARDS: I bunt. Donthi the left ftelewent wild. 3 hit of the 8to Cochrane Frisch bounc thrown out struck out,* s ball. ONE RT FI!ATHLETIC Douthit whothe catch. W;called third off the right ed a high fl: ont hit. no ei . CARDS: “ I and .was thro singled/ to' cc to right on j Blades going ed on Gelber son was out Dykes. Gelbe Hallahan iva taken out of Shores went Athletics.
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Moberly Monitor Index
Moberly, Missouri, US
Sat, Oct 04, 1930
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