The Archive · 1938

Protection Money

New York, Aug. 31.

Further incriminating evidence was heard against James J. Hines, today. Mr. Thomas Dewey, today presented his chief witness, Mr. J." Richard 'Dixie" Davis, Schultz's lawyer, who testified that he had actually.' pald Hines large sums of money on behalf of his employer.

Mr. Davis, who has turned State's evidence, not only said that Hines, Jaccepted' protection money from the [gang leader but used his Influence in forcing judges to dismiss cases against Schultz's gangster in addition waging a campaign to keep. Mr. William Dodge, former District At-tore, in OMe lawyer for the Into gangster chief and a number of other persons were to answer charges of being involved with the lottery racket, The dapper little lawyer who was apprehended only after a long man-hunt testified that he often had paid Hines on behalf of Schultz sums ranging from U.S$250 to U.S.$2,000,

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