On at toast three occasions cases against the Schultz gang were dismissed after Hines had conferred with the judges trying the cases, the law-
The late Schultz had willingly complied with Hines" demand donate U.S$10,000 toward the campaign to elect Mr, Dodge to office, he testified.
The witness accused Hines of [directing the gangsters in the method lof voting several times fraudulently lon behalf of Mr. Dodge, He also testified that Hines and Jothers had tried to prevent the appointment of air. Dewey as a special prosecutor. Mr. Dewey, however, was elected to this office and' soon became, famous for his "racket-busting" campaigns that virtually swept gangsters out of New York.
Mr. Dodge has charged that he has been linked with the case because of the prosecutor's "political aspirations," and has denied with emphasis that he lever had been influenced, intimidated jor bribed by anyone—United Press.
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