Mr. Curry said that Hines, through Mr. Curry's office, had arranged the transfer between 25 to 50 police assignments every year.
Earlier, several policemen had testified that they had been transferred after Schultz had threatened to arrange for their shift because of raids on his lottery stations.
In his attempt to present a picture of mistaken identity, Mr, Stryker claimed that Hines had been mistaken for Larry Carney, deadly official "trigger man" for the Schultz interests.
Hines faces 29 years imprisonment if convicted of charges of bribery and embezzlement for which he is being tried.
He is alleged to have arranged with Police and court officials in New York for the protection of Schultz gangsters connected with the lottery Tacket. Hines was alleged by several witnesses last week to have received US$500 weekly for his alleged part in protecting Schultz and kis gang from Police prosecution—United Press.
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