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Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...
Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...
Item # 720588
August 03, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted
* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial
* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete in 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: On August 2, 1935, notorious gangster Dutch Schultz, born Arthur Flegenheimer, was acquitted of federal tax evasion charges in Malone, New York, in what was his second high-profile attempt to avoid prosecution—the first trial having ended in a hung jury earlier that year. Despite this legal victory, Schultz’s criminal empire was already under severe pressure from law enforcement and rival mob factions. Just over two months later, on October 23, 1935, Schultz was ambushed and fatally shot at the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, by hitmen Charlie “Bug” Workman and Emanuel Weiss, acting on orders from the Mafia Commission after Schultz had plotted to kill Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey, a move that violated mob protocol. He succumbed to his wounds the following day, reportedly speaking incoherently to police before dying. Schultz’s life and violent demise left a lasting mark on organized crime history and popular culture, with later portrayals in films such as Billy Bathgate (1991) capturing his notorious persona.
Category: The 20th Century
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