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Show Jimmy Hines Oo! S500 Per Week Witness Relates NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (U.Ri George Weinberg, operations man-I man-I ager for Dutch Schultz' multi-million multi-million dollar policy racket, testi-1 testi-1 fied today that he personally handed to James J. Hines, Tammany Tam-many district leader, $500 a week. Weinberg, who turned state's evidence to accuse Hines of furnishing fur-nishing political protection for the racket, testified in the trial of the political leader that he met Hines in April, 1932, and gave him the first payment Of $500. He added that thereafter he met the political chieftain every week or two weeks until the latter part of 1932 and paid him that amount, at which time Hines 'got a raise." The meetings took place in front of Hines' house or at his club, the Monogahela Democratic club in Hines' 11th assembly district, Weinberg said. |