Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 2 | Two Hines Case Witnesses Held

I TWO NINES HINES CASE WITNESSES HELD HELDt NEW YORK Aug 27 UP With A With two of ot his witnesses In jail on charges of returning to the policy racket as soon as they had finished testifying District Attorney Thomas j E. E D Dewey wey looked toward Connecticut cut today for corroboration of testimony testimony testimony I mony that James J. J Hines Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many mans district leader was on a gangsters gangster's gangsters gangster's gang gang- ster's stars payroll j Sir Six or more residents of ot the vicinity around Bridgeport Conn CoDIL J were reported among the 30 or 35 witnesses still to be called by the 1 state in its effort to prove that Hines Bines furnished the political protection protection protection pro pro- which made it possible for forthe forthe the late Dutch Schultz to build buildup up UI a year a policy racket The second week of ot the trial ended late yesterday on a note of rustic tr tranquility D Dudley dley Brothwell Bothwell Fairfield Fairfield Fairfield Fair- Fair field Conn riding master testified fi tied fied d that Hin Hines s was a member of a e small party that accompanied th Gangster Schultz on an of his stables one Sunday in y gust 1935 t Another r witness George V Wei We Weiberg berg former Schultz lieutenant si sc Pr Hines conferred with Schultz r Bridgeport in the same year f Although he refused to his plans Dewey was Vas to have a half hau doz doze i oth other r witnesses who may may ha some some knowledge of Schultz while he lie was hiding out Connecticut I t tS i S At t tile the same time it was report t that hat Lloyd Paul Stryker chief P tense counsel for Hines had patched investigators to check J ti on m the background of ot the tive witnesses 4