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Show DEWEY, DODGE CLASHAT TRIAL KXW YORK, rets. 21 LSV-Before pecked courtroom, former Dis-trict Dis-trict Attorney William C Dodge shouted denial today that ha ever told hla campaign treasurer: "I have been elected with gang-atar gang-atar fundi and I hava no right to ba district attorney." Testifying aa a major defense wltnaaa In tha lottary conspiracy retrial of Jamas J. Hinas, Tammany district leader, Dodge acknowledged that he knew "thousands of dollars dol-lars for his 1931 csmpaiga funds were coming from Hinee. But, he Insisted, he did not know it was gangster money, in reply to a question from Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey. Telle of Contribution Dewey yesterday Introduced grand Jury teatimony that $10,000 waa contributed to the Dodge fund by the fM,000.00O-a-ysar Dutch Schulta policy rsckst. The state contends that Hines, In his alleged role aa political "fixer" for the Schults gang, obtained tha money to help elect Dodge because Dodge was "hla man." Dodge said he had never talked over the finances of ths campaign or asksd for a report oa contributions. Dewey then (read a list or 10 1 names of contributors to the Dodge funS, Including a 1500 Item In tha name of John Mulligan, a school teacher, and demanded to know if Dodge believed a school teacher would tve 1600. Ignorant el List Chief Defense Counsel Lloyd Paul Stryker's objection was lost as Dodge replied he was Ignorant ef the list. Dodge said he did not write letters let-ters of thanks to contributors. His msnager wrota tha letters, ha said, and he merely signsd them. "Didn't It give you concern that you ware holding office by grace of gangster money?" asked Dewey. "No." Dodge roared. "I didn't know." "You must have known," the district dis-trict attorney pursued, "that many of tha names were people who had not contributed and the list was therefore fraudulent?" Dodge shook his head, repeating that he did not know and complaining complain-ing to Judge Charles C Nott Jr. that Dewey was "not fair." Tha bitter feud between Dewey and his prsdecessor overshadowed other Issues In the trial |