Evening star., 1938-08-19
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19-Joseph big
Joe" Ison. ~, West Indian colored
man and one-time Harlem policy game
operator, testified in Supreme Court
today at the conspiracy trial of James
J. Hines, Tammany district leader
that money he and other bankers had
to turn over to the Dutch Schultz mob
was going to Jimmy Hines club"
Ison said Hines got sl25 a week
from the multi-million-d dollar policy
racket for political protection"
The witness said arrests for policy
violations dropped so per cent late in
1882 and early in l933-the period
shortly after Hines, according to Dis
trict Attorney Thomas e. Dewey's ac-
cusations, entered into conspiracy
with Dutch Schultz to put the fix'
on the racket.
Big Joe" said the money was
recorded on the policy slip books as
fees" for lawyers and bonismen.
Puzzled by Figures.
Il was puzzled at first what the
figures meant" he said.
He said he talked it over with George
Weinberg and J. Richard tDixie)
Davis and that one Of them told him:
The money is going to Jimmy
Hines club"
Ison later said that his bank alone.
among many other Harlem policy
banks. was forced to contribute 1928
weekly to the Hines Club.
He said that in the spring of 1888
/ his bank cleared $4,000. but that all
Harry" Schoenhaus.
Dixie Davis told me that $4,000
of the money was to 60 for fixing the
numbers at the Coney Island race
track on which the policy pay-offs
were made" he said
said. the Schultz mob tapped him
again for s2,500 on two occasions
Weinberg told me the money was
for campaign expenses to elect a
Democratic Mayor and the party's
ticket" he said.
NooAihA ~ LAX OCHuO.
crat, was defeated by Mayor F. H. La
Guardia in November. 1889
Dewey Aide Accused.
Earlier, With one Of Mr.. Dewey's
aides accused of beating and
"coercing" a witness. the district at
torney called Edward Grant, grand
| jury stenographer. to testify.
Grant was called to swear to the
accuracy of grand jury minutes which
the witness had challenged.
The stenographer identified the
minutes and Defense Attorney Lloyd
Paul Stryker conceded their accuracy
The prosecutor emphasized a quota
ton by the witness. Julius Red) Will
liams. 46, a South Carolina born COL
ored man and an election captain in
Hines West Harlem ward, that Hines
specifically sent him to the policy
racket headquarters of the Dutch
Schultz mob to get job.
Bail Raised to $4,000.
Williams was recommitted to Tombs
Prison last night as material witness
when Justice Ferdinand Pecora raised
his bail. at Dewey's request, from $500
to $4,000.
| Williams had accused Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Saul Gelb of putting
words in his mouth and threatening to
send him to Jail unless he signed a
statement, which he protested he was
unable to read. linking Hines with the
notorious gang overload, Dutch
Schultz.
Reading the jury minutes, Mr..
Dewey quoted Williams as having
testified that he went to see George
| Weinberg, Schultz mobster, and say
ing: Il told him Mr.. Hines told me
to come up and see him"
The power Of Hines name in the
Schultz racket headquarters, the wit
ness testified, led to his getting a $30-
a-week job doing very little"
Lson. next on the stand, said he
had to 60 to Schultz when a "hunch"
number nicked his bank for $4,000.
Agrees to Proposition.
Schultz asked me what security /
had, and said none," he said. so
the Dutchman told me he'd take over
my bank and he'd take two thirds OF
the profits and I'd get the rest. I
didn't like that, but I finally agreed
to take $500 q week"
As hundreds Of persons jammed
the courthouse corridors, reporters,
special writers and other accredited
attendants had to display police
cards in addition to the special cards
signed by Justice Pecora in order tc
gain entrance to ths courtroom.