Evening star., 1938-09-03

Ply the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-With the
presentation of testimony intended tc
corroborate the accusations of gang
land informers that James j. Hines
shared literally in the profits of 9
s20000,0O0 policy racket, District At
torney Thomas E. DeWey's case against
the Tammany district leader was near
completion today
When the trial recessed yesterday
until Tuesday, at the end of its third
week. 80 witnesses had testified. Ap-
proximately 10 more prosecution wit
nesses were scheduled
The defense strategy has not been
revealed, With the end of the States
case in sight, the most frequent ques.
ton heard around the courtroom was
will Hines take the stand?" The
grizzled Democratic boss has declared
he would welcome an opportunity tc
match wits and words with young
Dewey, racket-busting Republican
prosecutor.
One of many successive climaxes in
the startling story was reached at the
end of yesterdays session when Mrs
Rose Wendroff, sister of Dixie Davis
ex-gang lawyer, testified she per-
sonally had delivered money to Hines
four or five times.
$500 Check Shown.
With her testimony was offered a
$500 check which she said she had
given to Hines This was the first
written evidence purportedly linking
Hines directly to the racket which
Davis represented in court. The check
was made out to Cash" and bore on
its back the name y. Hines which
Mr.. Dewey acknowledged was not in
the defendants handwriting.
Mrs. Wendroff will resume the stanc
Tuesday for further cross-examination
Before she appeared:
Dusky Harlem policy magnates de.
scrlbed the catch-penny lottery which
lured millions of dollars from the
pockets of New York's poor and hope.
tul, and how Dutch Schultz, pistol.
packing speakeasy operator and Bron2
beer baron, forged all the principa
banks into a mob-ruled combination
with $4,000 000a-year take.
George Weinberg. Schultz busines.
manager who pleaded guilty to the
Hines indictment, testified the distric
leader went on Schultz pay roll a.
5000 a week as political protector.
He insisted he paid out racket money
to Hines regularly and that Hines, ir
return, intervened in policy cases ir
court, promised to and did get rid
OF overzealous policemen, and tool
$4,000 in gang money for the 1873;
municipal election campaign.
Curry Testifies.
Former Tammany Hall leader Johr
F. Curry told the jury it was "invari.
ably possible for Hines to obtain tn,
transfer of policeman. if he wished
TO DO so. Curry added that Hine.
urged that the Tammany nomination
1or district attorney in 1888 90 II
William Copeland Dodge whom Mr.
dewey has called Hines man.
Davis then appeared to testify tha
Hines collected fee from the racket
"hXed' policy cases. picked Dodge fo
district attorney. spent racket none,
and employed gangsters to elect Dodge
attempted to halt 1885 grand jury,
policy racket probe and tired t.
thWart appointment of Mr.. Dewey a
special rackets prosecutor.
To corroborate Davis. Wiretappin,
experts reported a telephone call i,
which a man named Jim" aske,
Dick for $500. and Mrs. Wendrof
told of giving Hines cash or check
four or five times.
Max D. Stueur, Tammny lega
strategist. confirmed Davis statemen
that Hines asked him to attempt ,
settlement of Federal income tax cas-
against Schultz.