Witness Shoots Himself With Detective’s Revolver
NEW YORK, January 29.
There was a sensational development today in connection with the second trial, now proceeding, of James Hines, formerly a district leader of Tammany Hall, who was arrested last May on charges of being implicated in the lottery racket and attempting to influence and intimidate judicial officers and others charged with the duty of enforcing and administering the laws of New York.
George Weinberg, who was expected to be the star witness at his second trial, shot himself dead in the bathroom at his home, using a pistol belonging to a detective who had been assigned by Mr T. E. Dewey, New York County District Attorney, to watch Weinberg to prevent just such an occurrence.
Weinberg found the gun in a pocket of the detective’s overcoat, which was hanging in the bedroom closet.
Mr Dewey has suspended the detective for negligence. He said he would use a transcript of Weinberg’s • testimony at the previous trial, but he thought it would not be nearly as effective.
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Northern Advocate, 31 January 1939, Page 5
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