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In 1933 he was acquitted of a charge of income-tax fraud; but, in hiding out for months prior to the trial, he had lost much of his business to his New York rivals. From Newark, N.J., he tried to rebuild his New York rackets but became the target of New York special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey. In October 1935 he broached the idea of assassinating Dewey, outlining a plot to [[Albert Anastasia]] and perhaps other mobsters. | In 1933 he was acquitted of a charge of income-tax fraud; but, in hiding out for months prior to the trial, he had lost much of his business to his New York rivals. From Newark, N.J., he tried to rebuild his New York rackets but became the target of New York special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey. In October 1935 he broached the idea of assassinating Dewey, outlining a plot to [[Albert Anastasia]] and perhaps other mobsters. | ||
The New York crime bosses disliked the possible publicity, and on the evening of Oct. 23, 1935, Schultz and three of his bodyguards were bullet-riddled in a Newark restaurant by New York gunmen Charles Workman and Emmanuel “Mendy” Weiss | The New York crime bosses disliked the possible publicity, and on the evening of Oct. 23, 1935, Schultz and three of his bodyguards were bullet-riddled in a Newark restaurant by New York gunmen Charles Workman and Emmanuel “Mendy” Weiss. | ||
Although Schultz's gang was meant to be crippled, several of his associates survived the night. Martin "Marty" Krompier, whom Schultz left in charge of his Manhattan interests while he hid in New Jersey, survived an assassination attempt the same night as the shootings at the Palace Chop House. No apparent attempt was made on the life of Irish-American mobster John M. Dunn, who later became the brother-in-law of mobster Edward J. McGrath and a powerful member of the Hell's Kitchen [[Irish Mob]]. | Although Schultz's gang was meant to be crippled, several of his associates survived the night. Martin "Marty" Krompier, whom Schultz left in charge of his Manhattan interests while he hid in New Jersey, survived an assassination attempt the same night as the shootings at the Palace Chop House. No apparent attempt was made on the life of Irish-American mobster John M. Dunn, who later became the brother-in-law of mobster Edward J. McGrath and a powerful member of the Hell's Kitchen [[Irish Mob]]. | ||