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  • Dutch Schultz: A Malone Acquittal
    Posted on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone NY

    Dutch Schultz Armored Car (Photo credit: www78 ) When he was acquitted on August 1, 1935, the crowd outside the courtroom cheered. Judge Bryant “who was visibly astonished, disappointed and thoroughly exasperated. In fact, he practically ‘lost his cool.’ ‘Your verdict,’ he declared, ‘Is such that it shakes the confidence of law-abiding citizens in integrity and truth. …[ read more ]

  • Dutch Schultz: The Malone Trial
    Posted on Monday, October 14th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone

    Dutch Schultz (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) After living as a free man for his Malone trial, Dutch Schultz was remanded to jail on July 23, 1935. For the first day, he had to endure the same food as the other prisoners. This included sardines, boiled potatoes and cabbage, tea or water–certainly not the fare we serve today. However, …[ read more ]

  • The Dutch Schultz and Malone: Part 1
    Posted on Monday, October 7th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone

    Prohibition ended in 1933, but Malone ‘s last hurrah with it came in the summer of 1935 when the gangster Dutch Schultz came to town. Schultz, whose real name was Arthur Flegenheimer , made his fortune bootlegging . He dodged $92,000 in taxes on $481,000 income. He said he was told he didn’t have to pay taxes on it …[ read more ]

  • Moonshine Madness: The Source of Prohibition Alcohol
    Posted on Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, moonshie, Prohibition, whiskey

    Prescription form for medicinal liquor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Prohibition did not stop drinking–in many ways it glamorized it. For example, people began flavoring the whiskey with fruit drinks and sodas, making cocktails. o to any bar today and look at the wonderful, colorful creations with the alcohol masked by alluring flavors. Since drinking didn’t stop …[ read more ]

  • Bootlegging In Malone
    Posted on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone NY, Prohibition

    Mary Riley Road–top left, in pink Lost Nation Road–to the right, in blue Bootlegging was not considered a big deal–thus when Dutch Schultz arrived in Malone, NY for his second tax-evasion trial, no one thought of him as a gangster. Grandpa and Dad both made hooch in the barn. English: Dutch Schultz 1935 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) However Malone saw …[ read more ]

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