Hines, James J., 1876-1957
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1912 won election for N.Y.C. Eleventh Assembly District; 1913 became Chief Clerk to the Board of Aldermen; Lieutenant in the Motor Transport Corps during World War I; 1920 Won primary in N.Y.C. Eleventh Assembly District; Lost election to become Manhattan borough president, 1921; August 1938 indicted for protection of the Dutch Schultz mob and for complicity in a lottery or "numbers game"; Sept 12, 1938 mistrial declared by N.Y. Supreme Court Justice Pecora; February 1939 Hines found guilty of all charges in a N.Y. Supreme Court retrial; March 23, 1939 Sentenced to 4-8 years in prison. September 12, 1944 paroled.
From the description of Newspaper clippings from the trials, 1938-1940. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235942581
James J. Hines
Born December 18, 1876
Married Geneva E. Cox, 1904, had three children
1912 won election for N.Y.C. Eleventh Assembly District
1913 became Chief Clerk to the Board of Aldermen
Lieutenant in the Motor Transport Corps during World War I
1920 Won primary in N.Y.C. Eleventh Assembly District
Lost election to become Manhattan borough president , 1921.
August 1938 indicted for protection of the Dutch Schultz mob and for complicity in a lottery or "numbers game"
Sept 12, 1938 mistrial declared by N.Y. Supreme Court Justice Pecora
February 1939 Hines found guilty of all charges in a N.Y. Supreme Court retrial
March 23, 1939 Sentenced to 4-8 years in prison,
September 12, 1944 Hines paroled
d. 26 Mar. 1957
From the guide to the Newspaper Clippings from the Trials, 1938-1940, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)
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Subjects:
- Organized crime
- Organized crime
- Racketeering
- Racketeering
- Tammany Hall
- Trials (Conspiracy)
- Trials (Conspiracy)
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- New York (State) (as recorded)
