New York mobster (born Arthur Flegenheimer in 1901) involved in bootlegging and the numbers racket; he was assassinated by the Mafia in 1935. Typed deposition, two pages, 8 x 13, February 14, 1935. Canevari’s deposition regarding an incident with Dutch Schultz. In part: “Mr. Troy asked me about taking the money from Flegenheimer at the station house on June 18, 1931…Flegenheimer had told me that I didn’t have any right to take that money from him, and I insisted that I did. I remember hearing Salke say that Flegenheimer told him to take the money and let him run.” Sheets are joined at the top by a paperclip. In fine condition, with expected document wear. On June 18, Schultz had been involved in a gunfight with New York detectives Stephen DiRosa and Julius Salke. During his arrest, Schultz was found with $19,000 on his person and tried to bribe the officer for his release; evidently Canevari confiscated this money from Schultz once the officers brought him back to the station. Provenance: Eugene Canevari Collection. RR Auction COA.
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