He Wanted to Kill a Prosecutor. The Mob Said No. | Dutch Schultz

In October 1935, Dutch Schultz — bootlegger, Harlem numbers boss, and one of the most feared men in New York — was shot in the men's room of a Newark chop house. According to Murder, Inc. informants, it happened because he brought the Mafia's new Commission a plan to murder special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey… and the bosses said no. This is the story of the Commission's first big decision — and the gangster who had to die first. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Newark, October 23, 1935 0:46 The Bronx Beer Baron 2:58 Beating the Government 4:05 A New Prosecutor 4:51 "Kill Dewey" 6:02 The Palace Chop House 7:03 Last Words 8:15 What Happened Next ▶ Watch first — The Mafia Civil War: How Lucky Luciano Played Both Sides:    • The Mafia Civil War: How Lucky Luciano Pla...   📚 SOURCES Burton B. Turkus & Sid Feder, "Murder, Inc." (1951) Paul Sann, "Kill the Dutchman! The Story of Dutch Schultz" (1971) Police stenographer's bedside transcript, Newark, Oct. 24, 1935: https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/du... The Mob Museum: https://themobmuseum.org/blog/beer-ba... The Mob Museum, Thomas Dewey: https://themobmuseum.org/notable_name... HistoryNet, "Thomas E. Dewey Defeats Dutch Schultz": https://historynet.com/thomas-e-dewey... Smithsonian Magazine on Stephanie St. Clair: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor... CrimeReads, "The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words": https://crimereads.com/the-strange-po... Accounts of the Commission's vote and the plot against Thomas E. Dewey come from Murder, Inc. informant testimony (1940–41) and were never tested at a trial for the plot itself. Charles Workman is the only person ever convicted of the Schultz killing. 📷 PHOTO CREDITS Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress (New York World-Telegram & Sun collection), NARA, FBI, New York Police Department (public domain). "Franklin County Courthouse NY" by Dclemen, CC BY 4.0. "Thomas Dewey speaking on WEVD radio" by Kheel Center, CC BY 2.0. Some archival photos digitally restored. Narration voice: AI-generated. Some scenes are illustrations. #DutchSchultz #TrueCrime #Mafia #MobHistory #ThomasDewey #MurderInc #1930s