Arthur Simon "Dutch"
FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ"
(b.
6 August 1901
,
Bronx, New York, USA
d.
24 October 1935
,
Newark, New Jersey, USA
)
Cause of Death: Peritonitis from a gunshot wound
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Arthur Simon "Dutch" FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ" was born 6 August 1901 in Bronx, New York, USA
Arthur Simon "Dutch" FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ" was the child of ? and ?Arthur Simon "Dutch" FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ" died 24 October 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
son of Herman Flegenheimer and Emma Neu
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Arthur Simon "Dutch" FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ" was a American mobster, made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket.
Arthur Simon "Dutch" FLEGENHEIMER "SCHULTZ" was a American mobster, made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket.
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1901 Birth 6 August 1901
Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
'The gangster Arthur Flegenheimer, more commonly known as “Dutch Schultz,” came to Bridgeport April 30, 1935.
Schultz and his bodyguard, Lulu Rosenkrantz, occupied the fourth floor suite at the Stratfield Hotel on Main Street downtown.
Schultz was interviewed by local reporters in the suite. One reporter said that Schultz gave the interview “more gracefully and with more poise than some of the persons in less exciting professions than his.”
Dutch Schultz had a long criminal history, including overseeing a successful bootlegging operation. During the Prohibition years, his selling of illegal liquor was widespread.
Even in 1933 at the end of Prohibition, his control of the crime racket in New York City was notorious.
Schultz was indicted in 1933 for tax evasion. He was accused of not filing tax returns for 1929,1930 and 1931. By this time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover named Schultz “Public Enemy No. 1.”
In November 1934, Schultz surrendered to authorities, and...Read MORE...
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'The gangster Arthur Flegenheimer, more commonly known as “Dutch Schultz,” came to Bridgeport April 30, 1935.
Schultz and his bodyguard, Lulu Rosenkrantz, occupied the fourth floor suite at the Stratfield Hotel on Main Street downtown.
Schultz was interviewed by local reporters in the suite. One reporter said that Schultz gave the interview “more gracefully and with more poise than some of the persons in less exciting professions than his.”
Dutch Schultz had a long criminal history, including overseeing a successful bootlegging operation. During the Prohibition years, his selling of illegal liquor was widespread.
Even in 1933 at the end of Prohibition, his control of the crime racket in New York City was notorious.
Schultz was indicted in 1933 for tax evasion. He was accused of not filing tax returns for 1929,1930 and 1931. By this time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover named Schultz “Public Enemy No. 1.”
In November 1934, Schultz surrendered to authorities, and...Read MORE...
bportlibrary.org
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
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"...In 1935 the Prohibition-era gangster and bootlegger Dutch Schultz moved to the Stratfield Hotel across the street for several months after two trials for tax evasion in New York State. It is wondered if he was involved in the murder of two people in the second floor lobby of the Savoy during this period. A month after leaving Bridgeport Dutch Shultz was gunned down in Newark, New Jersey..." historicbuildingsct.com){kind=small}
Hotel Stratfield, constructed in 1909, located on Main Street
"...In 1935 the Prohibition-era gangster and bootlegger Dutch Schultz moved to the Stratfield Hotel across the street for several months after two trials for tax evasion in New York State. It is wondered if he was involved in the murder of two people in the second floor lobby of the Savoy during this period. A month after leaving Bridgeport Dutch Shultz was gunned down in Newark, New Jersey..." historicbuildingsct.com
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1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1935 Death 24 October 1935
Newark, New Jersey, USA
He died at the age of 34.
Arthur is buried at: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York
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