Posted on 11/14/2020 6:07:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
Yes, legend has it that the Catskills town of Phoenicia conceals a trove of money, bonds and jewels that once belonged to a New York City bootlegger named Dutch Schultz. The criminal’s riches have been hunted for nearly 90 years, but after a recent breakthrough, two intrepid men believe they’re about to hit the jackpot.
Colorfully known as the Beer Baron of the Bronx, Schultz made a fortune in the 1920s selling suds during Prohibition, when alcoholic beverages were illegal across the US. Born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer in 1902, and raised in a slummy Bronx neighborhood, Schultz, along with his thugs, made a lucrative trade from hawking banned booze, even though their brew was known for being the most horrendous tasting stuff in town.
Chalk up the gangster’s success to a convincing sales spiel. “He and his partner Joey Noe were extremely brutal,” Nate Hendley, author of “Dutch Schultz: The Brazen Beer Baron of New York,” told The Post. “They would go to speakeasies and threaten to beat the crap out of [proprietors] who didn’t buy their beer. One saloon owner, Joe Rock, foolish enough to refuse, got hung by his thumbs. A rag dipped in a gonorrhea sore was placed over his eyes. It eventually blinded him.”
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We can find it.
You better find the treasure soon. Cash is about to become rare. Soon all that will matter is the gold and silver you possess now.
Beat me to it!
You better find the treasure soon. Cash is about to become rare. Soon all that will matter is the gold and silver you possess now.
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Will hoards of folks tear down NY looking for it?
Get those Oak Island guys to go look for it!
We can only hope. (kidding)
He's out lookin' for the treasure !
I read that after this Capone’s Vault fiasco the producers of such shows made sure there was something “planted” in there to find.
The Andria Doria safe comes to mind. They found cash in the safe. It was later reported the cash had been planted to give the viewers something to see.
Same for STORAGE WAR$. Some items planted there by the producers to give the viewers a thrill.
I can’t believe I watched that live.
Anyone praying for someone's conversion need only look at this man's conversion (yes, it was literally on his deathbed) for assurance that there is hope for anyone.
As China Jos call it chump change deal with the big players.
Better call Eliot Ness in on this!
Watching The Untouchables right now on the Heroes
Channel.
This topic was posted , thanks nickcarraway.
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