- Hyman Martin
Hyman "Pittsburgh Hymie" Martin (
April 6 ,1903 – July 1987) was aPittsburgh mobster and a close associate ofMoe Davis andLou Rothkopf . ["The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science", Vol. 58, No. 4 (Dec. 1967) (pp. 578-579)] He was seen with Davis and Rothkopf hours before the murder ofCleveland city councilman William E. Potter on February 3, 1931. Identified by police as matching the description of the man who rented the apartment in which Potter's body was found, he was arrested in Pittsburgh shortly after although he denied any knowledge of the murder stating "I'm a gentleman, a rumrunner!". [ cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,930337,00.html |title=From the Statesman's Window |accessdate=2007-05-18 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=1931-02-23 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TIME.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]Charged with his murder, he was convicted however he later won a retrial and was acquitted. [ cite web |url=http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Organized%20Crime%20in%20the%20United%20States%201950%202.htm |title=Investigation of Organized Crime in State Commerce: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce |accessdate=2007-05-18 |author=US Senate |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=1950-08-15 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=NevadaObserver.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
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