1935 Eugene Canevari deposition





RR Auction is known for being able to sell impressive collections related to mobsters, outlaws and lawmen. Over the past few years, the Boston based auction house has managed to bring to light some of the rarest and most remarkable items in this genre. They have auctioned off anything from jewelry, documents and even signed pictures that collectors all over the world would have loved to have.

This 1935 deposition given by Eugene Canevari is no exception when it comes to valuable, Mafia – related items sold by RR Auction. According to RR Auction, the lawsuit it was used in was against Dutch Schultz, an infamous mobster of the time. As it turns out, he was involved in bootlegging and the numbers racket and he tried bribing his way out of an arrest. In fact, as it is stated by RR Auction, the lawsuit actually focused on this attempt to bribe detectives Stephen DiRosa and Julius Salke. Eugene Canevari was the one who confiscated the $19,000 that were found on Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Flegenheimer) when he was brought to the station by the two detectives.

As it is mentioned by RR Auction, the lawsuit didn’t give the authorities the chance to put Schultz behind bars for his actions, as he was assassinated by the Mafia in 1935. The document, in fine condition, was auctioned off in June 2013. In part, it reads “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.”

According to RR Auction, the lawsuit this deposition was used in ended in 1935. The document came from Eugene Canevari’s collection. He was born and raised in New York and on a first name basis with most of the mobsters he later put behind bars. During his 25 year career he managed to gather quite an impressive number of documents and collectibles.

Other RR Auction items can be checked out on their website and on the online catalogue. The company is even active on social media, where it posts the latest updates regarding events and remarkable items that are about to be auctioned off.

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