Editing Murder, Inc. (section)

===Charles Workman===
Charles Workman was indicted in New Jersey on March 27, 1940, for the October 23, 1935, murder of [[Dutch Schultz]] and three members of his gang.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1941/03/28/archives/schultzs-murder-laid-to-lepke-aide-workman-witness-in-brooklyn.html Schultz's Murder Laid to Lepke Aide; Workman, Witness in Brooklyn Syndicate Slayings, Indicted in Essex County; Extradition to Be Sought; O'Dwyer to Cooperate in Action by Jersey Prosecutor, Who Reopened the Case], ''The New York Times'', March 28, 1941 p. 46.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F1FFB3A5F167B93CAAB1788D85F458485F9 |title=SCHULtz's MURDER LAID TO LEPKE AIDE; Workman, Witness in Brooklyn Syndicate Slayings, Indicted in Essex County EXTRADITION TO BE SOUGHT O'Dwyer to Cooperate in Action by Jersey Prosecutor, Who Reopened the Case |access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175540/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F1FFB3A5F167B93CAAB1788D85F458485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1941-03-28 }}</ref> Workman was extradited to New Jersey in April 1941.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1941/04/26/archives/workman-goes-to-jersey-he-is-extradited-to-answer-dutch-schultz.html Workman Goes to Jersey; He Is Extradited to Answer Dutch Schultz Murder Charge], ''The New York Times'', April 26, 1941 p. 32.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D14FB3F5A1B7B93C4AB178FD85F458485F9 |title=WORKMAN GOES TO JERSEY; He is Extradited to Answer Dutch Schultz Murder Charge |access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175547/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D14FB3F5A1B7B93C4AB178FD85F458485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1941-04-26 }}</ref> The trial, which opened in June 1941, featured testimony from [[Abe Reles]] and [[Albert Tannenbaum]] as the primary underworld witnesses against Workman.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B17FD3A59167B93C3AA1788D85F458485F9 'The Bug' to Be Tried for Schultz Killing; Murder Ring Witness Will Be Extradited to New Jersey], ''The New York Times'', March 31, 1941 p. 17.{{subscription required}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175557/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B17FD3A59167B93C3AA1788D85F458485F9 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B17FE3F5B147B93C5A9178DD85F458485F9 Schultz Slaying Laid to Workman; Tannenbaum and Reles Testify Newark Defendant Bragged of Killing 'Dutchman'; Row with Weiss Is Told; He Also Claimed 'Credit' for Fatal Shooting and Lepke Sought to End Dispute], ''The New York Times'', June 7, 1941 p. 19.{{subscription required}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175605/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B17FE3F5B147B93C5A9178DD85F458485F9 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref> The trial opened with two state witnesses, the restaurant bartender and a woman who was outside the restaurant, failing to identify Workman.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/06/archives/testify-in-schultz-case-two-state-witnesses-fail-to-identify.html Testify in Schultz Case; Two State Witnesses Fail to Identify Workman as Killer], ''The New York Times'', June 6, 1941 p. 23.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B14F73C5B147B93C4A9178DD85F458485F9 |title=TESTIFY IN SCHULTZ CASE; Two State Witnesses Fail to Identify Workman as Killer |access-date=August 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175614/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B14F73C5B147B93C4A9178DD85F458485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1941-06-06 }}</ref> The next day, Reles and Tannenbaum provided their testimony implicating Workman. Next, a female friend of slain gangster Danny Fields, who was described as a "collector for the payroll" of Lepke, testified that Workman showed up at her apartment the day after Schultz's murder and asked Fields to burn his clothes. The woman, who used a pseudonym on the witness stand, testified that Workman openly talked about the Schultz killing and how he was left behind in the restaurant.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/08/archives/workman-killer-woman-testifies-he-called-at-her-apartment-and-told.html Workman Killer, Woman Testifies; He Called at Her Apartment and Told How Schultz Met His Death, She Adds], ''The New York Times'', June 8, 1941 p. 45.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00717FD3E5F1A7A93CAA9178DD85F458485F9 |title=WORKMAN KILLER, WOMAN TESTIFIES; He Called at Her Apartment and Told How Schultz Met His Death, She Adds |access-date=August 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225553/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00717FD3E5F1A7A93CAA9178DD85F458485F9 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1941-06-08 }}</ref> Workman's defense opened with testimony from Marty Krompier, a close associate of Dutch Schultz who was shot in Manhattan the same night Schultz was murdered in New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1935/10/24/archives/schultz-aide-shot-here-hour-later-krompier-lieutenant-of-the.html Schultz Aide Shot Here Hour Later; Krompier, Lieutenant of the Gangster, Critically Wounded in Broadway Barber Shop. Companion Also Injured; Assailant Opens Door Just as Pair Prepare to Leave and Fires Into Room], ''The New York Times'', October 24, 1935 p. 1.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B11FA3C5812738DDDAD0A94D8415B858FF1D3 |title=SCHULTZ AIDE SHOT HERE HOUR LATER; Krompier, Lieutenant of the Gangster, Critically Wounded in Broadway Barber Shop. COMPANION ALSO INJURED Assailant Opens Door Just as Pair Prepare to Leave and Fires into Room. SCHULTZ AIDE SHOT HERE HOUR LATER |access-date=September 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175628/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B11FA3C5812738DDDAD0A94D8415B858FF1D3 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1935-10-24 }}</ref> Krompier testified that Tannenbaum told him that he did not shoot him as he was in New Jersey and killed Schultz.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E14FF3F5B147B93C2A8178DD85F458485F9 Tannenbaum Named as Schultz's Slayer; Admitted the Killing in 1938, Says Witness for Workman], ''The New York Times'', June 10, 1941 p. 24.{{subscription required}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175638/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E14FF3F5B147B93C2A8178DD85F458485F9 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref> Workman, in the middle of his defense, changed his plea from 'not guilty' to 'no contest' after one of his chief defense witnesses, a Manhattan funeral director who testified that Workman was employed by him during the time of the Schultz murder and who was the brother-in-law of the late Lepke associate Danny Fields, recanted his testimony that had provided Workman with an alibi.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/11/archives/life-for-workman-as-schultz-killer-gangster-sentenced-after-he-ends.html Life for Workman as Schultz Killer; Gangster Sentenced After He Ends Trial by Changing Plea to No Defense; Workman Jailed as Schultz Killer], ''The New York Times'', June 11, 1941 p. 1.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20710FF3F5B147B93C3A8178DD85F458485F9 |title=Life for Workman as Schultz killer; Gangster Sentenced After He Ends Trial by Changing Plea to No Defense Workman jailed as Schultz killer |access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175646/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20710FF3F5B147B93C3A8178DD85F458485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1941-06-11 }}</ref> The same day Workman changed his plea, he was sentenced to life in prison.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0813FD3F5B147B93C1A8178DD85F458485F9 Workman Goes to Prison], ''The New York Times'', June 13, 1941 p. 15.{{subscription required}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175654/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0813FD3F5B147B93C1A8178DD85F458485F9 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref> Workman was paroled on March 10, 1964, after serving 23 years in prison.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/11/archives/schultzs-killer-freed-in-treton-charles-workman-served-23-years-of.html Schultz's Killer Freed in Trenton; Charles Workman Served 23 Years of Term], ''The New York Times'', March 11, 1964 p. 40.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A1FFF3A5C147A93C3A81788D85F408685F9 |title=Schultz's Killer Freed In Trenton; Charles Workman Served 23 Years of Term |access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175704/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A1FFF3A5C147A93C3A81788D85F408685F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1964-03-11 }}</ref>