Returning to his beliefs that it is better to be feared than loved, he returned to the use of violence to deal with those that attacked his power. "Bo" Weinberg disappeared and the rumor was circulated that he had been a guest of Shultz for a moonlight boat ride on the Hudson River. During this journey it was believed that Shultz personally put a bullet in his head and presented him with a new pair of cement shoes to aid him on his journey to the bottom of the Hudson. Shultz was turning his attention to the area of New Jersey. He had no desire to come into direct confrontation with the forces of the Commission. But even there he was confronting crime leaders that had associations with the Commission. To make matters worse the specter of Thomas Dewey arose again to create problems for Shultz. Dewey had not been permitted to keep his promise of prosecuting Shultz, before he went into hiding. And by the time Shultz resurfaced Dewey was no longer in a position to carry out the prosecution process. Now, however, Dewey was named as Special Prosecutor and announced that Shultz would be his major target for prosecution. Rumor had it that he was basing this case on Shultz's involvement in rackets in the restaurant industry and a murder that was involved in these activities. This time Dewey was not aiming for the goal of imprisonment but for the electric chair.
Shultz was caught in the jaws of a vise, with the forces of Dewey closing in on one side and the dwindling support from Commission members on the other. It was clear that it would be in the best interest of the Commission for Shultz to be eliminated. But the Commission still placed its faith in the government's case against Shultz. He may have gotten off the hook in the previous cases but the law of averages were now against him to repeat the feat. It would be hands off, allowing the government to do their work for them. The problem was the situation involved Shultz, who was so hot headed that he would finally go too far forcing his elimination through other than legal means. The Commission would be forced through his activities to take an action of extreme prejudice to remove the Shultz problem.
