The Dutchman Bites the Dust

In October of 1935, the decision was reached by the Commission that Schultz was a loose cannon that had to be removed. When the Commission made the choice that Dewey was not to be hit, Schultz made it known he would carry out the execution himself. This forced the Commission to speed up their plan for the Dutchman's elimination. Some of the top professionals from Murder Inc. were called into action and the decision was made to hit Schultz at his Chophouse headquarters. It was believed that he would feel secure in this setting and allow for a quick and effective kill. Two men were assigned to entering the Chophouse and fire on anyone present. Recognizing the Dutchman's dependence on violence it was realized that he be shoot as quickly as possible.

As fate would have it, it appears that Schultz may have been one of the last people shot in the gunfight at the Chophouse. One story was told that just prior to the arrival of the Commission gunmen Schultz excused himself to go to the restroom. While he was taking care of personal business, the gunmen entered and opened fire on some of the Dutchman's bodyguards seated at a table. Quite a gunfight erupted with both sides opening up on the other. Bullets flew throughout the room and the bodyguards all received major wounds that would lead to their death. It is difficult to believe that all the gunfire went unnoticed by Schultz in the restroom. However, one version of the story presents the picture that when the Commission gunmen realized none the wounded was Schultz they realized he must be in the restroom and entered the area firing at Schultz, who sustained massive wounds. Surely a man as violent as Schultz would have appeared with his own pistol to investigate the commotion. It also seems ridiculous that professional killers would not have investigated the restroom area where additional bodyguards may have been ready to spring into action to protect Schultz.

This gave rise to another story, in which the Commission gunmen did investigate the restroom area first and not recognizing the Dutchman assumed he was a bodyguard a shot him, possibly leaving him for dead. When it was realized that he was not among the men shot at the table, it must have dawned on the gunmen that the man shot in the restroom was Schultz. In this version the gunmen returned to the restroom and went through Schultz's pockets looking for cash leaving him for dead. The irony was that none of the men, including Schultz died at the Chophouse. They all died later not revealing the names or motives for their execution. Schultz, himself, emerged from the restroom and collapsed at a table calling for a doctor. As the bodyguards began to pass away due to numerous wounds the Dutchman held on to life and passed in and out of consciousness, talking in nonsensical patterns about his mother and Satan.

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