New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-21
GANGS OF ROUGHS.
DANGEROUS CHARACTERS INVESTING NETWORK
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMMITTED BY
ORGANIZED BANDS OF RUFFIANs-THE DUTY
OF TIE POLICE.

DANGEROUS CHARACTERS INVESTING NEW-YORK
AND BROOKLYN-oUTRAGE COMMITTED BY
ORGANIZED BANDS OF RUFFIAhs-IHE DUTY
OF TIE POLICE.
For many years past various localities IN
NewYork have been infested by hordcs OF rufilns Of
all ages who having combined together for mutual pro-
lection have able to defy the police for years AS
long As they confined their deprodations to COMPARE
lively minor oenses they have been successful IN re-
sstng the police; il has been only when they have com
mitted some dastardly outrage or appalling crime that
the police have been aroused by popular indignation to
dispense them. Popular opinion demands the routing
OF these banded rlans and 1t remains to be seen how
far the police means 20 its duty leave for new
force to perform.
Just at present Brooklyn seems to have achieved an
unenviabe notoriey by Of the deeds Of awess
ness enacted nightly by its gangs ruans in various
pars OF the city the Battle Row Gang" having its
lair in low saloon near South Fifth and First-sts
BROOKLYN T. ID. land may be credited with three muir
doris in comparatively short space Of me) the South
First and Tcnthst Gang, the Silver Creek Gang" and
others Of local celebrity As Illustration Of the reign
Of terror these gangs have created in BROOKLYN the f0
lowing instance will well serve. A reporter Of THE
TRIBUEE his home at early hour in the morning.
not long ago entered restaurant in Futon-st Brooklyn
There in the place number Of haltintoxlcated
yoIng men, who were acting in the most bOlserous man
ner throwing articles OF food and occasionally something
weigter at each other When they settling their
prieor OF the place, who seemed only too anxious to
avoid any difficulty with them Alter the crowd had
gOnf the reporter asked the proprietor why he permitted
snch actions IN his place, and received for reply that
he knew the party by sight, that he rode daily to and
from his residence in the Grahamave line Of horsecars
through the neighborbood where the crowd lived and
that II he incurred their enmity his life would, probably
pay the penalty" The Brooklyn public beginning to
ask whether a police force which allows gangs OF this
kind 10 continue with impunity their acts Of bloodshed
and robbery should not give way TO one that Will display
more efficiency.
The Eteersh and Twcnty-ar WardS Of this city are
prolific Of these gangs OF ruians One OF these fire.
qnents the saloon Of John BoSe, in TEentysixth St.
near Third ave :; another makes its headquarters Mt
owen Geoghegan6 % Twenty second st. and FrstaVe.j
while third and tie most desperate ard dangerous Of
the lot Is to DO eueGantertd in the low liquor store Of
Thomas Costello, ~ Twepty-hfth-st and First-aye-
Scarce week passes mat there are not more less
rows IN this place andtbese often end with shooting
stabbiug Several policemen have been beaten
severely and the place lie deemed by the police
TO be one OF the very worst In this rough
section OF the city, andNne to he closely watched.
These gangs are yarlousy known as the Rose Hill
GapgD the Fighters lAH Gang" the Dutch Hill
tangi" and comprise "rotIghs" thieves Of all grades.
prize lighters and who In theown proper persons
comprise all three. There gabgs in the Nineteenth
ward but none Of themN are VI the caiber
OF the ono broken up by capt Gunner
and his subofdnates although II y only requires
a lack OF vigilance tho part OF the police Tor
them 20 become fully as dangerous. On The West blde
there is organization known as the " Ienth-aye.
Gsng1 which freauents the saloons about Iwonty'
egbtn-st. but Il i composed IN the main OF young
thieves, whom, however, In few years m u1ns iVI
"A Mn Newman of No. 90 West Twenty-eignthst., went
INTO Inc saloon AT tue corner OF Tenthye. and Twenty
elahth IL and there part0ok II refreshments IN
having for which he incautousy displayed cOhsldct-
hle sum OF money. Several OF the Ionthaye gang luI
lowed him aud knocked him down, ana robDed MN OF
bis gold watch aud pocketbO0k . -, ,,.,
WITHIN the pas six months rival factions IN the Fourth
Ward known "a the swamp Gang" and the FOURTH
Ward Rangers" have IN collision on three oeeas
inns and bloolshed has followed the use OF deauly
Weapons. Sey era nstaDcoa Of robbery or persons Oh
their way the ferries IN the Fourth PRECINCT N"'o
been perpetrated by members OF THESE galgs' t,.o
All these gangs must Do broken up lhat VAVS'NHSS