New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
RUFFIANS IN MOTT HAVEN.
CRIMES OF A GANG OF YOUNG MEN.
po,ycr RousFp TO ACTIVITY AT LAsT-Ihi
rrouaIr LIKELY TO BE STOPPED.

POLICE ROusED TO ACTIVITY AT LAei-'"
TROUBLE LIKELy TO BE STOPPED.
The people of Mott Haven and lover snssdaa
tops of gang of roughs who, a1ter ossn,Sers
possession of street-cars and r11osd P;or and
"Ss = mnsnfs for any woman to leave her home
The action OF the Thirty-!hird fIec'nc. H. Cm
not energetic a. first and u was NOT ~ demads he
rcce;ved for permits to carry pistols tnat ne de-
cided TO assume the aggressive against .he ruluas
vacant posts and the offenders had become ac-
ouainted with their presence, everything pecame
Quiet. and Mott Haven was the abode OF law ana
peace. A., ;. oor.;r,o1
then complaints again began pouring INTO the
On a an Sseed birtV
Iour;h-st aud Thiid-aye. that she had been met oy
three young fellows ranging from eighteen 10
q vacant lot ON misunderstanding y-ffth.st;
between Lincoln and Alexander land assaulted
They then stole her money aud lett her:
When she told the officer her story her mouth was
bleeding profusely. Two nights later four young
ruliians boarded a fremont car IN which were two
men and GIRL at One -hundred-and5d dfty -thlrd-st;
They robbed the driver of -, deprived
the men of their silver watches, ana INSURED
the girl. Mrs Anna Rymann,a poor German woman, n
after her work, about midnight on February La H. Lha
was followed by two young men 10 P,c-n'S sbs was
short distance beyond Willis-ave., Ihere sae SaS &
assaulted and left insensbe ON the GROUND. que
was found by milkman in the early morning ana
'f Two - nights I l ago DR.. Horace Tucker Of Mott
Haven, was called TO patient short qlstanGe n
from his home. As he was returning iro ms e ea "
them asked him the time. DIR. Tucker had looked
at his watch short time previous ana nag nOtce1
that it m aep the hour They demanded the
right time and made a motion as thougn 10 eelae
HIM The physician told them to wait moment
and placIug his hand within his overcoat are"
ThprpunOn
Ar Alexander-ave and the Southern Bouleyard
is a row of four-Story brick buildings, WHEN @
built a trihe over two years. years, seSerat ef nat
of the buildings are occupied by, number OF hos
especially desirable tenants Near inc COT corner I "a
Wilis-ave. is grog-shOp which is regularly eVsd,
ing the excise law by selling beer at all hours, ana
which has further claim on the attention OF 'ne
police by being the lOungg place OF nuOSr rot ot
q desirable place of residence Inc ponce t Genete
that il is in this place or its immediate vlchl!y
that the rutfians have made their headquarters. AS
lar as can lie ascertained from the persons who
have reason to complain OF personal VloienCe' tue
men are all young and most OF them unuer age.
They do not seem to fear ldehlhcauoh' ioi 'he1 uo
hot assume any DISGUISE . . , &c .h
Last Tuesday Captain Bennett, in charge OF the
Thirty-third Precinct, who is the Oldest captain On
the force directed his parolmen to watch tne sup
posed headquarters of the gang closely,
and to arrest any person OF suspicloHis
nppearance. In consequence for the last week
fbe Unusual spectacle of policemen patroling Alex,
ander Lincoln aud Willis aves. has been presented
To the dwellers OF Mott Haven. Nnere theIe was
formerly only one officer there are now two, ana on
"Wednesday night women who left their homes on
errands were respectfully escorted back to them by
the policemen or else warned that Mott Haven was
n had place for women to be ont of doors IN at
night Thus far nothing has resulted from captain
Rnrett efforts to clear his precinct from cTlInlias
The great iron foundry the bank of the iiaren
RIVER. and number of small factories in Norris
ania and Port Morris demand great number OF
workmen and the reputation for sobriety OF some
of them are not of the best. There is IN addition 10
the grog-sh0p mentioned so-called sporting
house. at One ne-hundred-and-thirticth and lhHd-
ave. where number of Toughs gather nightly TO
witness alleged sparrIng matches. The police have
been watching the place for long time and are sns-
riejons that from this shop come the rulfans who
have 40 successfully terrified persons who are forced
10 be out-ofdOors in the Thirty third Precinct after
dark. , ,,.. l.. 800.
Notwithstanding the failure of the police to root
the gangs out last autumn Captain Burnett is con-
ident that lie has secured cews which Will lead to
the CAPTURE of the ruans. Not only are half OF the
reserves on duty at night but the ward detectives
assisted by several of Inspector Bymess men, are
collecting evidence which may put stop TO the
trouble. The police, since the crimes have been
repeated this winter, have striyen 10 Keep the
knowledge away from the public. The msdeeds
were so aggravated, however, that had not the
pohce taken action when they did the citizens
would have taken the matter III their own hands'