New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
ASSAULTS BY JERSEY CITY RUFFIANs.
GANGS or THEM IL VARIOUS PARTS OF TOWN
"A REPORTER ROBBED AND TERRIBLY

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People living in certain parts Of Jersey city are
exceedingly worried the operations Of gangs Of
rnHans which infest the streets at night insulting
| young girl, and women and creating disturbances
| with respectable citizens \ few years ago there
| were three notorious bands Of unans in the city,
for q time they ceated almost reign Of terror.
| Murders were u common occurrence and It was not
until the entire city had become aroused that the
gang, were suppressed bv the police Those bands
were known a, the IIeudcr,onst., CaAast. and the
| Patch" gangs.
Recently probably during the last corrupt poiiti-
| cal campaign the IeudcFoon,t Z. and Canal Il gangs
rco?ganilcd. and they are again at their work
| Of assault and robbery. The Iierdcr-on-st mis-
crcant, connne their operations The section lying
north Of Montgomery 81 and Newark ave. while that
part south If Montgomcryst clear out 10 the Heights
| /, left To the tender mcr,ic- OF the Canal>t gang.
| Til, includes the rough section Of Grand 81, lying
along the old Morris Canal that part II Jersey CITY
! known A. Lafayette. and large tract Of meadows
on either side Of the canal recent incident VIII
serve to illustrate one Of the gang, methods.
| A newspaper man. one night recently took the
| car connecting with the = o'clock .. M boat from
Ncv York o. go 10 his home in Lafayette. Iiaf a
| dozen rough looking fellow hunS around the exit
| from the ferry house. evidently watching 20 see II
| any intoxicated men. likely 10 be easy prey "er"
coming from the city. In the car with the reporter
| when II started va, pale faced. weahloohing boy
|
pail such "A, men u.c Who have no tine T. iea'e
| their work 10 get their food. At Washl etonst. the
| car was boarded by half a dozen ruflans, among
| whom was recognized or two who had been al
| the ferry when the boat landed. one "A big, burly
Irishnan. slouched down into corner and appeared
| to be doing. with one hand clngins % the loop OF
| Tho bell trap u,ed all Jersey CITY ni@htcars
| which have no conductor The boy also had his
| on a loop and was carelc,sly pulling it backward
! and forward.
| suddenly the cur in the front OF the car sprng
up and rushed upon the boy, whom be- cursed horribly
for touching the loop. The boy Wa, much iHShtcnei
and hardly knew what the rascal meant. a fc"
| second, later the fellow again sprans for the boy
| TN, time striking him the mead with has list
| The reporter sitting by the boy, side. mterfered
gently but firmly saying that such treatment might
| seriously iniirc the little chap. Then the brute
| turned his wrath upon the reporter ana the
| re-, OF the gang called upon Alm To do
him up by this time the car was lar ON
Gr.nd.,t with open meadows aud the "apal
Oh one side aud row of oH. cheap shantleo on the
other The reporter tried 10 AVOID a row by keeping
| his sent but lust a. the ear turned into I1cinc ave
! he received hard blow upon the sd' Il his mead
| sprnging up. hc closed win The b.- fellow And ue
rest OF the an- prepared take an active part m te
nght. The iclottsr i0u.ht VITA Ac object az ra'h (
| IN, door. but before TAI, was accomplished ne hd0
received a dozen blows back ~ h~ head, when mace
picked him up bodily and giving swing or Two. tire"
hm clear over The platform into tho street "Nlc
he landed entirely unconscious upon the p"'"@
How long he lay thcro he d.d not know re was Wa
| sidcwaik Afrr awhile hr staggered to nj rect. and
IN time succeeded ia Wahine f. MS home. ply So IAN
who Wa, hastily called 10 said thi no t'I's VIZ
| hr1kcn hut u.t the blows ON To- head had 'du-'d
rportcI's pockets OF value or otherwise me 1nlr,
| Of the gam. M Starting row Va, evidently ROBBERY !,
IN" crowd called - q ''hp"l"i - % & , ,h
lat word, d. remembered "'Ir A'."o ni,t III , tn'