The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-23
Robbers Of Men and Insult
eTs Of Women Once More
Gaining Ground.
MORE POLICEMEN NEEDED
Judge Weed Tells How Toughs Or
ganize and Captain Christie
Smith Tells How TO Crush
Them.

1872 2 : ,."r LAG ktuEs tfH1cH OAcF llA>1e tn g
streets OF Jersey City hideous at night
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- sAosenss anu iaMisss esS'
ranging from the murder of pedlar to
insult offered to women turn m In the
unlica ao,,,.ts -, t1,,
IN, - s - ~. 0'asy
!" t1N " INC ohtfages WHICH occur are
ever ventilated.
A little while 400 fne ,,olfca tad ca,,
,tata a.,.s,
,.ssS eo,1Ssoa = tas 9ahss. Ineir law
lessness had caused q general awakening
q she department Tbs leaders were
sent to prison and the lesser toughs were
ciupDed on the corners. But season Of
negiect and over security has allowed
eh ,es, to recruit.
LIS y bow gangs grow up.
nohr 81 I'VE ldlers Will rope IN ten or If
.s ss Young WoFkingmen, aud form So
elal ~ W W. Tiaeaaq uarters are paid for BY
t1ose VINO WORK The idlers thus have d
place n which to sit around, with fire in
I to oie Weaener Ihelf sole aim In lite Is to
/ secure enough money to dip the goose. =
LUST rush tne, auck' or rush the growler. =
now aug then the interest OF the
wo s.,ss FL = nelKn5ened by the prospect OF
[ gfana annual reception OF the ODDLY
ssoooLy ASSOCIATION. Political candidates
are hotihea tnat II would be unw1se 70 re-
iuse 70 purchase pretty good supply OF
s.ekees lor tneIr friends, and ~ majority
u u Sasss lne grand annual recptlon Of
t1as Iopiy 6oophes8 - stunning hnan-
eiG ~, success.
1 Anese organizations enroll an average
+. 81 twenty The lazy, disco
inte haoits OF the Idlers contaminate the
Morkess. a aisfaste for work supple
nisnls taste Tor liquor. The honest
wg ,91as' elsnef aegenerates or else he be-
comes ulSgusfed &c footing the expense
OF the GROWER, draws out, leaving the
luisrs e get money Tor beer any way they
can neer tney must have II IL can be
procured 10 no ether manner, theft and
even hlgn#ay robbery Oh small scale
are Fesorted 70.
~ SOME oF THE GANGS.
| S9 gus q these gangs said Justice
WlnAea 4! 7. Weed are not highway rob
9eTs- Ahey are composed Of young row
ptss Nuo thnk II smart to Insult women.
sple Tobacco Juice on the pavements. and
sometimes even on the garments Of the
I women tney insult 4 girl will some
lines come - 70 make complaint. She
perhaps knows the names Of those who
lnsuitea ner But when l tell her she
ukuse appear against them. she holds up
her hands IN horror, refuses to press the
e1alEes aii f5ii tiins Hunters tie wheels Of
Jlstlce. she may as we'll make no COM
PAM There y the Clark Row gang. for
lnslanner with rs Juvgler' and It's XII
ten; 1 have often complaints lodged
asashsp various members OF this gang, by
persons who Will not press the charge.
Inen there's the Narrow Backers;'
tney are SCI Ct sum Kids around War
Ien Street ana railroad avenue and about
she Lsnign jumps, loot OF Warren street,
VINO PICK coal ana wood and brass jour
hais AZ times and sell Them TO the small
Letall stores 81, and junk shops IN the neigh
porhood me gang at Hudson and Nor
fis street VIII eat you II they can. They
a m uIfllu u
fuse ol new YORK ana sandoaggers are
among lhem- Then there are gangs all
tue way along HUDSON street TO the coal
dock; put tney are pretty well under the
consrol OF Inc ponce
IN eed the police have pretty effectu-
ealy oloAeu up ene notorious gangs, but
1ney seem 70 De sproutlng up again.
lnere,S 2 pretty tough gang which hangs
around hallroad avenue and Monmouth
street, only akort distance from what
! remains Oh The old Lava Bed gang be-
ueve Tue name Lava Bed was given to
snas secsiol Whefe they usea to dump the
refuse u the soap factory After every
ram me place was hooded with lather
wnlcn aLter settlng gave the place the
appearance OF Lava BED.
IUGBoAT THIEVES
IN speaking OF the Hudson street
gangs captain Fred farrler said the
dangerous eiemenI nau been subdued by
the police OF the First precinct. They
manly annoyed the tugboat owners with
Detty larcenles. Occasionally drunken
man was waylaid and robbed, but no re-
cent robberies of stores or houses had
been reported. Captain Farrier admitted
that their deviltry IS again beginning to
sprout. The Ganlmontown gang, the
W arren street gang, who sleep around
the steel works. yet make a
business of striking people for the
GROWER William Cunniff. the man who
was recently sent up for the murder OF
his wife by throwing lighted lamp at
ner, which exploded and burned her to
death, was IA member of this g6uR
MORE OFFICERS NEEDFD
CAPTAIN t,hristv Smith ~ tIa Saeo,,a
Police nrecincf srhan calteJ ~, III,
said that tbourh the pan0s hsd Tor Z
time been broken mn t6ev are aesein ,,r-
gambling. and more officers are meade, to
keep them in check
ssFrom Erie street 70 the brow NJ RI a
Hill.n said the Captain s.Trom second ~
Eighth street 7 have onlv two rna,, ~,
patrol duty before 1i.a0 az night North
of the Eric Railroad from Erjss 70 tho Hi
ia early part Of the s,iohf is tba to,,ya ss
parr az the nrecjncr If is f,sfsstsS MI
hoodlums. and drunken hnsbands rat T,,a
ia at nighr to beat their Wives are =,
eroug. The most has 10 Ne donhIed ~,
After Il: 80 the men are sbiftsd a,,S *.
position soIfh az ths Erta PasIrna1 has ~. -,
be don bed y beca11ss. ~ a1,r,cinsfl ~, =,
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