The evening world., 1890-04-29
VICTIMS OF THE RAG GANG
An Old Man Robbed and an Officer
Stabbed Near to Death.
Albright Battle of the Police with
q Band of East Side Thugs.

Members Of the Rag Gang" OF toughs
and crooks wendell their way to the York
willie Police Court this morning to nee how
severe the law would be with FIVE prominent
members of the band. who ''held a man mp"
on the streets before dark last night and
robbed him. and later on stabbed o police
man nearly to death.
The trouble broke out in Capt. Ryan's pre-
cinct about g o'clock last night. and his
policemen did not stop clubbing and arrest
ing yonng thugs until nearly daylight this
morning.
1t waS long before dark when Patrick Fl.
CORDIALLY, of 304 East Forty-fourth street,
was leading u horse through East Thirty
eighth street. Hehad nearly reached First
avenue, when Jimmy Reilly. Q leader of the
Tag Gang stepped into the street and
threw himself plump against Mr.. Corbally's
breast.
The latter is sixty years old and knew the
Jimmy. stop yer %foolin'. " at the same time
trying to shove the boy away, but IS he
raised his arms Eddy Do!an came up smil-
Cordially yelled murder. Reilly held his
arms and '',bucked" him in the face with
his head. while Dolan riied his pockets.
The horse got away and ran galloping down
the street, adding to the confusion, Dolsn
found 81 III the old mans clothes, and then
he and his pal ran away.
CORDIALLY gave chase, yelling like a mad
force and pelted him with eggs, which they
stole from in front OF a grocery store.
Policeman, Hepper Joined CORDIALLY in the
chase, signalling with his club as he dashed
along. His raps brought to his assistance
Policeman Dreamer, and the two bluecoats
tinaily caught the, young highwaymen on
Ihlrty-slXth street below First avenue.
Before they could haudcuf their prison.
ers, though, they were surrounded by as
tough a mob AZ could be found in the city.
openly attacked the policemen. who drew
their pistols and threatened instant death TO
tie first man, who u advanced towards them.
They were hemmCl ~, though, and from
root-tops bricks and Jumps of coal began to
he lred at them.
The policemen kept raining with their
clubs for assistance. and Policeman McCaf-
ferty and three comIa AIDES came to the
rescue.
The officers used their clubs right aud left
on the crowd.
suddenly McCanerty saw Dolan phil a
long, keen-edged knife from HE pocket and
try to dig lt into Policeman Pepper. Me-
Cafierty quickly pulled his pistol and fired
at the M hug. Tic bullet struck him
on the right side OF the head. inticting .
slight scalp wound.
The bullet startled him and he dropped
his knife. He kicked It into the crowd, And
some OF his friends spirited it away, SO it
could not be used as evidence against him.
Then the SIX policemen started with their
DllsOleT IOF Ilt HLhIlOn-hDnst Oil Last
rhirty-tifth street, but they literally had to
hight their way through the - Rag Gang
and their sympathizers, and did not suc-
coed in caging their prisoners until : platoon
then a crowd OF q thousand tonghs stood
outside the station and hooted.
All night thereafter the policemen on
duty in the precinct were assaulted by toughs.
but no more serious trouble occurred until
10 p. NJ, when. Policeman McKennA. =
young giant, ordered some Of the gang on
the corner OF Ihlrty-hrst street n Second
They moved slowly. and McKenna fol-
lowed them up. suddenly one OF the toughs
his penknifs into McKenna's right cheek.
Ii went clean through and penetrated the
tongue, pinning IT. and the cheek together.
The pain was 20 intense that the policeman
fell down, tearing the knife ont a. he lay.
rolling in agony, on the sidewalk His
AssAilants escaped for the time being:
Mckeuna Was taken to Bellevue. He had
hemorrhages all night. but early this morn
ing the doctors checked them, and they say
now that ne has . chance of life. The re-
and again the tough element hllsd the
streets
Sergt. Cahill and several otiesrs In citizens
at a time, arrested John Denim. Charles
Farrell and Thomas Terney. Every arrss9
was quickly learned Of by the other toughA
and in every case it required : posse OF Po-
ton-house.
First they we're taken to the hospital and
stood up before McKenna for Identification
When he saw Farrell he cried out THAT'S
the cur who cut mel and s~pringinE from
his bed he rushed at his AssAilant, but his
fellow-policemen got between and saved
their prisoner.
A bowling crowd Of six hundred people
followed Farrell and his captor 20 the sta
t~ion-house.
The men who robbed CORDIALLY Eere re-
for examination until The afternoon.
The others were held 70 await the result q
Hekennas Injuries.