The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-23

t he beach, foot Of Eighth street, back OF
Pavouia avenue. In the rear Of Car
scalien's feed store. Only the other night
woman partially intoxicated was pass
some of the members OF this gang TO
direct her to a certain address, The gang
cot hold Of her and rushed her down TO
the beach. Patrelman Mclaughlin heard
some LOUD talking and CROPPED his way in
darkness upon the gang. They ran away
shots. y was too dark to get descrip-
ton. The poor woman was taken TO the
station house and booked for being drunk
but really for safe keeping
Then there's the Trestle Work gang.
that hangs around Sixth and Provost
streets. They stop people on the streets
and make them hand up for beer. a
young man named Luther was braced for
money the other night. -Four or five
Jumped upon him. He escaped with a
badly cut face He couldn't give a de-
seription Of any Of them, Clark and I
think we know one Of them. They had
a club house down there some months
ago with nearly forty members We
broke them up; but they re breaking out
again.
'ta'he Red Tiger gang was broken up
and It's leaders sent TO prison It was
composed entirely Of the Murrays. the
Hagues and the Flynns. Since they
sprung up again recently they have
shifted their base Of operations from
thirteenth and Henderson to Eleventh
and Provost.
At Jersey avenue and Sixth street is
what Is known as the High Toned gang
They are not dangerous, but they are 4
nuisance to female pedestrians They
Will stand there and every girl that comes
along, It's All. thereH and My girl. !
and all such expressions Their parents
are eminently respectable, and some OF
the officers hesitate about making an ar
rest. Patrolman Higgins some time ag5
arrested one, he broke away: the officer
caught him; the rufiian ssasseas the OH
GER, and the officer slapped him in the
face His parents and friends made q
great hullaballoo about it and preferred
charges to the Police Board. bur didn't
show up when the case was called for
trial
There Is a miscellaneous gang that
hangs around Monmouth, between Ninth
and Tenth streets. They play tricks on
and throw stones az passers-by. A short
time ago they attempted to rob VOLTS
grocery store, but were driven off By q
bartender from the opposite side of the
street. None Of them are over eighteen
years old
On sixth street. between Grove ana
Erie, there + q mean gang Of boys also
The managers of the Mission 1t Sixth
and Erie streets can't hold service I'M
less policeman Is placed on the corner.
They know every patrolman on the beat.
whether IN citizens dress or uniform,
and policeman can get within half q
block Of them.
The HALF Dude' gang loiter nightly
about Persons butcher shop. at Sixth
and Grove streets. Beyond chirpin0 at
ladies' and saying smart things to every
woman who passes, they are guilty OF no
further rascality. But they need constant
watching.
Il fbInk one Of The most contemplate
gangs lii The city Is q addressed crowd
OF would be dudes who hang around the
corner Of Jersey and Newark avenues
These young men ought to, ana do know
batter, than TO insult women You will
find them standing near d hallway BY q
certain store. Let an officer attempt to
drive them away one will step cut and
sag FL live mp over this ssore. and these
are my friends merely standing with me
IN our own hallway. You have no right
TO drive them awassEs
{. XII Eric and Eleventh street is what Is
known as the GroWler Gang They
stop pedestrians and make them she'll out
nonpE for beer They are always willing
TO give 4 policeman fight More
than one good officer has been worsEed
BY crowd lurking in some OF the dark
holes near by.
They are, however. no less dangerous
than the gang which moves from Four
teenth and Grove streets over toward
Hoboken aud around Henderson street. q
block in the rear. They viii lay in wait
beneath the D., l.. & w. r. r. bridge. and
attack any belated stragg Ter with view
to highway robbery. That section has to
De always at night Under police snryeill-