The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-09
BOYS SPORT SPOILED
Police Arrest a Number of
Youngsters Caught Fight
ing the Killers.

For years. the Secoud precinct police
have been troubled blythe gangs OF young
tcughs which made their head quarters in
the meadows at the head of Ninth street.
The gangs which gathered there were
the Jerseys and Hillltes. and as the mem
bers of each were sworn enemies of the
other, fights were Of daily occurr ence.
Stones. in fact. any Anissle that the
toughs could lay their hands on.
were brought into play, and lat every
ba tile one OR more or the rowdies would
go home with a bleeding head or a black
eve. In the fall OF each year the gangs
waged deadly war against each other 10 r
possession OF the numerous ponds In the
meadows. which. when cold weather ar
rived, would give an excellent surface
for skating. This year the fight has
been more bitter than ever. and
every afternoon during the past
week there have bean battles.
gang who reside IN the vicinity OF Mon
mouth street and Pavonia avenue, after a
hard fight. lasting W weeks, drove the
HillfLes from the coveted meauoWs, and,
fearing that q similar result would ensue
this year. the latter enlisted recruits, and
the fights go far have been more than
bitter.
n pEOulAuGut lkuib III lohAS VI sAN
Jersey ganv has been twelve year old
Maud Mack who Joined the gang two
weeks ago. This girl has proven aherself
time and time again more than a match
for her male opponents. She threw
stones with an accuracy that none OF Che
members of either gang could
attain and when the Aiilites were driven
Dack over the Hill, she outpoin6ed all in
climbing up the steep incline. ln u hand
to hand conflict she invariably came out
victorious, aud many a Hillite today
bears evidence of her provinces In the
shape Of a swollen nose or a black eve.
THE BATTLE YESTERDAY.
Yesterday AFTERNOON there was another
battle and the Second Precinct police,
members Of the Jersey gang, AL OF the
Hiilites escaped. The battle began
shortly after three o'clock when the Hill
lies. about twenty-five IN number
swooped down upon he meadows. Every
Hillite was armed with all the stones be
could carry and prepared and determined
to fight TO a finish.
They had been oa the meadows bus a
few minutes when one OF the Jersey 8
spied them and notified his pals. The
girl fighter of the Jerseys was also Rot1-
fed aud she took charge of the attacKlng
party. When the Jerseys arrived at the
meadows, many OF them were scared ut
the Si1o OIL Inc HiALltSs ueioRataou, Auu
wanted to retreat. They would have
done so had not the girl
leader called them towards. they dared
not show the white feather after that
ana when the girl gave the order 10
advance the Jersey's responded so q
man. The HilEtes met the Jerseys with
a volley of well-aimed stones aud many
| OF the latter retired with needing faces.
| Before Inc Jerseys could rally u squad OF
the Second precinct police swooped down
upon the fighters The Hillites whe
were on the furthest side OF the meadows
managed to escape over the Hill.
THE BOYS ARRESTED.
The following Jerseyttes were cap
tured:-Joseph Jackson, colored, OF No.
354 Third street, Waiter tlaherty'
thirteen years old. of No. 262 Sixth street.
| Sesse Bsllefeld, colored. seventeen years
old, of No. 405 Third street, Michael Far.
| rell, thirteen years old. OF No. 20S sixth
street, Henry Craige, seventeen Years old.
of No. 326 First street, Geor&e Smith.
nine years old, of No. 115}s Cole street:
Robert Flynn. niue years old, OF No. Ii
years old. of No. ia Cole street; Hugh
Curtis, fifteen years old, OF No. 3SC
Seventh street: Joseph Francis. No. 2es
Sixth street; William Kavanagh. nfteet
years old. of No. 45s Third street; LEROY
Curtis. thirteen years old. No. 81
Seventh street, and john Snerl leu, four
teen years old, of No. 100 Coles street.
The policemen who made the arrest.
were:-Detective Clark, Roundsmar
Noonan, and Patrolinen McShane, Mul.
Inns, Murray, Murphy, Lensban, Hen
messy and Flanagan.
CLARK o A MUD HORSE -
John Sneriden gave Detective Clarl
considerable Trouble. He ran iuto u mut
hole aud detied the detective to arres
him. Clark had to wait until the youpgs
ter tired of his damp place and surren
raigned before Justice O'Donueil at tn
First Criminal Court this morning, au,
after a severe reprinsnd from the Com
were paroled.