New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-11
AZ EAST SIDE GING Ar UORK.

THEY ATTEMPT TO LOOT TWO TENEMENT
HOUSES AND ASSAULT THE JANITREss
-Four men who are believed by the police to be the
last surviving members OF cd gang called THE
Shiny Backs" which for years the terror
Of the upper Fast Side. started in to loot "A tene-
mcnt-house At NJ. 327 East Thirty-flrst-st on
Sunday night When opposed by the rlucky jan-
tress and her husband. they created scene OF vio-
lencc which has not It's parallel in the records Of
recent rowdiness in the tcnement-house district
Mrs. Mary Saxon who lives on the ground floor
OF No 3g1 East Thirty nrst-st. heard noise in the
hallway. and on going 10 see what 1t was found
four men there Three were busily engaged in pull
Ing up the mating The hall floor. and the fourth
whom she Identified as Thomas J. Murphy. Of NO.
g3G East Thiriy-hrsi-st. was making II into roll.
apparently ready to be- carried away
What are YOU doing there" Mrs. Saxon asked.
None Of your -- business" replied the man who
was rolling up the mating.
Reused 20 anger Mrs. Saxon stepped mp TO the
man and struck him a smart blow in the face. In
return the mans fist lighted heavily on her mouth
Mr. Saxon screamed. and Mrs. Sophia Iemartz.
she iautross who lives upstairs. came running down
90 see what the irouh" about. while AT the
same moment Joe" Coney. Mrs Saxon's brother
came ont OF his room one OF the men struck
Mrs Icmariz In ,he face with heavy piece Of iron
piping Tho men then wen, away. taking with them
the roll II mating they had tied up. Mrs. Lemar,z
Ma taken los her husband to Bellevue Hospital.
whore her injured jaw Was bound ny. and she then
returned home
Mr.. l..mlriz is also the jantress Of another
tenement house. No 2j East Thirty -iirst-st.. and
after her return home she went out about II o. M
to put the Hight n tn" hallway there. ~ she
reached the doo~ she law waiting for her the man
Murphy who hal assaulted her before and with
him two or three companions. Murphy and ms
companions rushed AT the woman. ana she het
.hr!cklng 90 her house She gained the door
~ her room lust a few feet in advance 81 the
leader Her husband who had heard her cries as
he ran ny tn" stairs. came 10 her assistance ana
together they eni,avDred to hold the door against
their as-allant- Tn" gang began 10 pitt'r II
nerce,y with an iron bar and heavy wooden clubs
The lower panel CAV" way and IN" clubs beat
through On the legs 90 the man AMI his vile Then
another panel gave way and suddenly IN the midst
~ the excitement a shot rang out As IN" r'ppTi
died away amid the shricks IF the frightened
tenants. one ~ IN" gang outside. who was after
ward found g. b.. Fred Huy ."t. Of No. ~, tiSt
Thirty ninth-st. throw his hands up 20 ms neck
and yelled Tn shot
Win the cry the gang quietcd down. and turned
20 attend their wounded conn anOn, from whose
neck tho blood spur'~l ~ quick Jets between nj.
claspei finger Thrc, or four policemen VINO hai
heard the shot ran NJ. Huysl"r was taken To
bellevue Hospital and At present Hes thrr" IN a
dangerous condition. The police IN IN" complaint
~ the Iemariz couple. arrested Murphy On charge
Of assault. and . complaint oi Mrs saxon, ne
is also charged with stealing her mating