The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
RAIDS OF THE EXTRA GANG
THE UPRoAR a NUISANCE AND TIE
OAUAE A FRAVD.

Va OSb ~ rhAOD'
A GanE or HeodIuuns who Descend Upon Chosen
NciRhborhoods ana Rend tho Air with
Howia About trivial News In tho Papers
which They ssli-The Radius OF Operations.
Tho bowling Of the Fake Extra Gang has been
an occasional trial to the patience and tho COM
fort Of Now York citizens for years. During tho
last few months the nuisance has become nggra-
vatod and continuous. Tho newspapers are in
no way responsible for 1t. The practice is an In
Jury to tho circulation OF the newspapers used
by the vocifcrous and INSCRIPTIONS men OF tho
Extra Gang.
There Is a law that prohibits the sale OF news
papers under false pretonccs. A newsboy may
not cry Horrible murder!' or Chicago de-
stroyed by frei' when there is nothing ~ the
columns Of the newspaper he offors more serious
than IN account of wife beating in Hclls
Kitchen or tho destruction Of q lard refinery
valued ut $4,000. In short. a newsboy must
not lie, vociferously or in whispers, about his
wares. Tho nuisance which now threatens to
destroy permanently tho peace of the residence
streets OF New York and the suburbs Is not one
Of untruthfulness 1t is a nuisance of noise:
but not OF noisc made By boys who are anxious
to disseminate some truly startling news to
people who are Just as anxious to read
about 1t. 1t 10 the noiso Of n band Of
full.grown men with double-grown voices,
which have been trained apparently in tho trade
OF huckstering. The newspapers they handle
are the regular editions. The news they cry Is
contained In the newspapers, though 1t Is far
iroH tne Importance tnaI .heir nyster'oA' NJ
donations would load the uninitiated to expect.
They demand and receive from two to Ave times
the face value OF the newspapers they sell.
The method Of late. as shown by tho expe-
rience Of newspaper reporters whose duties have
led them into the districts which the huckster
newsmon select for their field of activity. is
something like this:
Inc eh'et ot inc gang inc foreman OF ooSs
huokster. whichever ho may be, gathers his clan
n.nor -, ths r.nu,or hnru 1or Oh. annearanco %
paper NJ inc regular hour Tor the appearance o,
e the first It edition Snd0 r.. One d. coop copy gd i, bought drought It. and ,Sar Looked 81 ed
Its eolumnss single account OF a crime or accident
Of New York. the chief buys +" thousand or more
~ tea narsnanors eivo0 , shon, ,oaaoH - hiS
six or eight comrades. and they start for the
vicinity of the fatality. 1t may not DO ten
SloHke sro or o 5ne Rew or %eun Tfn Vernon NJ may P PS IN
take the first car or train to their dcstina-
n nem; nney On oo tho mo' v seSp u Wb sen witS Siirsi q
uuarter Of a mile OF the place they
ie. themselves 6 loose; Suppose; as s happened less
are snecniefins "a the sn;cidc ~ y n servant nirI
in the Belvedere Hotel. There was such a Case
E;abTeep;h s,reet W Tbs r a + rEurd da,i M.IY1 ~ nv
evenine nowanoncrs rnocbeS Tho botaI ~ ye,v
r,;n,tns n},er y n~I H. nonsn a o.
nut on saie Mt The news stand AZ aPmost he
s pune moment The vnicss Of The Extra GG nn@ were
heard two bIncts a,yay Tbrse had chnsen
Broadway' two Fourth svenue. and two TbiTh
nvcnne. three or four srirmishera wcrc ynrk.
inS thronah tba crns. streato On nj i; i'm
with the man Who were comIjn@ down dow RrnaaweV
and tho avenues.
"Itrtra; IIrtra nonor,,, +h.v bo,,od .A,,fr,
suicide at the ReiDeSere WotcI' fSich ro,nn
iady tiIled berscif for love Horr;hie su;c;de ~
Sni smicide TIC RciveGerc Hotsi ,oN"". nv"
The ciamor these men can raise is deafeninr.
Thar ba 81, nrnctjro5 nn thair ;nton, -. ,nESi
t he know iust how how u I conrev the npnncr im.
preston Of horror and excitement TO those who
49, thon, 1rbo oau,S;notion .S nEo s q ~
!beautifmI ladrl'" suicide and "Reiwedere
uote," caneht msnv hnyor.-,t y CAMS for n
1.cent ncvvsna nor Ana ihat loo wban ;dopti.
calIy The same neysnaner and other neyysnancrs
,ritSS n n rosIiv mnro 70 ;,hf, ~" aocnmnt ~ "1pap r,s
c;dn ware fnr snin az y td n1nn nows ~ q VI "A ~ 10 ;t 1In
tho territory ira vcrsed nv The rang "'U y
The JAZZ nn%t dev ai,er tfSa "s, ;,,do = > Tho
pairodarn i;tt,a a;rI Shot S sno