The evening world., 1903-10-05
Magistrate 0mmen Announces
that Every One Of the Twenty
Roughs Arrested Shall Be
Held for Six Months.
SCHOOL OF CRIME IN
HKL0NDiKE'S" Po0L-R00M
Gang SWore Vengeance in Court
Room, but Quickly Hustled to
cells While Names of Asso-
ciates Were Taken.

Twenty notorious members OF Monk"
Iastman's gang were lined up before
Magistrate ommen in the Essex Market
Police Court to-day. They were told
M not one of them would 60 un2un-
shed and that every prisoner would be
held In 1900 ball for six months.
Never since the police hogan war On
those tuoghs, cutthroats, robbers and
murdcrers has such a blow been dealt
hem. The men and boys in the prison
ors' dock, all neering and laughing and
ever threatening the police who had
raided them At No. 1877 East Broadway
yepterday. suddenly became sullen.
They seemed unable to understand
Magistrate Ommen's decision. For a
time they giared at the Magistrate and
the expression on their faces became
threatening and dangerous. Only the
presence OF half a hundred policemen
fnE detectives saved the Magistrate
f-om what seemed like a movement to
assault him.
Outside the railing were a score or
more Of The gang who had escaped ar
rest. They represented the very worst
type OF men who have terrorized the
tA2l 1lu q lihAN Sho
tobberies. and when they heard thai
twenty OF their number would be sent
10 the island for six months they left
the courtroom cursing and mumoitng
threats against the polics and society
In general.
In the arrest OF the twenty men and
boys by Police Capt. Hodgins, of the
Madison street station, after the assault
and attempt at robbery sah TO have
been made by Joseph Goldberg and two
other members of the Eastman gang on
Norris Schamas, Of No. 1872 Norfolk
street. yesterday afternoon, It was as
sarted that the %pool.roofi run by Harry
Abrams, known as "Klondike." at No.
IG East Broadway. was q training
achool for thieves. It developed also
that the assault and attempt at robbery
made In broad daylight before hundreds
Of persons was for the purpose Of pass
ting 1.-THE FIRST degree" which entities
IN applicant into the roboer gang recog-
n2non.
To Prove Their BoIdness.
According to Detective MCGEE. Gold
berg n other young men and boys
were in Abrams's place when the
A0EbNlOAi Vi NLiC bOAaAhSo SAafsOA W seN-
oessful street robbers was brought UP.
To gain favor with the older members Of
the gang and to get recognition an a
worthy applicant to the ranks, Goldberg
me the two other boys made the assault
bers OF the gang were told of the In:
tended assault and were looking on and
admiring the three youngsters.
tr rate to eis aea m he Was WAS t toia 10 how Mafl rs
possible II was for the police to operate
against the gang unless they had the
told by Capt. Hodsins and his me men Of
the occasional murders and nightly as:
saults. OF the robberies and crimes OF
was told how the gang had a secret
organihatlon and how difficult 1t was to
Magistrate ommen looked at the
snss e1ng threatening faces. He then
who represents these defendants7"
LAIN no. replied Attorney Maurice Got
we're arraigned. Gotleib tried to prove
doins and that they were not the bad
me the police charged. The pictures OF
many are In the Rogues' Gallery.
The "Gnng" on Trial.
but Roland Molineux has his picture
IN tho Rogues' Gallery" said the attor-
nay Tor tue gang. Aid he Is an limo
cent man"
We are not trying Roland Molineux
now" answered the MAGISTRATE, we
As each witness told his story he was
taken aside. "Klondike" was one of
TIE last 10 be brought up. lie Is known
.You are all held IN $1,000 bail each"
. gaid the Magistrate.
instantly there rang an angry growl
Of the first to be heard above the jeers
sHiothered curses OF his conpan-
That's ali right. fellows" he burst
W out Somebody will SO broke FOR
II was Their that the police and
titude OF the members OF the gang that
triai. '9 The % [prls nsae sne m result p 81 tes
through the hall to their cells. ali OF
them swearing and yoHtpg vengeance.
mails OF every description who are now
enjoying freedom. The names OF the
men were taken and the police will con-
earnest. ' !"
The twenty prisoners were placed in
coming at once ;hey VII be taken t.
lhe Island to begin their six months
IN holainE the men Magistrate ON
men took occar!on 10 roast conditions
on the east side.
There 10 too much disorder on ,fie
eost side. and mean to do what |
can to. suppress 1t. We will try to have
: bit of Acknowledgements there If The
police will onIv keen at the work they
naxe started go well.
1t must be MADE - that n citizen
nay pass along an east side rtreat
Hithopt being insu;te1. held up and
fDShfd or nave s1aie OF the WORSE
fnines hapner TO Pm at any hour of
no ,dav- or. nlVht. TIE sentence + i'm.
#oHf NAV have n salutarv effect, but
zAn police muEs keep active"
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