The evening world., 1908-11-06

MANY MAY BE SLAIN.
Bowery Looks for A Score of
Murders Before the
Feui Is Eniei.

twenty -eiFrr 'oors. is to-day tie boss
OF cast side k7nrs, and reached there
through a trail married. by murder and
thuEE"rv
While r'.;ce ven are lowering Netwcen
i,'e and death i'm Now York hospitals to-
day as result Of rcpds between the
"Humpty' Jackson gang and their
rivals. tnnrc are mot loss than l1o fol-
Lowers o. Jinmlc N"'ly searching for
the dwarfed sQugster ready TO shoot him
down on si-n'. other leut leaders are
marked for death. one outsider has al
read been Killed
Gangs on tnc Hunt.
The Nellyitcs are aided 10y other rivals
of "IIumptvs' gang They have sworn
to got Jackson, and the Rowcry is
sure theN'll succeed Il wouldn't .;ivo a
nickel for lmmpty's chances. said one
man who knows all about the gangs to
day. But llumpiy j. dpins some hunt
FMS too.
The members of tie jackson and Kelly
gangs have no fear for tn" police or re-
gard Tor the Jaw. They are hunting for
their men, ana II they succeed undor
CONFERENCE.-The circumstances tnorc
promises TO he Wholesale murder on The
east side.
A year ago Police Commissioner Birg-
ham and Inspector May Schr.!;;n,rgo.
announced that the east side gangs mad
passed away To-day tin orgari2ed
thugs are responsible for more GER ne on
the east side than ever IN tie history Of
the Monk Eastman gang.
Aup,ntv I,ckecp'c P,oorJ
'Humpty' jackson has strong pull
with influential politicians. lie has been
arrested twenty-five times and in many
cases discharged. A Supreme Cour, JUS
tice once rebuked the police detectives
who arrested "Hump,y." Here IS part
OF his record:
July. l90o-SentenCed to one year IN The
pen!tentiary for shooting Policeman Ty-
man. attached TO the Fifth street station.
October. lsol-Term OF one year In the
ipsr!tentiary for robbIng "A cash drawer
1t No. 81 East Twelfth street.
March, lso3-Arres,ed Tor alleged hold
iHp OF saloon keeper al revolver point and
theft of 81. Pull with politicians shown
here.
September, leoi-Conv!cted Of shooting
1T policeman and sentenced to States
prison for two and one-half years
October. lgo6-Arrested for insulting
women at door OF church One wecl,
out OF Sing Sing prison at the time.
Paroled.
May. 1907 - Charged with annoying
young girls. Sent 10 the city Work
house by Police Magistrate FOR ten
days
I9os-Arrostcd ten times cor fighting
and on suspicion.
Jackson gets Tie nickname Of Hump
~" from Ills dcformed back. He does
not look tie fighter with knife ana gun
he has proved himself to be. HIS
height IS about feet inches.
THE police are always bounding
me-" walled "Humpty" the last time
he was araigned in court. Il can't
live a square life. The cops know me
face. and ! get fannin' every time
Rhow up at the corner"
Carries Gun in Hat.
"Humpty' is searched for concealed
weapons every time n Central Once
detective passes him on the street. lie
10 known as cop fighter. meaning
that he likes 10 shoot at policemen
The detectives never found "A revolver
In Jacksons possession, and they Won
dered how he managed 10 lay his hand
on gun at the crucial moment in the
gang fights Then came the eXplana-
ton: "Humpty' has a leather arrange
ment in his hat Just pig enough to Sc
curely lodge n heavy revolver. He can
whip 1t out for action in an instant.
Jimmie Kelly, who is recovering in
Bellevue Hospital from bullet wound
inflicted by a jackson Lieutenant. is
not supposed 10 be trouble seeker. lie
has never been arrested for theft, or
anything that savors of crookedness
He has made money running n -Four
teenth street saloon, managing prize
fighters and is a Tammnny politician
In the Chinatown district,
Kelly got into the muss with the
Jackson mob trying to square some
friends of his" said n man who knows
the ns and outs OF the ARRAY. Jimmie
as popular with certain rough charaC-
[ tiers and they frequent his saloon. Jack
son thought he was trying to organize
. rival gang. SO Iiumpty' came with
mob to Hellys place. Kelly told them
| TO keep away, rhcy kept quiet until
kellys bal at Iammahy han last
Two / 'em-Humpty's right hand
men-crept out of dark spot where
d tlty Hdu ''tll NAlAilS III JlllIlll' W
come out OF tine han and shot him. Yes,
shot him in the back
Swear to Get" Humpty.
"Kelly's pals from Chinatown got to.
Bether ana swore TO Kill 'Humpty and
! nye more OF his mob The same crowd
that hit Brute hcManus over the head
| with a crowbar ana KILLED him are after
} 91umpty's' scalp now. watch the police
reports for few killings as result Of
this feud."
Two men believed To be friends of
~Iiumpty" Jackson were shot on The
BoweIy. near Canal street, yesterday
morning and are dyiuB a. ~. Gregory Is
Hospital, They gave their names as
Charles HARRINGTON, of No. 3iS East
Twenty-fiIst street, and Jacob silver,
OF No 81 Second street. The latter Is a
jackson gang man. Harrington is
classed As a Kellyite,
II Amt no squealer." said hLArring-
ton, Writhing In pam at the hospital.
'Ill get hunk. II | die that settles II
II am lucky enough 10 live there win
be a dead guy twenty -four hours aficg
leave hts place.
THIS sltt 'of IA stctenlent. too. NaF