The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-15
Genes OF CRIMINAL ALIAS
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gang. Twists killing was the result
Of a dispute between the kid" and
Sirocco. the leader of a rival gang.
over the division of some money. The
gang leaders and their followers clash
ed in Surf avenue. in front Of a soda
water stand. and when the revolver
smoke had cleared away kid Twist"
was dead on the sidewalk. No
knew his real name. He was not much
past 81. smooth-faced and boyish-
looking. Therefore they called him
kid" He was an expert dip" or
pickpocket. and had a fine faculty of
twisting in and III of crowds. So
they called him Twist"
incidentally it may be mentioned
that the killing of big Jack" zelig a
few weeks ago has left his gang lead
erless. Two of his trusted lieutenants
are now striving for ascendency. One
is Ike the Plug" and the other. Joe
the Runt." The Zelig gang is almost
an exclusively Jewish organization.
just as the Sirocco gang is composed
almost entirely of Italians. ike the
ness for plug tobacco. His rival. Joe
the Runt," is stunted looking. but
physically strong for so under
sized.
Among the men Of dangerous leisure
Ike the Blood" held a prominent
place as a guiding spirit until he was
"croaked" in a gun fight with some
of the Gopher gang in a saloon at
Seventh avenue and Twenty-seventh
Blood got his name from his
derous courage. He was active as a
petty gambler on the east side. and
was noted for the quickness and ac-
curacy of his gunplay. Word came
to him n afternoon that a pal of his
was cornered in the Seventh avenue
saloon by the Gopher gang. like the
Blood" hurried to the rescue. drop
ped" n of the enemy. and was him.
self slain.
Another character who passed not
long ago was "Eat-'Em-up Jack" Nc
Manus. He received his title because
of his thoroughness as a rough and
tumble fighter. He was a bouncer in
many of the Bowery saloons around
Chatham Square. and when he was in
action he fought with his teeth as
we'll as his fists and feet.
The details of most Of his encoun-
tiers are too barbaric to print. AT n
rate he had a clear and undisputed
title to his "monaker" of 'Eat-'Em-
Up Jack" AT the time of his death
he was Sheriff" of the New Brighton
dance hall in Great Jones street. The
Sheriff" is the new name for the old
pouIlCeI. his 1uIlCtloI is 10 settie NIo-
lently and c~onclusively every difficult
question of propriety that up.
one sandbagged him as he was
going home after his nights work.
The grass had not begun to grow
on the grave of "Eat-'Em-Up Jack"
before his gang companions killed two
of their enemies. One of the leaders
Of the avengers of "Eat-'En-Cp
jack in the New Brighton affair was
ssEQiFfSs E1lisnn ca ctv1oS from, hiS
%quickness in striking with his fists. He.
too. was a Sheriff" in Bowery dance
halls and saloons. He was found
guilty Of manslaughter in the first de-
about a year s and sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment for kill
ing one of the two men shot to death
in the New Brighton. Ellison's appear
released on $4,000 bail. Then he
DISAPPEARED until the other day. when
he was located in of the city
asylums for the insane. When the
police lost track of him he was a big,
burly man. When they found him
again he was a shrunken. stumbling
figure. with little life left in him.
Dope" and drink had had their I'M
lativc effect, and paresis was doing its
work swiftly.
The chief witness against "Biff" was
one Red House" Hogan, SO called on
account of his fiery red hair. 1t was
the theory Of the gangsters that "Rif"
was lying low to "croak" Red House"
and also to get even with a few others
who had 'double-crossed" him. At
any rate. Red House" has disappear
ed. and if 'Bin" got him no one
knows but "Bif." and he cannot tell.
The yeggmen are far more desper-
ate in their criminal courage than the
gangsters. The gangster has his
habitat with in well-deined bound
aries in the city. The yeggman wan
there is a good chance to snuff a
as blowing a safe is called.
Hence. the yeggmen mostly have
state that they are reputed to hail
from.
There was Boston AL" for instance.
broke out Of Charleston. Mass. a
few years ago. Boston AL" was ar
rested for kicking in a pete" which
is still another term for safe blowing.
The case against him was clear. Ee
was sure to be convicted. He pro-
fesscd repentance and was converted"
by a prison chaplain. He expressed
a desire to marry the girl he was en-
gagged to. and the ceremony was ar
ranged for by the jail officials. They
could see no harm in it. and were
proud of Boston AIS reformation.
There was a wedding ceremony, at
which the prison chaplain o%fficiated.
with the wardens as witnesses. The
bride insisted on a wedding cake. and
ono of "Boston's'' friends went out and