The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-17
SirOcco Gangsters and "Hudson
Dusters'' Battle
in Autos.
CROWD on STREET FLEEs
Hired Thugs TerrOrizc Lincoln
SQuare-PrOOfs Of Frauds
in the Car.


lin James J. Haean's district. which Is
the Fifteenth Assembly and lies on the
West side. with Lincoln Square as its
centre.
George r. Form is contesting Hagans
right to be called Tamnany leader Of the
district and as result automobiles loaded
with roughnecks sped about from polling
place TO polling place. overawing election
inspectors voting the names Of registered
voters and frequently getting into clashes
with each other, the police and residents
who wanted to vote for themselves.
There were two sharp battles in which
guns were brought into play and bullets
fired by opposing repeaters. regardless Of
the citizens on the streets.
One Of the fights. In which two automo-
bilefuls Of toughs fired thirty shots at
each other. made Lincoln Square the bat
tlefield just when that portion Of Broad
way held its biggest crowd.
Just who the gangsters are does not
appear definitely but the police believe
that there was the Jack Sirocco gang on
one side up from Chinatown to poll good
VOTES lot jimmy HaBai'' anu Oh the Other
side were the HUDSON busters ana the
Gopher gangs west SIDE thugs. all OF
thcm. Thev favored rorm III their
Young
me o'e oattIe occurred just as the LII
coin Square Theatre was sending hun
dreds Of patrons out into the street and
'ne SQUARE was 'a"'"'eo WIN hoa'esoers
and stroliers.
Es~s, 4. u,~ a,.o.
big automobile with eight young men
pulled up on the south corner OF Broad
way and Sixty-sixth street.
On Columbus avenue. across the square.
in room on the third floor Of q building
where q poOlroom formerly fourishcd. the
Jack Sirocco men had their headpnar-
ters. 1t Is thought that the automobile
contained Hudson busters or Gophers.
bent on .c,ea n,nv ou,. IN. S,r,cco he.a.
quar'e"'
minutes. .and none Of the v,~p had ,ert !,
when down Broadwav came an,,her c,r
also a touring c.r a,,.d u,i,h r,.,, NJ ,ha
same tough ,yn. a. u.o,. !, ,,o a., ,,,
THO s.c,na ..r u,. ,,,,n o..
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,,r On, ~. u,sn t., ,,., , ". ."e s's"u-
, a,., NV" :" "e 'o'''eAu s'ooo wv
N 80 "" ,e.o ut ."e men III 'he
'"" "oAe" re'o"ers
s""'pH' an" 'h' men III the
S'a"u'hs car 'ne'r at'eh"on thus brought
10 a"a'rs' dropped 10 the bottom OF the
tonnea~
The second car whizzed by. the men
firing continuously. Those who had
dropped In the first car had their re-
volvers out before the second car had
travelled far. and they returned the fire.
Those leaving the theatre ducked back
into the lobby; people leaving the sub
way on the north corner ran back !:
women stro'ling up the street ran into a
saloon on the corner. and two men hav-
Ing their shoes shined in chairs outside
the saloon ran away as fast as they
could win an diminished polish and un-
pa'd oootpiacks'
,...v. c
The second car kept south and at the
corner or sixty-hfth street slowed up a
moment. -Four or five of the men In IL
Jumped out and disappeared west
The first car backed up TO Sixty.sxth
street when the firing was over. turned
west and disappeared The police have
with that number belongs To m. Love
Motor Supply Company. 1877 Broadway.
Policeman James Neary. at Columbus
avenue and -sixty-ffth street. heard the
shots and saw the automobiles. lie ran
IN Vn.a hat