The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-14

Flannery's mother had persuaded him
to leave Mary Sexton and go home. The
girl. In their room In The Three Deuces
pleaded hystericaiiy. hercely with him
TO stay with her. He shot her through
the back. The bullet which killed the
girl pierced his own wrist. passing
through her body. The boy pleaded
that he shot In self.defenss. but was
sentenced to eight years and . half In
Sing Sing.
The Lexow Investigation. throuEh the
testimony Of the agents Of Rev. DR.. G.
H. P.rkhurst. showed that The Three
Deucss and several of the other houses
were controlled by the notorious AuGusta
Thurow. Capt Jimmy Dunn. Mike Reap
and Johnny Holland. veterans OF Police
Headquarters, we'll remember how they
headed for The Three Deuces every time
there was q dirty robbery or q murder
In the territory about Houston street and
the Bowery In those days.
| 1t was in the hail Of The Three
Deuces that the horrible hatpin ducl
OF Cock-eyed Grace and 6heensy Rose
started, which ended at Houston street
ana the Bowery with both women torn
and fainting from the exhaustion OF
their savage struggle. Niger Martha, .
white woman Of Swarthy complexion
committed suicide In McDonaid's restau-
rant In Houston street. With her last
breath abe asked that cock-eysd Grace
bs not permitted to look upon her. dead.
Grace tried to force her way Into the.
great wake In Forsyths street Rose
barred her way. And that morning
49, In.
The Three Dsuces. Grace sprsns upon
her and tried TO rip out her eyes. They
fought like wildcats TO the Bowesy. and
their horrid battle was . tradition for
years.
The Lexow exposure caused . general
quisting Of the neighbOrh0od. The Poles
and the Hungarians flowed In again. bu.
only for little while did tho peaceful!
occupation last The second generation
bred many youths and girls who took
to the evil ways Of those who had gone
before them. For the protection Of
their families the latest Corners moved
away again. The last and worst Of tbs
Bowery dance and graft halls. McGurk'A
Suicide Hail. the Empire. the Aihambra.
the Manhattan and the Palm Garden.
Allied the block with their frequsntsrs,
A dark street. out Of the light Of the
Bowery. the short Chrystie street block
, was Ideal tor the worst activities Of the
folk who made those resorts their nigh,
time gathering places.
What had once been known a. Lovers
. Lane became Getaway Row--so called
because Of the certainty with which the
/, pursued criminal once we'll inside the
, hall OF Tho Three Deuees or any Of the
other seven houses could escape the po.
. lice. even - did the murderer OF Gu
: seppe Dalcomo on Monday evening.
Lupo the Wolf and Morrelio. the muir.
. dsrers. counterfsiters and blackmaiisrs,
= the ground floor OF The Three Dsucss
. years. They kept rooms In other houses
!, OF the row too, slipping from one to the
other through the cellar openings 70,
: the confusion OF the police and Fsdsrs
Secret Service agents. Vito I1aduc, VIII,
was murdered In Wilkes Barre. Pe.. and
Vito the OK. who was killed near Home
stead after Benedita Madonna va.
)" found murdered In a barrel at Eleventh
street and Avenue d ten years ago
also shared the same rooms. Lupo ia,
u Wolf and Morello are now serving Ion,
terms In Atlanta Federal prison 70,
~ counterfeiting.
10 A ire starting In the grocery store O
o. Nieolo Dimarco from oil soaked boxes .,
Or the ground floor Of the Three Deuce
~ July "a. 1901, caused the loss OF twenty
ID ons lives. Another FIRE had been Sc
10 Ii,der the hall stairs TO cut on rcsc,.,
'e apparently. The nremsn could not get 4
throush the windows because OF tn
of buckets, baskets and Other litter wticl
d eh gged the fire escapes-just n thos
IL hre escapes are cloSged to-day. Fife,
VI scarce and twisted victims walked o"
III OF The hospitals u few weeks lat
10 maraed for NE. D.marco. arrested T.
d. Kansas City by Detectives Micelli an
~, csvens. was brought here months lat '
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