New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Z Gangsters Slain
By Rivals as They
Cross dead Line
Members of "West Side
Butchers" Enter Disputed
Territory Unarmed

J.. tho disputed territory which lies
between San Juan Hill and the domain
of :hc gang known as the "West Side
Butchers" Bill Rcddngton and Nicky
Moore crossed the path carly yesterday
of some ono who was glad to sec them
and who saw them first.
The meeting was brief and spcctacu-
lar. Five frosty little explosions
brought policemen o.. the run to the
point of their occurrence, in Eleventh
Avenue, between Fifty-sevcnth and
Fifty eighth streets. No one was there
but Bill Reddngton, and he was there
to stay. lie lay, face down, on the side
walk. fIc had been shot through Che
heart and had died as he fell.
Nlcky Moore was located. few mii.-
utcs later. comfortably settled in the
Office of the Mason {, Seaman Taxi
CAP Company's garage. at 622 West
tlfty seventh Street, with his arms
folded on desk and his head resting
on them. He looked as if shake at his
shoulder would start him to his feet
and on his way. But he was as dead as
keddlngton. The mutual acquaintance
OF himself aid Bill had been superb
markslnan. for there was a bullet in
Nlcky's heart, too.
De'ectiVc Patrick Flood of the Sec
ond Branch Bureau. identified both
kcddlngton and Moore, both of whom
were known to him as gangstcrs Rnt
because recent heavy Withdrawals from
tnelr ranks have caused a realignment
or the West Side gangs, he wasn't able
10 say positively that they still were
animated with the Butchers" at tho
l'me or their demise.
Developments are looked for. how
ever. which will clear up the question.
Likely enough, the police say, hosti]i.
ties will be Immediately reoncnod 't',- ho-
tween the band that claimed the allepi-
ance OF the gunman's victims and that
winch sponsors the gunman himself
Such war would be the first of it's
kind after more than year Of peace
indeed, detectives thought the games
OF the West Side, "Butchers." "Hndson
Busters" and "Gobhcrs." we're broken
up completely when city regiments
marched away with scores of their most
active members and the draft gobbled
hundreds more.
SO lar as is known. no one but the
man with the gun and possible COM
panlon witnessed the shooting From
MS post, at Fifty-fourth Street and
Eleventh Avenue, Patrolman Patrick
kenny saw the flashes Of the revolver
James Doyle, watchman for the Con-
solldated Gas Company. who was at
tlfty-ninth Street and Eleventh Ave-
nue., told Inspector Cray he thought he
saw two men run east in Fifty seventh
street. 1t was 8 o'clock in the morn
ing and bitter cold when Reddineton
and Moore walked into trouble. and
aside from these two no one was ahout
They were unarmed.
Moore had been in the garage Office
only few minutes when the police
summoned by the night manager. found
illm. tie had run into the place
through side entrance and was max
ing for the big double door in front.
which stood open, when his strength
failed and he changed his course for
the vacant chair. An ambulance sur
geon, who marvelled at his vitality. said
he must have died within few seconds
after he sank into it.
keddington and Moore had each done
several "bits.' The latter served q
ninety.day sentence, divided between
last spring and summr. after he had
walked INTO tenement house on Third
Avenue and waved a revolver to en-
phasze a few threats against an enemy
TO whose fiat he had gained access.
Crime and punishment might have been
graver except for the fact that the
onemy's wife used her own body and
that of her baby as shield for hcr
husband