The evening world. Newspaper, October 23, 1903, Page 10

Woman and Boy Are ‘ta the way prices for a job are fixed: For an ordinary punching black-jack. ‘thugs of the lower east side & price, secure the removal of . That this appalling state of “Monk” Eastman and Paul Kelly Gangs, Who Have Schedule Price for Assaults. WHAT IT COSTS TO HAVE A VICTIM MAIMED OR MURDERED. |’ According to a member of the Paul Kelly Association, the following ‘or an ordinary punching and a razor cut on the face Wor a beating with brass knuckles and the free use of a } ASSASSINATION an industry in Manhattan? URDER DONE TO ORDER |¥227"° ° BY THUGS, PRICE $100 Decoys for Victims of Have the added the fine art of murder for hire to their other lawless accomplishments? Oan a man, for a rival or an enemy and be as- sured of no distressing legal consequences? affairs actually exists in this city has been forced upon the Detective Department as a result of » wartling disclosures resulting from their investigation of several . Recent assault cases, Tt is the police who refer to Aged the value ot the lite of a throe- ~, Yearg-old child killed by @ trolley car at $l From this learned decision it Was deducted that a man's life then was ‘worth but $100, and that is just what it in this great cosmopelian olty to “pt his Mfe—just $100 or loss. 6d ollars is the top price of either the \"Monk” Eastman or Pay) Kelly, gangs for “putting a man out of the way,” With the bargain, how- ed there 4s always the guarantee by party of the first part to defray ‘Aji oxpenses in the event of trouble with the police after the trick has deen turned, Ever since “Monk Eastman, Joo Brown and Broker Dayid C. Lamar were’ arrested on the charge of con: spiring “to do up" Lamar’s coachman, McMahon, at Long Branch, N. J. In- spector McClusky has assigned alx of hig best men to look after members of these gangs. These deteotives have gained the most sensational kind of in- "with lesser cums for crimes of a minor nature. ——- A faw year ago a New Jersey Judse| way prices gor a job are fixed: ~ murder for hire as a fine art, To put.a man away and cover up tho evidence so skilfully as to give ‘the lie to the old adage that “murder will out” requires a virtuoso inorime, The police say that such men can be found in Manhattan, and declare that their hire is a miserable pittance for the risk they take. In the thugs’ bargain list the top price is $100 for a murder, For an ordinary punching... For dn ordinary punching and a razor cut on the face.,......, For @ beating with brass knuckles and the free use ef @ black-jack. ro 8, besting, th soot lctim tad For Ll Bers ishing cently. Both gangs age kept busy all the time, but the liveliest time ts around election, when their services are in greater demand than ever, Let an east aide orator become too personal {n delivering a cart-tall speech against his adversary, and @ % bill insures the revenge sought for by the abused one, Working for the politicians is ensy. “The mark” usuglly frequents paloons and the thugs have Uttle trouble in lus ing him to the proper place for the walloping that he is to get, In some noes one politician has hired the ‘formation about the methods af the wangs. Only yesterday they. brought to light the plot to do away with Dr. Bernard dels, a dentist at No, 263 Second aetees The detectives allege that Young, of No. 47 Bowery, and Brenner, of No. %4 East Seventh were hired by the dentist'g wifa ‘Woinan Is Go-Between, srreeeetiag. ‘me Brandeis case a has been dis- =@ worpan go-between. This OF less like dra, Stowe's ‘Topsy, 98 her origin s concerned. Gites’ the enst side, Cherry cove to the gas-house district, tg Anown @a,Ghifty Sadie, sometimes Bal, and again just ap the Shitty] for to break in « ‘green |<) put it, and the Mily,} £6 department estore. But Shifty punishment, and is about | {” with either mem- Bastman gang or Asspciation, part in the “doing-up” system is @imple, These gangs never execute a ‘opie without the most careful deliber- & woman has a grudge @ man and she wants him|{% Jeadis the woman to one of either the Paul Kelly or Eastman gang, and, fap soon as the money is produced the ‘work of attack is planned. that the person will be ‘done up.” timgs draw the line on carbolic acia|{' throwing. The only reason is that crime in that form can be trated, Everything else, even to murder, is possible if the money ts produced. Schedule of Prices. qr According to’a member of the Paul Welly Association the following is the OPEN THEIR THIRD STORE. Byck Bros. Invite All Who Admire * Wine Clothes to Attend, ‘The formal opening of the Byck Bros.’ . tore, No. = Cortlandt street, hich will take place to-morr: Ine ue'S o'clock, will be an-event of terest to the New York man ‘@olights in good 1 clothes, ied an ; a She Satimation of ie 0. 0l “stores ere held ‘amply evidences: tore m'a two other establishment is new clothes i egal BF ff the’ ‘pert oa Costly war rath ee tock i to be placed Sus: ts ‘Sompioee ty eet will tl gee Pie art t oolars morrow to ci eee | Kellys to beat his enemy. That ts one al fail and ‘winter no nown | heard of the Tathorn name, jtmas Se tea certain man, and w has been properly chai boa he tas employed the Paul of the causes for the bitter enmity between thomselves, When rivals of the two gangs clash it necessitates quick Ti ‘An ambulance goes with wars a Gainsborough, t dimoult work 1s don by the ald of the woman of the sane, Badia Sho ig not the typical Harrigan tough giri—in rags. She Gremes up-to-date, Baio iy about Wenty-two old, Th ( splouous part ot er pt. Up te her see mies zed felt) and she aiwaga Weers Ie ited te of her head. One lock of bes er lake hale falls on her forehead, stree es beg ot Imation ‘gold, and ere, tt'not continually. eh ith her front teeth tne. bight te & Tespectadle persvn ett ty Sadie is ty. Bh in the fight. oka f0F aithee ga. rh: "tia. = sete to another; me, and ti of Sule ae golice when some cl meats is only b le only brougkt into an asaaa! case When the Boot gy ia to be mai un uepts places ether where the thugs are known, sho is decoy. The man ia pointed it to her. mate flirts with him. Invariably he 3s her to have a drink, and then Starts to see her home. Sad dle ti what is known as the “turnin, int,"’ where the gang {s walting. Tho rain Joint” is the rear room of an side’ saloon. There are {itty be- oe Cherry Hill and Fourteenth In Her Defense, friend get ging gathers. + #ix of the themselves. ste men Hot to fat, Ono takes hor bythe throut as though to kill her Of course, Sadie’'s companion rannot bear to sce her abused and rushe: aid her, thugs tugn on him, him according to gehpdule prices,’ w! Shifty Sadie disappears in the’ dark- next day the police are called into the case, A doavn arrests are made, byt there it ends. 1 4s closed with the dischar oners for of evidence. Andy every rounder for a mile north, and east of the Bowery and Delance strvet knows Just who committed tha portioular she works the department stores and oocasionally takes a fiyer in a badger game, She has to keep her “feller” supplied with money or take a beating. Now “The Kid.” Beeltes Sadie another uniqu acter of the gangs ls “The mia iw only fourteen years old, though never arrested, he is'the toush- Toweat the most depraved and of all the thi ext, \ was other name than The Kid." and few persons ever He is al # alluded to as “Engileh Whiskers, ways betause of the adundant Ry of pale on his face. It is us white ag snow, Exoepting around the mouth, where It fe eratrie, awe tobacco. “The Ki able to een the ‘ompanion of the ‘Monk’ Eastman gang. Hee tialim ‘e that distinction was large- ly due to th ae a musician and mi foun an instrument, ay. nets iy i Be back room of a away Square, pound- had any les- atham plana, He never In fact, it never yah “trait ’o tol ines of 100 This table is taken from the amounts | © paid the Kellys and the Kastmans re-|¥ In dull times chars @ discovery of his genius Ho cai play eny, kind : _ THE WORLD, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER °, GS WHO MAKE MURDER A TRADE, “TURNING JOINTS.” “| Monk’ gay now, and his father saya ‘he drink whiskey wi best of them.” “Mnglish Whiskers “Phe Ki we characters In comparison with the others, it is only because of their genius, One Other Genius. “Monk” Eastman might be called &. getiius. Te fs uncommon In many ways. He has been arrested pe Saat Risenoiae Poy? te i@ recent tri al hol Hever been convicted of a orime. F EAST SIDE GAN WOMAN AND BOY WHO DECOY VICTIMS TO 4 his followers are used by Re- publicans and Democrats to repeat at the pel Neither side dare prosecute bi. district leader, may know that and his gang or membei the Paul Kelly gang are at a primary vote him out of power, doean't dare prosecute thé He may want to use them . Besides, they may wer hie he Monk" is caSoomted bulldog: His from. battles witht Kelly crowd. He 1g square-shouldered, anal my: dresses well without having to work for a living. At the Freehold trial he gave pigeon raising as his occupation, and wold that, his cote ywas at Huohmond A “The or to ilegally and yot he “ringers, in. himself ‘next ho! Euatman, Uke all his followere, parts his hair in’ the middle and plasters both ides down over his temples. Like hs followers, every he meets a Cen- tral OMice man he $8 compelled to giv an accounting of himself, Now fien when somo one has been assaulte Lhe iw told that ine, Tinse, wants to, see im, If the Central Oftce man ts heed to the east side gangs he usually presses the muzzle of a revolver to the abdomen of man and takes. no chances, Not Like Old Ganga, The gangs of to-day are altogether different {rom the old gangs that years ago made Heil's Kitchen, Battle Row, the Gas-House district and Yorkville famous for crime. Those gangs were the aeme ea the Tunnel gang, af which Richard Croker was the leader. ‘The old-time gangs belonged to target or- nizations. ‘They turned out on hankagiving Day.’ In those daye the thugs waylald a viotim in a dark ‘street, They didn't depend upon women tot support The gangs of to-day would regard tar- et parties as a waste of time, ‘They nee, to be eure, but thelr daneing ig Qe different from that of years ago they are themselves, ‘To-day the popular dance among the gaat side gangs ts the automobile waits, Tho man and woman start off with slow glide, Suddenly, they “eeparave an ch ‘whirls around like @ dervish and they come together again, It makes an ontooker dizzy to wal MIAN KILLED. BY “L NOW IDENTIFIED He Is Said to Be Matthew S. Quinn, a Weigher and In- spector. of Cotton, with an Office in Water Street. The body of the man who was run over and killed by a Second avenue ele- vated train at Fulton street station las vening was sald to-day to be Matthew a Quinn, a welgher and inspector ot cotton, with offices at No, 108 Water street. The identification was brought about by papers found in tho man's pockets and later cleries employed by him sald ‘that they were almost certain that the dead man was Mr. Quinn. The man was pushed to his death by . PRUE mob which sought to crowd the “L" train, The man was 100k- ior out over the station to see if the train was comipg. Whert the train did | approach he was etandipg at the edge of the platform. The first car was near him when the crowd behind g a push, and he was thrown out upon the ralls. ‘The motorman did not see the man fall, so close was the train upon him, Hig right arm was thrown across ‘the third rai! and the horrified crowd saw smoke rise from the sh of his . The next Instant the wheels of the first car had passed over him, Be- the train was stopped alt the other sels of the threo forward cars had round hig body until it was not rec- Ognizadle. Te tdy was taken first to the Old Sllp Police Station and later to the Morgue. Higgins, the motorman, was + nd today Was arraigned in Ce et Court, He was paroled in the of the Coroner. aye: wi Wha ih no way to blame for Peace to Thee That open their charge accounts at Zeitz & Tarshis, for they will have no more worry how to get them- selves or their family fitted out, and when and where they will get the money to pay for it. Come right here, we are ready with the finest line of wearing ap- parel to dress you and your family from head to foot and take care that you get full value for your money and be up to date in fashion with the small outlay of one dollar per week. Our 50,000 customers carried on our hooks for years, and very sel- dom losing any of their trade, is a TEACHER SAYS BOY TRIED 10 STAB Ht Has the Youngster, Who Is Only Nine Years Old, Ar- raigned in the Children’s) Court on Assault Charge. Charles Hoppe, nine year solftlving with his parents at Nb,o 123 Nostrand avenue, Brooklyn, was arraigned to-day before Justice Wilkin, of the Children's Court, on a charge of assault in the third degrea, ‘The complaining witness was Ray Chamberlain, a teacher of hhe lad in Publto School No. 128, “Charles ts not the best boy tn tho clase," the teacher sald, in describing the act which brought him into court. ‘I reprimanded him for inattentton to, his atudfes and general misconduct in the class room, and for so doing he drew a knife gn me and would have he task of trying to find the right boys’ suits ends right here, For little fellows (at 13th st.store:) Reefer Suits, $5 to $12. Vest Suits, $6 to $12, Norfolk Suits, $6.50 to $9, For youngsters (at13th et. store:) New Russian Blouse Sults, velvet and cheviot, $4.50 to $8. For big fellows (at the 3 stores:) ited Suits start at $10. $9. Double-b; Single Top-Coats start at $10. Boys’ Box-Calf welted sole Laced Shoes, $2.50 grade for $2, good guarantee as to our reliability. Do not wait but come right here, make your purchase and have it charged and peace will be to thee. ZEITZ & TARSHIS, ul! NEWYORK: { BROOKLYN, Mints yt Eighth Av, 38 Folion St, Place.” el 2239 31 Ave, } 468 Sth Ave, ot near saad § near 10th St, Boys’ Patent Colt-skia welted sole Laced Shces, $3 gra e for $2.50. HACKETT, CARHARY, & CO. “Cor, 13th St, BROADWAY Cor. Canal St, ” stabbed me in the back if I had not caught his wrist just in time to save myself.” youn NOW READY Cendrellion, Crotsette, Crépe de Lune, Broadway and Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenue. eeyN oe 5. 6. 7. 8. 9, The boy__wes ing hie tithe away threatened with punishment by hyilies turned is back toward the class Hoppe drew a clasp-knife from hls pocket, a opening it, was about to plunge it Into the teacher, sharply, aroused to a sense of danger by | the shouts of the class. He stabbed the ter by the wrist and took the | knjfe trom him. Justice Wilkin put the case over until the, 2th, unt{l which time an attempt will be made to work a reformation in the heart of the schoolboy, aie itd x A Te Automobile Dapce As soon as the latter | for 4§ minutes his The latter swung around performed, sudden Journal. SWEET NEW CROP ~ SELPRAISING Jz BUCKWHEAT , HECKER-JONES-JEWELL MILLING CO, Negligées and Matinées of Imported and Domestic productions in Loutsenne, Peau de Sove, Zanana.. Also ‘ iderdown, Albatross, French Flannel’& Turkish Toweling, Lord & Taylor, A STRANGE OPERATION. Paul Sick reports the ease of a yaung man who died while being operated upon for tuberculous peritonitis under chloro- form. His heart had stopped beating respirations had | ceased and his pupils were widely | |lated. Sick opened the pericardium, mas. saged the heart, and applied hot com- presses to it while respiration wag being In half an hour the hear | was beating strongly and régulamly, and {@ was resumed, the patient living for 27 hours, when he died in collapse. Tho | = lustrative of the extreme value! of direct cardiac massage in cAses of death.New York Medical 50 BERNHEIM & CO.'S Values are Famous. Y afford to pass us by when you ou buy your Fall Clothes, People ——— come from allover the city te Cc 94 this great Harlem store, be- an. cause they know that our ex- pert knowledge of this business, combined with push and enterprise, enable them to buy stylish clothing—clothing with character behind it—at a saving of about ; ¥Y Off Regular Prices MEN’S SUITS and OVERCOATS, made from this season's most popular all-woo! materials, cut in the latest style, either single or double breasted; offered elsewhere as special values a Bi0; here at.ccgessseeeeeeeeseeeeee MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS, high class in every respect, in the bet- ter rage of worsteds and silk mixed 00 cassimeres; made in the néw military cut with broad concave shoulders, as | () = welt as the more conservative styles; e usual $15 values, at MEN'S DRESS SUITS and OVER- COATS, made from imported and 00 finest domestic materials; in black and | 5 all-the newest shades; hand-tailored as and In every way \equal to those sold e downtown at $20; at.... This Interests Parents. ay oe cia oar | POLE: RRBON PTET sees, Ta ene 1.69 OO Rider oh ated Money Refunded for Any Un: atisfactory Furchase. BE [ CLOTHIMG, FURNISHINGS, HATS. SHOES. Downte 2338 & 2340 Third Ave., corner (27th St. ‘OPEW EVERY-EVENING, SATURDAY TILL 11.0 P, i Franklin Simon & Co. . Boys’ Clothigg. SPECIAL FOR SATUEDAY ONLY. Eton, Russian & Sailor Suits Of English mixtures, or plain colors, detachable Collars and Silk Tie, 4 to 12 years, Reguiar price $8.75 5.00 é vod Norfolk Suits Of Imported Cheviots, including extra pair of Knicker. bockers, 7 to 16 years. Regular price $9.50 , 5. c) 2 Winter Overcoats Of Oxford Vicuna, Silk Velvet Collar, Serge nes 8 to 45 years. Regulur price $10.75 . 4 6.50" \ Bo s'_ Eats, Sweaters, Paiamas, Leggings, Neckwear Gloves—exclusive styles—at very Moderate Cost. rai FIF TH AVE., 37th & 38th Sts. *Blyn Shoe Chrome Tanned Velour Calf; a smooth, highly dressy, polished leather, yet stout and close grained to keep your feet dry in wet weather. Made in three excellent styles, ‘Button Blucher and the regu- Tar lace cut with heavy single 52 50 soles and military heels, at, Ld Blyn Shoes grow better in stylo Kc ~ with “the Tittle toucives of Ia style and make each Aare 8 experience suggests. The sere len have remained the sam? during 28 years we have been makin «shoes, We know of none better—few as good. i : For Men and Women, $1,50 to $4.00, Style 961%, Ladies’ Shoe, ot “a Jetaetl | BLYN & SONS medium extension ede, heavy Snes ee mary te? GUARANTEE SHOE coy FOUR 6th Ave. and 27th Street, Hine | 401, ri 405 E. Sist St, Thicd Ave, & 122d Street. 009 2s, $9th & 40th Sts, Ve Bowery, neat Broome St, Low or McClellan---which ... Will Grout Run Behind McClellan . . Will Grout Be Cut in Brooklyn... .- Will Republicans Break in Large Numbers from Low.......- Will Hinrichs Get All the Low Votes’. Votes Will He Get More McClelian . Than Grout Gets Low Votes... How Will Brooklyn Go.onthe Mayoralty What Is the “Drift’’ in Manhattan . . What Are the Positive Election In- dications as Shown by'Expresstons from Tens of Thousands of Regis- tered Voters in All Parts of Greater New York CeCe ee er a 0d All These and Other Equally Ii tant Questions Will Be Answered by _ THE WORLD'S GREATER NEW YORK ELECTION CANVASS. as It Will Be ANALYZED .IN ‘MEXT SUNDAY’S ISSUE. Results of Great Interest and rani to Every Citizen of New York Will “Re Disclosed by this Analysts of The World’s Election Canvass Scores of Thousands of Voters Have . Contributed the Information. .Jf You - Want a Forecast of the Election that _ Will Answer the Questions Upper ‘most: in’ the ; Palitio ‘Mind, “De Kot