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Founded in the 1890s, the Gas House Gang was based in the Gas House district of Manhattan and controlled the area along Third Avenue from 11th to 18th Street. Specializing in armed robbery, the gang was estimated to have committed between 30 and 40 robberies a night as well as extorting money from local residents and operating brothels .
The Gashouse Gang was the nickname of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team that dominated the National League from the late 1920s to the early 1930s. [1] Owing to their success that started in 1926, the Cardinals would win a total of five National League pennants from 1926 to 1934 (nine seasons) while winning three World Series championships (1926, 1931, 1934).
William Jones (fl. 1911) was an American criminal and member of the Gas House Gang.He was one of the New York City's more notorious career criminals to be arrested and convicted during the New York Police Department's four-year campaign against Manhattan's street gangs and other underworld figures between 1910 and 1914.
This is a list of known gang members. The term gang member refers to a criminal who is a member of a crime organization. The terms are widely used in reference to people associated or affiliated with street gangs, prison gangs, and biker gangs. Big A, Spider Monkey (unconfirmed, Parts unknown, affiliation unknown - possibly urban legends )
Last leader of the Gas House Gang. Killed by rival Jimmy Cariggio in 1912. [1] William Jones: fl. 1911 Also known as "Scotty Jones", he was one of many underworld figures to be arrested during the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gangs being convicted of the murder of two fellow gang members in 1911. [1]
East Harlem Purple Gang (1970s-1980s) Eastman Gang (1890s-1910s) Five Points Gang (1890s-1920s) Flying Dragons (1967-1994) Forty Thieves (1825-1860s) - Considered the first known street gang in New York City; Gas House Gang (1880s-1910) Ghost Shadows (1970s-1990s) Gopher Gang (1890s-1910s) Grady Gang (1860s) Honeymoon Gang (1850s) Hook Gang ...
Gang members of New York City (4 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Gang members" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
2.5 Roster. 3 Player stats. ... The Gashouse Gang was a nickname applied to the Cardinals team of 1934. The Cardinals, by most accounts, earned this nickname from the ...