TAMMANY GANG'S TARIFF.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9348, 18 January 1909, Page 6

TAMMANY GANG'S TARIFF.

New York, November i 4,

American newspapers representing anch extremes as Mr Hearst’s New York American and the Conservative Evening Post, are now urging the police to exterminate the vicious gangs that infest this city's East End. These gangs are maintained by various Tammany politicians, for the purpose of intimidating the voters on election, day, and , when there is no election thuggery doing, they indulge their criminal propensities in brawls and street fignts. If one of their number gets into trouble the Tammany leaders will protect him,’ and if [possible the Tammany judges discharge him. These gangs of street ruffians get rid of undesirable voters by the blackjack, or, if necessary," murder, and they do vote themselves. A man who went thoroughly into the subject of the New York gangs a few months ago estimated that they included a total membership of 6000, and' that they influenced at least 20,000 votes on election day. The police say they could suppress the gangs within a week if allowed a free hand, but certain disreputable politicians do not favour a free hand. The police here are armed with revolvers and bludgeons, and they say all that is wanted is a,permission to wade in the gangsmen “ with number' seven. 1 * The police are taught seven cute with the bludgeon. Number one breaks the forearm, two barks the shins, while seven might fracture the skull or produce concussion of the brain. Here is an interesting price list for services by the gangs, which may be trained by others than Tammany , politicians. , The details* copied from the original and accepted tariff of the Kelly and ! Humpty Jackson gangs, the two chief gangs'of New York, were Published here on Saturday: A sound punching Bs, both eyes ,blacked 16s* nose and jaw cracked £3, blackjacked out £3 15s, leg or armbroken £4, ear chewed off £3 15s> shot in the leg £5, stab wound £5,. doing the big job £2O. Tile last; item spells murder. Money dbwn |is always stipulated for, and. there is no reduction on big orders. TheNew York Times denounces the; gangs as America’s “black hundred, ” whose lawlessness resembles _ the . organised criminality of the Middloi Ages.