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gambling dens and faro games demanding a percentage of the night's profits from the owners. While being questioned by a police detective regarding the extortion activities, possibly when several owners complained, Hines was said to have replied, "Those guys must be nuts! Don't I always leave 'em somethin'? All I want is me fair share."
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began fighting over shares of a recent robbery. As they began shooting at each other, a major gunfight began, involving at least 20 other members. No one was injured however, as all had been intoxicated, as the press reported that the Morgue's owner had felt the gangs had been silly to think they
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who began moving the gang into extortion, prostitution, and murder for hire (although this had been practiced earlier by members such as "Big" Josh Hines, "Dandy" John Dolan, and Piker Ryan). McGloin also implemented one requirement for prospective members to commit at least one murder stating in
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1505:Born to Kill
1455:
1445:Continentals
1440:White Tigers
1393:
1303:Puerto Rican
1242:drug cartels
1210:Supreme Team
1175:Black Spades
1085:Hells Angels
971:Howard Spira
946:Eastman Gang
936:Murder, Inc.
921:Bugsy Siegel
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867:Swamp Angels
862:Roach Guards
807:Dead Rabbits
743:Murder, Inc.
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455:Monk Eastman
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431:Eastman Gang
427:Monk Eastman
407:Tombs Prison
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398:Stab $ 22.00
373:Punching $ 1
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355:Mike McGloin
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320:Dorsey Doyle
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289:Mott Streets
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262:Tombs Prison
254:Joseph Quinn
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1655:Bowery Boys
1635:Shirt Tails
1585:Decepticons
1570:Chichesters
1550:Boodle Gang
1511:, inactive)
1477:Sister Ping
1344:18th Street
1312:Latin Kings
1292:Jheri Curls
1287:Trinitarios
1256:Cali Cartel
1056:, inactive)
887:Yakey Yakes
857:Rhodes Gang
852:Short Tails
832:Kerryonians
817:Gopher Gang
753:Purple Gang
521:Moon Knight
324:Bull Hurley
312:Hoggy Walsh
279:Early years
266:Five Points
260:(hanged at
250:Danny Lyons
243:Chichesters
235:Five Points
195:Danny Lyons
109:Membership
75:1860s-1890s
1674:Categories
1509:Vietnamese
1324:(inactive)
1294:(inactive)
1264:(inactive)
1258:(inactive)
1252:(inactive)
966:Zwi Migdal
822:Grady Gang
797:40 Thieves
535:References
524:volume 2.
504:comic book
497:Metropolis
467:Denver Hop
363:Piker Ryan
316:Piker Ryan
207:Whyos Gang
180:Jacob Riis
38:Josh Hines
1605:Hook Gang
1590:Dutch Mob
1481:Snakehead
1273:Dominican
1239:Colombian
837:Marginals
777:Irish Mob
384:Blackjack
369:in 1884.
219:Manhattan
211:Civil War
172:Manhattan
151:extortion
99:Ethnicity
89:Manhattan
80:Territory
62:Manhattan
1454:Foreign
1322:Mau Maus
1168:Inactive
1099:Inactive
1054:Albanian
993:Inactive
909:Inactive
847:Potashes
785:Inactive
707:Lucchese
702:Genovese
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457:and the
1203:Council
872:Westies
697:Gambino
692:Colombo
687:Bonanno
551:,
414:Decline
229:Origins
147:rioting
139:robbery
131:assault
1498:groups
1494:Other
1386:groups
1354:Sur 13
1231:groups
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1078:Active
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1460:gangs
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1423:Gangs
1395:Tongs
1349:MS-13
1328:Ă‘etas
1305:gangs
1275:gangs
1135:Crips
1106:Breed
1034:Greek
882:Whyos
681:The "
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143:arson
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