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The 19th Street Gang, made up mostly of young Pickpockets , Muggers , and Sneak Thieves , was led by a young man known as Little Mike . Operating around New York's 19th Street to 34th Street , known as " Poverty Lane ", the gang mainly robbed defenseless victims such as the elderly as well as women and children, however the gang was sometimes said to spare local Catholics , often asking victims to give their Baptismal name, recite Psalms , their local Church , and other questions. By the end of the 1880s the gang had disappeared entirely. FURTHER READING Carl Sifakis, The Encyclopedia of American Crime: Second Edition Vol. II (K-Z), Facts On File Inc., New York, 2001 |
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