Editing William Jones (gangster)

{{SHORTDESC:American Gas House Gang member active in 1911}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = William Jones
| image = Third Avenue at 18th Street 1942.jpg
| caption = Third Avenue at East 18th Street in 1942; no authenticated portrait of Jones is known
| other_names = Scotty<br>Scotty Jones<br>Willie Jones
| occupation = Gang member
| allegiance = [[Gas House Gang]]
| criminal_charges = Second-degree murder
| criminal_penalty = Twenty years to life imprisonment
| criminal_status = Imprisoned in 1911; later fate unknown
}}
'''William Jones''', known as '''Scotty''' or '''Willie Jones''' (fl. 1911), was a member of New York's [[Gas House Gang]]. In June 1911 he was convicted of second-degree murder after a gunfight outside a Third Avenue saloon killed fellow member William Lysaght and wounded John Tivnan.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/06/13/104784263.pdf “Knell of the Gangs Said to Have Rung”], ''The New York Times'', June 13, 1911.</ref>

Jones was sentenced to a term of twenty years to life. His birth, death and later history are not documented in the sources reviewed.

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[[Category:American gangsters]]
[[Category:Criminals from New York City]]
[[Category:People convicted of murder by New York]]
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