James White (gangster) - Revision history

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	{{SHORTDESC:Leader of New York's Daybreak Boys gang}}		{{SHORTDESC:Leader of New York's Daybreak Boys gang}}
	{{Infobox criminal		{{Infobox criminal
	\| name = ~~Slobbery Jim~~		\| name = James White
	\| image = The Old Brewery Five Points.jpg		\| image = The Old Brewery Five Points.jpg
	\| caption = The Old Brewery in the Five Points, circa 1850; no authenticated portrait of White is known		\| caption = The Old Brewery in the Five Points, circa 1850; no authenticated portrait of White is known
	~~\| birth_name = James White~~
	\| birth_date = c. 1839		\| birth_date = c. 1839
	\| disappeared_date = June 1859		\| disappeared_date = June 1859
	\| other_names = Slobbery Jim		\| other_names = Slobbery Jim
	\| occupation = Gang leader		\| occupation = Gang leader
	\| allegiance = Daybreak Boys		\| allegiance = [[Daybreak Boys]]
	\| criminal_charges = Homicide allegation		\| criminal_charges = Homicide allegation
	\| criminal_status = Fled after the June 1859 killing; later fate unknown		\| criminal_status = Fled after the June 1859 killing; later fate unknown
	}}		}}
	'''James White''', ~~better~~ known as '''Slobbery Jim''' (born c. 1839), was a leader of the Daybreak Boys, a waterfront gang active along New York's East River. ~~He reportedly~~ assumed leadership with Bill Lowrie after ~~other leaders~~ were arrested ~~in 1852~~.<ref>~~“Burglary and Murder~~ of ~~a Private Watchman,”~~ ''New York ~~Daily Times~~'', ~~August 26~~, ~~1852~~.</ref>		'''James White''', known as '''Slobbery Jim''' (born c. 1839), was a leader of the [[Daybreak Boys]], a waterfront gang active along New York's East River. Later accounts say he assumed leadership with Bill Lowrie after Nicholas Saul and William Howlett were arrested.<ref>Herbert Asbury, [https://archive.org/details/the-gangs-of-new-york-herbert-asbury ''The Gangs of New York''] (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 3.</ref>

	White disappeared after the June 1859 stabbing death of Michael “Patsy the Barber” Dooley. Contemporary reporting said Dooley was fatally stabbed during a fight and that White escaped before he could be arrested.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1859/06/06/78892928.pdf “The Fourth Ward Case: Coroner's Inquest—Escape of the Murderer”], ''The New York Times'', June 6, 1859.</ref> Herbert Asbury later supplied a more dramatic version of the incident. Despite occasional grouping with Five Points figures, White was a Daybreak Boys leader, not a documented member of the [[Dead Rabbits]].		White disappeared after the June 1859 stabbing death of Michael “Patsy the Barber” Dooley. Contemporary reporting said Dooley was fatally stabbed during a fight and that White escaped before he could be arrested.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1859/06/06/78892928.pdf “The Fourth Ward Case: Coroner's Inquest—Escape of the Murderer”], ''The New York Times'', June 6, 1859.</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{SHORTDESC:Leader of New York's Daybreak Boys gang}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Slobbery Jim
| image = The Old Brewery Five Points.jpg
| caption = The Old Brewery in the Five Points, circa 1850; no authenticated portrait of White is known
| birth_name = James White
| birth_date = c. 1839
| disappeared_date = June 1859
| other_names = Slobbery Jim
| occupation = Gang leader
| allegiance = Daybreak Boys
| criminal_charges = Homicide allegation
| criminal_status = Fled after the June 1859 killing; later fate unknown
}}
'''James White''', better known as '''Slobbery Jim''' (born c. 1839), was a leader of the Daybreak Boys, a waterfront gang active along New York's East River. He reportedly assumed leadership with Bill Lowrie after other leaders were arrested in 1852.<ref>“Burglary and Murder of a Private Watchman,” ''New York Daily Times'', August 26, 1852.</ref>

White disappeared after the June 1859 stabbing death of Michael “Patsy the Barber” Dooley. Contemporary reporting said Dooley was fatally stabbed during a fight and that White escaped before he could be arrested.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1859/06/06/78892928.pdf “The Fourth Ward Case: Coroner's Inquest—Escape of the Murderer”], ''The New York Times'', June 6, 1859.</ref> Herbert Asbury later supplied a more dramatic version of the incident. Despite occasional grouping with Five Points figures, White was a Daybreak Boys leader, not a documented member of the [[Dead Rabbits]].

==References==
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[[Category:American gangsters]]
[[Category:Criminals from New York City]]
[[Category:1830s births]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]