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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 = | | 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_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''', | '''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> | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 18 August 2026
James White | |
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 The Old Brewery in the Five Points, circa 1850; no authenticated portrait of White is known | |
| Born | c. 1839 |
| Disappeared | June 1859 |
| Other name | Slobbery Jim |
| Occupation | Gang leader |
Criminal status | Fled after the June 1859 killing; later fate unknown |
| Allegiance | Daybreak Boys |
Criminal charge | Homicide allegation |
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.[1]
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.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 3.
- ↑ “The Fourth Ward Case: Coroner's Inquest—Escape of the Murderer”, The New York Times, June 6, 1859.