William Jones (gangster): Difference between revisions
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| image = Third Avenue at 18th Street 1942.jpg | | image = Third Avenue at 18th Street 1942.jpg | ||
| caption = Third Avenue at East 18th Street in 1942; no authenticated portrait of Jones is known | | caption = Third Avenue at East 18th Street in 1942; no authenticated portrait of Jones is known | ||
| other_names = Scotty | | other_names = Scotty<br>Scotty Jones<br>Willie Jones | ||
| occupation = Gang member | | occupation = Gang member | ||
| allegiance = [[Gas House Gang]] | | allegiance = [[Gas House Gang]] | ||
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William Jones | |
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 Third Avenue at East 18th Street in 1942; no authenticated portrait of Jones is known | |
| Other names | Scotty Scotty Jones Willie Jones |
| Occupation | Gang member |
Criminal status | Imprisoned in 1911; later fate unknown |
| Allegiance | Gas House Gang |
Criminal charge | Second-degree murder |
Penalty | Twenty years to life imprisonment |
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.[1]
Jones was sentenced to a term of twenty years to life. His birth, death and later history are not documented in the sources reviewed.
References
[edit]- ↑ “Knell of the Gangs Said to Have Rung”, The New York Times, June 13, 1911.