The Nether Side of New York; or, The Vice, Crime and Poverty of the Great Metropolis.
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Link Singerman ID: supp1881
Year: 1872
Entry: Crapsey, Edward. The Nether Side of New York; or, The Vice, Crime and Poverty of the Great Metropolis. New York: Sheldon & Co., 1872. 185 p.
Author/Editor: Crapsey, Edward
Location: New York, NY
Holdings: In most academic libraries
Title: The Nether Side of New York; or, The Vice, Crime and Poverty of the Great Metropolis.
Printer/Publisher: Sheldon & Co.
Language: English
Notes: Contains material about criminal "fences," including "Sheeny Mike," Rosenburg ("Rosey"), Dave Goldstein, and the Mandelbaums (pp. 84-88 passim). For Dr. Jacob Rosenzweig, the abortionist responsible for the sensationalized "trunk mystery" crime, see pp. [147]-48. See also "A Celebrated Crime" (pp. [176]-85) about the 1870 murder of Benjamin Nathan in his Manhattan home.