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in 1857, he was attacked and pelted with rocks while attempting to persuade the warring gangsters to cease fighting. His reputation suffered considerably after this point and
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street gangs and was often requested by authorities to use his influence to cease rioting and gang-related violence which the police were unable to stop. He was a particularly important figure in civil disturbances against
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on behalf of
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The New York Tombs: Its Secrets and Its Mysteries. Being a History of Noted Criminals, with Narratives of Their Crimes
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of the Southern District of New York. Although Rynders Street (now part of
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Although nominally loyal to Tammany for the majority of his career, his
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Incredible New York: High Life and Low Life of the Last Hundred Years
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This Was New York!: A Nostalgic Picture of Gotham in the Gaslight Era
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld
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Rynders was involved in the successful presidential elections of
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Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
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gangs to the cause of Tammany Hall and organize them into a
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In early 1861, he was ordered by Chairman Morris to find
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653:. New York: Souvenir Publishing Company, 1901. (pg. 68)
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