Gang chroniclers Herbert Asbury (author, Gangs of New York) and Lucy Sante (author, Low Life) credit Hines as being the first man to hold up a stuss parlor and regularly robbing gambling houses.
[1] Attacked by Rooney 'Slasher' McDonnelley or Rival Gang, Peters Potatoes.
An Irish American outfit controlling the NY Harbours.
Slasher attacked Hines walking home from a night of frollicing and dancing till the early morning.
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