Nicholas Saul - Citizendia

Nicholas Saul (1833 – January 28, 1853) was a prominent nineteenth century criminal and one of the early leaders of the Daybreak Boys, a New York City street gang. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Daybreak Boys was a New York street gang during the mid Nineteenth century. The City of New York

One of the founding members of the Daybreak Boys, Saul led many of the gang’s early raids, many of which were before sunrise later earning their nickname, on the Hudson River and East River waterfront. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end Leading the Daybreak Boys at its height during 1851 to 1853, the gang earned an estimated $200,000 under his leadership.

The gang shortly began operating as river pirates during this time. Saul's violent raids would often see the crew murdered and the ship scuttled after stealing its cargo. However on a raid with gang members William Howlett and Bill Johnson on August 25, 1852 against the William Watson, the gang became engaged in a gunfight with crew members eventually alerting local detectives. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A police pursuit of over 20 officers chased the men from the East River to Pete William's Slaughter House Inn where they were forced to surrender to police after a three hour siege. Saul and Howlett were later convicted of the murder of ship watchmen Charles Baxter and sentenced to be executed. On the day of their execution a crowd of over 200 gangsters and politicians, including William Poole and Tom Hyer, paid their respects shaking hands with the men as they were brought up to the gallows and were hanged in the Tombs Courtyard on January 28, 1853. William Poole ( July 24, 1821 &ndash March 8, 1855) also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City Tom Hyer ( January 1 1819 &ndash June 26 1864) was an American bare-knuckle boxer. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death " The Tombs " is the colloquial name for the Manhattan Detention Complex a Jail in Lower Manhattan at 125 White Street as well as the popular name Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

See also

Further reading