Events

• New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
   police lieutenant "Big Bill" William S. Devery
  William S. Devery
  William Stephen Devery was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898.-Biography:...
  
   is dismissed from the New York police force as head of the 11th Ward vice districts after the Lexow Investigation Committee find evidence of corruption and graft
  Political corruption
  Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...
  
  . Much of the evidence obtained by committee is from Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, leader of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, revealing the extent of Tammany Hall
  Tammany Hall
  Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society...
  
  's influence within the NYPD. Other officials charged with corruption and graft would include Alexander "Clubber" Williams
  Alexander S. Williams
  Alexander S. Williams was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department...
  
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• The On Leong Merchant Association, a Tong
  Tong
  -Chinese:*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese*Tong , a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities*tong, pronunciation of several Chinese characters*See:...
  
   organization, is formed in Boston, Massachusetts.

Births

• David Beck
  David Beck
  David Beck , was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.-Biography:Beck was born in Delft, and was named after his uncle, a well-known poet from Arnhem. He was the son of a schoolmaster in Delft, where he learned painting from Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, a prominent portrait painter in the Netherlands...
  
  , Teamster's Union President
• Willie Moretti
  Willie Moretti
  Guarino "Willie" Moretti was an underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of family boss Frank Costello.-Life:...
  
  , Abner Zwillman
  Abner Zwillman
  Abner "Longie" Zwillman , known as the "Al Capone of New Jersey," was an early Prohibition gangster, founding member of the "Big Seven" Ruling Commission and a member of the National Crime Syndicate, who was also associated with Murder Incorporated.-Biography:According to the Social Security Death...
  
   enforcer and New Jersey
  New Jersey
  New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
  
   Prohibition
  Prohibition
  Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
  
   gangster
• Jacob Orgen
  Jacob Orgen
  Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen was a New York gangster involved in bootlegging and labor racketeering during Prohibition.-Biography:...
  
  , New York gangster and labor union racketeer