This article is about the New York City gangster. For the Wisconsin bookseller and politician, see Edward Eastman.
Monk Eastman
1903 NYPD mugshot of Monk Eastman, taken from newspaper
Born
Edward Eastman
1875
New York City, U.S.
Died
December 26, 1920(1920-12-26) (aged 44–45)
New York City, U.S.
Cause of death
Gunshot
Other names
Joseph Morris {August 1903} William Delany {December 1903} and {October 1917 enlistment in US Army}; John Marvin {February 1914}
Occupation(s)
gangster; soldier; dockworker
Criminal status
served sentence-deceased
Conviction(s)
1904; 1912; 1915
Criminal charge
1901 reported wounded in gang fight December 1902 arrested on assault charge {acquitted} August 1903 arrested after gunfight with rival gang-charged with assault but not held 1903 arrested under own name in Freehold, New Jersey on charge of beating up coachman James McMahon {discharged} December 1903 arrested after Michael Donavon killed after gang fight-discharged; arrested twice as "suspicious person" but not held April 1904 arrested for assault-sent to Sing Sing for 10 years May 1912 arrested for manufacturing and using opium-sent to Sing Sing prison for eight months February 1914-arrested as "John Marvin" in Buffalo, New York on charge of Burglary {discharged} November 1915-arrested in Riverdale, New York on charge of stealing silver in Albany, New York-sent to Dannemora for two years and eleven months-released October 1917
Penalty
Sing Sing and Dannemora
Edward "Monk" Eastman (1875 – December 26, 1920) was an American gangster who founded and led the Eastman Gang in the late 19th and early 20th century; it became one of the most powerful street gangs in the city.[1] His aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney. Eastman is considered to be one of the last of the 19th-century New York City gangsters who preceded the rise of Arnold Rothstein and the Jewish mob. Later, more sophisticated, organized criminal enterprises also included the Italian American Cosa Nostra.[2]
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^Cohen, Rick (1999). Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams. ISBN 9780375705472.
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