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N.Y. Morning Express 1 Jan. 2/4: Driscoll met him [Cornelius Cuddy] and said, ‘You son of a b--h, who are you giving gas to?’ and struck him.at give gas (v.) under gas, n.1
N.Y. Morning Express 1 Jan. 2/4: Driscoll met him [Cornelius Cuddy] and said, ‘You son of a b--h, who are you giving gas to?’ and struck him. N.Y. Morning Express 6 Nov. 4/4: Henry Myers, a ‘barker’ for a Jew clothing store in Chatham street [etc.].at barker, n.1
N.Y. Morning Express 5 Nov. 3/9: [Pickpockets] generally go in gangs of three of four, three acting as ‘covers’ from the gaze of outsiders, while one extracts the contents of a lady’s or gentleman’s pockets.at cover, n.
N.Y. Morning Express 14 Nov. 3/8: On Friday Morning Officer Allison ‘piped’ a suspicious looking fellow through several streets for about two hours.at pipe, v.3
N.Y. Morning Express 5 Nov. 3/9: On Wednesday the Deputy Superintendent’s detectives brought in a dozen of the young scamps [i.e. pickpockets’ assistants] for the purpose of ‘showing them up.’.at show up, v.
N.Y. Morning Express 6 Oct. 1/8: Augustus Tate [...] went on a bit of a bender Monday night.at bender, n.2
N.Y. Morning Express 4/2: James Anderson, a ‘tail diver,’ [...] was caught in the act of stealing the gold watch and chain from a gentleman’s pocket.at tail-buzzer (n.) under tail, n.
N.Y. Morning Express 1 Sept. 3/7: The first game which has been played between the above clubs [...] ended in a crushing defeat – to which several of the Hoboken nine, very assiduously contributed by their muffy fielding, and unfortunate batting.at muffy (adj.) under muff, n.2
N.Y. Morning Express 14 July 2/4: Another prize fight between a couple of ‘pugs’ of tolerably extended reputation.at pug, n.4
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