Dutch Heinrichs

Dutch Heinrichs
Born
Henry Neuman

Northern Germany
NationalityGerman-American
Other namesCharles Neuman
Edward Neumans
Dutch Heinrich
Dutch Hendricks
George Gardner
George Gardnier
James Ryan
OccupationCriminal
Known forNew York burglar and gang leader; founder of the Hell's Kitchen Gang.

Henry D. Neuman or Neumann (fl. 1860–1874) was a German-born American burglar, bank robber and gang leader known as Dutch Heinrichs.[1][2][3][4] A member of Chauncey Johnson's burglary gang during the late 1860s, he was also the founder of the Hell's Kitchen Gang which terrorized West Manhattan for over two decades.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Costello, Augustine E. Our Police Protectors: History of the New York Police from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. New York: A.E. Costello, 1885. (pg. 333)
  3. ^ Moss, Frank. The American Metropolis from Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time. London: The Authors' Syndicate, 1897. (pg. 25)
  4. ^ Harlow, Alvin F. Old Bowery Days: The Chronicles of a Famous Street. New York and London: D. Appleton & Company, 1931. (pg. 333)
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project. New York City: Vol 1, New York City Guide. Vol. I. American Guide Series. New York: Random House, 1939. (pg. 155)
  6. ^ Nadel, Stanley. Little Germany: Ethnicity, Religion, and Class in New York City, 1845-80. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. (pg. 87) ISBN 0-252-01677-7