Monk Eastman Criminal

Edward "Monk" Eastman (1875 – December 26, 1920) was a New York City gangster who founded and led the Eastman Gang, which became one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the 19th/20th century. 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 gangsters who preceded the rise of Arnold Rothstein and more sophisticated, organized criminal enterprises such as Cosa Nostra.

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Monk Eastman
Alias (AKA)
William Delany December 1903 and October 1917 enlistment in US Army;
John Marvin February 1914
Joseph Morris August 1903
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1875
Date of deathDecember 26, 1920

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