Monk 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]