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Louis Julius Lindauer (1838-1915) was a criminal during the The Gangs of New York era. He was arrested for robbery and for the numbers game. He is sometimes referred to as "Lewis Lindauer". (b. August 1838; Pennsylvania, USA - d. January 19, 1915; 604 West 115th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)

Louis Julius Lindauer

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"Sophia and Oscar had three boys and later on one girl. The boys were Charles, Louis and John and the girl, Eloise, was named by her brother, Charles."
The Lindauer gang infiltrated by Henry Clay Keenan (1841-1920) in 1881. "The police board, last evening promoted Henry Clay Keenan from the rank of patrolman to that of detective. … It was in 1881, that Keenan scored one of his most brilliant achievements, by running down the Lindauer gang of burglars. The gang had been committing burglaries and thefts right along, and Keenan was detailed to run them down. He managed to become acquainted with female friends of the leading members of the gang, and he soon gained the girls' favor. They trusted him, and he became one of their boon companions. In the course of his alliance he learned from them many important secrets regarding the burglars with whom these women associated. The gang had its headquarters for some time within a few blocks of New York police headquarters. The New York police were ignorant of the existence of this den. Keenan learned so much about the thieves while with the women that he soon had enough evidence to arrest the gang and land them in jail. Keenan arrested five of the robbers, and they were convicted. That broke up one of most daring band of robbers that ever infested Jersey City."
"C. B. Hookan was arraigned this morning before Justice Naeher on complaint of Julius Landauer [sic], a cigar dealer at No. 337 East Fiftieth street, New York, who charged that recently while Hookan was employed by him as an agent, he collected about $100 from various customers and appropriated the money to his own use. The charge under the new Penal Code amounts to grand larceny. The Justice held Hookan to appear and answer on Wednesday."
"What is called a raid was made yesterday afternoon by Central Office detectives on room No. 1 on the first floor of No. 599 Broadway, where it is alleged there is an office of the Louisiana Lottery and certain 'policy' business is transacted. The descent was not a remarkable success, as little if any evidence was secured against the persons who were arrested, and only two of them were held by Justice Bixby. One was held as a proprietor in the 'policy' business, and the other was committed for contempt of court in refusing to answer questions put by the magistrate. Many raids have been made at No. 599 Broadway, but somehow or other few convictions of the arrested persons are on record. The premises are said to be the head-quarters of persons opposed to what is known as the Simmons clique. Five men Adams, Clark or McGuire, Oppington or Uppington, Field, and Bernstein - are said by the Police to be the 'backers' of the policy shops, whose returns are sent to No. 599 Broadway. The number of 'policy' shops "backed" here is from 20 to 50, and rumor has it that the money sent to the head-quarters from them amounts to from $300 to $600 a day. A week ago Inspector Byrnes planned a raid on the place and detailed Detective Sergeants Kush and Weinberg to collect evidence. They employed a man to do work where they would be apt to be identified. They were soon able to discover that the men at headquarters employed 'runners' to collect the returns and money from the 'policy' shop keepers, and to hand them the 'drawings.' On Tuesday the detectives traced an old man to No. 599 Broadway, waited for him, and saw him open the 'slip' of a drawing in a Broadway stage. He delivered it at a 'policy' shop in Fourth-avenue. The detectives made the customary affidavits before Justice Bixby yesterday morning, and were granted warrants for the descent, which was made at 12:40 o'clock. Charles Adams, James McGuire, alias Clark; Thomas Tully, John Wilson, or Winson; and Louis and Charles Lindauer were arrested."
His brother sentenced to 10 years in prison for burglary. "Jacob Lindauer, Martin Schmidt and Joseph Heims have been sentenced in the Hudson County Sessions to ten years each in the State Prison for burglary."
Pardoned by President Ulysses S. Grant. "Louis Lindauer, who had pleaded guilty to violating the Internal Revenue laws by non-payment of special tax as a lottery dealer, and been sentenced to five months' imprisonment, has been pardoned by the President, after serving out half his term, on the application of District Attorney Pierrepont and others, who represented that there were mitigating circumstances in the case, and Lindauer had been merely guilty of a technical violation of law."
Louis Lindauer, who at the last term of the U.S. Circuit Court, pleaded guilty to carrying on a policy shop without paying the special tax, and who was sentenced to six months imprisonment therefor, was pardoned by President Grant yesterday on the petition of District-Attorney Pierrepont and others."
"… Louis Lindauer was convicted of dealing in lottery tickets before paying the special tax prescribed by law, and sentenced to be imprisoned for six months. And whereas numerous citizens of New York represent that his previous character was unstained, that he erred unintentionally, that he is a young man with a wife and family dependent on him for support and that they think that he has already been sufficiently punished to be pardoned."
"The indictment was found on the 24th of November, 1869. The petitioner, on his conviction, was sentenced on the 19th of March, 1870, to be imprisoned for six months. Under that sentence he is now confined in the custody of the Marshal, in the Jail of the City and County of New-York. The application for the writ is made on the ground that the sentence was erroneous, for the reason that the statute under which the conviction was had does not authorize imprisonment, but authorizes only a fine. The indictment consists of two counts. The first count charges that on the 1st of August, 1869, the defendant, knowingly and unlawfully, did engage, and was concerned in the business of a lottery-ticket dealer, within the meaning of the statute of the United States, without having paid the special tax of $100, as in that behalf is required to be paid by the statute of the United States In such case made and provided. The second count charges that the defendant, on the 1st of August, 1869, did exercise and carry on the business of a lottery ticket dealer, upon which said business a special tax is imposed by law, without having paid the special tax, as in that behalf required by the statute of the United States."
The Circuit Court of the United States for the Second Circuit ruling on his arrest, conviction, and imprisonment, for selling lottery tickets.
1870 arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for 6-months in jail, for selling lottery tickets, but seeking release on a legal technicality. "In the case in which it was sought to obtain the release of Louis Lindauer"
Sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. "The United States vs. Lewis Lindauer. This defendant, who pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying on the lottery business without paying the special tax, was sentenced to imprisonment tor six months. This was the first of a series of indictments for this offence, the defendants in the other indictments being held on their own recognizances to await the action of the Grand Jury, and the issue of this case. The sentence in the present instance was therefore light."
"Lewis Lindauer, the brother of defendant, testified that he (Lewis) paid the rent of the lottery office, and that the defendant merely received wages for his services."
The death of his father. "On Wednesday morning, September 5, Oscar A.M. Lindauer, aged 51 years and 2 months. The relatives and friends of his sons, Charles, Louis, and John Lindauer, also the members of Eastern Star Lodge, No. 227, F. and A. M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from 42 Grand Street, this (Friday) afternoon, at two o'clock. The remains to be interred in Cypress Hill Cemetery."
He is found not guilty of the Baldwin Jewelry Robbery despite the evidence. "The examination into the case of Charles and Lewis Lindauer, on a charge of implication in the above robbery, which has been in progress before Justice Sandford for the past two days, terminated last evening. The Justice considered the evidence sufficiently conclusive to hold the parties for the action of the Grand Jury, and therefore committed them in full, in default of bail. Much interest has been manifested in this case, both by our own citizens and a large number of the friends of the accused from New York. The New Yorkers appeared quite chap-fallen at the decision of the Justice to hold them, and we understand that efforts are to be made by the friends to procure the necessary bail."
"Yesterday afternoon Charles and Lewis Lindauer, recently arrested in New-York on a charge of being implicated in the robbery of $9,000 worth of jewelry from the safe of Baldwin Co., at Newark, on the night of the 9th of December, were taken before Justice Sandford for examination"
"Lewis Lindauer, the brother of Charles, being examined; said that the first time he was in this city before his arrest was on the 5th of December, and that he was not in the jewelry establishment of Messrs. Baldwin & Co., a few mornings previous to the robbery."
"Yesterday afternoon Charles and Lewis Lindauer, recently arrested in New York on a charge of being implicated in the robbery of $9,000 worth of jewelry from the safe of Baldwin & Co., at Newark, on the night of the 9th of December, were taken before Justice Sandford for examination. Charles Lindauer being sworn made general denial of any connection with the robbery. He stated that he was not at the establishment of Messrs. Baldwin & Co. on the morning eight days previous to the robbery, when it is alleged that he visited the place with his cousin Louis and inquired in relation to a diamond; and further, that on the night of the robbery be was in various places in Broadway, above Grand street, New York. The examination was not concluded at six P.M. There were quite a number of witnesses present from New York, by whom the defendants proposed to prove an alibi."
"Councilman Robinson. Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to L. J. Lindauer to place a gas lamp is front of his premises, number four hundred and forty-six Broome street, the same to be at his own expense, and to remain only, during the pleasure of the Common Council. Which was adopted."

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