Max Zwerbach
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Max Zweifach also known as "Kid Twist" and occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster active in the early 1900s.
Kid Twist
Monk Eastman
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Edward "Monk" Eastman, 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. His aliases i
Max Zwerbach
…Mugsy" Bayard during an argument after a card game. Zweifach was discharged on the grounds of self-defense and soon attracted the attention of gang boss Monk Eastman. When Eastman was locked up for robbery the next year, Kid Twist found himself at odds with his old pal Richie Fitzpatrick over the leadership of the…
1903 NYPD mugshot
Paul Kelly, illustration by William Oberhardt, 1909
Monk Eastman, circa 1910–1920
The 1920 military funeral procession of Monk Eastman in New York City