The Nether Side of New York; or, The Vice, Crime and Poverty of the Great Metropolis.

185 pp. A collection of various examples of criminal mischief in New York City in the 19th century, including statistics gathered from 1868-1871, along with a view of how 'the other half' lives. Subjects discussed include: professional criminals; casual criminals; harbor thieves; why thieves prosper; private detectives; 'circular' swindlers; 'skinners'; 'fences'; faro gamblers; lottery gamblers; tenement life; outcast children; pauperism; prostitution; abortionists; haunts of vice; will murder out'; a celebrated crime.