Charles Frederick Lindauer

(1836-1921) American organized crime figure

Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) was a member of an organized crime gang during the Gangs of New York period. (b. April 1836; Pennsylvania, USA - d. March 3, 1921, 3:00 pm; 209 Locust Avenue, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA) In 1871 he was convicted for passing counterfeit money and confined to the Essex County Jail, and was released from prison after being pardoned by Ulysses S. Grant on April 1, 1873. In 1881 he inserted himself into the management of the Theatre Comique in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was a legitimate theater and was converted to a burlesque format with a "leg show" where alcohol was served without a liquor license. The newspaper in 1881 described his role as: "a partner or something". He operated a house of prostitution in West Hoboken, New Jersey in 1881. He was also a cigar dealer and tobacconist in Manhattan and Hoboken, New Jersey, at Lindauer and Company which he used as a cover for his illegal lottery operation. He was described in 1894 as a "small fry" in organized crime in New York City. He ran the numbers game in a small territory in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He described himself in advertisements as a lottery broker.

Lindauer (circa 1870)

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