Philip Paul

{{short description|American mobster (??–1914)}} {{about||the studio drummer|Philip Paul (drummer)|the Canadian poet|Philip Kevin Paul}} {{Infobox person | name = Philip Paul | death_date = 10 May 1914 | death_place = New York City, Norfolk Street | death_cause = Gunned down by Benjamin Snyder | occupation = Labor racketee | known_for = Murdered by Benjamin Snyder }} '''Philip''' "'''Pinchy'''" '''Paul''' (died May 10, 1914) was an early New York labor racketeer who led an alliance of independent labor sluggers in an attempt to break the monopoly long held by Joseph "Joe the Greaser" Rosenweig and Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein resulting in the first Labor Slugger War. A "starker" for the Furriers Union, Paul became involved in an altercation with Rosenzweig at Rivington Street movie theater on May 8, 1914. He was eventually gunned down and killed on Norfolk Street by Benjamin Snyder under orders from Rosenzweig. Rosenzweig was later indicted for Paul's murder and, agreeing to turn state's evidence along with Fein, would bring an end to the first Labor Slugger War.

==References== *{{cite news |title=Murder Confession Involves Union Men; Benny Snyder Asserts 'Joe the Greaser' Made Him Kill 'Pinchy' Paul |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 20, 1914 |page=12 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/12/20/301761792.pdf}} *{{cite news |title='Pinchy' Case Complete; Two More Confessions Tighten Murder Net Around Rosen |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 22, 1914 |page=10 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/12/22/100126582.pdf}} *{{cite news |title=Another Gang Head Confesses Murder; 'Joe the Greaser' Pleads Guilty and Tells of Labor Union Thuggery |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 29, 1915 |page=6 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/05/29/100156775.pdf}} * {{Authority control}}

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