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Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) 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. In 1871 he was arrested with counterfeit money and sentenced to two years incarceration. He was let out early for good behavior and was pardoned by President Ulysses S. Grant in 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 Co. which he used as a cover for his illegal lottery operation. He also owned a liquor store. He appears to have fathered children with women other than his wife. He is sometimes referred to as "Frederick Lindauer" or "Fred Lindauer" or "C. F. Lindauer". (b. April 1836; Pennsylvania, USA - d. March 3, 1921, 3:00 pm; 209 Locust Avenue, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA)