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Nicholas Saul (1833 – January 28 1853) was a prominent nineteenth century criminal and one of the early leaders of the Daybreak Boys a New York City street gang. One of the founding members of the Daybreak Boys Saul led many of the gang’s early raids many of which were before sunrise later earning their nickname on the Hudson River and East River waterfront. At its height during 1851 to 1853 the gang earned an estimated $200000 under Saul’s leadership.