Was raised in the refuge, He and his brother where abandoned by their parents at a young age, he believes in survival of the fittest. He loves his older brother Oscar, and sticks to him like glue. The two teen boys work for their uncle Weisel at the distribution window of the paper the "new york World".
He acts like a tough guy, but has a kind side that he doesn't always show. He can be very mean to the newsies, but secretly hates bullying them. About 17 years old. Lives in 1889 Manhattan.   