Honeyman had been apprehended in the previous year for robbing "Mr. Schenck's store" in Brooklyn. He was a "Morocco (leather) dresser" by trade who kept a small shoe store on the Bowery where he allowed "dissipated profligates" to gather.
Honeyman, previously apprehended for robbing Mr. Schenck's shop in Brooklyn, was a Morocco leather craftsman who ran a small shoe store on the Bowery, providing a gathering place for those struggling with excessive spending habits.