This is a list of identities referenced in Herbert Asbury

Herbert Asbury

Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer who is best known for his true crime books detailing crime during the 19th and early 20th century such as Gem of the Prairie, Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld and The Gangs of New York...

's 1928 book The Gangs of New York including underworld figures, gang members, crime fighters and others of the Old New York-era from the mid-to late 19th and early 20th century, as well as some who were later portrayed in Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...

's 2002 film Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York is a 2002 historical film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1928 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New...

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Batavia Street Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Duck Reardon		fl. 1895	Gang leader and "dandy Dandy A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self... " whose involvement in the theft of Herman Segal's jewelry store resulted in the arrests of himself and several members of the gang.
Mike Walsh		fl. 1895	He and Duck Reardon led several members in the robbery of Herman Segal's jewelry store, supposedly to raise money for members to attend a fancy dress ball at New Irving Hall, and was arrested days later with Reardon and other participants of the robbery.

Baxter Street Dudes

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Baby-Faced Willie		fl. 1870	Founder and leader of the gang during the 1870s.

Bowe Brothers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Bill Bowe			Member of the Bowe crime family led by his brother Martin Bowe.
Jack Bowe			Member of the Bowe crime family led by his brother Martin Bowe.
James Bowe			Member of the Bowe crime family led by his brother Martin Bowe.
Martin Bowe			Saloon keeper and head of the criminal family which operated out of his Catherine Slip saloon known as the Glass House.
Jack Madill			Bartender and criminal associate. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife after she refused to help him rob a drunken sailor.

Bowery Boys

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Chuck Connors		1852–1913	Political organizer for Tammany Hall and founder of the Chuck Conners Association. One of the more colorful political figures in his day, he was also the longtime ward boss of Chinatown up until the turn of the 20th century.
Mose the Fireboy Mose the Fireboy Mose the Fireboy was the pseudonym of an American folk hero and supposed leader of the Bowery Boys during the 1840s, possibly based on Mose Humphrey. One of its most celebrated leaders during the period, he and his lieutenant Syksey were well-known for battling members of the Dead Rabbits and...		d. 1849?	Pseudonym of the supposed leader of the Bowery Boys during the 1840s who was well known for battling members of the Dead Rabbits and other gangs. He was later the subject of a play written by Chanfrau entitled Mose, the Bowery B'hoy and performed at the old Olympic Theater in 1849.
Charley Lozier			Associte of the Bowery Boys and brother-in-law of Bill Poole.
William Poole William Poole William Poole , also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City gang the Bowery Boys, a bare-knuckle boxer, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement.-Early life:...		1821–1855	Popular sportsman known as "Bill The Butcher", he was one of the most recognized members of the Bowery Boys during the 1840s and 50s. His murder at the hands of Lew Baker Lew Baker ----Lewis "Lew" Baker was a patrolman in the New York Police Department who was simultaneously employed as a "slugger" for Tammany Hall. He was involved in voter intimidation and election fraud during the 1840s and 50s...  resulted in one of the most publicized trials in the city's history.
Reddy The Blacksmith		d. 1876	One of the few career criminals of the street gang, he was one of the city's most notorious underworld figures during the mid-to late 19th century.
Syksey Syksey Syksey was the pseudonym of an American criminal and member of the Bowery Boys. He was supposedly the lieutenant and longtime companion to Mose the Fireboy during the 1840s, often the storyteller of his feats, and is credited for coining the phrase "hold 'de but", a common expression used during...			Lieutenant and longtime companion of Mose the Fireboy. He is supposed to have coined the phrase "hold de butt" which refers to a "dead cigar".
Tom McCann			Politician and pugilist who was said to have fought heavyweight champion John Morrissey for the right to court Duane Street madam Kate Ridgely.

Car Barn Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Bill Lingley		d. 1911	Founder and co-leader of the Car Barn Gang with Freddie Muchfeldt. The two were eventually convicted and executed for murder in 1911.
Freddie Muchfeldt		d. 1911	Co-leader of the Car Barn Gang known as "The Kid". He and "Big Bill" Lingley were convicted of murder and executed in 1911.

Charlton Street Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Sadie the Goat		fl. 1869	Former Fourth Ward street mugger and one-time leader of the Charlton Street Gang. During the summer of 1869, she led the group of river pirates to pillage up and down the Hudson River Hudson River The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York... .

Corcoran's Roosters

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Tommy Corcoran		fl. 1900	Supposed leader of the criminal organization based in "Corcoran's Roost" founded by his father Jimmy Corcoran Jimmy Corcoran James J. "Jimmy" Corcoran was an Irish-born American laborer and well-known personality among the Irish-American community of the historic "Corcoran's Roost" and the Kip's Bay districts, roughly the area near 40th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan, and was widely regarded as the champion of... .

Daybreak Boys

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
William Howlett		1834–1853	He and Nicholas Saul were the co-leaders of the Daybreak Boys during the early 1850s. They were both hanged for murder when they shot and killed a watchman while robbing the brig William Watson.
Nicholas Saul Nicholas Saul Nicholas Saul was a prominent nineteenth century criminal and one of the early leaders of the Daybreak Boys, a New York City street gang....		1833–1853	Co-leader of the Daybreak Boys with William Howlett. He and Howlett were convicted and hanged for murder after killing the watchman during the robbery of the brig William Watson.
Bill Johnson		fl. 1850	A close associate, but reportedly ineffectual, member of the Daybreak Boys. A participant in the robbery of the brig William Watson with William Howlett and Nicholas Saul, he was so drunk that "he was unable to lend a hand at the oars" and was later arrested with them after a gunfight with police at their Slaughter House Point headquarters. Of the three, Johnson was sentenced to life imprisonment and the others to be hanged.
Sow Madden		fl. 1850	Member of the Daybreak Boys during the 1850s.
Sam McCarthy		fl. 1850	Known as "Cow Legged Sam", he was the last leader of the Daybreak Boys before its breakup by Police Chief George Washington Matsell. He eventually abandoned the Daybreak Boys to join a burglary gang operating in the Five Points.
Bill Lowrie		fl. 1850	Took over the leadership of the Daybreak Boys with Slobbery Jim after Howlett and Saul were hanged. After Slobbery Jim left New York for the murder of Patsy The Barber, he and the gang operated out of his bar, The Rising States, with his girlfriend Molly Maher until his arrest for in a dock robbery and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
Slobbery Jim Slobbery Jim Slobbery Jim was a leader of the 1850s New York City gang, the Daybreak Boys. The gang was formed in the late 1840s in the slum of Five Points with membership drawn from teenaged Irish immigrants. The gang committed robberies, ship sabotage and frequent murders along the East River...		fl. 1850	He and Bill Lowrie succeeded Howlett and Saul as leaders of the Daybreak Boys. Slobbery Jim was later forced to flee the city after murdering fellow member Patsy the Barber.
Patsy The Barber		d. 1855	Member of the Daybreak Boys during the 1850s. His murder by Slobbery Jim forced the gang leader to flee the city.
Molly Maher		fl. 1850	Criminal associate of the Daybreak Boys and girlfriend of Bill Lowrie and later Sam McCarthy.
Pete Williams		fl. 1850	Dive keeper whose Slaughter House Point dive bar and gin mill was used as a headquarters for the Daybreak Boys Daybreak Boys The Daybreak Boys was a New York street gang during the mid nineteenth century.Formed in the late 1840s, by 1852 the teenage Daybreak Boys were suspected by police to have been responsible for 20 to 40 murders between 1850 and 1852 as well as stealing goods estimated at $200,000. The gang was said... .

Dead Rabbits

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Shang Allen			Supposed founder of the Dead Rabbits who led a faction of disgruntled members of the Roach Guards Roach Guards The Roach Guards were an Irish street gang in New York City's Five Points neighborhood during the early 19th century. Originally formed to protect New York liquor merchants in Five Points, the gang soon began committing robbery and murder....  to establish the gang during the 1840s.
Kit Burns Kit Burns Christopher Keyburn , commonly known by his alias Kit Burns, was an American sportsman, saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century, he and Tommy Hadden being the last-known leaders of the Dead Rabbits during the 1850s and 60s.Burns also founded...		1831–1870	Saloon keeper and owner of the Water Street Water Street -Canada:*Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada*Water Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada*Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-United States:*Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts*Water Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin...  resort Sportsman's Hall, he and Tommy Allen served as lieutenants to Shang Allen and later became leaders of the Dead Rabbits during the 1850s and 60s.
Tommy Hadden Tommy Hadden Thomas "Tommy" Hadden was American saloon keeper, criminal and underworld figure in New York City's infamous Fourth Ward during the mid-to late 19th century. He was the owner of a Cherry Street dive bar, a popular underworld hangout located next to Dan Kerrigan's place, and co-led the Dead Rabbits...			Saloon keeper and owner of a Water Street crimp house, located next to Dan Kerrigan Dan Kerrigan Daniel Kerrigan was an American pugilist, sportsman and politician. He was part owner of the Star and Garter, a popular Sixth Avenue saloon, and was a longtime political organizer and "fixer" for Tammany Hall... 's place, and co-led the Dead Rabbits with Kit Burns.
John Morrissey John Morrissey John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall...		1831–1878	One-time pugilist, sportsman and gambler, Morrissey was one of the most visible figures among Tammany Hall supporters who fought against the Know Nothing party during the 1840s and 50s.
Hell-Cat Maggie Hell-Cat Maggie Hell-Cat Maggie was the pseudonym of an American criminal and early member of the Dead Rabbits. She was a well-known personality in Manhattan's Five Points district and a noted female fighter, her teeth reportedly filed into points and wore long claw-like brass fingernails, who fought alongside...		fl. 1840	One of the most prominent female fighters allied with the Dead Rabbits during the early 1840s, she was said to have filed her teeth into points and wore long nails of brass while battling rival gangs from the Bowery.
Jack The Rat			Bowery character and son-in-law of Dead Rabbits leader Kit Burns who took bets at Sportsman Hall to bite the head off of a mouse for ten cents and decapitate a rat for a quarter.

Dutch Mob

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Mike Kurtz Mike Kurtz Michael "Sheeny Mike" Kurtz was an American burglar and gang leader in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was one of the co-founders of the Dutch Mob, along with Little Freddie and Johnny Irving, during the 1870s...		1845–1904	Leader of the Dutch Mob known as "Sheeny Mike". He and the others were run out of their home territory, located between Houston and Fifth Street, by a "flying squad" under police captain Anthony Allaire Anthony Allaire Anthony J. Allaire was an American firefighter, drillmaster, military and law enforcement officer. A longtime police inspector for the New York City Police Department, he was responsible for the breakup of numerous street gangs, most notably the Slaughter House Gang and the Dutch Mob, as well as...  in 1877.
Little Freddie		fl. 1870	One of the co-founders of the Dutch Mob. He and other gang members were run out of the district by the NYPD in 1877.
Johnny Irving		d. 1883	The third co-founder of the Dutch Mob and brother of Babe Irving. Johnny Irving was shot and killed by rival gang member Johnny the Mick in Shang Draper's saloon in 1883.
Billy Porter Billy Porter (criminal) William O'Brien , better known as Billy Porter but also known by the alias William or Billy Morton, was an American burglar and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He and partner Johnny Irving were longtime members of the Dutch Mob along with Little Freddie and...		1850–?	A longtime member of the Dutch Mob, he was present during the gunfight at Shang Draper's saloon between Johnny Irving and Johnny the Mick. After killing Johnny the Mick, he himself was immediately gunned down by Shang Draper.
Gilbert Yost Gilbert Yost Gilbert Yost was a New York criminal and burglar associated with George Leslie and later the Dutch Mob. He was arrested with Leslie after robbing a jewelry store in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1870 and, while Leslie was able to use his political connections in Philadelphia to secure his release on...		d. 1886	A regular criminal associate, he was a well-known burglar and member of the George Leonidas Leslie gang.

Eastman Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney...		1880–1920	One of the last great gang chieftains who founded the Eastman Gang Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...  and feuded with Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing...  and the Five Points Gang Five Points Gang Five Points Gang was a 19th-century and early 20th-century criminal organization, primarily of Italian-American origins, based in the Sixth Ward of Manhattan, New York City. Since the early 19th century, the area was first known for gangs of Irish immigrants...  over control of New York's underworld at the turn of the 20th century.
Jack Zelig Jack Zelig "Big" Jack Zelig was a Jewish American New York City gangster and one of the last leaders of the Monk Eastman Gang.-Early years & the Eastmans:...		1882–1912	A longtime member of the Eastmans, "Big Jack" Zelig took over the gang following the death of Kid Twist Max Zwerbach Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster who, during the turn of the century, belonged to the Eastman Gang and later succeeded the New York gang leader following his arrest in 1904.-Biography:Born Maxwell Zweifach in Austria on March 14, 1884, to...  and was perhaps its last powerful leader prior to his murder by Red Phil Davidson in 1912. His murder, although never proven, was thought to have been motivated by his testimony as a star witness Witness A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about an event, or in the criminal justice systems usually a crime, through his or her senses and can help certify important considerations about the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first hand is known as an eyewitness...  in the Charles Becker Charles Becker Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s-1910s and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...  murder trial.
Red Phil Davidson		1882–?	A criminal associate of the Five Points Gang who was supposedly involved with its leader Jack Sirocco to murder Jack Zelig Jack Zelig "Big" Jack Zelig was a Jewish American New York City gangster and one of the last leaders of the Monk Eastman Gang.-Early years & the Eastmans:...  the day before his testimony in the Becker-Rosenthal murder trial.
Tommy Dyke			Associate of Chick Tricker and manager of his Bowery dive bar. He was also a political organizer and head of the Lenny & Dyke Association.
Richie Fitzpatrick Richie Fitzpatrick Richard "Richie" Fitzpatrick was a top gunman in the Monk Eastman gang, as well as a former member of the Five Points Gang, during the late 1890s until his death in 1904...		1880–1905	Former lieutenant to Paul Kelly who defected from the Five Points Gang to join Monk Eastman during their gang war. Killed during a struggle for leadership of the Eastmans with Kid Twist. Invented a method of execution later used in the 1974 film The Godfather The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard... .
Vach Lewis Vach Lewis Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis was an early New York gangster and member of the Eastman Gang under Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach.-Biography:...		1882–1908	Former circus strongman known as "Cyclone Louis". A close associate of Kid Twist, he was employed as his bodyguard and was later ambushed and killed alongside Kid Twist by Five Points gunman Louis Pioggi Louis Pioggi Louis "Louie the Lump" Pioggi was a New York criminal and member of the Five Points Gang, known most prominently for the murder of Eastman Gang leader Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach and Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis... .
Charles Livin			A veteran member and longtime lieutenant to Monk Eastman known as "Ike the Blood". He was ambushed and killed by several unknown members of the Gopher Gang Gopher Gang The Gopher Gang was an early 20th century New York street gang known for its members including Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden...  at a dive bar at Seventh Avenue and Twenty-Eight Street.
Chick Tricker Chick Tricker Chick Tricker was an early New York gangster who, as a member of the Eastman Gang, served as one of its last leaders alongside Jack Sirocco. A longtime member of the Eastmans, Tricker had made a name for himself as a well known Bowery and Park Row saloonkeeper who first came to prominence in a...			Saloon keeper and lieutenant of Jack Zelig who, with Jack Sirocco, later fought Jack Zelig for control of the Eastman Gang. Among his many establishments, he owned a Park Row Park Row Park Row may refer to:* Park Row , a street in downtown Manhattan* Park Row Building, 1899 Manhattan skyscraper* Park Row a BMT elevated train terminal bordering the Manhattan street* Park Row , a 1952 film by Samuel Fuller...  saloon which competed against Jack McManus Jack McManus Jack McManus , also known as "Eat 'Em Up", was a noted New York City gangster around the turn of the 20th century.Noted as one of the premier boxers of the underworld, rivaled only by Monk Eastman, McManus started off as a prize fighter only to begin work in as a bouncer in the dives of lower... 's New Brighton dance hall with their underworld feud eventually resulting in McManus's death.
Max Zwerbach Max Zwerbach Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster who, during the turn of the century, belonged to the Eastman Gang and later succeeded the New York gang leader following his arrest in 1904.-Biography:Born Maxwell Zweifach in Austria on March 14, 1884, to...		d. 1908	One of Paul Kelly's lieutenants known as "Kid Twist" who defected to Monk Eastman during the Eastman-Five Point gang war. He succeeded Eastman as leader of the gang after the murder of Richie Fitzpatrick, another rival for leadership, in 1905. He and Cyclone Louie were later gunned down by Louis Pioggi three years later.
Kid Dahl			A close associate of Kid Twist, he is believed to have killed Richie Fitzpatrick on his orders and later took over the East Side stuss game run by The Bottler The Bottler The Bottler was the pseudonym of an Egyptian-born American gambler and underworld figure in New York. He ran a highly popular stuss parlor in the Five Points district during the turn of the century, one which was considered the most successful in the East Side, until his death when he confronted... .
Jack Sirocco Jack Sirocco Jack Sirocco was a New York gangster involved in labor racketeering and strikebreaking. Originally a lieutenant in Paul Kelly's Five Points Gang, where he was the immediate boss of Johnny Torrio , Sirocco defected to the rival Eastman Gang, which he led in its last days.-Biography:Sirocco, known...		1882–1954	A lieutenant under Jack Zelig, he and Chick Tricker formed a separate faction and battled Zelig over leadership of the Eastman Gang.
Chris Wallace			Young criminal associate of Monk Eastman who was arrested with Eastman for the infamous street mugging of which resulted in Eastman's 10 year imprisonment in Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York... .
Charley Torti			A criminal associate of Jack Sirocco, he attempted to kill Jack Zelig during the gang war against the Jack Sirocco-Chick Tricker faction.
Julie Morrell Julie Morrell Julie Morrell or Jules Morello was a freelance gunman associated with the Eastman Gang during the turn of the century. Hired by Jack Sirocco and Chick Tricker to murder Eastman leader Jack Zelig, who had been engaged in a gang war over control of the Eastmans...		d. 1911	Criminal associate of Jack Sirocco who was killed in a filed attempt to murder Jack Zelig.
Diamond Charley			Bowery Bowery Bowery may refer to:Streets:* The Bowery, a thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City* Bowery Street is a street on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.In popular culture:* Bowery Amphitheatre, a building on the Bowery in New York City...  drug peddler who organized and later monopolized the selling of chloral Chloral Chloral, also known as trichloroacetaldehyde, is the organic compound with the formula Cl3CCHO. This aldehyde is a colourless oily liquid that is soluble in a wide range of solvents...  and morphine Morphine Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic medication and is considered to be the prototypical opioid. It was first isolated in 1804 by Friedrich Sertürner, first distributed by same in 1817, and first commercially sold by Merck in 1827, which at the time was a single small chemists' shop. It was more... .
Carroll Terry			Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....  dancing girl and girlfriend of Kid Twist Max Zwerbach Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster who, during the turn of the century, belonged to the Eastman Gang and later succeeded the New York gang leader following his arrest in 1904.-Biography:Born Maxwell Zweifach in Austria on March 14, 1884, to... .

Five Points Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing...		1876–1936?	Former pugilist and founder of the Five Points Gang, he was the longtime rival of Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney...  with whom he battled over control of New York's underworld at the turn of the 20th century. He ruled over the city for a brief time after Monk Eastman's downfall, but his power declined after a failed attempt on his life by Biff Ellison and Razor Riley in 1906 forced him to close the popular New Brighton Dance Hall.
Nathan Kaplan Nathan Kaplan "Kid Dropper" Nathan Caplin or Kaplan , also known as Jack the Dropper, was an American gangster controlling labor racketeering and extortion in New York City during the post-World War I period into the early years of Prohibition in the early 1920s.-Biography:One of seven children, Kaplan was born...		1891–1923	A former member of the Five Pointers known as "Kid Dropper", he and Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish was an American gangster who was a rival of former partner "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan during a garment workers' strike which later become known as the Second Labor Sluggers War in 1919...  formed a group of ex-Five Point gang members involved in labor racketeering. He and Spanish soon fell out however, their gang war becoming known as the second "Labor Slugger War Labor Slugger War The Labor Sluggers War was a 15-year period of gang wars among New York labor sluggers for control of labor racketeering from 1911 to 1927. This began in 1911 with the first war between "Dopey" Benny Fein and Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig against a coalition of smaller gangs and continuing on and... ", and controlled "labor slugging" until his murder by Louis Kushner.
James T. Ellison James T. Ellison James T. Ellison , better known as Biff Ellison, was a New York City gangster affiliated with the Five Points Gang and later a leader of the Gopher Gang...		1862–?	Former bouncer and criminal associate of Paul Kelly. In 1906, he and Razor Riley attempted to kill Paul Kelly at his New Brighton headquarters. Although they shot him three times, Kelly survived and Ellison was captured in 1910, imprisoned in Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York... , and eventually committed to an insane asylum where he died years later.
Pat Hogan			Criminal associate of Paul Kelly known as "Rough House Hogan". He was present with Kelly when Ellison and Riley attacked him and later testified against Ellison at his trial.
Jack McManus Jack McManus Jack McManus , also known as "Eat 'Em Up", was a noted New York City gangster around the turn of the 20th century.Noted as one of the premier boxers of the underworld, rivaled only by Monk Eastman, McManus started off as a prize fighter only to begin work in as a bouncer in the dives of lower...		d. 1905	Saloon keeper, pugilist and longtime bouncer known as "Eat 'Em Up" McManus. He was the "Sheriff of the New Brighton" and was killed in an underworld feud with Chick Tricker Chick Tricker Chick Tricker was an early New York gangster who, as a member of the Eastman Gang, served as one of its last leaders alongside Jack Sirocco. A longtime member of the Eastmans, Tricker had made a name for himself as a well known Bowery and Park Row saloonkeeper who first came to prominence in a... .
Louis Pioggi Louis Pioggi Louis "Louie the Lump" Pioggi was a New York criminal and member of the Five Points Gang, known most prominently for the murder of Eastman Gang leader Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach and Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis...		1889–?	A young Five Points gang member known as "Louie the Lump" who gunned down Eastman leader Kid Twist and his bodyguard Cyclone Louie in a dispute over Coney Island dancing girl Carroll Terry in 1908.
John McCarthy			Criminal associate of the Five Point Gang involved in prostitution and running panel houses. In 1888, he was involved in a gunfight with Whyos Whyos The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos...  lead Danny Driscoll Danny Driscoll Daniel "Danny" Driscoll was an American criminal and co-leader of the Whyos with Danny Lyons. The two held joint control over the street gang following the death of Mike McGloin in 1883, however both men were executed for separate murders only months apart from each other...  over prostitute Beezy Garrity which resulted in her death.
Bill Harrington		d. 1908	Bodyguard of Paul Kelly, he was shot and killed by Razor Riley while protecting the gang leader during the failed attempt on his life.
Joe Hickman			Five Point gang member known as "Itsky Joe" who was known as the last leader of the gang before its breakup.
Cora the Blonde			Popular New Brighton New Brighton, Staten Island New Brighton, formerly an independent village, is today a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harbor front area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. George.The village of New Brighton was...  showgirl and girlfriend of Bill Harrington, she was present with Harrington when Ellison and Riley attempted to kill Paul Kelly at the New Brighton dance hall in 1908.
John Torrio		1882–1957	Leader of the affiliated-James Street Gang, the group included future organized crime figures such as Al Capone Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early... , Frankie Yale Frankie Yale Francesco Ioele , better known as Frankie Uale or Frankie Yale, was a Brooklyn gangster and original employer of Al Capone before the latter moved to Chicago...  and Charles Luciano.

Forty Thieves

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Edward Coleman		d. 1839	Leader of the Forty Thieves. He was convicted of murdering his wife, a "hot corn girl", and was the first man to be hanged at The Tombs The Tombs "The Tombs" is the colloquial name for the Manhattan Detention Complex, a jail in Lower Manhattan at 125 White Street, as well as the popular name of a series of preceding downtown jails, the first of which was built in 1838 in the Egyptian Revival style of architecture.The nickname has been used... .
Maggie Carson		fl. 1850	Leader of the Forty Little Thieves, Carson was known as "Wild Maggie".

Gas House Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Tommy Lynch		d. 1913	Last leader of the Gas House Gang. Killed by rival Jimmy Cariggio Jimmy Cariggio James Cariggio , known as both Gold Mine Jimmy and Jimmy Curley, was an American criminal and gang leader. The founder of the Jimmy Curley Gang, his gang was responsible for numerous hold ups and robberies in Manhattan during the turn of the century...  in 1913.
William Jones William Jones (gangster) William Jones was an American criminal and member of the Gas House Gang. He was one of the New York City's more notorious career criminals to be arrested and convicted during the New York Police Department's four-year campaign against Manhattan's street gangs and other underworld figures between...		fl. 1911	Also known as "Scotty Jones", he was one of many underworld figures to be arrested during the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gangs being convicted of the murder of two fellow gang members in 1911.

Gopher Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Marty Brennan			A high ranking leader of the Gophers, he and Newburgh Gallagher were among those convicted during the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gangs and eventually sent to Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York... .
One Lung Curran		d. 1917	An early member and later leader of the Gophers. He was well known in Hell's Kitchen for attacking policemen and stealing their uniforms later becoming a popular tend in the underworld.
Edward Egan			A lieutenant under Owney Madden, he disappeared shortly after Madden's conviction for the murder of Patsy Doyle.
Razor Riley			A well-known member of the Gophers who, with Biff Ellison, attempted to murder Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing...  and take over the Five Points Gang Five Points Gang Five Points Gang was a 19th-century and early 20th-century criminal organization, primarily of Italian-American origins, based in the Sixth Ward of Manhattan, New York City. Since the early 19th century, the area was first known for gangs of Irish immigrants... . Kelly survived the attempt however and Riley eventually died from pneumonia while hiding out in Chinatown.
Newburg Gallagher			He and Marty Brennan were leaders of the Gophers and among those arrested during the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gangs.
Chick Hyland			Another lieutenant to Owney Madden. He was later imprisoned for four years.
Owney Madden Owney Madden Owney "The Killer" Madden was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement in organized crime during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s.-Early life:Owen Vincent Madden was born at 25 Somerset Street, in...		1892–1964	The last leader of the Gophers. He later became a successful bootlegger with Bill Dwyer Bill Dwyer (mobster) William Vincent Dwyer , known as "Big Bill" Dwyer, was an early Prohibition gangster and bootlegger in New York during the 1920s. He used his profits to purchase sports properties, including the New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Hockey League , as well as the Brooklyn...  during Prohibition and eventually retired to run the underworld resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County... .
Stumpy Malarkey			A prominent member of the Gophers during the turn of the 20th century.
Johnny McArdle			He and Art Biedler killed Patsy Doyle. He was sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment for his role in the murder.
Jack Mulraney			Known as "Happy Jack" due to a facial disfigurement which made him appear to have a permanent smile. He later killed Paddy the Priest, a well-known Hell's Kitchen saloon keeper, for jokingly asking about his smile.
Battle Annie			Popularly known as "Queen of Hell's Kitchen", she led the female contingent known as the Lady Gophers during the 1870s.
Art Biedler			Veteran gunman who was convicted with Johnny McArdle of killing Patsy Doyle and sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment.
William Mott			Known as "Willie the Sailor". He was allegedly involved in planning the murder of Patsy Doyle and was present with girlfriend Margaret Everdeane when Doyle was murdered.
Buck O'Brien			Co-led the Gophers with Owney Madden, O'Brien controlling the area from Forty-Second Street to Fifty-Ninth and from Ninth Avenue to the Hudson River. He was an occasional rival of the Parlor Mob.
Tony Romanello			A close associate of Owney Madden, he was one of several members attacked by Patsy Doyle who was then attempting to take over the Gophers. Romanello was shot and stabbed after taunting Doyle of losing his girlfriend Freda Horner to Owney Madden.
Bill Tammany			A third lieutenant of Owney Madden. He was eventually sent to Sing Sing to serve a 15 year prison sentence.
Margaret Everdeane			Associate of the Gophers and girlfriend of William Mott. She and Freda Horner were later accused of setting up Patsy Doyle to be killed by Owney Madden, but later testified against the gang leader resulting in his conviction.
Freda Horner			Associte of the Gophers and girlfriend of Owney Madden. Freda had previously been seeing Patsy Doyle and agreed to lure him to a saloon where Owney Madden ambushed and killed him. She and Margaret Everdeane later testified against Owney Madden at the trial for Doyle's murder.
Ida The Goose		fl. 1900–1910	Manhattan showgirl subject to a brief gang war between the Gophers and the Eastman Gang Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...  known as the "Ida the Goose War".
Paddy the Priest		d. 1911	Well-known Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River....  saloonkeeper and criminal associate of the Gophers. He was killed by "Happy" Jack Mulraney for supposedly making a comment regarding his facial disfigurement.
Patsy Doyle		d. 1914	A minor member of the Gophers who attempted to take over the Gophers from Owney Madden, then still recovering from an attempt on his life, and was later killed by Madden after being lured to a saloon by former girlfriend Freda Horner.

Grady Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
John D. Grady John D. Grady John D. "Traveling Mike" Grady was a New York criminal and, as leader of the Grady Gang, financed and organized many of the major burglaries of the 19th century...		d. 1880	Criminal fence and traveling salesmen known as "Traveling Mike". He was the leader of one of the most successful burglary gangs in the Eastern United States financing some of the most infamous robberies in the city's history among these the robbery of nearly $2 million from industrialist Rufus L. Lord in 1866.
Pet Anderson			Sneak thief known as "Boston" Anderson. He was a participant in the Exchange Place office robbery in 1866, he and Eddie Pettingill taking out the two bins of cash and negotiable securities.
William Burke			Another thief known as "Billy the Kid", he was considered one of Grady's best men and was said to have been arrested one hundred times before his 21st birthday.
Eddie Pettingill			Sneak thief who participated in the Exchange Place office robbery when he and Pet Anderson took out two bins of cash and negotiable securities.
Jake Rand			Swindler known as "Greedy Jake". He planned and led members of the Grady Gang in the robbery of industrialist Rufus L. Lord in 1866. His role was to distract Lord while "Boston" Anderson and Eddie Pettingill snuck into his Exchange Place office and steal nearly $2 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Hod Ennis			A sneak thief and burglar, he assisted Jake Rand planning the Exchange Place robbery and arranging the meeting with Rufus Lord.

Jimmy Curley Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
James Cariggio		1892–1914	Founder and leader of the Jimmy Curley Gang, his gang committed numerous hold ups and armed robberies in Manhattan during the turn of the 20th century. He was also known as "Gold Mine Jimmy".

Hell's Kitchen Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Dutch Heinrichs Dutch Heinrichs Henry D. Neuman or Neumann was a German-born American burglar, bank robber and gang leader known as Dutch Heinrichs. A member of Chauncey Johnson's burglary gang during the late 1860s, he was also the founder of the Hell's Kitchen Gang which terrorized West Manhattan for over two decades.-Early...		fl. 1860–1874	A thief and bank robber, Dutch Heinrichs was the founder of the Hell's Kitchen Gang which ruled over Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River....  during the late 1860s and 70s. Convicted for grand larceny Grand Larceny Grand Larceny is a 1987 thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Marilu Henner, Ian McShane, Omar Sharif and Louis Jourdan.-Plot summary:...  and sentenced to ten years imprisonment but became insane while in The Tombs The Tombs "The Tombs" is the colloquial name for the Manhattan Detention Complex, a jail in Lower Manhattan at 125 White Street, as well as the popular name of a series of preceding downtown jails, the first of which was built in 1838 in the Egyptian Revival style of architecture.The nickname has been used...  and was eventually committed to the asylum at Ward Island Ward Island There are numerous islands called Ward Island. These include:In Canada:*Ward Island , in Lake Ontario*Ward Hunt Island, in the Canadian ArcticIn New Zealand:*Makaro/Ward Island, in Wellington HarbourIn the United States:... .

Hook Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
James Coffee			One of several leaders of the Hook Gang.
Terry Le Strange			One of several leaders of the Hook Gang.
Suds Merrick Suds Merrick Suds Merrick was a New York river pirate and member of the Hook Gang during the 1870s. Merrick, along with Tommy Shay, James Coffee, and Terry Le Strange, operated in the New York waterfront and involved in burglary and pickpocketing as well as raiding the nearby vessels anchored in the Hudson River...			One of several leaders of the Hook Gang. He was eventually succeeded by Bum Mahoney after the arrest of his three top men Tommy Bonner, Johnny Gallagher and Sam McCracken.
Tommy Shay			One of several leaders of the Hook Gang.
Slipsley Ward			The principal lieutenant to Bum Mahoney, he was imprisoned for attempted to steal a schooner single-handed from a crew of six men.
Tommy Bonner			A leading member of the Hookers and an associate of Suds Merrick. He was arrested with Sam McCracken and Johnny Gallagher for the 1874 robbery of the canal boat Thomas H. Brick and imprisoned in Auburn Prison Auburn Prison Auburn Correctional Facility is a state prison located on State Street in Auburn, New York, built on land that was once a Cayuga Indian Village. It is classified as a maximum security facility.... .
Johnny Gallagher			Another leading member of the Hookers and criminal associate of Suds Merrick. He was arrested with Sam McCracken and Tommy Bonner for the 1874 robbery of the canal boat Thomas H. Brick and imprisoned in Auburn Prison.
Sam McCracken			A member of the Hookers and associate of Suds Merrick who was arrested with Tommy Bonner and Johnny Gallagher and imprisoned in Auburn Prison for the 1874 robbery of the canal boat Thomas H. Brick.
Piggy Noles			A particularly infamous trickster of the Hookers who once stole a rowboat and sold it back to its original owner. The boat had been repainted and the victim was unaware that it was his own boat that he had purchased.
Bum Mahoney			A former member of the Patsy Conroy Gang, the 23 year old river pirate became head of the gang after Suds Merrick stepped down as leader in 1874.
Old Flaherty Tom Flaherty Tom Flaherty, more commonly known under his pseudonym Old Flaherty, was an American criminal, sneak thief and river pirate in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was the patriarch of a criminal family in New York's Seventh Ward which terrorized the New York waterfront in the...			River pirate and associate of the Hookers. Flaherty was himself the head of a family of criminals and thugs in the Seventh Ward.

Hudson Dusters

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Circular Jack			Co-founder and organizer of the Hudson Dusters with Kid Yorke and Goo Goo Knox.
Mike Costello			A prominent member of the Hudson Dusters, he was the subject of a statewide manhunt by police in New York and New Jersey police for his involvement in the murders of Rubber Shaw and Tanner Smith.
Red Farrell		1851–?	Burglar and pickpocket, he was considered one of the oldest street criminals still operating in the city by the time of his arrest for pickpocketing in 1922.
Ding Dong			Colorful member of the Hudson Dusters who led a group of teenage thieves based in Greenwich Village Greenwich Village Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...  who robbed express wagons by having gang members sneak aboard and toss package to him as he followed the wagon.
Rickey Harrison		d. 1920	A once leading member of the Hudson Dusters. He was eventually convicted of murder and armed robbery and sent to the electric chair Electric chair Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...  at Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...  in 1920.
Jack Diamond		1897–1931	He and his brother were both members of the gang during their teenage years. He became a bodyguard to labor racketeer Jacob Orgen Jacob Orgen Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen was a New York gangster involved in bootlegging and labor racketeering during Prohibition.-Biography:...  during the third "Labor Slugger War Labor Slugger War The Labor Sluggers War was a 15-year period of gang wars among New York labor sluggers for control of labor racketeering from 1911 to 1927. This began in 1911 with the first war between "Dopey" Benny Fein and Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig against a coalition of smaller gangs and continuing on and... " and later became a notorious gunman and bootlegger during Prohibition.
Goo Goo Knox		d. 1921	Co-founder of the Hudson Dusters with Circular Jack and Kid Yorke. He was eventually killed by John Hudson in an underworld dispute over bootlegging.
Rubber Shaw		d. 1919	One of the Hudson Duster's last leaders, Rubber Shaw was killed in a drive-by shooting in retaliation for the gangland murder of Marginals Marginals The Marginals, also called the "Paddy Irish" gang, was a New York street gang during the early 1900s which, under stevedore Thomas F. "Tanner" Smith, succeeded the longtime Hudson Dusters from their territory of New York's Lower West Side....  leader Tanner Smith Tanner Smith Thomas F. "Tanner" Smith was an American criminal and gang leader in New York City during the early 20th century. He was the founder and leader of the Marginals, or "Irish Paddy Gang", which was active in Greenwich Village and along the Hudson River waterfront from around the turn of the century...  only a few days before.
Honey Stewart			One of the early prominent members of the Hudson Dusters.
Kid Yorke			Co-founder of the Hudson Dusters with Circular Jack and Goo Goo Knox.

Humpty Jackson Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Humpty Jackson Humpty Jackson Thomas "Humpty" Jackson was a New York criminal and last of the independent gang leaders in New York's underworld during the early 20th century. Reportedly well read, Jackson was said to be an admirer of such writers such as Voltaire, Charles Darwin, Leonard Huxley and Herbert Spencer as well as...		d. 1914	One of the few gang chieftains not allied with either the Eastman Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...  or Five Points Gang Five Points Gang Five Points Gang was a 19th-century and early 20th-century criminal organization, primarily of Italian-American origins, based in the Sixth Ward of Manhattan, New York City. Since the early 19th century, the area was first known for gangs of Irish immigrants... , A cultured well-educated man with a reportedly fierce temper, he ruled over roughly fifty gangsters from his headquarters in a cemetery between First and Second Avenue to Twelve and Thirteen Streets. He was eventually convicted of murder and later died in prison.
Lobster Kid			A lieutenant of Humpty Jackson.
Spanish Louie Spanish Louie John Lewis , better known by his alias Indian or Spanish Louie , was an American criminal and member of the Humpty Jackson Gang, serving as the gang leader's longtime lieutenant from around the turn of the century until his murder in either 1900 or 1910...		d. 1910	Supposed descendent of mestizo Mestizo Mestizo is a term traditionally used in Latin America, Philippines and Spain for people of mixed European and Native American heritage or descent...  Portuguese or Spanish nobility also known as "Indian Louie", he was a well-known thug-for-hire in Chinatown and the Bowery during the turn of the 20th century. He was a chief lieutenant to Humpty Jackson until his mysterious death.
Nigger Ruhl			A lieutenant of Humpty Jackson.
The Grabber			A lieutenant of Humpty Jackson. He was alleged to have killed Spanish Louie, a fellow member, over a claim that Spanish Louie had cheated him out of the proceeds of a Tammany Hall social function they had co-hosted.

Italian Dave Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Jack Mahaney Jack Mahaney Jack Mahaney was an American criminal, sneak thief, confidence man and gang leader in New York City during the late-19th century. He was also one of the most notorious prisoner escapees of his time, popularly referred to as the "American Jack Sheppard", successfully escaping from virtually every...		1844–?	A protege of the infamous fagin Fagin Fagin is a fictional character who appears as an antagonist of the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, referred to in the preface of the novel as a "receiver of stolen goods", but referred to more frequently within the actual story as the "merry old gentleman" or simply the "Jew".-Character:Born...  Italian Dave, Mahaney himself became a noted confidence man, burglar and sneak thief.

Lenox Avenue Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Harry Horowitz Harry Horowitz Harry Horowitz , also known as Gyp the Blood, was a Jewish-American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City.-Biography:...		1889–1914	Leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang known as "Gyp the Blood".
Frank Cirofici Frank Cirofici Francisco Cirofici aka Frank Murato aka Dago Frank was a New York City criminal, who along with Harry Horowitz, was responsible for the 16 July 1912 murder of the gambler Herman Rosenthal outside the Metropole Hotel. The murder was ordered by Charles Becker.-Biography:Cirofici was born in 1887 in...		d. 1914	Veteran gunman known as "Dago Frank", he was described by detective Val O'Ferrell as "the toughest man in the world". Cirofici and his girlfriend Dutch Sadie would often work together as street muggers.
Louis Rosenberg Louis Rosenberg -Biography:Rosenberg was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He received an LL.B. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1923. He was a special counsel, Allegheny County Emergency Relief in 1935. He was a Special deputy attorney general of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1939. He was a...		d. 1914	A pickpocket known as "Lefty Louis" who was later involved in murder for hire.
Jacob Siedenschier		d. 1914	An ex-pugilist known as "Whitey Lewis" who became a noted "black jack artist" under Jack Zelig Jack Zelig "Big" Jack Zelig was a Jewish American New York City gangster and one of the last leaders of the Monk Eastman Gang.-Early years & the Eastmans:... .

Leslie Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
George Leonidas Leslie		1840–1878	Architect turned bank robber, Leslie was one of the great criminal masterminds of the mid-to late 19th century. His burglary gang was responsible for some of the most notorious bank robberies in the United States.
Abe Coakley			A close associate of Leslie, he was involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Jimmy Hope Jimmy Hope James "Old Jimmy" Hope was a 19th-century American burglar, bank robber and underworld figure in Philadelphia and later New York City...		1836–1905	Bank robber involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Johnny Hope Johnny Hope John "Johnny" Hope was a 19th-century American burglar, bank robber and pickpocket. The son of James "Old Jimmy" Hope, he was alleged to have been associated with his father and the George Leslie Gang...		1856–1906	Son of "Old Jimmy" Hope. Bank robber sent to Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...  for his supposed role in the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Bill Kelly			Bank robber involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Red Leary		1840–1888	Bank robber involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Johnny Dobbs		1835–1892	River pirate and burglar associated with the Daybreak Boys Daybreak Boys The Daybreak Boys was a New York street gang during the mid nineteenth century.Formed in the late 1840s, by 1852 the teenage Daybreak Boys were suspected by police to have been responsible for 20 to 40 murders between 1850 and 1852 as well as stealing goods estimated at $200,000. The gang was said...  and later Marm Mandelbaum and George Leslie. He reportedly handled over $2,000,000 in stolen money as a criminal fence but died in poverty.
Pete Emerson		1845–?	Bank robber known as "Banjo Pete". He was involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution and a suspect in George Leslie's murder in 1884.
Sam Perris		1840–?	Bank robber known as "Worcester Sam". He was involved in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution and a suspect in the murder of George Leslie in 1884.
Patrick Shevlin		1808–?	A crimine associate of Leslie known as "Patty" Shevlin. He was a participant in the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution, Leslie obtaining a job for him in the bank months before the robbery.
Gilbert Yost Gilbert Yost Gilbert Yost was a New York criminal and burglar associated with George Leslie and later the Dutch Mob. He was arrested with Leslie after robbing a jewelry store in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1870 and, while Leslie was able to use his political connections in Philadelphia to secure his release on...		d. 1886	Burglar and bank robber. In 1870, Yost was imprisoned for two years after he and Leslie were caught robbing a jewelry store in Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County... .
John Nugent		d. 1904	Police officer associated with Leslie's gang. He was one of the participants of the 1878 robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution.
Ed Goodie		1848–?	Burglar and butcher cart thief associated with Leslie and Marm Mandelbaum during the 1870s and 80s.
Babe Irving			Sister of Johnny Irving and girlfriend of George Leslie.

Little Auggies

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Jacob Orgen Jacob Orgen Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen was a New York gangster involved in bootlegging and labor racketeering during Prohibition.-Biography:...		1894–1927	A former member of Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein's organization, he was the founder of the gang and eventually gained control of Manhattan's labor racketeering with the death of Kid Dropper at the end of the third "Labor Slugger War Labor Slugger War The Labor Sluggers War was a 15-year period of gang wars among New York labor sluggers for control of labor racketeering from 1911 to 1927. This began in 1911 with the first war between "Dopey" Benny Fein and Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig against a coalition of smaller gangs and continuing on and... ". He himself would be murdered by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter Louis Buchalter Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was a Jewish American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. during the 1930s. After Dutch Schultz' request of the Mafia Commission for permission to kill his enemy, U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey, the Commission decided to kill Schultz in order to prevent the hit...  and Gurrah Shapiro several years later.
Louis Kushner Louis Cohen Louis Cohen was a New York mobster who murdered labor racketeer "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan and was an associate of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter...		1904–1939	A member of the "Little Augies", Kushner murdered rival gang leader Kid Dropper at the Essex Market Courthouse in 1923. He became an important informant against Louis "Lepke" Buchalter Louis Buchalter Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was a Jewish American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. during the 1930s. After Dutch Schultz' request of the Mafia Commission for permission to kill his enemy, U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey, the Commission decided to kill Schultz in order to prevent the hit...  during the 1930s before being hunted down by Murder Incorporated and killed with Isadore Friedman Isadore Friedman Isadore or Irving Friedman , also known under the alias Danny Field, was a New York mobster and an associate of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. He later agreed to testify against Buchalter on behalf of District Attorney Thomas E... .
Sammy Weiss		1904–?	A lieutenant of Jacob Orgen, he and Orgen were arrested at the time of Kid Dropper's murder but later released.

Mandelbaum Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Fredericka Mandelbaum Fredericka Mandelbaum Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum was a New York entrepreneur and operated as a criminal fence to many of the street gangs and criminals of the city's underworld, handling between $1-5 million in stolen goods between 1862 until 1884. Like her principal rival John D...		1818–1894	One of the most successful criminal fences in New York during the 19th century, "Marm" Mandelbaum hosted extravagant dinner parties attended by her "inner circle" of noted female criminals. She was also closely associated with Bill Mosher, Ed Goodie, Joe Douglas, Mike Kurtz Mike Kurtz Michael "Sheeny Mike" Kurtz was an American burglar and gang leader in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was one of the co-founders of the Dutch Mob, along with Little Freddie and Johnny Irving, during the 1870s... , Shang Draper, Mark Shinburn, Ned Lyons Ned Lyons Edward "Ned" Lyons was a New York City gangster in the 19th century. A burglar, he learned his trade in the property market around South Windham, Connecticut...  and George Leonidas Leslie.
Big Mary			A successful thief and con artist during the 1860s and 70s.
Ellen Clegg Ellen Clegg Ellen Clegg was a New York criminal specializing in pick pocketing and shoplifting. A close associate of Fredericka Mandelbaum, she was well known to authorities in several major cities along with her husband James "Old Jimmy" Clegg and had an extensive arrest record...		1841–?	Pickpocket and shoplifter associated with Tilly Miller and Lena Kleinschmidt. She was the wife of James "Old Jimmy" Clegg James Clegg James Clegg, M.D. , was a presbyterian minister.Clegg was born at Shawfield in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, on 26 Oct. 1679, was educated by the Rev. Richard Frankland at Rathmell in Yorkshire, and the Rev. John Chorlton at Manchester.... .
Kid Glove Rosey		1847–?	German-born thief and shoplifter associated with Lena Kleinschmidt.
Lena Kleinschmidt Lena Kleinschmidt "Black" Lena Kleinschmidt was a New York criminal who, as a prominent jewel thief during the late 19th century, was an associate of fence Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum and Adam Worth...		1835–?	Thief and blackmailer known as "Black Lena". Like Mandelbaum, she herself hosted dinner parties in Hackensack, New Jersey Hackensack, New Jersey Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....  while posing as the widow of a South American mining engineer but was eventually when a guest recognized an emerald ring worn by Kleinschmidt stolen from her handbag.
Sophie Lyons Sophie Lyons Sophie Lyons was an American criminal and one of the country's most notorious female thieves, pickpockets, shoplifters and confidence women during the mid-to-late 19th century...		1848–1924	One of the most notorious confidence women of the 19th century, she and her husband bank robber Ned Lyons Ned Lyons Edward "Ned" Lyons was a New York City gangster in the 19th century. A burglar, he learned his trade in the property market around South Windham, Connecticut...  were the most hunted criminals in the country.
Queen Liz Queen Liz Queen Liz was the pseudonym of an American thief and pickpocket who was a prominent member of New York's underworld during the mid-to late 19th century. She was among the elite "inner circle" of female career criminals under Marm Mandelbaum during the 1860s and 1870s...			Thief and pickpocket who was associated with Marm Mandelbaum during the 1860s and 70s.
Little Annie		fl. 1870–1880
Old Mother Hubbard		1828–?	An elderly thief, pickpocket and shoplifter, she was one of the most wanted and well-known female criminals in the United States.

Marginals

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Tanner Smith Tanner Smith Thomas F. "Tanner" Smith was an American criminal and gang leader in New York City during the early 20th century. He was the founder and leader of the Marginals, or "Irish Paddy Gang", which was active in Greenwich Village and along the Hudson River waterfront from around the turn of the century...		1887–1919	Founder and leader of the Marginals who rivaled the Hudson Dusters Hudson Dusters The Hudson Dusters was a New York City street gang during the early twentieth century. Formed in the late 1890s by Circular Jack, Kid Yorke, and Goo Goo Knox the gang began operating from an apartment house on Hudson Street. Knox, a former member of the Gopher Gang, had fled after a failed attempt...  and the Pearl Buttons for control of the Hudson River waterfront Hudson River The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York... . An ally of Owney Madden Owney Madden Owney "The Killer" Madden was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement in organized crime during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s.-Early life:Owen Vincent Madden was born at 25 Somerset Street, in... , he was murdered in an underworld dispute in 1919.

Molasses Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Jimmy Dunnigan			Sneak thief and pickpocket. Co-leader of the Molasses Gang with Billy Morgan and Blind Mahoney.
Blind Mahoney			A member of the Whyos, Mahoney was a co-leader of the Molasses Gang with Jimmy Dunnigan and Billy Morgan.
Billy Morgan			He co-led the Molasses Gang with Jimmy Dunnigan and Blind Mahoney.

Nineteenth Street Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Little Mike			Leader of the Nineteenth Street Gang active in the area between Nineteenth and Thirty-Fourth Streets known as "Poverty Lane".

Pansies

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Rags Riley			Leader of the Pansies. From their headquarters at Avenue A and Eighty-First Street, they frequently raided the East River waterfront.

Patsy Conroy Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Patsy Conroy Patsy Conroy Patrick Conway , commonly known by his alias Patsy or Patsy Conroy, was an American burglar and river pirate...		1846–?	Fourth Ward river pirate and founder of the Patsy Conroy Gang. He and Larry Griffin were eventually convicted of robbing Robert Emmet Robert Emmet Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland... 's home in White Plains White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...  in 1874.
Wreck Donovan Wreck Donovan Michael Mahoney, better known as Wreck Donovan or simply The Wreck, was a nineteenth century American sneak thief, river pirate and underworld figure in New York City...
Bum Mahoney			An associate of Joseph Gayles, he and Billy Woods accompanied him on the ill fated robbery of the brig Margaret in 1873. He and Woods threw Gayles overboard, believing him to be dead, but he was brought back onto the boat by Mahoney when Gayles regained consciousness but threw him back into the river after he died. Later associated with the Hook Gang and Old Flaherty's criminal family.
Joseph Gayles Joseph Gayles Joseph Gayles , also known as Socco the Bracer, was one of the leaders of the Patsy Conroy Gang which plagued the dockyards of the New York City waterfront during the 1860s and 1870s. Described by New York police as one of the most vicious criminals on the docks, Gayles was suspected to be...		d. 1873	River pirate and waterfront thug known as "Socco the Bracer". A chief lieutenant of Patsy Conroy, he was killed in a gun battle with police after failing to hijack to brig Margaret with Bum Mahoney and Billy Woods.
Billy Woods			He accompanied Joseph Gayles in the 1873 robbery of the brig Margaret. During the ensuing shootout with police, he attempted to keep Gayles from coming back aboard the boat but was dissuaded by Mahoney.
Denny Brady			River pirate and burglar who co-led the robbery of the brig Mattan with Larry Griffin in 1873. He was eventually convicted of robbing a house in Catskill Catskill (town), New York Catskill is a town in the southeast part of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 11,775 at the 2010 census. The western part of the town is in the Catskill Park.... .
Pugsy Hurley
Beeny Kane		fl. 1870
Scotchy Lavelle			River pirate and bouncer who later opened a saloon on Doyers Street. He served as a mentor to Chuck Conners early in his political career.
Larry Griffin			River pirate and burglar who, with Denny Brady, led the robbery of the brig Mattan in 1873. Griffin was eventually convicted of robbing the house of Robert Emmet Robert Emmet Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland...  in White Plains White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound... .
Kid Shanahan Kid Shanahan Joseph A. Shanahan , also known as Kid Shanahan or Thomas Lynch, was a New York City criminal, river pirate and member of the Patsy Conroy Gang. In May 1883, he was convicted with Thomas J. Reily, James McMann and James Moran of the attempted robbery of the sloop Victor while anchored at Flushing Bay...		fl. 1883	Gang leader and river pirate. In 1883, he was convicted of the attempted hijacking of the sloop Victor while anchored in Flushing Bay.
Tom The Mick

Potashes

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Red Shay Meehan			Leader of the Potashes who were based near the Babbit Soap Factory on Washington Street Washington Street (Manhattan) Washington Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Running from 14th Street in the Meatpacking District at its northernmost end to its southern end at Hubert Street in TriBeCa, Washington Street is, for its entire length, the westernmost street in lower Manhattan...  near present-day Rector Street Rector Street Rector Street may refer:*These New York City Subway stations in Manhattan:**Rector Street , serving the train**Rector Street , serving the trains... .

Slaughter House Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
George Leese George Leese George "Snatchem" Leese was an American criminal, pirate, and a leader of the Slaughter House Gang, known for pickpocketing and river pirating and also for being a prominent personality at illegal bare-knuckle prize fighting held in New York City's infamous Forth Ward and Five Points dive bars...			River pirate and member of the Slaughter Housers known as "Snatchem". He also fought in illegal bare knuckle boxing matches at Kit Burns Kit Burns Christopher Keyburn , commonly known by his alias Kit Burns, was an American sportsman, saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century, he and Tommy Hadden being the last-known leaders of the Dead Rabbits during the 1850s and 60s.Burns also founded... ' Sportman's Hall.

Squab Wheelman Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Crazy Butch			Teenage pickpocket who founded and led the Crazy Butch Gang. He later organized the Squab Wheelmen, allies of Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney... , which he led until his murder by Harry the Soldier.
Darby Kid		fl. 1890	Shoplifter and girlfriend of Crazy Butch.
Little Kishky			Gang member who was accidentally killed when he fell out a window during an "attack drill" staged by Crazy Butch at their headquarters.
Harry The Soldier			One-time friend and lieutenant of Crazy Butch. He eventually killed Crazy Butch in a battle over his former girlfriend the Darby Kid.

Tenth Avenue Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Ike Marsh			Leader of the Tenth Avenue Gang, he and Dutch Heinrichs Dutch Heinrichs Henry D. Neuman or Neumann was a German-born American burglar, bank robber and gang leader known as Dutch Heinrichs. A member of Chauncey Johnson's burglary gang during the late 1860s, he was also the founder of the Hell's Kitchen Gang which terrorized West Manhattan for over two decades.-Early...  merged their gangs in order to raid the Hudson River Railroad. He and several gang members robbed an express train at Spuyten Duyvil, the first train robbery in New York's history, stealing an iron box containing greenbacks and government bonds.

Tub of Blood Bunch

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Brian Boru			Member of the Slaughter House Gang. He and Sweeney the Boy lived in a marble yard near Corlears' Hook for twenty years before his mysterious murder.
Sweeney The Boy			Member of the Slaughter House Gang. He lived with fellow gang member Brian Boru in a marble yard near Corlears' Hook for twenty years.
Hop Along Peter			A supposed "half-wit", he was a well-known waterfront thug and said to have a fierce hatred for the police often attacking officers on sight.
Skinner Meehan
Dutch Hen
Jack Cody

Walsh Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Johnny Walsh		1852–1883	Leader of the Walshers known as "Johnny the Mick". Killed in a gunbattle at Shang Draper's saloon with rival gang leader Johnny Irving who was himself gunned down by Billy Porter.

White Hand Gang

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Richard Lonergan Richard Lonergan Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan was an American underworld figure and labor racketeer. He was a high-ranking member and the final leader of the White Hand Gang...		d. 1925	Known as "Peg Leg" Lonergan, he succeeded Bill Lovett as leader of the White Hand Gang. Feuding with Frankie Yale Frankie Yale Francesco Ioele , better known as Frankie Uale or Frankie Yale, was a Brooklyn gangster and original employer of Al Capone before the latter moved to Chicago...  over control of the Brooklyn waterfront, he and five of his lieutenants were killed at the Adonis Social Club under mysterious circumstances.
Bill Lovett Bill Lovett William "Wild Bill" Lovett was an Irish-American gangster in early 20th century New York.-Beginnings:Born in New York City, Lovett first fell in with the local Irish gangs around the Brooklyn waterfront as a teenager. The day after America's entry into World War I, Lovett enlisted in the U.S. Army...		1894–1923	Labor racketeer and war hero known as "Wild Bill" Lovett. He took control of the White Handers after the murder of Dinny Meehan and kept Italian mobsters out of the Brooklyn waterfront until his murder by the Sicilian assassin Dui Cuteddi in 1923.
Dinny Meehan Dinny Meehan Dennis L. Meehan was the leader of the White Hand Gang in the 1910s. Dinny Meehan was described by the police as "the most desperate gang leader in Brooklyn."...		d. 1920	Early leader of the White Handers involved in extortion and drug peddling. He was killed in his home in 1920.

Whyos

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Johnny Dolan Johnny Dolan "Dandy" Johnny Dolan was a New York City murderer and reputed leader of the Whyos street gang.-Inventive:...		1850–1876	An inventive member of the Whyos known as "Dandy" Dolan. He developed a number of weapons for use by gang members in street fights and burglaries. He was convicted of the murder of businessman James H. Noe and executed in 1876.
Danny Driscoll Danny Driscoll Daniel "Danny" Driscoll was an American criminal and co-leader of the Whyos with Danny Lyons. The two held joint control over the street gang following the death of Mike McGloin in 1883, however both men were executed for separate murders only months apart from each other...		1860–1888	He and Danny Lyons Danny Lyons Danny Lyons was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.A prominent member of the Whyos, a New York City street gang, Lyons led the gang with Danny Driscoll at their height during the late nineteenth century...  co-led the Whyos during the 1880s. Convicted for the murder of Five Points prostitute Bridget "Beezy" Garrity, he was hanged in 1888.
Piker Ryan			An enterprising member of the Whyos who was the first to keep records of the Whyos criminal activities. A list of "services" was found in his possession when arrested by police in 1884.
Red Rocks Farrell Red Rocks Farrell John "Red Rocks" Farrell was an American criminal, thief and member of the Whyos, a prominent New York street gang during the mid-to late 19th century. One of the more colorful members of the gang at the height of its power, he spent nearly half his life in correctional institutions...		1857–?	One of the more colorful gang members, Farrell was eventually sent to Sing Sing for drugging and then robbing an ex-police officer in 1884.
Josh Hines Josh Hines "Big" Josh Hines was a gangster from the early part of the 20th century who was a member of the Whyos street gang. Gang chroniclers Herbert Asbury and Luc Sante credit Hines as being the first man to hold up a stuss parlor.-Further reading:*Ettinger, Clayton James. The Problem of Crime. New York:...			Known as "Big Josh", he was a particularly skilled extortionist and was the first man to hold up a stuss game.
Bull Hurley
Danny Lyons Danny Lyons Danny Lyons was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.A prominent member of the Whyos, a New York City street gang, Lyons led the gang with Danny Driscoll at their height during the late nineteenth century...		d. 1888	Co-leader of the Whyps with Danny Driscoll during the 1880s. He was convicted of killing Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn was a New York clerk, amateur wrestler and murder victim of Danny Lyons, a co-leader of the Whyos street gang.-Early life:...  in an underworld feud over a local prostitute Kitty McGowan and hanged in 1888.
Fig McGerald
Mike McGloin Mike McGloin Mike McGloin was a 19th century criminal and leader of the Whyos, a New York City street gang.-Overview:An early member of the Whyos, Michael McGloin would rise to become leader of the gang by the late 1870s...		d. 1883	Leader of the Whyos during the late 1870s and early 80s. He was convicted for the murder of saloon keeper Louis Hanier and executed in 1883.
Slops Connolly
Baboon Connolly
Googles Corcoran
Hoggy Walsh

Yakey Yakes

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Yakey Yake Brady		1875–1904	Founder and leader of the Yakey Yakes who were active around the Brooklyn Bridge. The gang disbanded shortly after Brady died from tuberculosis.

Yiddish Black Hand

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Johnny Levinsky			Co-leader of the Yiddish Black Hand with Joseph Toplinsky and Charles Vitoffsky involved in poisoning horses and extorting livery stables.
Joseph Toplinsky Joseph Toplinsky Joseph "Yosky" Toblinsky , better known as "Yesky Nigger", was a New York City racketeer who, as head of an independent gang on East Side Manhattan, was involved in extortion and poisoning horses with the Yiddish Black Hand during the early 1900s...			Horse poisoner and co-leader of the Yiddish Black Hand with Johnny Levinsky and Charles Vitoffsky.
Charles Vitoffsky			Co-leader of the Yiddish Black Hand with Johnny Levinsky and Charles Vitoffsky. Known as "Charley the Cripple", he was involved in extortion from soda and seltzer deliveries.

Independent leaders

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Joe Baker			East Side Gang leader involved in a gang war with Joe Morello Joe Morello Joseph Albert Morello was a jazz drummer best known for his 12½-year stint with The Dave Brubeck Quartet. He was frequently noted for playing in the unusual time signatures employed by that group in such pieces as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk"...  and the Morello crime family Morello crime family The Morello crime family is the direct ancestor of the Genovese crime family, the oldest of New York City's Five Families.-From Corleone to America:... .
Big Nose Bunker			Gang leader who ran a dive bar near Johnny Camphine's saloon. Involved in a fight with a waterfront thug, he was stabbed six times in the stomach and four of his fingers were chopped off. He arrived at a nearby police station where he asked for a surgeon to reattach his fingers but died from blood loss before an ambulance could arrive.
Ralph Daniello Ralph Daniello Ralph "The Barber" Daniello was a New York criminal who belonged to the Brooklyn Navy Street Gang and participated in a major gang slaying. Daniello eventually became an informant and helped destroy the Camorra crime organization in Brooklyn....		d. 1925	Labor racketeer known as "Ralph the Barber", he was allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Benjamin Fein			Underworld figure who, with Joseph Rosenzweig, controlled "labor slugging" and labor racketeering in New York until the first "Labor Slugger War".
Abie Fisher			Gang leader and labor racketeer allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Porkie Flaherty			Gang leader and labor racketeer active in the Lower East Side. He was one of several men allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Jimmy Haggerty Jimmy Haggerty James "Wild Jimmy" Haggerty was an American criminal and well-known underworld figure in Philadelphia and later in New York during the mid-to late 19th century...		d. 1871	Philadelphia gang leader and bank robber. "Wild Jimmy" Haggerty was killed in a barroom brawl by Reddy the Blacksmith in 1871.
Pickles Laydon			Gang leader allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Benjamin Levinsky Benjamin Levinsky Benjamin Levinsky was an American gang leader, labor racketeer and organized crime figure. Spending almost twenty years in and out of reformatories and prisons, Levinsky had a lengthy criminal record prior to the start of Prohibition. He was first arrested in 1902 for incorrigibility and sent to a...		1893–1922	Gang leader and labor racketeer. Killed by rival William Lipshitz in 1922.
Billy Lustig Billy Lustig William "Billy" Lustig was an American gang leader and labor racketeer. He was one of several independent gang leaders operating in Manhattan's Lower East Side and, along with Abe "Little Rhodey" Roch and Philip "Pinchy" Paul, led a small coalition of gangs to break the monopoly held by Joseph...		d. 1913	Gang leader and labor racketeer allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Punk Madden			Gang leader and labor racketeer allied with Philip Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War".
Albert Rooney		1892–?	Founder and leader of the Fourteenth Street Gang. He was one of the last gang captains of the "Gangs of New York" period and was one of the high-profile underworld figures to be convicted during the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gang from 1911 to 1914.
Joseph Rosenzweig Joseph Rosenzweig Joseph "Joe The Greaser" Rosenzweig was a Jewish American and New York labor racketeer in the early 1900s as an ally of "Dopey" Benny Fein during the labor slugger war from 1914-1917.-Biography:...			Organized crime figure who controlled labor racketeering with Benjamin Fein prior to the first "Labor Slugger War".
Philip Paul Philip Paul Philip "Pinchy" Paul 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 the first labor sluggers war...		d. 1914	Gang leader and labor racketeer known as "Pinchy Paul". He led a coalition of independent gang leaders against Joseph Rosenzweig and Benjamin Fein during the first "Labor Slugger War" until his murder in 1914.
Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn was a New York clerk, amateur wrestler and murder victim of Danny Lyons, a co-leader of the Whyos street gang.-Early life:...		1861–1887	Alleged gangster and rival of Whyos Whyos The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos...  leader Danny Lyons Danny Lyons Danny Lyons was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.A prominent member of the Whyos, a New York City street gang, Lyons led the gang with Danny Driscoll at their height during the late nineteenth century...  who was killed in a dispute over prostitute Kitty McGowan.
Abe Roch			Independent gang leader and labor racketeer known as "Little Rhody". He was involved in the first Labor Slugger War as an ally of Philip Paul and later testified at the trial of Joseph Rosenzweig.
Frank Salvatore Frank Salvatore Frank "Mike the Dago" Salvatore was an Italian-American bootblack and later New York politician who eventually succeeded Chuck Conners as a major figure in Tammany Hall.- Biography :...			Former bootblack and Tammany Hall political organizer known as "Mike the Dago". Around the turn of the 20th century, he founded the Young Chuck Conners Association and displaced Conners as the political boss of Chinatown.
Benjamin Snyder Benjamin Snyder Benjamin "Benny" Snyder or Schneider was an American criminal, union organizer and thug for hire during the turn of the century...			Labor racketeer under Joseph Rosenzweig who murdered rival Philip Paul. He eventually agreed to become a witness for the state resulting in the conviction of Rosenzweig and other "labor sluggers" operating in the city.

Other criminals

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
George Appo		1858–1930	The son of a Chinese father and an Irish mother, Appo was a famed pickpocket and longtime resident of Donovan's Lane near the Five Points. A Pickpocket's Tale: the Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York by Timothy J. Gilfoyle (2006) uses Appo's own memoir as its basis.
Leon L.J. Bernard			Disgraced reverend who embezzled $1,400,000 from the See of Tournai in Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... . He was pursued by New York detective Joseph Dorcy and eventually captured in Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most... .
Joe Douglas and Bill Mosher		d. 1874	Pair of burglars alleged to have been involved in the Charley Ross kidnapping case Charley Ross Charles Brewster Ross was the primary victim of the first kidnapping for ransom in America to receive widespread attention from the media.-Abduction:... . Months after the kidnapping, both men were killed attempting to rob the home of Judge Van Brunt.
Jack Frenchy			Algerian-born criminal known as "Jack Frenchy" alleged to be "Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper "Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the... " and wrongly accused of the murder of Bowery prostitute Old Shakespeare.
Albert E. Hicks Albert W. Hicks Albert W. Hicks , also known as William Johnson, John Hicks and 'Pirate Hicks', was the name of the last person executed for piracy in the United States .-Confession:"The affair occurred," said Hicks, "about half past nine or ten o'clock at night, while...		1820–1860	Waterfront thief and freelance gunmen who murdered the three-man crew of the oyster sloop E.A. Johnson after being shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... ed.
Ludwig the Bloodsucker Ludwig the Bloodsucker Ludwig the Bloodsucker was an American mythical figure and possible urban legend in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. A longtime Bowery character, he was described as having vampire-like qualities. He was a "squat, swarthy German, with an enormous head crowned with a shock of...			Bowery character who resided near Bismark Hall and the House of Commons and is claimed to have "quaffed human blood as if it were wine".
Old Flaherty Tom Flaherty Tom Flaherty, more commonly known under his pseudonym Old Flaherty, was an American criminal, sneak thief and river pirate in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was the patriarch of a criminal family in New York's Seventh Ward which terrorized the New York waterfront in the...		1824–?	River pirate who was a head of a family of criminals and thugs in the Seventh Ward. He and his wife were later sent to Blackwell's Island.
Mme. Restell Madame Restell Ann Trow , better known as Madame Restell, was an early-19th-century abortionist who practiced in New York City.-Biography:...		1812–1878	Abortionist known as "Madam Killer", she was worth over $500,000 during her lifetime.
Henry G. Romaine			Grave robber involved in the theft and ransom of the body of industrialist Alexander T. Stewart.
Peter Sawyer Peter Sawyer Peter Sawyer was an American thief and robber in New York City during the 1860s. A native of California, Sawyer appeared in New York's Forth Ward and the waterfront in the years following the American Civil War. He is credited as being the first criminal to drug victims for the purposes of mugging...			Californian thief and robber who was the first criminal began drugging people for the purposes of robbing them during the late 1860s.

Burglars and sneak thieves

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Mike Byrnes			Burglar known as "Old Dublin" who operated an illegal still on Twenty-Sixth Street.
Barney Friery		1844–1866	Thief who killed "London" Izzy Lazarus in an underworld dispute.
Harry "London Izzy" Lazarus Harry Lazarus Harry Lazarus was an English-born American pugilist, saloon keeper, thief and underworld figure in New York City during the 1850s and early 1860s. He is sometimes confused with his father, famed pugilist Israel "London Izzy" Lazarus, and was one of his three sons along with John and Izzy Lazarus, Jr...		1839–1865	English-born saloon keeper and thief known as "London Izzy". He was one of three sons born to pugilist Israel "London Izzy" Lazarus.
Dan Noble Dan Noble Dan Noble, also known as Daniel Dyson, was an English gentleman burglar, confidence man, sneak thief and pickpocket active in the United States during the mid-to late 19th century. One of the most infamous criminals in New York City, he was involved in several major robberies in the post-American...		1846–?	English-born thief and burglar.
Mark Shinburn		1838–1915
Mary Varley			Bowery sneak thief and shoplifter who was the younger sister of Reddy the Blacksmith.

Confidence men and swindlers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Joseph Lewis		1850–1902?	Confidence and banco man known as "Hungry Joe Lewis". He once swindled $5,000 from English author Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...  while visiting the United States in 1882.
Charles P. Miller		1851–1881	New Orleans gambler known as "King of the Banco Men" who ran one of the largest banco operations in the United States during the late 19th century.
Tom O'Brien Tom O'Brien (swindler) Tom O'Brien was an American confidence man and swindler during the late 19th century. He was popularly known as "King of the Banco Men", along with other prominent tricksters such as Joseph "Hungry Joe" Lewis and Charles P...		1850–1904	Swindler and banco man who organized confidence schemes in New Orleans and New York. He often partnered with Joseph "Hungry Joe" Lewis.
Reed Waddell Reed Waddell Reed C. Waddell was an American swindler, confidence man and underworld figure in New York during the mid-to late 19th century...		1859–1895	Confidence man and trickster credited as the inventor of the "gold brick" swindle. Killed by partner Tom O'Brien in 1895.

Fences and financers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Joe Erich Joe Erich Joe Erich was an American criminal fence and early underworld figure in New York City during the 1850s and 60s. Based from Manhattan's Maiden Lane, Erich associated with many criminals and burglars of the era including Jack Spratt, Jack Adams, Tom Gordon, Tom Kelley, Jim Brady, Bowlegged Moore,...		fl. 1850–1860	Underworld figure and the city's premier fence during the 1850s.
Rosanna Peers Rosanna Peers Rosanna Peers was an American criminal fence and underworld figure in New York City during the early-to mid 19th century. She is the earliest known business owner to begin actively dealing with the city's emerging underworld and whose Centre Street grocery store and dive bar, just south of Anthony...			The earliest known criminal fence whose Center Street grocery store and dive bar was used as the headquarters of the Forty Thieves 40 Thieves The Forty Thieves — likely named after Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — was the first organized street gang in New York's history. Primarily consisting of Irish immigrants, they terrorized the Five Points intersection in New York City, New York.... .
Old Unger Moses Ehrich Moses Ehrich was an American businessman and underworld figure known as Old Unger who served as a fence to burglars, thieves and shoplifters from his Eldridge Street store throughout the mid to late 19th century. He was indicted four or five times on charges of receiving stolen goods during the...			Fence and underworld figure whose Eldrige Street residence was a hangout for sneak thieves and pickpockets.
Ephraim Snow Ephraim Snow Ephraim Snow or Old Snow was an American criminal fence and underworld figure on New York City during the early-to mid-19th century...			Underworld figure known as "Old Snow" who owned a dry goods store at Grand and Allen Streets which competed against rival fence Joe Erich Joe Erich Joe Erich was an American criminal fence and early underworld figure in New York City during the 1850s and 60s. Based from Manhattan's Maiden Lane, Erich associated with many criminals and burglars of the era including Jack Spratt, Jack Adams, Tom Gordon, Tom Kelley, Jim Brady, Bowlegged Moore,... .

Gamblers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
The Bottler The Bottler The Bottler was the pseudonym of an Egyptian-born American gambler and underworld figure in New York. He ran a highly popular stuss parlor in the Five Points district during the turn of the century, one which was considered the most successful in the East Side, until his death when he confronted...		d. 1908	A Five Points gambler who was forced by Kid Twist Max Zwerbach Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster who, during the turn of the century, belonged to the Eastman Gang and later succeeded the New York gang leader following his arrest in 1904.-Biography:Born Maxwell Zweifach in Austria on March 14, 1884, to...  to make Kid Dahl, a member of the Eastman Gang Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the... , a partner is his Suffolk Street stuss parlor.
William Busteed William Busteed William H. Busteed was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York City during the turn of the century. The owner of a successful Broadway gambling resort, he was one of several men who rivaled "Honest" John Kelly, a leading political figure in Tammany Hall, as well as other prominent...		1848–1924	Owner of a popular Broadway gambling resort and a chief competitor of "Honest" John Kelly John Kelly (U.S. politician) John Kelly of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858-Career:... .
Richard Canfield		1855–1914	Longtime sportsman and gambler who, as the successor of John Morrissey John Morrissey John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall... , owned a number of prominent establishments and gambling spots including Morrissey's resort at Saratoga Springs. His gambling house at Forty-Fourth Street was considered the most popular gaming resort in the United States until its close in 1902.
John Daly John Daly (gambler) John Daly was an American sportsman, professional gambler and underworld figure in New York during the late 19th century. A protege of John Morrissey, he was involved in illegal gambling in Broadway and Midtown Manhattan for over thirty years...		1838–1906	Owner of a popular Broadway gambling resort and a rival of John Kelly.
Dinky Davis			Owner of a popular Broadway gambling resort and a rival of John Kelly.
Sam Emery			Owner of a popular Broadway gambling resort and a rival of John Kelly.
Pat Hearne Pat Hearne Patrick L. "Pat" Hearne, also spelled Hern, Hearn or Herne, was an American gambler, sportsman and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-19th century. He was the first man, along with fellow gambler Henry Colton, to open "first-class" casinos in the city during the 1830s...		d. 1859	Herne was an associate of Reuben Parsons who owned a successful Broadway gambling house during the 1840s and 50s. He himself was an avid gambler and, on more than one occasion, he supposedly gambled away an entire night's takings and his own place.
Kid Jigger			A former gunmen-turned-gambler, Kid Jigger operated one of the most successful stuss parlors in Manhattan's East Side. Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish was an American gangster who was a rival of former partner "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan during a garment workers' strike which later become known as the Second Labor Sluggers War in 1919...  attempted to murder Kid Jigger after a failed extortion attempt but instead killed an eight-year-old girl during the gunfight and was forced to flee the city for a time.
Davy Johnson		d. 1911	Owner of a Broadway gambling resort, The Roseben, and a rival competitor of John Kelly.
Reuben Parsons Reuben Parsons Reuben Parsons was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York during the early-to mid 19th century. He was the first man, along with partner John Frink, to establish illegal gambling and policy banks. Parsons was considered the top gambler, known as the "Great American Faro Banker", and...			A native New Englander who controlled New York's illegal gambling and policy banks during the mid-19th century. He was commonly known as the "Great American Faro Banker" in the city's underworld.
Sam Paul Sam Paul Sam Paul was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York City at the turn of the century. Founder of the Sam Paul Association, he was also a major political organizer for Tammany Hall.-Rosenthal case and before:...		1874–1927	An associate of Charles Becker, he and Bridgie Webber ran the popular Sans Souci Music Hall in addition to illegal gambling.
Jack Rose Jack Rose (gambler) Jacob Rosenzweig was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York City. He was one of several star witnesses in the Becker-Rosenthal trial, among these being fellow gamblers Bridgie Webber, Harry Vallon, and Sam Schepps. Rose's testimony was the most damaging because he directly...		1875–1947	A gambler known as "Bald Jack" who was one of several men who ran second-rate gambling houses for Jack Zelig Jack Zelig "Big" Jack Zelig was a Jewish American New York City gangster and one of the last leaders of the Monk Eastman Gang.-Early years & the Eastmans:... , he later testified against Charles Becker Charles Becker Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s-1910s and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...  during the Becker-Rosenthal trial.
Herman Rosenthal		1883–1912	An underworld bookmaker and part-time gambler who was forced to make Detective Charles Becker a partner in his gambling operation. He was later murdered by the Lenox Avenue Gang Lenox Avenue Gang The Lenox Avenue Gang was an early 20th century New York City street gang led by Harry Horowitz, and was one of the most violent gangs of the pre-Prohibition era.-History:...  on orders from Becker when he threatened to reveal Becker's role as an underworld figure.
Sam Schepps Sam Schepps Samuel Schepps , also known as Schapps, was a New York City mobster with the Monk Eastman Gang. Schepps ran gambling houses for Jack Zelig as part of his work with the gang.-Biography:...			Schepps ran gambling houses for Jack Zelig and later testified at the Becker-Rosenthal trial.
Harry Vallon Harry Vallon Harry Vallon was a New York City gambler and mob informant.He turned state's evidence and testified against the gunman in the murder of Herman Rosenthal, and also against Charles Becker, under a promise of immunity from the district attorney. He testified as one of four mob informants, along with...			Vallon was another associate involved in illegal gambling for Jack Zelig and later testified at the Becker-Rosenthal trial.
Wah Kee Wah Kee Wah Kee is a secret society based in Malaysia and Singapore in the nineteenth century. In Malaysia, Wah Kee is the biggest enemy of Hong Men....			The first major underworld figure to arrive in Chinatown, Wah Kee ran illegal gambling and an opium den from the room above his Pell Street grocery store. His shop became popular among residents in the Bowery and Chatham Square. His success encouraged other Cantonese, particularly Chinese Tongs, to settle in Chinatown during the next several decades.
Bridgie Webber		1877–1936	An associate of Charles Becker, he and Sam Paul Sam Paul Sam Paul was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York City at the turn of the century. Founder of the Sam Paul Association, he was also a major political organizer for Tammany Hall.-Rosenthal case and before:...  ran the Sans Souci Music Hall together. Webber also ran illegal gambling houses for Jack Zelig.

Prostitutes

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Crazy Lou Crazy Lou Crazy Lou was the pseudonym of a New York showgirl and prostitute who was a well-known personality in the Bowery during the late 19th century. Described as a "famous local harlot derived from Boston society", little of her life is known prior to her arrival in New York...		d. 1886	Bowery prostitute and dance hall girl.
Bunty Kate		fl. 1887	Five Points prostitute of Whyos Whyos The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos...  leader Danny Lyons Danny Lyons Danny Lyons was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.A prominent member of the Whyos, a New York City street gang, Lyons led the gang with Danny Driscoll at their height during the late nineteenth century... .
Beezy Garrity		d. 1886	Five Points prostitute killed during a shootout between Whyos Whyos The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos...  leader Danny Driscoll Danny Driscoll Daniel "Danny" Driscoll was an American criminal and co-leader of the Whyos with Danny Lyons. The two held joint control over the street gang following the death of Mike McGloin in 1883, however both men were executed for separate murders only months apart from each other...  and John McCarty John McCarty John A. McCarty was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association during the 1889 season. He played minor league ball between 1887 and 1891.-Sources:... .
Gentle Maggie		fl. 1887	Five Points prostitute under Danny Lyons.
Hoochie-Coochie Mary			A longtime Chinatown resident and prostitute. Found the body of murdered Chinese comic Ah Hoon Ah Hoon Ah Hoon was a Chinese American comedian and associate of the On Leong Tong.A celebrated comic in New York's Chinatown during the tong wars between the On Leong and Hip Sing Tong, Ah Hoon began insulting the rival Hip Sings during performances at the Chinese Theater on Doyers Street...  in 1909.
Jane the Grabber			Madam and procuress involved in kidnapping young women and forcing them into prostitution and white slavery Sexual slavery Sexual slavery is when unwilling people are coerced into slavery for sexual exploitation. The incidence of sexual slavery by country has been studied and tabulated by UNESCO, with the cooperation of various international agencies...  during the 1870s.
Lizzie The Dove		fl. 1887	Five Points prostitute under Danny Lyons.
Pretty Kitty McGowan		fl. 1887	Five Points prostitute and subject of a gunfight between Danny Lyons and Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn was a New York clerk, amateur wrestler and murder victim of Danny Lyons, a co-leader of the Whyos street gang.-Early life:... .
Red Light Lizzie Red Light Lizzie Red Light Lizzie was the pseudonym of an American madam, procuress and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. She was known as the most infamous of the city's procurers and controlled much of its prostitution along with Jane the Grabber during the 1860s and 70s...			Procuress and rival of "Jane the Grabber", she owned half a dozen brothels and was a supplier of prostitutes to similar establishments.
Old Shakespeare		d. 1891	Bowery prostitute and alleged murder victim of Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper "Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the... .

Police

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Captain Anthony J. Allaire		1820–1903	Head of the Eighteenth police precinct, overseeing the area between Houston and Fifth Street, he was responsible for driving out and breaking up the Dutch Mob Dutch Mob The Dutch Mob was a New York pickpocket gang during the late nineteenth century.Formed during the late 1860s by Little Freddie, "Sheeny" Mike Kurtz, and Johnny Irving, former members of the Italian Dave Gang, the Dutch Mob soon became one of the largest pickpocket gangs in the United States...  in 1877.
Detective Charles Becker Charles Becker Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s-1910s and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...		1869–1915	Police detective who, as head of the Gambling Squad, used strong arm tactics to extort illegal gamblers. His role as an underworld figure was revealed when he was convicted and executed for ordering members of the Lenox Avenue Gang Lenox Avenue Gang The Lenox Avenue Gang was an early 20th century New York City street gang led by Harry Horowitz, and was one of the most violent gangs of the pre-Prohibition era.-History:...  to murder gambler Herman Rosenthal.
Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes		1842–1910	Police chief and head of the NYPD Detective Bureau from 1880 until 1895. During his career, he was responsible for the arrests of countless gang leaders and other criminals of the era. He was also the detective in charge of the murder investigation of Bowery prostitute and supposed Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper "Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...  victim Old Shakespeare.
Daniel D. Conover		1822–1896	Civil servant whose appointment by Governor John King John Alsop King John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England...  as the city street commissioner was blocked by the Mayor of New York Fernando Wood Fernando Wood Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...  in favor Charles Devlin Charles Devlin Charles Devlin was an American contractor, bondsman and civil servant. He was the largest and one of the most successful city works contractors in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century and was the bondsman of several prominent New Yorkers including Boss Tweed and Henry W. Genet. His... . The position was said to have been bought for the sum of $50,000 and resulted in the Police Riot of 1857 New York City Police Riot The New York City Police Riot of 1857, known at the time as the Great Police Riot, was a conflict which occurred between the recently dissolved New York Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police on June 16, 1857... .
Sergeant John D. Coughlin		1874–1951	Police inspector involved during Chinatown's Tong wars. He was charged with the protection of Chinese comic Ah Hoon Ah Hoon Ah Hoon was a Chinese American comedian and associate of the On Leong Tong.A celebrated comic in New York's Chinatown during the tong wars between the On Leong and Hip Sing Tong, Ah Hoon began insulting the rival Hip Sings during performances at the Chinese Theater on Doyers Street...  prior to his murder by the Hip Sing Tong.
Captain Timothy J. Creedon		1840–?	Police official implicated in police corruption investigations during the 1890s. Admitted that he had paid $15,000 to "fixers" for Tammany Hall in exchange for his position.
Captain William S. Devery William S. Devery William Stephen Devery was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898.-Biography:...		1854–1919	The last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission, "Big Bill" Devery was later appointed its first police chief.
Detective Joseph M. Dorcy			Police detective who pursued and captured a number of high-profile criminals, most notably, Whyos Whyos The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos...  gang member Johnny Dolan Johnny Dolan "Dandy" Johnny Dolan was a New York City murderer and reputed leader of the Whyos street gang.-Inventive:...  in 1875 and embezzler Leon L.J. Bernard in 1876.
Deputy Commissioner George Samuel Dougherty		1865–1931	Police official who led detective squads in numerous raids during the NYPD's first campaign against New York's street gangs resulting in the arrests of over one hundred gang members.
Commissioner Simeon Draper Simeon Draper Simeon Draper was an American politician from New York.-Life:...		1804–1866	Police commissioner during the Police Riot of 1857 and later Collector of the Port of New York during the American Civil War.
Commissioner Richard Edward Enright		1871–1953	Police commissioner from 1918 to 1922. He investigated Tammany Hall's "Honest" John Kelly and his links into illegal gambling including having his Vendome Club under surveillance.
Inspector Joseph A. Faurot		1872–1942	Police detective and fingerprint expert involved in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. He convinced the widowed Becker to remove the silver plate, placed on the coffin itself, which claimed that Governor Whitman had murdered her husband and would likely be prosecuted for criminal libel.
Captain George W. Gastlin		d. 1895	First leader of the "Steamboat Squad" which eventually cleared out the waterfront area of river pirates, including breaking up the Hook Gang Hook Gang The Hook Gang was an American street gang and later river pirates active in New York City during the late-19th century. The gang made up some of the most notorious criminals and thugs on the New York waterfront and were a major force in the old Forth Ward and Corlears' Hook districts during the... , by 1890.
Captain William H. "Big Bill" Hodgins William H. Hodgins William H. "Big Bill" Hodgins was an American law enforcement officer and police captain in the New York City Police Department. He is credited for the breaking up numerous street gangs, most notably the Eastman and Humpty Jackson gangs during the turn of the century...		1856–1912	Head of the Elizabeth Street Station. He and a group of Chinese-American merchants helped negotiate a truce between Four Brothers Four Brothers (tong) The Four Brothers was a New York-based tong which rivaled the On Leong and Hip Sing Tongs for control of Chinatown during the early 1900s. Their murder of 21-year-old Bow Kum, recently "bought" by a member of the rival On Leongs to take as his wife, began a violent gang war between the three Tongs... , Hip Sing and On Leong Tong On Leong Tong The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association or simply Chinese Merchants Association, formerly known as the On Leong Tong , was a tong society operating out of its territory in Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. Established in November, 1893, the tong fought a violent war for control of... s during the Tong wars.
Chief George Washington Matsell		1811–1877	Police chief who battled river pirates in the Fourth Ward and later the area between the Seventh Ward and Corlears' Hook during the 1850s. His force of detectives and volunteer civilians were eventually able to breakup the area's biggest gang the Daybreak Boys Daybreak Boys The Daybreak Boys was a New York street gang during the mid nineteenth century.Formed in the late 1840s, by 1852 the teenage Daybreak Boys were suspected by police to have been responsible for 20 to 40 murders between 1850 and 1852 as well as stealing goods estimated at $200,000. The gang was said... .
Inspector George W. McClusky George W. McClusky George W. McClusky or McCluskey was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector in the New York City Police Department...		1861–1912	Police official who led the NYPD Detectives Bureau and was involved in the Becker-Rosenthal trial.
Captain John H. McCullagh John H. McCullagh John H. McCullagh was an American law enforcement officer and police captain in the New York City Police Department. Popularly known as "Farmer John", he was a protege of Captains Jeremiah Petty and George W. Walling and battled such notorious gangs and river pirates such as the Tub of Blood...		1842–1893	Police official who closed down a number of well known panel houses including Shang Draper's operation which led to the breakup of his criminal gang.
Captain Charles McDonnell Charles McDonnell Charles McDonnell was an American law enforcement officer and police captain in the New York City Police Department. Popularly known as "Lightning Charlie", he was responsible for a number of high-profile arrests during the 1870s/80s, including those of procuress Jane the Grabber and gambler...		1841–1888	Police official who investigated vice districts, especially forced prostitution and white slavery, and arrested procuress "Jane the Grabber".
Commissioner Douglas I. McKay Douglas I. McKay Douglas Imrie McKay was an American artillery and law enforcement officer and NYPD police official who served as NYPD Police Commissioner in 1914...		1879–1962	Senior police official who organized and led the NYPD's first campaign to rid the city of street gangs. Supported by reform Mayor John Purroy Mitchel John Purroy Mitchel John Purroy Mitchel was the mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917. At age 34 he was the second-youngest ever; he is sometimes referred to as "The Boy Mayor of New York." Mayor Mitchel is remembered for his short career as leader of Reform politics in New York, as well as for his early death as an... , he also instituted police reforms.
Sergeant John J. O'Connell John J. O'Connell John J. O'Connell was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector with the New York City Police Department...		1884–1946	Police detective assigned to the District Attory's office. He led a police squad against Owney Madden and Tanner Smith arresting the gang leaders after a gun battle.
Inspector Joseph Petrosino		1860–1909	Police detective and first chief of the NYPD's "Italian Squad". He was one of the earliest law enforcement officers to investigate organized crime and was later murdered in Palermo, Sicily while tracking down Black Hand Black Hand Unification or Death , unofficially known as the Black Hand , was a secret military society formed by members of the Serbian army in the Kingdom of Serbia, which was founded on September 6, 1901. It was intent on uniting all of the territories containing significant Serb populations annexed by...  extortionists.
Captain Max F. Schmittberger Max F. Schmittberger Maximilian Frances Schmittberger was an American law enforcement officer and chief police inspector for the New York City Police Department from 1909 until his death in 1917. He and Captain John Price were both wardmen closely associated with Inspector Alexander "Clubber" Williams while a precinct...		1850–1917	Police official implicated during investigations into police corruption. Testified that, as a police sergeant in the Tenderloin district, he collected payments from saloons, illegal gambling houses and other establishments and delivered to then precinct captain William Devery.
Patrolman Dennis Sullivan			Police officer assigned to the Charles Street police station who waged one man war against the Hudson Dusters Hudson Dusters The Hudson Dusters was a New York City street gang during the early twentieth century. Formed in the late 1890s by Circular Jack, Kid Yorke, and Goo Goo Knox the gang began operating from an apartment house on Hudson Street. Knox, a former member of the Gopher Gang, had fled after a failed attempt... . He was successful in arresting ten gang members single-handed before he was ambushed and brutally attacked by a group of the gang. A poem mocking the incident was later composed by its leader One Lung Curran and remained a popular underworld verse for a number of years.
Inspector Alexander S. Williams Alexander S. Williams Alexander S. Williams was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department...		1839–1917	Police detective known as "Clubber Williams" who oversaw the Tenderloin and Gas House districts. In 1871, he led a "strong arm squad" into the district and was successful in breaking up the Gas House Gang Gas House Gang The Gas House Gang was a New York street gang during the late nineteenth century.Founded in the 1890s, the Gas House Gang was based in the Gas House district of Manhattan and controlled the area along Third Avenue from 11th to 18th Street... .
Captain Cornelius Willemse Cornelius Willemse Cornelius W. Willemse was a New York City policeman and detective from 1900 to 1925. He was the author of two memoirs, "Behind the Green Lights" and "A Cop Remembers". His books are among the few reliable first-hand accounts of the criminal gangs and police methods of that time.- Early life...		1872–1942	Police detective who patrolled the Lower East Side, Chinatown and the Tenderloin district as well as briefly heading the NYPD Homicide Division.
Commissioner Arthur Woods Arthur Woods Colonel Arthur Hale Woods was an American educator, journalist, military and law enforcement officer. One of the most prominent police reformers during the early 20th century, he served as deputy New York City Police Commissioner from 1907 to 1909 and later became New York City Police Commissioner...		1870–1942	Senior police official who succeeded Douglas McCay as police commissioner and continued the NYPD's campaign against the city's street gangs.

Draft Riots

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Military
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton Edwin M. Stanton Edwin McMasters Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War from 1862–1865...		1814–1869	Overall commander of military forces in New York, Stanton authorized five regiments from Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...  to assist the New York Police Department in putting an end to the riots.
Provost Marshal James Fry		1827–1894	Provost Marshal who organized and was charged with enforcing conscription in New York City along with assistant Provost Marshal Colonel Robert Nugent Robert Nugent (officer) Brigadier General Robert Nugent was an Irish-born American U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars... .
Brigadier General Harvey Brown		1795–1874	Commanding officer of regular Union Army forces in New York City, including reinforcements sent from Gettysburg, and directed military forces from police commissioner Thomas Action's office.
Major General C.W. Sandford		1796–1878	Veteran of the Police Riots of 1857 New York City Police Riot The New York City Police Riot of 1857, known at the time as the Great Police Riot, was a conflict which occurred between the recently dissolved New York Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police on June 16, 1857... , he was a senior officer under Brigadier General Harvey Brown and organized the defense of the arsenal on Seventh Avenue Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) Seventh Avenue, known as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard north of Central Park, is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is southbound below Central Park and a two-way street north of the park.... .
Colonel Thaddeus P. Mott Thaddeus P. Mott Thaddeus Phelps Mott was a 19th-century American adventurer, world sailor and soldier of fortune. A former Union Army officer during American Civil War, he also took part in wars in Mexico, Italy, and Turkey...		1831–1894	Commanding a troop of cavalry and howitzers, he engaged a mob of rioters who had reportedly hung three African-Americans in the area of Thirty-Second Street and Eighth Avenue and successfully dispersed with artillery fire.
Colonel H. J. O'Brien		d. 1863	Commander of the 11th New York Volunteers 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of Union Army in the early years of the American Civil War. The regiment was organized in New York City in May 1861 as a Zouave regiment, known for its unusual dress and drill style, by Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, a personal... , who rushed to support police at the battle over the Seventh Avenue arsenal. He later visited his nearby home to visit his family, whom he discovered had left to stay with relatives in Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... , he was caught by a local mob and slowly tortured to death.
Colonel Cleveland Winslow Cleveland Winslow Cleveland Winslow was a United States Army officer who served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, otherwise known as the famed Duryee's Zouaves, during the American Civil War. He was also a participant in the New York Draft Riots in 1863...		1836–1864	Senior officer who led a large military force with Major Robinson and Colonel Jardine against rioters on First Avenue First Avenue (Manhattan) First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...  but were forced to flee after suffering a large number of casualties.
Colonel Robert Nugent Robert Nugent (officer) Brigadier General Robert Nugent was an Irish-born American U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars...		1824–1901	Under Provost Marshal Colonel James Fry, Nugent was involved in overseeing the enforcement of the draft. Although considered a war hero of the original Irish Brigade, he later became a target during the riots as his home was attacked and looted by a mob.
Colonel E.E. Jardine		1828–1893	Commander of Hawkins' Zouaves, he served as a senior artillery officer to Colonel Cleveland Winslow and other military officers during the riots.
Captain Joel B. Erhardt		1838–1909	Provost Marshal assigned to the Ninth District and was attacked by several men as he attempted to collect names at a building on Broadway Broadway (New York City) Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...  and Liberty Street Liberty Street Liberty Street was a Canadian drama television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1995.Produced by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, the team behind the long-running Degrassi series of television shows, Liberty Street was an attempt to create a similar series depicting the lives of a group of... . He battled the men for three hours, armed only with a pistol, before forced to return to headquarters without the names.
Captain John H. Howell John H. Howell John H. Howell was a US Army artillery officer and commander of the 3rd New York Artillery which he led during the American Civil War, and served as chief artillery officer during the New York Draft Riots.-Early military career:...			Senior artillery officer under Colonel Thaddeus Mott and participant in the battle for the Seventh Avenue arsenal.
Captain Henry F. Putnam			Senior artillery officer under Brigadier General Harvey Brown. He led a detachment to Second Avenue where he relieved twenty-five soldiers and policemen trapped by rioters in Jackson's Foundry.
Lieutenant Eagleson			Senior artillery officer under Colonel H.J. O'Brien and participant in the battle for the Seventh Avenue arsenal.
Police
Superintendent John A. Kennedy John Alexander Kennedy John Alexander Kennedy was the superintendent of police for New York City.-Biography:He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 9, 1803. His father was a native of Ireland who became a teacher in Baltimore. John moved to New York City and worked with his brother...		1803–1873	Police chief of the NYPD, he assisted Colonel Robert Nugent Robert Nugent (officer) Brigadier General Robert Nugent was an Irish-born American U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars...  in the organization and enforcement of the draft. He was attacked by a mob during an inspection of draft offices, unaware of early rioting, and was severely injured by a mob after leaving his carriage to investigate smoke coming from the Provost Marshal's office on Third Avenue. Rescued by John Eagan, who was able to convince the crowd he was dead, Kennedy was taken to police headquarters and then to a hospital where he remained for the duration of the riots.
Commissioner Thomas Coxon Acton		1823–1898	Senior police official who held joint command over police with Commissioner John Bergen after the attack on Superintendent John Kennedy. A prominent Republican politician, he was one of the founders of the Union League Club Union League Club of New York The Union League Club of New York is a private social club in New York City. Its fourth and current clubhouse, which opened on February 2, 1931, is a building designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris, III, located at 38 East 37th Street between Madison and Park Avenue in the Murray Hill section of... .
Commissioner John G. Bergen John G. Bergen John G. Bergen was an American public servant and New York City Police Commissioner. A member and treasurer of the Board of Police Commissioners, he and Thomas Coxon Acton assumed command of the NYPD during the New York Draft Riots after Superintendent John Kennedy was injured at the hands of a...		1814–1867	Senior police official and commander of police forces with Commissioner Thomas Acton. Bergen oversaw police operations in Staten Island and Brooklyn while Acton took charge in Manhattan.
Inspector Daniel C. Carpenter Daniel C. Carpenter Daniel C. Carpenter was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector of the New York Police Department. He was one of earliest leading detectives on the police force during the mid-19th century and also had a prominent role in the Police Riot of 1857 and New York Draft Riots in 1863...		1816–1866	Police detective who led squads against rioters in Broadway, the Fourth Ward, Second Avenue and other areas.
Inspector John S. Folk John S. Folk John S. Folk was an American law enforcement officer in New York City during mid-to late 19th century. A prominent police official during the early years of the Municipal Police Department, Folk served as the first police chief of the Brooklyn Municipal Police from 1851 to 1865, NYPD police...		1811–1885	Police detective who led one hundred patrolman against rioters in Uptown Manhattan and co-led a large group of policemen with Inspector Daniel Carpenter against rioters in City Hall Park then fleeing after a failed attack on the New York Tribune. Folk later returned to Brooklyn where he was involved in suppressing rioting during the next few days and similarly saved the Brooklyn Eagle.
Captain James Z. Bogart James Z. Bogart James Z. Bogart was an Americanlaw enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department....		1821–1881	Led the "Broadway Squad" and reserve members of the Thirty-First Precinct against rioters looting the home of J.S. Gibbons, cousin of Horace Greeley Horace Greeley Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery... , at Lamartine Place.
Captain Samuel Brower			Police official who led a police detachment to cut down African Americans who had been hung from lamp posts.
Captain John Cameron John Cameron (police officer) John Cameron was an American law enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department...		1807–1873	Commander of the Eighteenth Precinct. He organized the defense of the State Armory and other buildings in the area.
Captain John F. Dickson John F. Dickson John F. Dickson was an American public servant, law enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department. He and drillmaster Theron S. Copeland led a police squad during the New York Draft Riots which were dispatched against rioters attacking African-Americans...		1821–1880	Co-led a police force with drill officer Theron Copeland who defeated rioters in Clarkston Street and chased off mobs attacking African Africans. His men discovered the body of William Jones who had been tied to a tree and tortured to death.
Captain George W. Dilks George W. Dilks George W. Dilks was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector with the New York City Police Department during the mid-to late 19th century...		1826–1901	Led a force of two hundred officers into Second Avenue and recaptured the Union Steam Works, then being used as a headquarters and rallying point for rioters along the East Side Manhattan, after fierce hand-to-hand fighting against roughly five hundred rioters.
Captain A.P. Devoursney			One of the officers who defended the New York Tribune New York Tribune The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...  during the New York draft riots.
Captain John Jourdan		1831–1870	Led group of sixty men from the Sixth Precinct which battled rioters for over five hours while patrolling African American settlements north and east of the Five Points district Five Points, Manhattan Five Points was a neighborhood in central lower Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood was generally defined as being bound by Centre Street in the west, The Bowery in the east, Canal Street in the north and Park Row in the south...  during the first day of rioting.
Captain Galen T. Porter Galen T. Porter Galen T. Porter was an American law enforcement officer and police captain in the New York City Police Department. One of the senior police commanders during the New York Draft Riots, he helped defend the Third Avenue draft office and later headed the Nineteenth Precinct.-Biography:Galen Porter...		1807–1883	Police official under Superintendent Kennedy involved in organizing police detachments against rioters. During the first hours, he sent sixty patrolmen to reinforce police against rioters on Third Avenue.
Captain Francis C. Speight Francis C. Speight Francis C. Speight was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department. A noted crimefighter, credited for running out the criminal elements from Manhattan's Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards in the 1850s, he also took part in the Police Riot of 1857...		1816–1877	Commanded police forces guarding the Broadway draft office. A number of his officers, including Sergeants Wade, Mangin, McCredie and Wolfe, later participated in fighting rioters at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street.
Captain Johannes C. Slott			He and Captain George Walling led an advanced guard into Ninth Avenue but forced to retreat under heavy fire from rioters.
Captain Thomas S. Steers Thomas S. Steers Thomas S. Steers was an American law enforcement officer and police captain of the New York City Police Department during the mid-to late 19th century. He was one of the earliest police officials appointed to the Metropolitan police force serving for over twenty years until his retirement in 1870...		1804–1884	Attempted to make a last stand at Thirty-Fifth Street but whose force was one of many overwhelmed by rioters. Father of Henry V. Steers, longtime precinct captain Precinct captain A precinct captain is an individual who acts as the direct link between a political party organization and the voters in an election precinct...  of New York City Hall New York City Hall New York City Hall is located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. The building is the oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as... .
Captain Thomas Woolsey Thorne Thomas Woolsey Thorne Thomas Woolsey Thorne was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department. He is credited for breaking up the Daybreak Boys, a gang of river pirates active along the New York waterfront during the 1850s, by closing their dive bar headquarters in...		1823–1885	Police official who commanded the Twenty-Sixth Precinct, operating from the basement of City Hall, and organized the defense of the New York Tribune New York Tribune The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States... . He was also a participant in the Police Riot of 1857.
Captain George W. Walling		1823–1891	Police official who organized the first "Strong Arm Squad" which was responsible for breaking up the Honeymoon Gang Honeymoon Gang The Honeymoon Gang was a New York street gang of the mid 19th century. The gang was said to be so violent that they were denied protection often received by other street gangs from Tammany Hall politicians....  in 1853. Sided with Mayor Fernando Wood during the Police Riot of 1857 but later served a warrant for the mayor's arrest. He played a major role during the draft riots breaking up several large mobs in the Bowery and other nearby districts.
Captain Jacob B. Warlow Jacob B. Warlow Jacob B. Warlow was an American law enforcement officer, detective and police captain in the New York Police Department. A twenty-year veteran, he led police squads against rioters on the New York waterfront and later defended the New York Tribune during the New York Draft Riot of 1863.-Early...		1818–1890	Led detachment from the First Precinct against rioters in the waterfront area and later took part in the defense of the New York Tribune.
Sergeant Francis J. Banfield Francis J. Banfield Francis J. Banfield was an American soldier, law enforcement officer, police sergeant and founding member of the New York City Police Department "Steamboat Squad". Born in England, he emigrated to the United States as a child. He worked as a painter in his youth and later served in the...		1827–1883	Officer in charge of the State Armory at Second Avenue and Twenty-First Street. He was also a member of the "Steamboat Squad" later in his career.
Sergeant Cornelius Burdick			He led thirty-two police officers of the "Broadway Squad", and also included Roundsmen Ferris and Sherwood, who relieved relieved Sergeant Francis Banfield and his men who were defending state armory.
Sergeant Theron S. Copeland Theron S. Copeland Theron S. Copeland was an American law enforcement officer and police captain with the New York City Police Department. He studied military tactics at a military academy and in the National Guard before joining the police force in 1855...		1831–1905	Drill officer who co-led a police force with Captain John Dickson against rioters in Clarkston Street who were attacking local African Africans residents. It was their detachment which discovered the body of William Jones who had been tied to a tree and tortured to death.
Sergeant Frederick Ellison			Patrolman who led one of the first detachments against rioters, he was cut off from his men during the fighting at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street and severely beaten by a mob. He remained unconscious throughout the fighting and was not rescued until the arrival of Sergeant Wade several hours later.
Sergeant John Mangin		1828–1897	Officer in command of a police detachment with fellow Sergeant S.B. Smith. Their later arrival eventually resulted in the defeat of rioters at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street.
Sergeant Robert A. McCredie			Known as "Fighting Mac", he participated in the fighting at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street. He and Sergeant Wolfe spearheaded an attack against rioters as police were slowly being driven down Third Avenue. McCredie forced the rioters back to Forty-Fifth Street but were eventually overwhelmed.
Sergeant Stephen B. Smith			He and Sergeant John Mangin led a detachment of police officers who helped Sergeant Wade defeat rioters at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street.
Sergeant Van Orden			Officer who defended the State Arsenal at Seventh Avenue and Thirty-Fifth Street against rioters during the first day of rioting. He had been ordered by Superintendent Kennedy to protect the building after reports that members of the Knights of the Golden Circle Knights of the Golden Circle The Knights of the Golden Circle was a secret society. Some researchers believe the objective of the KGC was to prepare the way for annexation of a golden circle of territories in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for inclusion in the United States as slave states...  would attempt to capture the arsenal.
Sergeant Wade			Officer who commanded police during the fighting at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street. Although the rioters initially forced police to retreat, he regrouped the remaining patrolman and managed to disperse the mob with the later arrival of Sergeants John Mangin and S.B. Smith.
Sergeant Wolfe			A participant in the fighting against rioters at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street, he and Sergeant Robert McCredie forced the rioters back to Forty-Fifth Street but were eventually overwhelmed by the thousands of advancing rioters.
Others
John Decker John Decker (fire chief) John Decker was an American businessman, politician and firefighter. He served as the last Chief Engineer of the old New York City Fire Department, the original colonial-era volunteer firefighters of New York City, from 1860 until 1865...		1823–1892	Chief Engineer of the New York Fire Department.
Joe Howard, Jr. Joe Howard, Jr. Joseph "Joe" Howard, Jr. was an American journalist, war correspondent, publicist and newspaperman. He was one of the top reporters for The New York Times, city editor of the Brooklyn Eagle and longtime president of the New York Press Club...		1833–1908	Journalist and author of a hoax document published in the New York World New York World The New York World was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers... and the Journal of Commerce which falsely claimed that President Abraham Lincoln had issued a proclamation to conscript 400,000 men into the Union Army. This caused a minor riot when, in May 1864, a mob threatened to storm the Journal of Commerce. Howard was eventually arrested by detectives and escorted under a military armed guard where he was held at Fort Lafayette Fort Lafayette Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in the Narrows of New York Harbor, built offshore from Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now Bay Ridge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn... .
Henry J. Raymond		1820–1869	Journalist and writer for the New York Times who extensively covered the New York Draft Riots New York Draft Riots The New York City draft riots were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. The riots were the largest civil insurrection in American history apart from the Civil War itself... .

Politicians

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Peter Cooper Peter Cooper Peter Cooper was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States...		1791–1883
Richard Croker Richard Croker Richard Croker, Sr. was an American politician, a leader of New York City's Tammany Hall.-Biography:...		1843–1922	Succeeded John Kelly as leader of Tammany Hall and remained a dominant influence in the city's politics up until the turn of the 20th century. Croker had a long history of receiving kickbacks and bribes from saloons, brothels and gambling dens throughout his political career but was cleared by the Lexow Committee Lexow Committee Lexow Committee . The name given to a major New York State Senate probe into police corruption in New York City. The Lexow Committee inquiry, which took its name from the Committee's chairman, State Senator Clarence Lexow, was the widest-ranging of several such commissions empaneled during the... . He was involved in bare-knuckle boxing and alleged to have been involved in the leader of the Fourth Avenue Tunnel Gang during his youth.
Thomas F. Foley		1852–1925	Saloon keeper and political organizer for Tammany Hall, "Big Tom" Foley employed Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney...  and his gang to commit election fraud on behalf of the political organization. He later served as a mediator between Eastman and Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing...  during the gang war between the Eastmans Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...  and the Five Points Gang Five Points Gang Five Points Gang was a 19th-century and early 20th-century criminal organization, primarily of Italian-American origins, based in the Sixth Ward of Manhattan, New York City. Since the early 19th century, the area was first known for gangs of Irish immigrants... .
Warren W. Foster		1859–?	Attorney, judge and secretary for Tammany Hall. He was involved in the sentencing of many underworld figures between 1910 and 1915.
William J. Gaynor		1849–1913	One-time Mayor of New York who publicly remanded the NYPD of police brutality after a meeting with gang leader Tanner Smith who claimed had been beaten by police when he and Owney Madden Owney Madden Owney "The Killer" Madden was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement in organized crime during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s.-Early life:Owen Vincent Madden was born at 25 Somerset Street, in...  had been playing cards. He later passed Order No. 7 which prohibited an officer from using his club unless he could prove his life was in danger.
Hugh J. Grant		1857–1910	Tammany Hall candidate who defeated Abram Hewitt to become Mayor of New York in 1888. His election was a result of a split between the Democrat-affiliated Tammany Hall and New York County Democracy parties. Although the formerly closed saloons, dive bars and other establishments resumed operations, few were able to recover from Hewitt's reforms and much of the traditional vice district of Sixth Avenue Sixth Avenue Sixth Avenue may refer to:*Sixth Avenue , in New York City*Sixth Avenue , in Tacoma, Washington*6th Ave , in the Denver metropolitan area...  shifted to the old Tenth Ward by 1890.
Abram Stevens Hewitt Abram Stevens Hewitt Abram Stevens Hewitt was a teacher, lawyer, an iron manufacturer, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He was the son-in-law of Peter Cooper , an industrialist, inventor and philanthropist...		1822–1903	Although Tammany Hall had supported Hewitt in his election campaign, Hewitt attacked Tammany political organizers by closing down a number of illegal establishments including those owned by Billy McGlory, Frank Stephenson, Harry Hill and Theodore Allen. He also shut down underworld saloons and dive bars in Satan's Circus and other such vice districts. Became mayor in 1886 amid charges of election fraud by Henry George Henry George Henry George was an American writer, politician and political economist, who was the most influential proponent of the land value tax, also known as the "single tax" on land...  supporters.
Max Hochstein			Attorney and political "fixer" for Charles "Silver Dollar Smith" Solomon.
Bill Howe William F. Howe (lawyer) William F. Howe was an American trial lawyer with the New York firm Howe and Hummel.-Life and career:William Frederick Howe was born in Southwark, London, England on 20 August 1828, the eldest of three sons of working class parents: Samuel and Mary Ann Howe...		1828–1902	Founder of the Howe and Hummel Howe and Hummel Howe and Hummel was a New York law firm, celebrated in the latter half of the nineteenth century and principally renowned for its active involvement in crime and corruption.-Partners of firm:The senior partner in the firm was William F...  law firm who represented a number of underworld figures with his partner Abe Hummel throughout the 19th century.
Abe Hummel		1849–1926	Co-founder of the successful law firm Howe and Hummel with Bill Howe with whom they represented many of the city's criminal figures up until the turn of the 20th century. Five years after the death of Bill Howe, "Little Abe" Hummel was convicted of suborning perjury and sentenced to one year imprisonment.
John Kelly John Kelly (U.S. politician) John Kelly of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858-Career:...		1822–1886	Longtime leader of Tammany Hall during the mid-to late 19th century. Known as "Honest John" Kelly, he was involved in graft and illegal gambling.
Dan Kerrigan Dan Kerrigan Daniel Kerrigan was an American pugilist, sportsman and politician. He was part owner of the Star and Garter, a popular Sixth Avenue saloon, and was a longtime political organizer and "fixer" for Tammany Hall...		1843–1880	Tammany Hall political organizer, saloon keeper and noted pugilist who once fought Australian Kelly in a three and a half hour bout.
George Law		1806–1881	A leader of the Know Nothing movement Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... , he lent the NYPD use of his clipper yacht the Grapeshot to apprehend Lew Baker Lew Baker ----Lewis "Lew" Baker was a patrolman in the New York Police Department who was simultaneously employed as a "slugger" for Tammany Hall. He was involved in voter intimidation and election fraud during the 1840s and 50s...  and bring him back to New York to stand trial for the murder of William "Bill the Butcher" Poole William Poole William Poole , also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City gang the Bowery Boys, a bare-knuckle boxer, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement.-Early life:... .
John Purroy Mitchel John Purroy Mitchel John Purroy Mitchel was the mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917. At age 34 he was the second-youngest ever; he is sometimes referred to as "The Boy Mayor of New York." Mayor Mitchel is remembered for his short career as leader of Reform politics in New York, as well as for his early death as an...		1879-1818	Reform candidate who defeated William J. Gaynor to become Mayor of New York. He rescinded Order No. 7 and worked with the NYPD to launch the city's first major campaign against the New York underworld from 1910 to 1914.
George Opdyke George Opdyke George Opdyke was an entrepreneur and the Mayor of New York during the American Civil War.-Early life:He was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and in the 1820s he lived in Cleveland, Ohio and New Orleans, Louisiana....		1805–1880	Succeeded Fernando Wood Fernando Wood Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...  as Mayor of New York. During the New York draft riots, he worked with both the NYPD and the military to restore order in the city. His home was targeted by rioters but were turned back by a fifty-man citizen guard.
Charles A. Perkins Charles A. Perkins Charles Albert Perkins was an American lawyer and reformer who was New York County District Attorney in 1915. While with the District Attorney's office, Perkins prosecuted many of the city's gang leaders, labor racketeers and other underworld figures during the early 20th century...		1869–1930	District Attorney who battled against labor racketeering in New York during the first "Labor Slugger War". He also helped prosecute many of the city's notorious criminals during the NYPD's campaign against the street gangs in New York from 1911 to 1914.
Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of...		1810–1886	Governor of New York. During the New York draft riots, he and Mayor George Opdyke were able to convince Archbishop John Hughes to address the rioters to disband.
Alfred E. Smith		1873–1944	A powerful member of Tammany Hall from the turn of the 20th century up until the Second World War. Democratic candidate during the United States presidential election of 1928 United States presidential election, 1928 The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and... , he was the first Irish Catholic to run for the presidency of the United States.
Charles S. Solomon		1843–1899	Tammany Hall political organizer known as "Silver Dollar Smith". Solomon was the political boss of the old Tenth Ward district and owner of the Silver Dollar Saloon in Essex Street across the street from Market Street Court.
Tim Sullivan Timothy Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent figure within Tammany Hall. He was euphemistically known as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and, later, as "Big Tim"...		1862–1913	Was perhaps one of the most influential and powerful political figures in Tammany Hall during the turn of the 20th century. "Big Tim" Sullivan was also the first politician to form relationships with organized crime figures such as Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney...  and Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing... .
Tim Sullivan		1869–1909	Younger cousin of Tim Sullivan known as "Little Tim".
Edward Swann Edward Swann Edward Swann was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...		1862–1945	District Attorney who succeeded Charles Perkins and continued efforts to prosecute labor racketeers during the "Labor Slugger War Labor Slugger War The Labor Sluggers War was a 15-year period of gang wars among New York labor sluggers for control of labor racketeering from 1911 to 1927. This began in 1911 with the first war between "Dopey" Benny Fein and Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig against a coalition of smaller gangs and continuing on and... " period. He was unable, however, to gain enough evidence against many of those charged by Perkins and forced to dismiss indictments for a number of union officials and organized crime figures in 1917.
Robert Van Wyck		1849–1918	The first Mayor of New York after the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond were merged with Manhattan. He was a longtime ally and supporter of NYPD Police Chief William Devery despite Rev. Charles Parkhurst's evidence of his corrupt administration.
Charles S. Whitman Charles S. Whitman Charles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:...		1868–1947	District Attorney who prosecuted a number of high-profile criminals and underworld figures, most notably, police detective Charles Becker Charles Becker Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s-1910s and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...  and the Lenox Avenue Gang Lenox Avenue Gang The Lenox Avenue Gang was an early 20th century New York City street gang led by Harry Horowitz, and was one of the most violent gangs of the pre-Prohibition era.-History:...  for the 1912 murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal.
Fernando Wood Fernando Wood Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...		1812–1881	One of the city's most colorful political figures, he was an early member of Tammany Hall and served as the Mayor of New York during the 1850s and early 1860s.

Tammany Hall sluggers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Lew Baker Lew Baker ----Lewis "Lew" Baker was a patrolman in the New York Police Department who was simultaneously employed as a "slugger" for Tammany Hall. He was involved in voter intimidation and election fraud during the 1840s and 50s...			Ex-police officer and associate of John Morrissey John Morrissey John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall...  who together fought against the nativist Know Nothings during the 1840s and 50s. In 1855, Baker shot and killed William "Bill the Butcher" Poole William Poole William Poole , also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City gang the Bowery Boys, a bare-knuckle boxer, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement.-Early life:... .
Paudeen McLaughlin			Former pugilist employed by Tammany Hall. He and Jim Turner were present during the murder of William Poole.
Jim Turner Jim Turner (criminal) James "Jim" Turner was an American criminal figure, pugilist and "slugger" for Tammany Hall. Turner was one of several men under Captain Isaac Rynders who committed voter intimidation and election fraud for Tammany Hall during the 1850s...			Californian thug hired by Tammany Hall. He was present with Paudeen McLaughlin when Lew Baker killed William Poole.
Captain Isaiah Rynders Isaiah Rynders Captain Isaiah Rynders was an American businessman, sportsman, underworld figure and political organizer for Tammany Hall...		1804–1885	Political organizer and "fixer" for Tammany Hall. He organized many so-called "sluggers" which battled the Know Nothings as well as committed voter intimidation and election fraud on behalf of Tammany Hall during the 1840s and 1850s.
Country McCleester Country McCleester George "Country McCloskey" McCheester or John McCleester was an American bare-knuckle boxer and sportsman involved in the early history of pugilism and prize fighting in Old New York...			Sportsman and ex-pugilist employed by Tammany Hall. He supported bare-knuckle boxer Yankee Sullivan Yankee Sullivan Yankee Sullivan also known as Frank Murray and James Sullivan was a bare knuckle fighter and boxer. He was a Champion of Prizefighting from 1851 to October 12, 1853...  in his feud with rival Tom Hyer Tom Hyer Tom Hyer was an American bare-knuckle boxer. He was a champion of boxing in America from September 9, 1841 to 1851....  to whom he lost to in a match for the American heavyweight championship in 1841.
Edward Z.C. Judson Ned Buntline Ned Buntline , was a pseudonym of Edward Zane Carroll Judson , an American publisher, journalist, writer and publicist best known for his dime novels and the Colt Buntline Special he is alleged to have commissioned from Colt's Manufacturing Company.-Naval and military experience:Edward Judson was...		1821–1886	Publisher and writer who was associated with Isaiah Rynders and Tammany Hall during the 1840s.
Dirty Face Jack			An associate of Isaiah Rynders, he and Country McCleester Country McCleester George "Country McCloskey" McCheester or John McCleester was an American bare-knuckle boxer and sportsman involved in the early history of pugilism and prize fighting in Old New York...  were alleged to have instigated the Astor Place Riot Astor Place Riot The Astor Place Riot occurred on May 10, 1849 at the now-demolished Astor Opera House  in Manhattan, New York City and left at least 25 dead and more than 120 injured...  in 1849.

Bowery Bums

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Jack Dempsey			Bowery panhandler and resident of the infamous "Dump".
Jim Farrell			A prominent Bowery panhandler who, becoming blind from excessive drinking, was said to been carried out of John Kelly's dive screaming and died in an alcoholics ward in Bellevue Hospital soon after.
Tom Frizzell			Known as "King of the Panhandlers", Frizzell was a well-known character in the Bowery Bowery Bowery may refer to:Streets:* The Bowery, a thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City* Bowery Street is a street on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.In popular culture:* Bowery Amphitheatre, a building on the Bowery in New York City... .
Whitey Sullivan		d. 1903	Bowery panhandler later convicted of murder and sent to the electric chair Electric chair Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body... .

Celebrity residents

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Grand Duke Alexis Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia was the sixth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna . Destined to a naval career, Alexei Alexandrovich started his military training at the age of 7...		1850–1908	Russian noble who reportedly discovered a destitute Russian countess working as a waitress at Bismark Hall whom he brought back to Russia.
Edwin Forrest Edwin Forrest Edwin Forrest was an American actor.-Early life:Forrest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Scottish and German descent. His father died and he was brought up by his mother, a German woman of humble origins. He was educated at the common schools in Philadelphia, and early evinced a taste...		1806–1872	Actor whose performance at the Bowery Theater was interrupted by a riot between Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...  and Tammany Hall Tammany Hall Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society...  supporters in July 1834.
Raymond Hitchcock Raymond Hitchcock (actor) Raymond Hitchcock was a silent film actor, stage actor, and stage producer, who appeared in or produced 30 plays on Broadway from 1898 to 1928, and who became famous in silent films of the 1920s.-Biography:...		1865–1929	Vaudevillian and silent film actor who owned the Chinese Theater in Chinatown during the Tong wars.
William Charles Macready William Charles Macready -Life:He was born in London, and educated at Rugby.It was his intention to go up to Oxford, but in 1809 the embarrassed affairs of his father, the lessee of several provincial theatres, called him to share the responsibilities of theatrical management. On 7 June 1810 he made a successful first...		1793–1873	British-born actor who instigated the Astor Place Riot Astor Place Riot The Astor Place Riot occurred on May 10, 1849 at the now-demolished Astor Opera House  in Manhattan, New York City and left at least 25 dead and more than 120 injured...  in 1849 when he was chased off the stage of the Astor Opera House Astor Opera House __notoc__The Astor Opera House, also known as the Astor Place Opera House and later the Astor Place Theatre, was an opera house in Manhattan, New York City, located on Lafayette Street between Astor Place and East 8th Street...  by an Irish-American mob.
Richard Mansfield Richard Mansfield Richard Mansfield was an English actor-manager best known for his performances in Shakespeare plays, Gilbert and Sullivan operas and for his portrayal of the dual title roles in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....		1857–1907	Actor and honorary member of the Chuck Conners Club.
Nellie Noonan		d. 1905	Actress known as "Queen of the Seventh Ward" and first wife of Chuck Conners.
John L. Stevens			Author of Stevens' Travels whose description of Egyptian mausoleums would later be used in the construction of The Tombs The Tombs "The Tombs" is the colloquial name for the Manhattan Detention Complex, a jail in Lower Manhattan at 125 White Street, as well as the popular name of a series of preceding downtown jails, the first of which was built in 1838 in the Egyptian Revival style of architecture.The nickname has been used... .

Chinatown residents

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Mike Abrams Mike Abrams "Big" Mike Abrams was a New York criminal and a longtime figure in the underworld of New York's Chinatown.A criminal for hire of the streets of New York's Chinatown, Mike Abrams was one of many employed by the Tongs and others for assault and murder for hire among other criminal activities...		d. 1898	Thug for hire known as "Big Mike", he was often hired by Chinatown's underworld figures during feuds between rival Tongs until his mysterious death in 1898.
Ah Hoon Ah Hoon Ah Hoon was a Chinese American comedian and associate of the On Leong Tong.A celebrated comic in New York's Chinatown during the tong wars between the On Leong and Hip Sing Tong, Ah Hoon began insulting the rival Hip Sings during performances at the Chinese Theater on Doyers Street...		d. 1909	Chinatown actor and comedian who was associated with the On Leong Tong On Leong Tong The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association or simply Chinese Merchants Association, formerly known as the On Leong Tong , was a tong society operating out of its territory in Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. Established in November, 1893, the tong fought a violent war for control of...  and later killed during the Tong wars.
Ah Ken Ah Ken Ah Ken was a Chinese American businessman and popular figure in Chinatown, Manhattan during the mid-to late 19th century. The first man to permanently immigrate to Chinatown, although Quimbo Appo is claimed to have arrived in the area during the 1840s, Ah Ken resided on Mott Street and eventually...		fl. 1850–1870	First Cantonese immigrant to settle in Chinatown and founded a successful cigar shop Cigar A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...  in Park Row Park Row Park Row may refer to:* Park Row , a street in downtown Manhattan* Park Row Building, 1899 Manhattan skyscraper* Park Row a BMT elevated train terminal bordering the Manhattan street* Park Row , a 1952 film by Samuel Fuller... .
Bow Kum Bow Kum Bow Kum was a Chinese-born slave girl who belonged to the Hip Sing Tong and later to the On Leong Tong around the turn of the century...		1888–1909	Chinese slave girl, also known as "Sweet Flower", whose murder caused a major gang war among the Tongs Tongs Tongs are used for gripping and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes:...  of New York's Chinatown.
Chin Yin			Artist and calligrapher who helped design the Chinese theater in Chinatown.
Ha Oi		1901–?	Adopted daughter of Mock Duck Mock duck Mock duck is a gluten-based vegetarian food. It is generally made from wheat gluten and is thus high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" texture distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products. Mock duck can be found in some Chinese grocery... .
Hom Ling			Chinese tragician who performed with comic Ah Hoon Ah Hoon Ah Hoon was a Chinese American comedian and associate of the On Leong Tong.A celebrated comic in New York's Chinatown during the tong wars between the On Leong and Hip Sing Tong, Ah Hoon began insulting the rival Hip Sings during performances at the Chinese Theater on Doyers Street...  at the Chinese Theater.
Tai Yu		fl. 1900–1910	Wife of Mock Duck Mock duck Mock duck is a gluten-based vegetarian food. It is generally made from wheat gluten and is thus high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" texture distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products. Mock duck can be found in some Chinese grocery... .

Industrialists

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Barnett Baff		d. 1914	Celebrity businessman and "poultry king" whose murder was the result of a contract put out on him by business rivals.
Jim Churchill Jim Churchill Captain Jim Churchill was an American businessman, restaurateur and NYPD police captain. He was the founder of the Broadway restaurant-cabaret club "Churchill's", located on Forty-Ninth Street, which became one of the most popular establishments in New York City for over a decade prior to...		1863–1930	Owner of Churchill's, a restaurant and cabaret club, located between Broadway and Forty-Eighth Street and considered one of the top cafes in the city up until its close in 1921.
Harris Cohen		fl. 1860–1889	Baxter Street business owner whose success and popularity prompted other merchants to start a "franchise" of sorts by using the Cohen name on their respective stores.
David Lamar David Lamar "The Wolf of Wall Street" redirects here. for other uses of the phrase, see Wolf of Wall StreetDavid Lamar was an conman known as the "Wolf of Wall Street".-Biography:...		1876–1934	An industrialist known as the "Wolf of Wall Street Wolf of Wall Street -People:*David Lamar , a con artist known as "The Wolf of Wall Street"*Bernard Baruch, sometimes referred to as "The Lone Wolf of Wall Street"-Other uses:* A 1929 movie starring George Bancroft in the title role, which is not about David Lamar... ", whose coachmen James McMahon was assaulted by Monk Eastman Monk Eastman Edward "Monk" Eastman was a New York City Gangster who founded and led one of the most powerful street gangs in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century, the Eastman Gang. His other aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney...  in Freehold, New Jersey Freehold Borough, New Jersey Freehold is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,052. It is the county seat of Monmouth County.... . When McMahon appeared against Lamar in court, he was stabbed and beaten by members of the Eastman Gang Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...  as he entered the courthouse and was unable to testify.
Rufus L. Lord		1782–1869	Wall Street Wall Street Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...  business tycoon reportedly worth $4 million whose Exchange Place office was robbed of almost $2 million by the Grady Gang Grady Gang The Grady Gang was a New York sneak thief gang during the 1860s. Organized by fence John D. "Traveling Mike" Grady following the American Civil War, the Grady Gang operated in Broadway's "Thieves Exchange" where Grady would regularly purchase around $10,000 in stolen goods.He soon formed his own... .
Alexander T. Stewart		1803–1876	A pioneer merchant whose body was stolen and later ransomed for $20,000 by George Leonidas Leslie and his gang.

Journalists

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Richard K. Fox		1846–1922	New York publisher and editor of the Police Gazette. He allowed Chuck Conners, a well-known political organizer of Tammany Hall, to stay at his tenement building free of charge in his old age.
Mark Maguire		1814–1889	Sports writer for The Sun popularly known as "King of the Newsboys".
Roy L. McCardell		1870–1940	Journalist and associate of Chuck Conners.
Walt B. McDougall		1858–1938	Cartoonist for the New York Graphic New York Graphic The New York Evening Graphic was a tabloid newspaper published from 1924 to 1932 by Bernarr "Bodylove" Macfadden... and the New York Herald New York Herald The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates... . Honorary member of the Chuck Conners Club.
Gustavus Myers Gustavus Myers Gustavus Myers was an American journalist and historian who published a series of influential studies on capital formation. His name is associated with the muckraking era of American literature.-Early years:...		1872–1942	Journalist and author.
Frank Ward O'Malley		1875–1932	Journalist for The Sun The Sun (newspaper) The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin... and associate of Chuck Conners.

Reformers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Rev. A.C. Arnold			Founder of the Howard Mission and, with several members of his congregation, stormed John Allen's notorious Fourth Ward dive bar and held a prayer meeting Prayer meeting A prayer meeting is, as its name describes, a meeting of people for the purpose of prayer as a group. Prayer meetings are normally conducted by one or more members of the clergy....  in 1868.
Jacob Brown			Civil servant and city street commissioner who unsuccessfully proposed that the drainage area known as "the Collect" be drained and filled.
Daniel Drew Daniel Drew -Biography:He was born in Carmel, New York.Drew was poorly educated. His father died when Daniel was fifteen years old. Drew enlisted and drilled, but because he enlisted too late, never fought in the War of 1812. After the war, he started a successful cattle-driving business. In 1823, he married...		1797–1879	One-time industrialist who was part of the committee which negotiated the purchase of the Old Brewery district on behalf of the Missionary Society in 1852.
Oliver Dyer Oliver Dyer Oliver Dyer was an American journalist, author, teacher, lawyer and stenographer. A pioneer in phonography, he developed his own shorthand system which was the first to be adopted for use in the United States...		1824–1907	Journalist for Packard's Monthly from which he criticized a number of saloons, clubs and other immoral establishments. Among these were John Allen and was the first to refer to him as "the wickedest man in New York". He was also one of the signatories of the Walter Street "street preaching" document which described attempts by religious leaders to convince saloon keepers and other criminal figures to abandon crime as a way of life.
James W. Gerard James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat.-Biography:Gerard was born in Geneseo, N. Y. He graduated from Columbia in 1890 and from New York Law School. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee of New York County for four years, and served as major of the National Guard of the...		1867–1951	Journalist who studied the London police force and later published a series of articles on police reform among these including the introduction of a permanent uniform. He was also one of the civilian volunteers who joined Police Chief George Washington Matsell in protecting the waterfront from river pirates.
John W. Goff John Goff John William Goff was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Biography:Born in County Wexford, Goff emigrated with his family to the United States while still a child. The family settled in New York City, where Goff worked for ten years as a clerk in a dry goods store while attending...		1865–1924	Judge and later member of the Supreme Court. While a recorder in his early career, he was the first judge to sentence Jack Zelig Jack Zelig "Big" Jack Zelig was a Jewish American New York City gangster and one of the last leaders of the Monk Eastman Gang.-Early years & the Eastmans:...  to prison. A member of the Lexow Committee Lexow Committee Lexow Committee . The name given to a major New York State Senate probe into police corruption in New York City. The Lexow Committee inquiry, which took its name from the Committee's chairman, State Senator Clarence Lexow, was the widest-ranging of several such commissions empaneled during the... .
Jonathan H. Green Jonathan H. Green Jonathan Harrington Green was an American gambler, inventor, writer and later reformer in New York City during the early-to mid 19th century. In his youth, he was known as one of the most skilled card players in the United States...		1813–1887	Reformed gambler and agent for the New York Association for the Suppression of Gambling. In 1850, he conducted an exhaustive report detailing illegal gambling operations active in the city.
Henry Hilton		1824–1899	Attorney for the widow of Alexander T. Stewart. He was involved in the burial and in the initial negotiations with grave robber Henry G. Romaine for the return of Stewart's body.
Archbishop John Hughes John Hughes (archbishop) John Joseph Hughes , was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, serving between 1842 and his death in 1864....		1797–1864	The first Roman Catholic archbishop appointed in New York City, he was one of the many religious leaders who attempted to call for reforms against crime and corruption. He later appealed to mobs during the New York Draft Riots New York Draft Riots The New York City draft riots were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. The riots were the largest civil insurrection in American history apart from the Civil War itself...  on the final day of the rioting.
Patrick H. Jones Patrick Henry Jones Patrick Henry Jones was an American lawyer, public servant and postmaster of New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. In 1878, he was involved in the Alexander T. Stewart bodysnatching case when he was contacted by the kidnappers to act as an intermediary between themselves and the...		1830–1900	Lawyer and postmaster general United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence...  who was involved with police Superintendent George Walling in the investigation and later negotiations with the grave robbers who had stolen and held for random the body of Alexander T. Stewart.
William Travers Jerome William Travers Jerome William Travers Jerome was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Biography:He was the son of Lawrence Jerome and Kate Jerome. He attended Amherst College but left in 1881 without graduation...		1859–1934	District Attorney responsible for the conviction of Abe Hummel in 1905 and ordered raids on a number of illegal gambling resorts forcing many gamblers to leave the city, most notably, Richard Canfield.
Huie Kim			Chinese-born Christian missionary and founder of the Morning Star Mission. He spoke out against criminal figures in Chinatown and publicly condemned the Tong wars.
Jerry McAuley Jerry McAuley Jerry McAuley , along with his wife, Maria, was the founder of the McAuley Water Street Mission in New York City...		1839–1884	A reformed gambler and alcoholic, he was the founder of McAuley's Mission which served free meals to the homeless on Water Street. It was originally opened as The Cremourne, the name of the popular dive bar next door, and was often confused by its patrons who often entered his place instead. He was supposed to have locked the front doors and not allow these customers to leave until they had listened to one of his sermons.
Frank Moss Frank Moss (lawyer) Frank Moss was an American lawyer, reformer and author. He was involved in many of the reform movements in New York City shortly before the turn of the century up until his death. As a longtime assistant to District Attorney Charles S...		1860–1920	Lawyer who served as council for Rev. Charles Henry Parkhurst Charles Henry Parkhurst Charles Henry Parkhurst was an American clergyman and social reformer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City government...  and an assistant to District Attorney Charles S. Whitman Charles S. Whitman Charles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:... .
Rev. Charles Henry Parkhurst Charles Henry Parkhurst Charles Henry Parkhurst was an American clergyman and social reformer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City government...		1842–1933	Leader of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, a civic organization which protested against vice districts and police corruption, and whose campaign eventually revealed the "Tenderloin" police district and resulted in the resignations of Inspector Alexander S. Williams Alexander S. Williams Alexander S. Williams was an American law enforcement officer and police inspector for the New York City Police Department...  and Captain William S. Devery William S. Devery William Stephen Devery was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898.-Biography:... . The organization also provided evidence of graft and political corruption to the Lexow Lexow Committee Lexow Committee . The name given to a major New York State Senate probe into police corruption in New York City. The Lexow Committee inquiry, which took its name from the Committee's chairman, State Senator Clarence Lexow, was the widest-ranging of several such commissions empaneled during the...  and Mazet Committee.
Rev. Lewis Morris Pease		1818–1897	First Christian missionary to arrive in the Five Points district at the behest of the Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1850. He and his wife set up a room on Cross Street and later started a mission near the Old Brewery district from where they conducted humanitarian efforts including setting up schools for adults and children as well as providing legitimate employment by supervising garment work for local clothing manufacturers.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage		1832–1902	Longtime street preacher who regularly spoke at the Brooklyn Tabernacle during the 1870s and, with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Henry Ward Beecher Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century... , visited vice districts in Manhattan Island where they conducted street sermons in areas which he often referred to as "the modern Gomorrah Gomorrah Gomorrah or Gomorra may refer to:* Sodom and Gomorrah, infamous biblical cities* Gomorrah , by Roberto Saviano** Gomorrah , based on the book* Operation Gomorrah, the Bombing of Hamburg in World War II in July 1943... ".
Lewis Tappan Lewis Tappan Lewis Tappan was a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve the freedom of the illegally enslaved Africans of the Amistad. Contacted by Connecticut abolitionists soon after the Amistad arrived in port, Tappan focused extensively on the captive Africans...		1788–1873	Abolitionist whose home was attacked by a mobs during rioting between Tammany Hall and the Know Nothings in 1834.

Saloon keepers

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
John Allen John Allen (saloon keeper) John Allen was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the early-to mid 19th century. A former religious student, Allen was considered one of the most notorious criminals in the city and was known as the "Wickedest Man in New York"...		1830–1870	John Allen's infamous Forth Ward dance hall operated as a brothel and was a popular underworld hangout during the 1850s and 60s. Known as "the wickedest man in New York", he and other saloon keepers battled reformers such as Oliver Dyer Oliver Dyer Oliver Dyer was an American journalist, author, teacher, lawyer and stenographer. A pioneer in phonography, he developed his own shorthand system which was the first to be adopted for use in the United States...  and Rev. A.C. Arnold who wished to rid the city of "immoral" establishments.
Theodore Allen Theodore Allen (saloon keeper) Theodore Allen, or known simply as The Allen, was an American gambler, political organizer, saloon keeper and head of a criminal family in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century...		1833–?	Born to a prominent Methodist family, Allen was a criminal figure and underworld fence known as "The Dive Keeper" or simply "The Allen" who financed a number of illegal gambling operations and similar establishments. Owner of The American Mabille, a high-class Broadway club, his brother John ran a gambling house while three other brothers were professional burglars.
Burley Bohan Patrick Bohan Patrick "Burly" Bohan was an American saloonkeeper and owner of The Doctor's, a popular Park Row dive bar and hangout for panhandlers and professional beggars known as the "Bowery Bums"...		1860–?	Owner of The Doctor's, a popular hangout for panhandlers and professional beggars popularly known as the "Bowery Bums".
Boiled Oysters Malloy Boiled Oysters Malloy Boiled Oysters Malloy was the pseudonym of an American saloon keeper, thief and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century...			Bowery thief and saloon keeper who ran a popular Centre Street basement bar known as The Ruins. Malloy was also a criminal associate of Patsy Conroy Patsy Conroy Patrick Conway , commonly known by his alias Patsy or Patsy Conroy, was an American burglar and river pirate...  and his gang Patsy Conroy Gang The Patsy or Patsey Conroy Gang were a group of river pirates active along the New York waterfront of the old Fourth Ward during the post-American Civil War era. For nearly twenty years, the Patsy Conroys dominated the area of Corlears' Hook and were one of the last major waterfront gangs to remain... .
Tom Bray Tom Bray Tom Bray was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was the owner of a downtown Manhattan dive bar, "Tom Bray's", located on Thompson Street, and which served as an underworld hangout for thieves and bank robbers...			Owner of a Thompson Street dive bar from which he operated as a criminal fence for thieves and confidence men for over forty years, Bray was reputed to be worth between $200,000 and $350,000 at the time of his death.
Johnny Camphine Johnny Camphine Johnny Camphine or Camphene was the pseudonym of an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century...			Camphine ran one of the most infamous dive bars in the city, often serving colored camphine or rectified turpentine oil in place of whiskey, and was said to have caused insanity and delirium tremens Delirium tremens Delirium tremens is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813...  of least 100 patrons.
Ed Coffee			A well-known sportsman, Coffee was the owner of the high-class Sixth Avenue Star and Garter. The bar was one of the most popular nightspots when it originally opened in 1878 and featured Billy Patterson as its head bartender.
Dan The Dude Dan the Dude Dan Mulcahy , known by the psudonyms of Louis Harris and Dan the Dude, was a New York criminal and the longtime owner of the Stag Cafe at 28 West 28th Street, in the vice district of Satan's Circus. The cafe was a popular hangout for many of the criminals in New York's underworld...		fl. 1900–1910	Saloon keeper, political "fixer" and underworld figure involved in illegal gambling.
Shang Draper		1839–1883	Saloon keeper and underworld figure simetimes associated with George Leonidas Leslie and his gang.
Barney Flynn			Chatham Square saloon keeper whose Doyers Street saloon, located across the street from the famed Callahan's Dance Hall, was a popular drinking establishment among Irish-Americans during the turn of the 20th century.
Owney Geogheghan		1840–1885	Owner of a Bowery dive bar, located next to the high-class Winsor Palace, and was the scene of violence and muggings by "lush workers", blackjack artists Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....  and pickpockets.
Kate Flannery			A female bouncer who worked for "One-Armed" Charley Monell's Hole-in-the-Wall saloon along with Gallus Mag Gallus mag Gallus Mag was a 6-foot-tall female bouncer at a New York City Water St. bar called The Hole in the Wall in the early 19th century, who figures prominently in New York City folklore... .
Harry Hill Harry Hill (sportsman) Harry Hill was an English-born American businessman, sportsman and saloonkeeper whose establishments were regular meeting places for sportsmen, gamblers and politicians as well as members of the criminal underworld of New York City during the late 19th century...		1827–1896	British-born sportsman and gambler whose West Houston Street gambling resort remained one of the most popular places in the city for over three decades until its close in 1886.
Jimmy Kelly Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper) Giovanni de Silvio or Jimmy Kelly was an American saloon keeper, political organizer and underworld figure in New York City during the turn of the century...			Owner of a Bowery dive bar and was a criminal associate of the Eastman Gang Eastman Gang The Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the... .
Jimmy Lee			Owner of The Dump with Slim Reynolds, a popular Bowery hangout for panhanders, confidence men and other members of the underworld.
Gallus Mag Gallus mag Gallus Mag was a 6-foot-tall female bouncer at a New York City Water St. bar called The Hole in the Wall in the early 19th century, who figures prominently in New York City folklore...		fl. 1850–1870	English-born street mugger and thief. She worked as a female bouncer for "One-Armed" Charley Monell in his Hole-in-the-Wall saloon with Kate Flannery. She is said to have kept a collection of human ears, bitten off during fights with unruly customers and waterfront criminals, which she displayed in pickled jars on the saloon's bar.
Billy McGlory Billy McGlory William "Billy" McGlory was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was a popular character in the Bowery and Five Points districts owning a number of popular establishments throughout the city, most notably McGlory's Armory Hall, up...		1853–?	Five Points saloon keeper and owner of a number of popular establishments throughout the city. A criminal associate of the Forty Thieves 40 Thieves The Forty Thieves — likely named after Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — was the first organized street gang in New York's history. Primarily consisting of Irish immigrants, they terrorized the Five Points intersection in New York City, New York....  and the Chichesters Chichesters The Chichesters were an early Five Points street gang during the mid 19th century in New York. The gang began stealing from stores and warehouses and selling the stolen goods to local fences in 1820s, later becoming involved in illegal gambling and robbery...  in his youth, McGlory's Armory Hall on Hester Street remained a popular Bowery hangout for members of the underworld in the Forth and Sixth Wards during the 1870s and 80s.
Mallet Murphy Mallet Murphy Mallet Murphy was the pseudonym of a popular American saloon keeper and underworld figure in Hell's Kitchen, New York during the late 1890s up until the turn of the century. His particular nickname was attributed to his use of a wooden mallet as a weapon against unruly customers and for defending...			A popular Bowery saloon keeper, his nickname was attributed to his use of a wooden mallet as a weapon against unruly customers and to defend his bar against criminals. His Battle Row saloon was used as the headquarters of the Gopher Gang Gopher Gang The Gopher Gang was an early 20th century New York street gang known for its members including Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden...  during the turn of the 20th century.
Mersher Miller Mersher Miller Mersher Miller, commonly known as Mersher The Strong Arm, was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York's Lower East Side during the turn of the century...			Saloon keeper known as "Mersher The Strong Arm" who owned a Norfolk Street beer house at the turn of the 20th century. His bar was later the scene of a gunbattle when Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish was an American gangster who was a rival of former partner "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan during a garment workers' strike which later become known as the Second Labor Sluggers War in 1919...  attempted to rob the bar and the patrons.
Peter Mitchell			Owner of a saloon at Wooster and Prince Streets, he quickly amassed a small fortune of $350,000 within two years. Finding religion in his later years, he eventually committed suicide by hanging himself to a whiskey tap out of guilt for the way he had acquired his wealth.
Charley Monell			Known as "One Armed Charlie", Monell was the longtime owner of the Dover Street saloon the Hole-in-the-Wall where Kate Flannery and Gallus Mag Gallus mag Gallus Mag was a 6-foot-tall female bouncer at a New York City Water St. bar called The Hole in the Wall in the early 19th century, who figures prominently in New York City folklore...  were employed as bouncer Bouncer (doorman) A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness... s.
Billy Patterson			A popular bartender widely regarded as the "finest drink mixer in the city", Patterson's mysterious assault while working at the Star and Garter gave rise to an early urban legend and inspired the phrase "Who struck Billy Patterson?" which became a common phrase used to describe an unsolved crime.
Jack Pioggi Jack Pioggi "Big" Jack Poggi or Pioggi was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City at the turn of the century. A rival of "Big" Jack Zelig, he had been the chief bouncer at Callahan's Dance Hall before opening a Lower East Side resort on Doyers Street near Chinatown's notorious...			Owner of a Doyers Street drinking den, near Chinatown's infamous Bloody Angle, and was later a business associate of Chick Tricker Chick Tricker Chick Tricker was an early New York gangster who, as a member of the Eastman Gang, served as one of its last leaders alongside Jack Sirocco. A longtime member of the Eastmans, Tricker had made a name for himself as a well known Bowery and Park Row saloonkeeper who first came to prominence in a... . He was also the older brother of Louis "Louie the Lump" Poggi.
Slim Reynolds			He and fellow saloon keeper Jimmy Lee ran a popular Bowery hangout and meeting place for members of the underworld, particularly panhandlers, known as The Dump.
Mush Riley		fl. 1870–1878	Acquiring his particular nickname for his fondness of corn meal mush dipped in hot brandy, Riley was the owner of a Center Street dive bar and criminal associate of many underworld figures.
Mike Salter Mike Salter Michael Salter was an American saloon keeper, ward heeler and underworld figure in New York City.-Biography:...		1868–1922	Owner of a popular Pell Street resort, the Pelham, Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...  worked there as a singing waiter prior to becoming a professional ragtime Ragtime Ragtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...  musician and later performed at the club during his early career.
Frank Stephenson Frank Stephenson (saloon keeper) Frank Stephenson was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was the owner of The Black and Tan, a popular Bowery basement bar located on Bleecker Street...			Bowery saloon keeper and owner of the Bleecker Street Bleecker Street Bleecker Street is a street in New York City's Manhattan borough. It is perhaps most famous today as a Greenwich Village nightclub district. The street is a spine that connects a neighborhood today popular for music venues and comedy, but which was once a major center for American bohemia.Bleecker...  basement bar The Black and Tan. One of the first saloons to cater to African-Americans, it competed directly against neighboring establishments such as Harry Hill's gambling resort and Billy McGlory's Armory Hall among others.

Sportsmen

Name	Portrait	Life	Comments
Jim Corbett James J. Corbett James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was an Irish-American heavyweight boxing champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. He also coached boxing at the Olympic Club in San Francisco...		1866–1933	Heavyweight boxing champion during the 1890s, he defeated John L. Sullivan John L. Sullivan John Lawrence Sullivan , also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1881 to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring rules...  for the title and held it for over five years. Following his retirement, Corbett settled in Bayside, Queens Bayside, Queens Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...  and became a regular performer in minstrel shows and silent films. He was one of many sportsmen involved in the Chuck Conners Association.
Bob Fitzsimmons Bob Fitzsimmons Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons , was a British boxer who made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, the man who beat John L. Sullivan, and is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the Lightest heavyweight...		1863–1917	British-born boxer who defeated Jim Corbett for the heavyweight boxing championship in 1897. He was a member of the Chuck Conners Association.
Tom Heenan		1833–1873	Bare-knuckle boxer known as "Benicia Boy" who defeated Tom Hyer Tom Hyer Tom Hyer was an American bare-knuckle boxer. He was a champion of boxing in America from September 9, 1841 to 1851....  for heavyweight boxing championship in 1853. He eventually lost the title to John Morrissey John Morrissey John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall... .
Joe Humphreys		1872–1936	Boxing official and announcer who co-owned the Chinese Theater with actor Raymond Hitchcock Raymond Hitchcock (actor) Raymond Hitchcock was a silent film actor, stage actor, and stage producer, who appeared in or produced 30 plays on Broadway from 1898 to 1928, and who became famous in silent films of the 1920s.-Biography:...  during the Tong wars.
Tom Hyer Tom Hyer Tom Hyer was an American bare-knuckle boxer. He was a champion of boxing in America from September 9, 1841 to 1851....		1819–1864	Pugilist and bare-knuckle boxer recognized as the American heavyweight boxing champion after defeating Country McCleester Country McCleester George "Country McCloskey" McCheester or John McCleester was an American bare-knuckle boxer and sportsman involved in the early history of pugilism and prize fighting in Old New York...  in one of the city's most memorable bouts.
Jim Jefferies James J. Jeffries James Jackson Jeffries was a world heavyweight boxing champion.His greatest assets were his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight champion Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward...		1875–1953	Pugilist who defeated Bob Fitzsimmons for the Heavyweight boxing championship and defended from 1899 until his retirement in 1905. He was also associated with the Young Chuck Conners Association.
John L. Sullivan John L. Sullivan John Lawrence Sullivan , also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1881 to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring rules...		1858–1918	Pugilist and bare-knuckle boxer who dominated the sport during the late 19th century.
Steve Taylor John Mahan John Mahan, also known as Steve Taylor, was a 19th century Irish-born American bare-knuckle boxer and pugilist. He was a noted heavyweight fighter in the Northeastern United States during the 1870s and billed as having "an unbeaten record" until his prizefight with future heavyweight champion John...		1851–1895?	Pugilist and bare-knuckle boxer who fought and lost to John L. Sullivan in his first New York appearance. Later became a New York politician under Boss Tweed Boss Tweed William Magear Tweed – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed , and widely known as "Boss" Tweed – was an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century... .
Yankee Sullivan		1811–1856	One of the top bare-knuckle boxers during the 1840s, he was also an ally of John Morrissey John Morrissey John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall...  against the nativist Know-Nothing movement.

External links

• 1829 Gangs of New York