George Cassiday was born in 1892 and fought in the First World War and a founder of the Irish Veterans Association...
George Cassiday – The Bootlegger to Congress
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“Jelly Roll” Hogan & The Hogan Gang – St. Louis
Edward "Jelly Roll" Hogan was the leader of the Hogan Gang and arch enemy of the Egan's Rats Gang in St. Louis, Hogan...
Martin Cahill “The General” – Godfather of Crime
"The General" Martin Cahill was a criminal from Dublin, a burglar, armed robber & art thief, who was eventually...
Jacob Riis – Photographed The Gangs of New York
Jacob Riis was born in Denmark in 1849 and emigrated to the US in the 1870's, he was a pioneer in photography, a...
Dandy Johnny Dolan – More Than a Comic Book Character
Dandy Johnny Dolan was the subject of a Simon & Kirby comic book in the 1940's, based on the life and crimes of...
The Dead Rabbits & The 1857 Riot
The Dead Rabbits were a street gang in Lower Manhattan in the 1850s, whose members were mostly Irish. The were also...
Joseph Sullivan The Only Man To Escape From Attica
Joseph "Mad Dog" Sullivan, not to be confused with another Mad Dog, Vincent Coll, was a contract hit-man who worked...
Dennis “Dinny” Meehan – The Leader of the White Hand Gang
Dennis "Dinny" Meehan became leader of the White Hand Gang around 1910 and led the gang up until his death in 1920...
Brooklyn’s Battle Row Gang Kill Officer Donoghue
Long before Brooklyn became incorporated into New York and became one the Borough's it was just as notorious as other...