Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna (left) and his crony John “Bathhouse” Coughlin, were known as the Lords of the Levee,...
“Bathhouse” John Coughlin & Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna
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Brass Knuckles
Ye Olde Weapons - Brass Knuckles Dispite the name brass knuckles, many different materials have been used to make...
Walter O’Donnell
Walter O'Donnell was the younger brother of Edward "Spike" O'Donnell, a rum-runner from Chicago and part of the...
The Blackjack
Ye Olde Weapons - The Blackjack The blackjack is often something that more closely resembles a club. Some people call...
Weapons – The Awl
Ye Olde Weapons - The Awl (All) The awl is traditionally used for stitching, shoemaking, puncturing holes in leather...
The Murder of Mossy Enright
L-R: Judge John Sbarbaro, ”Big Tim” Murphy, Vincent ”Jim” ”Sunny Jim” Cosmano, Benjamin Epstein. While Mossy Enright...
A Grizzly Murder in The Hauge
With temperatures hitting the high 20s the beach resort of Scheveningen, which is located near The Hague, The...
Weapons – The Slungshot
The slungshot was originally a maritime tool consisting of a weight, or "shot," affixed to the end of a long cord...
Jack “Eat Em Up” McManus
Jack "Eat Em Up" McManus (left) & Paul Kelly, real name Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli (right) Jack "Eat 'Em Up" McManus...