1885 in organized crime

1885 in organized crime

"See also:"
1884 in organized crime,
other events of 1885,
1886 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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Events

*July 4 - John Kelly and John Clinton, members of the Whyos, are tried at Essex Market Street Court and convicted of assaulting Naty Glashiem and stealing his gold watch and chain. ["Two Whyos In Trouble". New York Times. 05 Jul. 1885 ]
*August 10 - Several members of the 74th Street Gang, including William "Red" Carroll, James Fitzpatrick, James Beatty, Louis Gavious (or Fitzpatrick) and John "Noble" Hughes, are arrested by a Capt. Gunner of the 28th Precinct after the death of one of their victims, Nawclaw Kalat, who dies of his injuries earlier that day. Kalat, who had been fighting with another Bohemian immigrant on Avenue A, had been severely injured when members of the gang joined in the fight. [ "Dying From A Fractured Skull". New York Times. 11 Aug 1885 ]
*November 26 - Patrick O'Brien and Michael Flannagan, both members of the Whyos, are arrested and charged with the assault and robbery of fireman William Clark. O'Brien's brother, having been present at the court house at the time of Patrick O'Brien's arrest, left with another gang member to get a lawyer for his brother. However, in an attempt to raise enough money for a lawyer, he was caught attempting to steal a gold watch from a vistiting businessman Ebenezer S. Willis. As he was being brought into custody, he assaulted an aquantence John Gagin who had agreed to testify against O'Brien having witnessed the theft. ["Three "Whyos" Locked Up". New York Times. 27 Nov. 1885 ]

Arts and literature

Births

*Frankie Yale (Frank Uale), Unione Siciliane leader, Five Points Gang member, (New York) Black Hand member, and New York bootlegger.

Deaths

References


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