1886 in organized crime

Events

  • Former leader of the Yellow Henry Gang, "Yellow" Henry Stewart dies of malaria while serving a prison sentence for armed robbery.
  • Michael Hennessy, a cousin of New Orleans police chief David Hennessy, is murdered, possibly by a Black Hand assassin, in New Orleans, LA.
  • October 2 - After an altercation at Bill Swan's Fireproof Coffee House saloon, Matt O'Brian wounds his brother and fellow co-leader of the Live Oak Boys, Hugh O'Brian on Gallatin Street. Arrested for the assault, despite Hugh fleeing New Orleans in an effort to avoid testifying against his brother, Matt O'Brian is convicted of "assault less than mayhem" and imprisoned, ending the Live Oak Boys' presence in the New Orleans' underworld.

Births

Deaths

  • Michael Hennessy, American law enforcement officer
  • Henry Stewart, Yellow Henry Gang leader

See also

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