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the Forty Thieves (New York gang), an 18th-century New York street gang; The Forty Thieves (New York City Common Council 1852–1853) the Forty Elephants, an all-female London criminal gang; The nickname for the participants in the 1921 Cairo Conference
Ann the "Pretty Hot Corn Girl", the wife of New York City gangster Edward Coleman, was beaten to death by her husband who was later executed in the Tombs Prison and a book illustration of a typical 19th century "Hot Corn Girl" in the Five Points of Manhattan by John McLenan, engraved by Nathaniel Orr Edward Coleman the New York City gangster and leader of the criminal gang the "Forty Thieves ...
The Forty Thieves is a "Pantomime Burlesque" written by Robert Reece, W. S. Gilbert, F. C. Burnand and Henry J. Byron, created in 1878 as a charity benefit, produced by the Beefsteak Club of London. The Beefsteak Club still meets in Irving Street, London.
Beginning in the 1820s, the Kerryonians were part of the first wave of the early New York gangs, following behind the first and oldest gang in the city, the Forty Thieves, to occupy the Five Points area. The Kerryonians were particularly fond of targeting New Yorkers who were of British descent.
The Forty Thieves — likely named after Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — were formed in 1825 and alleged to be the first known and oldest New York City criminal street gang. The Thieves consisted primarily of Irish immigrants and Irish Americans who terrorized the Five Points neighborhood of 19th century Manhattan .
For at least part of the American Civil War, Forrest led a group colloquially known as the Forty Thieves. [11] The nature of this group is described in Joel Chandler Harris 's 1904 A Little Union Scout , wherein a character explains, "I was billeted with Captain Bill Forrest's company of Independents, sometimes known as the Forty Thieves, owing ...
Forty Thieves is a 1944 American Western film starring William Boyd in the lead role of Hopalong Cassidy. It was directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Harry Sherman and released by United Artists. This was the last Hopalong Cassidy film that producer Harry Sherman produced for United Artists. [1]
The Chichesters also known as the Chichester Gang, along with the Forty Thieves, Shirt Tails, and Kerryonians, were one of the oldest early 19th century Irish Five Points street gangs during the mid 19th century in New York City. The Chichester Gang was organized by its founder John Chichester. The gang got their start by stealing from stores ...