- Yakey Yakes
The Yakey Yakes was a 19th century street gang, prominent in New York's underworld during the late 1890s and early 1900s. Based in the neighborhood of Catherine and Madison Streets, the gang were formed by Yakey Yake Brady in the 1890s and later participated in the gang war between
Monk Eastman and Paul Kelly.Rivals of the
Cherry Hill Gang , eight members were arrested in connection with the murder of rival Jimmy Brennan on the night ofJanuary 11 ,1905 . One of the gang members, William "Nine-Eyed" Donnegan, later admitted to have taken part in Brennan's murder, shooting him three times. However, membersRobert Ginan andJohn Dalton ("Kid" or "Brady") were held in custody while the others were released undersubpoena s. Two others thought to be involved includedEdward Lynch , who was found earlier that night with a gunshot wound in the leg, andJohn Sullivan , arrested inJersey City for carrying a loaded revolver also suffering from a gunshot wound which had shattered his jaw.Oak Hill police initially charged William Budd and James Galligan, who an eywitness identified, ambushing Brennan at Catherine and Madison Street and killing him.
References
*"Round Up Gang Members". New York Times
11 January 1905 .
*"Yakey-Yakes Shoot Cherry Hill Partisan". New York Times10 January 1905 .
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