Kid Shanahan

Kid Shanahan

Thomas "Kid Shanahan" Lynch, born "Joseph A. Shanahan", was a New York City river pirate. In 1883, he was convicted with Thomas J. Reily, James McMann and James Moran of the attempted robbery of the sloop "Victor" while anchored at Flushing Bay. Upon boarding the vessel, they were forced to jump overboard at gunpoint by the ship's mate John Williams, although he rescued three of the would be assailants from drowning while the gang's leader Moran was picked up by Captain Price of the nearby sloop "Rebecca". Held in The Tombs in place of a $3,000 bail, Shanahan was tried for burglary and felonius assault, pleading guility to all changes. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Sing Sing Prison.

References

*"Ten Years Apiece For Pirates, Quick Justice For Crimes Less Than Thirty-Six Hours Old". "The New York Times", 19 May 1883.


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