- Johnny Dolan
"Dandy" Johnny Dolan (1849 or 1850 –
April 21 ,1876 ) was aNew York City murder er and prominent member of theWhyos street gang . A leading member of the Whyos during its glory years of the post-Civil War era, Dolan was known as a particularly inventive criminal, perfecting a variety of devices widely used for assault and murder throughout the underworld. Dolan designed a copper eye gouger, which was worn on the thumb, which he used both in criminal activities and in battles with other gangs. Dolan himself owned a personally designed pair of boots with sections of a sharp axe blade embedded in the soles, which he used to stomp a downed victim.On the morning of
August 22 ,1875 , while attempting to burglarize a localGreenwich Street brush factory, Dolan was confronted by its owner, James H. Noe, whom Dolan attacked with his eye gougers before beating him to death with an iron bar. According to underworld lore, Dolan later presented his victim's gouged eyes before other members of the Whyos before he was apprehended by police after finding a specialized cane, with a metal handle carved into the likeness of a monkey, as well as a watch and chain belonging to Noe. Based on this evidence, he was tried and found guilty of murder, for which he was hanged onApril 21 ,1876 at the age of 26.ee also
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List of individuals executed in New York
*Capital punishment in the United States References
*Asbury, Herbert. "The Gangs of New York". New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. ISBN 1-56025-275-8
*Sifakis, Carl. "The Encyclopedia of American Crime". New York: Facts on File Inc., 2001. ISBN 0-8160-4040-0
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