Danny Driscoll, NY, 1888 January 23

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| Sifakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME, , 220 (My library
went to sleep about midnight, but awoke at 3:30, and from
that time till he was taken to the gallows he was engaged
with a pirest. Hewalked to the scaffold with a firm step,
‘and just before the trap was sprung he cried out ina

loud voices 'Jesus, have mercy on mes! His neck was bro-
ken and the end came without a struggle. Driscoll shot
and killed his mistress, Beezie Garrity, on the 26th of
June, 1886, while endeavoring to shoot John McCarthy, in
the latter's dene Driscoll was a desperado and served 3
terms in the penitentiary - 7 years in alle- He had numer-
ours shooting affrays and carried many wounds, He mde ),
desperate attempts to escape from the Toombs, but made
little progress, Was acknowledged ly ader of Whyos and his
pals made every effort to save him and raised $1500 to de-
fend him." NEWS, Galveston, Texe, 1-2-1888 (1-1).

| Sifakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME, “ 220 (My library
went to sleep about midnight, but awoke at 3:30, and from
that time till he was taken to the gallows he was engaged
with a pirest. Hewalked to the scaffold with a firm step,
and just before the trap was sprung he cried out in a

loud voices 'Jesus, have mercy on me.'! His neck was bro-
ken and the end came without a struggle. Driscoll shot
and killed his mistress, Beezie Garrity, on the 26th of
June, 1886, while endeavoring to shoot John McCarthy, in
the latter's den. Driscoll was a desperado and served 3
terms in the penitentiary - 7 years in all.- He had numer-
ours shooting affrays and carried many wounds, He mde
desperate attempts to escape from the Toombs, but made
little progress, Was acknowledged l ader of Whyos and his
pals made every effort to save him and raised $1500 to de=
fend him," NEWS, Galveston, Tex., 1-2l)-1888 (1-1).

Sifakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME, ,, 220 (My libra
went to sleep about midnight, but awoke at 3:30, and from
that ia till he was taken to the gallows he was engaged
vi Hevalked to the scaffold with a firm step,
nd Bee t before the trap was sprung he cried out in a
ice: ‘Jesus, have mercy on mes’ His neck was bro=
ken and the end came without a struggle, Driscoll shot
and killed his mistress, Beezie Garrity, on the 26th of
June, 1886, while endeavoring to shoot John McCarthy, in
he latter's den, coll was a desperado and served 3

tl i
terms in the penitentiary = 7 years in all.- Ke had num
un He mde

ours shooting affrays and carried man
desperate attempts to escape from the Toombs, but made
Whyos and his|

Was acknowledged l ader of
7 effort to save him and raised $1500
NEWS, Galveston, Tex.) 1-2li-1888 (1-1).

to de-|

fend him,"

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DRISCOLL ’ Danny

Driscoll, a leader of the notorious New York Whyos gang

2ot into 2 oun nF

pontieht—awith—another Rangeter, John McCarthy »
over the affections of a prostitute, Beezy Garrity, Tn

the Eacoranes ite of Griscoll's bullets killed Miss Garris

tar and haw en 3-900

ii % J ae y ile PBI 4886,

Le hOB?  BLOODLE ae a BAD MEN, page 610

thew fork, t=23=1086=Dan Driscoti, the whyo citef, was
hanged today at: 7:30 am, The Tombs was surrounded by 150

police under. command of Captain Williams, and they had

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men, whose faces told they were remnants of the once famoug

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whose life Driscoll was to pay forfeit, belonged. Driscoll

DRISCQUL, Danny
leader of the notorious New York Whpos gang

sonfteht—with-another—pang ster, ‘John McCarthy,
Tn

Driscoll, a
ot—into_a
over the affections of a prostitute, Keezy Garrity
the shooting, one of Briscoll's bullets killed Miss Garri.

tor “a wWes_haneed Ex oa CDigLOOOs

SOURCE? BLOODLETTERS AND BAD MEN, page 610
“New Yorks t=23=1008=pan-Br Sea the wWhyo chief, was
hanged today at- 7:30 am, The Tombs was surrou
police under. command of Captain Williams, and they had
among the -groups_of—younr

pienty—+te—de—in _teeping order
men, whose faces told they were remnants of the once famoug
Among them were some of the brazen faced young]
+o-whiehBeezi.eGerrity;_the—women fer

Driscol]

Whyos gang.
women—of—the—eltass

whose life Driscoll was to pay forfeit, belonged.

DRISCQLL, Danny

aq, al k Whyos gang

fom Movarthy;
Garrity, Ty

notorious
another-Ea1

‘Drisco: der of

he affections of a

ng, one
SIOODLETTERS AND BAD MIN, page 610

the—thyo-chttet; Wa

b;

few York; t= tscoth;
hanged today at-7:30 am, The Tombs was _s
police under. command of Captain Williams, and they had

ping—order—anone sTOUp cE
men, whose faces told they were remants of the once famoud
fWhyos gang. Among then were some of the brazen faced young

whose life Driscoll was to pay forfeit, belonged. Driscoll



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