Category: William “Bill the Butcher” Poole
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Bowery Boys gang leader William “Bill the Butcher” Poole was shot in the chest by a gang from arch-rival John Morrissey’s Irish-American-led political group Tammany Hall. February 25, 1855.
Image: An 1888 engraving of boxer/gang leader William “Bill the Butcher” Pool. (Public Domain) On this day in history, February 25, 1855, Bowery Boys gang leader William “Bill the Butcher” Poole was shot in the chest by a gang from arch-rival John Morrissey’s Irish-American-led political group Tammany Hall. Poole, the local leader of the Know…
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