Mallet Murphy
Mallet Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish-American |
| Occupation(s) | Saloon keeper and criminal associate of the Gopher Gang |
| Known for | Saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; his saloon served as the original headquarters of the Gopher Gang. |
Mallet Murphy (
Thirty-Ninth Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenue, was used as the headquarters of the Gopher Gang during their early years.[1][2][3][4][5]
Mallet Murphy has appeared in several
historical novels including A Long Line of Dead Men (1999) by Lawrence Block, Cold Hit (2001) by Linda Fairstein and Michael Walsh
's And All the Saints (2004).
References
- ISBN 1-56025-275-8
- ^ Witmark, Isidore. The Story of the House of Witmark - From Ragtime to Swingtime. New York: Lee Furman, Inc., 1939. (pg. 43)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project. New York City: Vol 1, New York City Guide. Vol. I. American Guide Series. New York: Random House, 1939. (pg. 156)
- ^ Marcuse, Maxwell F. This Was New York!: A Nostalgic Picture of Gotham in the Gaslight Era. New York: LIM Press, 1969. pg. 63)
- ISBN 0-06-059002-5