Jonathan H. Green

American politician

American journalist

American businessman

New Orleans gambler known as "King of the Baco Men"; ran one of the largest banco operations in the United States during the late 19th century.

American gangster

River pirate and member of the Slaughter House Gang; popular character in illegal bare-knuckle fighting at Kit Burns' Sportsman's Hall.

Swindler and confidence man who invented the "gold brick" game in New York during the 19th century.

Trickster and banco man active in the United States during the late 19th century; sentenced to Devil's Island for the murder of partner Reed Waddell in 1895.

Gambler and underworld figure in New York at the start of the 20th century.

American saloonkeeper, criminal

American sportsman, professional gambler and underworld figure

American mobster

American mobster

New York saloon keeper and Bowery underworld figure during the mid-to late 19th century.

New York criminal; member of the Whyos gang

New York gambler, sportsman and underworld figure during the mid-19th century; opened the first casinos in the city during the 1830s.

Political activist and social reformer who served as assistant to District Attorney Charles Whitman during the Rosenthal murder trial.

Underworld figure who controlled a small gambling empire in East Manhattan during the start of the 20th century; witness against Johnny Spanish in his 1910 murder case.

NYPD police inspector who commanded police during the New York Draft Riots.

American criminal and swindler

American gangster

Gambler and underworld figure in New York at the start of the 20th century; star witness in the Rosenthal-Becker murder trial.

Gambler and underworld figure in New York during the start of the 20th century.

New York saloon keeper and underworld figure during the mid-to late 19th century.

Californian thug and "election slugger" for Tammany Hall during the 1850s.

American mobster

California-born thief active in New York's Fourth Ward during the 1860s; credited as the first criminal to use drugs for the purposes of armed robbery.

American mobster

New York saloon keeper and underworld figure at the start of the 20th century; rival of "Big" Jack Zelig.

British boxer

Novelist, short story writer, publisher

American pirate

British writer

Appointed to the first Board of Police Commissioners; co-led the NYPD with Thomas Coxon Acton during the New York Draft Riots.

English-born saloon keeper, thief and underworld figure in new york city during the 1850s and early 1860s; his murder by barney friery was one of the highly publicized trials in the city prior to the end of the american civil war.

American law enforcement officer and writer

American politician

American mobster

American gangster

Police captain who co-led a police squad with drillmaster Theron S. Copeland during the New York Draft Riots; was also the longtime head of the Tombs Police Court.

American politician

American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City

American outlaw